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Poplar trees, western red cedar, flax, creosote bushes, and canola are all plants that can grow readily in Washington State, and all hold tremendous promise for generating new sources of power. Norman Lewis, director of the Institute of Biological Chemistry at Washington State University, has a goal of reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by … Continue reading “WSU Innovators Series: Renewable Fuels”

National Academy Member Dr. Guy Palmer of Washington State University and University of Washington Professor Sam Miller, Director of the Northwest Regional Center for Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, will show examples of how innovative technology can help us better understand the complexities of infectious disease and how many such diseases arise … Continue reading “Frontiers of Research on Infectious Diseases”

The American Diabetes Association, Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association and Northwest Association for Biomedical Research invite you to be a “Research Hero.” Learn about the frontiers of diabetes research and the heroes, including volunteers in clinical trials, who are making advancements toward better treatment, better prevention, and the hope of a cure. Speakers include Paul … Continue reading “Diabetes Research: Participation Critical”

The second annual Mobile Northwest Conference is a one-day educational seminar and networking event featuring leading regional and national mobile executives who will share their insight on the successful applications, trends, and opportunities in the mobile commerce arena. Hear the latest success stories in this dynamic industry and take advantage of networking with presenters and … Continue reading “Mobile Northwest Conference”

Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West, a national conference addressing regional renewable energy issues, will be held in Seattle on October 27-28 at the Grand Hyatt. REFF-West will be an event for financiers, investors and renewable energy project developers to network. Industry leaders from around the country will present on venture capital, financing in a credit-constrained economy, … Continue reading “Renewable Energy Finance Forum-West”

Vinod Khosla, the prominent venture investor in cleantech, will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Algae Biomass Summit, taking place Oct. 22-24 at the Bell Harbor Conference Center, Pier 66 in Seattle. The event is organized by the non-profit Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and is designed to highlight scientific advances and encourage knowledge sharing … Continue reading “Vinod Khosla Keynote–Algal Biomass Summit”

The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network will hold its Venture Northwest 2008 conference at the Marriott Waterfront in Portland, OR on Oct. 30. Fourteen companies have been selected to deliver presentations, and were chosen by a panel of venture capitalists, investment bankers, and representatives from professional service firms. Registration information is available here.

The Pacific Northwest Center for Neural Engineering, an interdisciplinary center at the University of Washington, is hosting a workshop for researchers Oct. 9 to 11 at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA. The aim of the group is to “address the most pertinent issues facing the neural engineering field as well as brainstorming sessions to … Continue reading “Pacific Northwest Center for Neural Engineering Workshop”

Amazon’s Werner Vogels is the featured speaker at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 18. Vogels’ talk is titled “A Head in the Cloud. The Power of Infrastructure as a Service.” For more information or to register, click here.

Intel’s David Ditzel is the featured speaker at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Oct. 28. Ditzel’s talk is titled, “A 25-year perspective on binary translation, what worked, what didn’t.” For more information and to register, click here.

Google’s Vint Cerf, the company’s chief Internet evangelist, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering department’s Distinguished Lecturer Series on Oct. 14. Cerf’s talk is titled “Internet Evolution and Some Challenges for the Early 21st Century.” For more information, click here.

Google’s Jeffrey Dean, the co-inventor of MapReduce, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering’s Distinguished Lecturer Series on Oct. 7. Dean’s talk will concentrate on “Research Challenges Inspired by Large Scale Computing at Google.” The talk will be videotaped for UWTV and be broadcast live on the Internet. … Continue reading “Google’s Jeff Dean, Featured Speaker at UW Computer Science Distinguished Lecturer Series”

The University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering department is holding its annual industry affiliates meeting on Oct. 23, with the following day for student recruiting. The event is a sort of “gong show” highlighting research at the school, says Xconomist Ed Lazowska, the Bill & Melinda Gates chair of the department. Major tech companies … Continue reading “UW Computer Science & Engineering Industry Affiliates Meeting”

Entrepreneur University (EU) is NWEN’s essential annual summit for the region’s brightest entrepreneurial minds to gain knowledge, insight and creative ideas to elevate their eIQ and their business. This year features keynotes from Lynn Taylor, Taylor Protocols, creator of the Core Values Index and Clark Kokich, CEO of Avenue A/Razorfish. EU ’08 offers two complete … Continue reading “NWEN Entrepreneur University 2008”