BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1363@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190812T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20190812T170000 DTSTAMP:20190623T195441Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/sbir-road-tour-2019 SUMMARY:SBIR Road Tour 2019 - UA Tech Park Event Center - 12 Aug 19 07:30 DESCRIPTION:\n\nAmerica’s Largest Seed Fund is Coming to Tucson\, Arizona !\n\nIf you're an \;Innovator\, \;Entrepreneur\, \;Researcher\ , or \;Small Technology Firm\, don't miss this opportunity! Gain an in -depth understanding of agency technology funding priorities\, meet one-on -one with high-level decision makers and connect with local support resour ces.\n\nThe Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched a 16-stop roa d tour across the U.S. to connect entrepreneurs working on advanced techno logy to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – the Smal l Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transf er (STTR) programs. Also known as America’s Largest Seed Fund\, the SBIR /STTR programs focus on next-generation research &\; development (R& \;D) and is led by the SBA with 11 participating federal agencies.\n\nEver y SBIR Road Tour stop represents a coveted opportunity to meet directly wi th Federal and State Program Managers who seed a wide spectrum of innovati ve ideas\, while learning about the state’s innovation support infrastru cture.\n\nThe SBIR/STTR programs provide over $3 billion in early stage fu nding to small businesses each year in a wide variety of technology areas such as unmanned systems\, advanced materials\, health\, cybersecurity and defense. The SBIR/STTR programs execute over 5\,000 new awards annually\, which allow innovators to advance new technologies and have contributed t o the creation of thousands of jobs.\n\nAgenda Highlights Include:\n\n On e-on-One meetings with Federal Program Managers\n Reverse Pitches from Fe deral Agencies\n Personalized Assistance &\; Resources\n Entrepreneur ial Ecosystem Networking Mixer\n\nConfirmed agencies for the Southwest Tou r are:\n\n Air Force (USAF)\n Department of Agriculture (USDA)\n Depart ment of Energy (DOE)\n Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\n Department of Defense - Missile Defense Agency (MDA)\n Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)\n Department of Defense - Nav y\n Department of Defense - Special Operations Command (SOCOM)\n Departm ent of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health (NIH)\n National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\n National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\n Department of Homeland Security ( DHS)\n National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\n National S cience Foundation (NSF)\n United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPT O)\n Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)\n\nCost:\nEarly Bird: $50 (ends 7/28)\nRegular: $60 ( 7/29 - 8/11)\nAt the Door: $80\n**Lunch and refreshm ents provided\nLearn more and \; register CATEGORIES:AZ- South,Capital Conferences LOCATION:UA Tech Park Event Center\, 9030 Rita Road\, Tucson\, AZ\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=9030 Rita Road\, Tucson\, A Z\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UA Tech Park Event Center:geo :0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180812T073000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR