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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>CCE
Faculty:<br>
&nbsp;<br>
As you are aware, the Cullen College of Engineering is hosting an Entrepreneur
Boot Camp on September 21, 2010. &nbsp;To ensure the success of the program,
please take a few minutes to complete the survey and provide your views on
commercializing research and entrepreneurship. &nbsp;We would like your
feedback on how we can better help our faculty to become successful
entrepreneurs and support their efforts to drive innovation and commercialize
their research. &nbsp;&nbsp;Your input will be incorporated into in the
college&#8217;s programs and activities and reviewed by the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research as it assesses current practices and infrastructure.
&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Survey results will be published at the September 21 <b>Entrepreneur Boot Camp</b>.
The Boot Camp is designed to be the starting point of creating an
&#8220;Innovation Ecosystem&#8221; at the college and university that will
become a model for innovation and entrepreneurship to enable commercial
activity and framework to drive research dollars into the academic departments.
&nbsp;All engineering faculty are invited and strongly encouraged to attend. <br>
<br>
The survey can be accessed at </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#819D26'><a href="http://survey.egr.uh.edu/index.php?sid=29225&amp;lang=en">http://survey.egr.uh.edu/index.php?sid=29225&amp;lang=en</a>
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>.<br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#819D26'><br>
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Best regards,<br>
&nbsp;<br>
Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E.<br>
Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean and Professor<br>
Cullen College of Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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