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US Participant’s Acknowledgements and Background Introduction Support of collaboration is a key theme to emerge from this study. To best understand the nature of this document it is important to have the background of the participants and the organizations that they represent. The project is a case where business, government, and education come together for the good of the region. The technical background of the participants would be too cumbersome in the body of the report, so brief descriptions are included here. Information is given in this report from a USA perspective of providing individual background information. In the USA it is believed the best way to understand research and writing is to know information about the background of authors and those providing the work. In some cultures this may be viewed as a way of boasting about accomplishments, but this is not the case. The material is provided for informational purposes in order that viewers might better understand perspectives and rationale behind the document. US Participants’ Acknowledgements The Austin participants in the Adelaide Knowledge Hub Project would like to thank the Adelaide leaders who welcomed us into their community and supported this effort. They gave freely of their time and they provided insights crucial to our memorable and successful visit and crucial to this report. During the period of July 9-13, 2001, these Adelaide participants from business, government, and academia took large segments of their days and evenings to share their views on their region’s assets and challenges for accelerated technology-based growth. It is these views in combination with the perspectives of the Austin Team that provide the major basis for this report. Please refer below for the professional background of the participants from Austin and other Texas cities. The Austin Team was faced with the challenge of conducting a range of interviews and collecting much needed information within a 5-day period. Our Adelaide hosts organized a full and value-added schedule of business, government, and community visits while, at the same time, providing many opportunities for us to enjoy Adelaide’s exceptional quality of life and welcoming hospitality. In short, the hospitality extended to the Austin Team was exceptional as were the knowledge transfers, and lessons learned. The major challenge has proven to be writing a final report that would reflect well on our visit and provide key value-added information for our Adelaide hosts. While this report is considered one important product of our “quick look” assessment we would hope that it also signals a beginning of future and longer-term mutually beneficial partnerships and activities between Adelaide, South Australia and Austin, Texas. COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE 8
US Participants David V. Gibson, Ph.D. Director or Research & Global Programs IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin Director of Research and Global Programs at IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin. Director of the Multidisciplinary Technology Transfer Research Group at The University of Texas at Austin. Fulbright Scholar at Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal. Teaches graduate courses on knowledge/technology transfer and adoption, and regional technologybased economic development. His research and papers have been translated into Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Finnish, and Portuguese. Research and publications focus on the strategic management of knowledge; cross-cultural communication, management, and technology transfer; the management and commercialization of technology; the growth and impact of technopoli or regional technology centers. Consultant to businesses and governments worldwide. Education: Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Communication Theory, Stanford University. Barbara Martin Fossum, Ph.D. Founding Director of MSSTC Program, IC2 Institute Fellow IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin Directed IC² Institute’s Master of Science in Science Technology Commercialization Degree Program for six years, piloting the program from its inception. Joined the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 as a lecturer in the Department of Management in the College of Business. She was the Founder and Director of the Quality Management Consortia program, and an instructor in the MBA and undergraduate programs. Previously the principal owner and operator of Reveille Technology, Inc., a manufacturing software company. Prior to Reveille, she worked as an independent consultant for a variety of companies, and in software development, consulting and management roles for Bell Laboratories and Sperry Computer Systems. Fellow and member of the International Board of Directors for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Education: MS in Mathematics/Computer Science, Stevens Institute of Technology; MBA, PH.D. in Operations Management, The University of Texas at Austin. Margaret Cotrofeld Administrative Associate IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin Assistant to IC² Institute’s MSSTC Program since January 2001. Co-owner of RMR Co Productions and director of office operations. Previous experience as a child educator, technical writer, screenwriter, and photographer. Education: Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee; Watkin’s Film Institute, Nashville, Tennessee MSSTC Executives Supporting Knowledge Hub Project - Tour 2001 to Adelaide, Australia GRADUATED IN MAY 2001: The following professionals are strategically placed in a dozen hi-tech and business companies (including Dell and Motorola) within the Austin Regional Area; four are President and/or company owners; and represent a combined business experience of over 250 years. Nicholas G. Daley President, Performance Technologies in Dallas, Texas, USA Age sixty with twenty years upper level experience. President of a consulting company doing substantial work with companies in dealing with organizational behavior to positively increase COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE 9
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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOOD INDUSTRY
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John Chapman did the presentation.
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Issues Opportunities that is done o
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INNOVATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
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Stage 2- External to rest of Austra
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clusters in the Adelaide area shoul
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MINERALS INDUSTRY, INCLUDING OIL AN
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often than not, from international
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o “There is some hope but don’t
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THEBARTON PRECINCT & CHARLES STURT
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Stephen Watt is an “innovation an
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TRANSPORTATION STUDY PORTS CORP AND
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