1. A National Strategy for Building America’s Communities of Innovation Brian Darmody Association of University Research Parks Board University of Maryland Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development UEDA—St. Petersburg, Florida November 10, 2008
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3. Asia’s “World Class” Campuses Comparison : Washington D.C. Total Office Market = 100 million square feet New Songdo City – South Korea – 60 million square feet
6. Where has the Money Gone? Declining Industrial Support of Academic R&D NSF 06-328 | September 2006 Funding for academic R&D failed to outplace inflation for the last 2 consecutive years, for the first time in the 36-year history of the NSF survey. Corporate Support Declining Federal Support Declining
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14. Develop National Federal Laboratory Foundation to help better commercialize the $20 billion of internal Research and Development spending within federal Labs in our communities PAGE Federal Labs: Communities of Innovation
15. The United States must support programs to encourage the move of technology companies and knowledge workers into the U.S. through HB-1 visas reforms. PAGE Importing Innovation, Reforming Immigration Laws
19. Brian Darmody Associate Vice President Research and Economic Development University of Maryland College Park [email_address] Power of Place PDF www.aurp.net PAGE Thank You
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