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December 2008 |
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This issue home | Past issues | MTBC home Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst to Speak to MTBC on Upcoming Legislative Agenda As stock prices fall in a shaking economy, a new president elect begins planning for our country's future, and the 81st session of the Texas Legislature prepares to embark on 2009, how will this effect the high tech industry in North Texas? Is your company looking for some answers in an unsteady market? Lt. Governor Dewhurst may be able to shed some light on some of these unforeseen questions as he addresses the MTBC. Mark your calendars for a very special MTBC Luncheon Event on Wednesday, December 17. The MTBC Management and Technical Committees will be hosting a joint luncheon featuring Lt. Governor David Dewhurst that you won’t want to miss.
MTBC Thanks Rusty Cone, Chairman of the Board Completing his three year term as MTBC's Chairman of the Board, Rusty Cone, we look back at what the MTBC has accomplished since 2006. In 2006, Cone set long terms goals including talent development, higher education research and commercialization activities that support the technology industry, building greater national and global recognition of the region as an enviable place for technology companies and talent. The 2006 Board of Directors saught to guide the organization to its "Higher Calling" with task forces that included talent development, innovation, and advocacy and branding. In 2006, we found MTBC member, Richland College accepting the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award; MTBC hosted the RFID panel at IT seminar at ITEC; state awarded $6 million in Emerging Tech Funds; and MTBC kicked off it's Total Resource Campaign. Our 2006 luncheons included topics such as "Doing Business in China", "Adopting RFID", "Kodak's Digital Transformation", and "The Past, Present, and Future of Travel"
MTBC 2009 Texas Legislative Priorities The MTBC Governmental Relations Committee has resumed meeting in order to establish Legislative Priorities in preparation for the upcoming Texas 81st Legislative Session. The committee is also making plans for the Texas Technology Week in Austin on Feb. 17th and 18th, 2009. MTBC sponsors the event along with AeA, TechNet Texas, and the Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit elected officials and their staff and inform them about the technology industry in North Texas and the components within the industry that makes Texas a competitor for new technology companies.
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