Innovate Raleigh Steering Committee Meeting Notes - February 15, 2013

In attendance

  • Hal Thomas, CED
  • Terri Lomax, NCSU
  • Dennis Kekas, NCSU
  • Megan Greer, NCSU
  • Jennifer Bosser, Raleigh Chamber
  • James Sauls, Raleigh Chamber
  • Derrick Minor, City of Raleigh
  • Jason Widen, HUB Raleigh
  • Jason Hibbets, Red Hat
  • Butch Grove, Wake Tech
  • Tom Rabon, New Kind

Topics of discussion

  • Jason Widen and others are working with the federal administration to host a regional Datapalooza/Big Data conference on (target date: 4/22/13)
  • Discussion on dates for next Innovation Summit (committee agreed that we should avoid the Jewish holidays of 9/4-9/6)
  • HUB Raleigh will be hosting a Ted X event (Widen to provide date and time)
  • Hibbets updated group on his book (vote on image at www.hibbets.net)
  • Bosser updated on efforts at SXSW to include talent, innovation, and business recruitment (grand prize giveaway will be a trip for two to Hopscotch)
  • Group recommended using open source to name our Innovation Month of September (needs to be discussed further and get feedback from meetings Mary-Ann has been having)
  • Sauls asked for support to distribute a Survey Monkey that he and Minor are working on targeting start-ups/entrepreneurs/high-growth businesses.
  • Break-outs for Summit were discussed and committee members volunteered to be chairs:
    • Healthcare – Dennis Kekas/Terri Lomax
    • Makers Movement – James Sauls/Derrick Minor
    • Intrapreneurs – Jason Hibbets/TBD
    • STEAM – TBD/TBD
    • Innovation Month – MaryAnn/Jason Widen/Megan Greer
  • Sauls asked about working with NCSU Alumni groups to do a campaign to promote Raleigh

Upcoming events

  • Urban Design Conference, 2/22 at the Marriott  http://dev.design.ncsu.edu/urban/
  • NCSU Innovation Forum, 2/26 at the Hunt Library
  • Start-up Madness, 2/27 at the Hunt Library - http://startupmad.com/

Next Innovate Raleigh meeting

  • March 1, 10:30 – 12:00 pm, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Note: James Sauls provided these notes

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