David LaPlante » ncet http://www.davidlaplante.com David LaPlante | davidlaplante.com Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:20:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Save the Date – NCET Entrepreneur Expo – FEB 27 2009 http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/04/save-the-date-ncet-entrepreneur-expo-feb-27-2009/ http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/04/save-the-date-ncet-entrepreneur-expo-feb-27-2009/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:44:15 +0000 davelaplante http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/04/save-the-date-ncet-entrepreneur-expo-feb-27-2009/

 

 

 

Mark your calendars -  the 2009 NCET Las Vegas Entrepreneur Expo will be on Friday, February 27, 2009. The Entrepreneur Expo is designed to provide small businesses — and aspiring business owners — with the information needed to start or grow a successful business. The Expo will feature 75 – 100 exhibitors and a series of 45-minute educational seminars. For more information CLICK HERE.

]]> http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/04/save-the-date-ncet-entrepreneur-expo-feb-27-2009/feed/ 0 Don’t miss NCET’s Tech Tuesday – Sept 9 http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/03/dont-miss-ncets-tech-tuesday-sept-9/ http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/03/dont-miss-ncets-tech-tuesday-sept-9/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:26:46 +0000 davelaplante http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/09/03/dont-miss-ncets-tech-tuesday-sept-9/ clip_image002[4]NCET’s September 9 Tech Tuesday will be held at The Bosma Group, 5575 Kietzke Lane in Reno.  Tech Tuesday is Greater Reno-Tahoe’s premier technology and entrepreneurial networking event. In addition to making new business connections you’ll also have the opportunity to check out The Bosma Group’s new offices – the company provides a wide range of accounting, tax, consulting and other services to entrepreneurs, investors and individual and business clients.

Tuesday, September 9;  5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; $10 donation

RSVP by Monday, September 8 Online or to Emily@NCET.org

 

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Finalists have been announced for the 2008 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Competition. Presented by Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET), Governor’s Cup winners will be announced an awards luncheon on Friday, April 22 at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas.

2008 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Finalists clip_image001

Undergraduate Finalists:  KG BioSolutions – Sierra Nevada College; SciSpace – University of Nevada, Reno; The Garage 777 – Great Basin College ; Voxspot – University of Nevada, Reno;  WATTs – Waster Alternatives Transfer Technologies – University of Nevada, Las Vegas;  Wolfpack Works – University of Nevada, Reno.

Graduate Finalists : Bio-Grounds LLC – University of Nevada, Reno; GoGreenOutdoors.com – University of Nevada, Reno; Mobile Advertising Ltd. – University of Nevada, Las Vegas;  Mobile Business Solutions – University of Nevada, Las Vegas;  More Water Company – University of Nevada, Reno; SportsRiffic – University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

2008 Lt. Governor’s Award Finalists:

Undergraduate Finalists:  KG BioSolutions – Sierra Nevada College; Sierra Biofuels – University of Nevada, Reno; West Coast Helios – University of Nevada, Reno; WunderBeer – University of Nevada, Reno.

Graduate Finalists:  Bio-Grounds LLC – University of Nevada, Reno;  More Water Company – University of Nevada, Reno; Power Development Technologies – University of Nevada, Reno.

Complete details on each team here

If you’d like more information about sponsoring this event, or attending the awards ceremony, please contact Emily Lowe at (775) 337-3328 or Emily@NCET.org. Tables of eight are $750 and individual seats are $100. Featured speakers will include Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki and honorary chair Patty Wade. For more information, visit www.2008govcup.com.

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]]> http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/04/10/ncet-announces-governors-cup-finalists/feed/ 0 April 9 – Meet NevBio’s "Bio-Robotics BigDog" http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/04/02/april-9-meet-nevbios-bio-robotics-bigdog/ http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/04/02/april-9-meet-nevbios-bio-robotics-bigdog/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:43:33 +0000 davelaplante http://www.davidlaplante.com/2008/04/02/april-9-meet-nevbios-bio-robotics-bigdog/ Don’t miss this chance to meet “BigDog,” the most advanced four-legged robot in the world. Nevada Biotechnology & Bioscience will introduce UNLV Assistant Professor Dr. David Lee’s robo-canine at its April 9 meeting in Las Vegas. Dr. Lee’s research on comparative biomechanics of animal movements has contributed to the mechanical design and control of BigDog. You can get a sneak peek of BigDog in action by going to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww