UMass Amherst: Industry Liaison Network

Questions?
Karen Hayes
413-545-9586

January 8th, 2008
Hewlett-Packard Visit All are invited to attend an open meeting with HP Representatives on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 2:30 in 209 Knowles building. A brief overview of HP Labs, University Relations and philanthropy will be followed by Q and A and open discussion of campus activities as they relate to HP programs. Please let Karen Hayes know if you will be attending.
Posted by Karen Hayes

December 28th, 2007
HP representatives, Sheri Brodeur, University Relations Manager and Paul D'Ascoli, Public Sector Account Manager are scheduled to be on campus Thursday, January 10th. They will be meeting with faculty and staff of CASA Engineering Research Center. HP recently joined the Center as an industrial member. Sheri and Paul will also be meeting with RL&D staff to discuss the status of the HP/UMass partnership and goals for collaboration in the coming year. If you are interested in pursuing research collaborations with HP and have a specific project or program in mind, please contact Karen Hayes 545-9586. HP also has an open RFP -- Teaching with Technology Grant program. Go to the Corporate Funding website for more information. External Link
Posted by Karen Hayes

October 24th, 2007
IBM-Google pilot -- Anyone Interested? Google and IBM announced an initiative in October on Cloud Computing, which aims to help university students and researchers address the challenges of developing internet-scale applications based on open standards and new software methods. We have an ISOM alumn who is intersted in nominating UMass to participate as this project expands beyond the initial pilot schools. Pilot status means free resources and support. Please contact Karen Hayes khayes@research.umass.edu, 5-9586 if you are interested. External Link powerpoint description
Posted by Karen Hayes

June 13th, 2007
ILN Meeting Postponed to the Fall. Have a great summer!
Posted by Karen Hayes

June 7th, 2007
The referenced article is from the May 2007 issue of, "Business Facilities." It's relevant to the conversations we often have around industry-university relations. Folks from the Research Area are participating in the Government-University-Research Roundtable, too. And, just because UMass Amherst is not on this list, don't be discouraged. Hopefully, the ILN will help us develop the climate and practices that will get the campus higher on "the list." The article is titled, "Top University-Industry Partnerships," and is available at http://www.businessfacilities.com/bf_07_05_feature1.php
Posted by Marla Michel

June 7th, 2007
Field Trip to Pharma or Biomed Site? Does anyone have ideas for a field trip in the region for summer REU students or PhD students to see a pharmaceutical or biomedical industry site? Mike Wright MassNanoTech Institute 545-1334
Posted by Michael Wright

June 6th, 2007
Industry Liaison Network Members are encourged to use this website to post ILN information and communicate with other members of the Network.
Posted by Karen Hayes

March 22nd, 2007
ILN Meeting, 2-4pm CC 804-08 Summary: Defining the Network Agenda
Posted by Karen Hayes