University Startups Conference 2008: "Powering the Innovation Economy By Creating and Funding University Startups"

The National University Startups Conference will take place October 2-3, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. with a pre-conference reception at the Embassy of Greece on October 1, 2008.

The University Startups Conference is a unique conference series dedicated exclusively to creating and funding venture-backable university startups. We bring together universities creating startups with VCs, angel investors and Fortune 500 technology scouts funding them. The conference also includes NSF and NIH and other government agencies working on improving the Innovation Economy by increasing the quality and quantity of startups coming out of universities.

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer is partnering with the Science and Technology officials at the various Washington Embassies to include more international universities, investors and corporations in Council programs and activities. The Conference is organized annually by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2.org). This year's University Co-Hosts are the Columbia University (Science & Technology Ventures) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Government Co-Hosts are the National Science Foundation (Office of Industrial Innovation and Partnership) and National Institutes of Health (Office of Tech Transfer). The Embassy Host is the Embassy of Greece.