SRI International to Deliver First-Ever SRI "Discipline of Innovation" Workshop in Tampa Bay Area
TAMPA, FLA. – September 12, 2007 – The Tampa Bay Technology Forum, Central Florida’s premier technology industry association, today announced that it will co-host with SRI International the first-ever SRI Discipline of Innovation Workshop to be held in the region. The workshop will take place at The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg on October 10, 2007.
SRI’s world-renowned Discipline of Innovation workshop, normally a week long and held at the SRI campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, will be presented in an accelerated one-day format to provide local executives and their teams with the skills required to maximize return on research and development investments and create compelling value for customers and organizations.
"We are very excited to partner with SRI to offer Tampa Bay’s business community the opportunity to learn SRI’s widely recognized innovation process and implement it in their organizations," said Amy Norman, chief executive officer and president of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. "The value that SRI and its partners bring to the region’s technology and research community is key to Tampa Bay’s ability to be globally competitive."
Peter Marcotullio, director of Business Development at SRI International, and William J. Wilmot, co-creator of the SRI Discipline of Innovation Workshop and co-author with SRI’s president and chief executive officer, Curtis R. Carlson, of Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want, will lead the workshop.
Many world-leading organizations have already participated in the workshop over the past seven years, including NTT, the world’s largest telecommunications company, headquartered in Japan; the British Broadcasting Corporation, the highly regarded news and entertainment media organization; Nuance, a U.S. leader in speech-based solutions; and Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan’s leading research and development organization.
Menlo Park, Calif.-“based SRI International, one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations, began operating SRI St. Petersburg in January 2007. Steps away from the USF St. Petersburg campus, SRI St. Petersburg focuses on research and development, technology transfer, and commercialization of marine technology. Over time, SRI St. Petersburg is expected to broaden local research collaborations into additional areas such as biosciences, nanotechnology, energy, the environment and education.
The public is invited to attend, but seating is limited to 50 participants. Tickets are $95 for TBTF members; $125 for non-members and includes continental breakfast, lunch and a copy of Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want. The event will be held from 7:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at The Poynter Institute, 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701. For additional information and registration, visit www.tbtf.org and click on “TBTF Events” from the home page.
About SRI International
Silicon Valley-based SRI International is one of the world’s leading independent research and technology development organizations. Founded as Stanford Research Institute in 1946, SRI has been meeting the strategic needs of clients for more than 60 years. The nonprofit research institute performs client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, and private foundations. In addition to conducting contract R&D, SRI licenses its technologies, forms strategic partnerships, and creates spin-off companies.
About the Tampa Bay Technology Forum
Founded in 2000, the Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) is a professional association whose members work together to make the Bay area a place where technology and innovation thrive. TBTF’s 400+ member organizations represent more than 45,000 employees include technology entrepreneurs, business and community leaders, investors, government representatives, researchers and educators. For more information, visit www.tbtf.org.
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