IGEM Council to Hold January 28 Meeting

1/24/2013

BOISE, Idaho—Thursday, January 24, 2013—The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Monday, January 28, 2013.  The call will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Idaho Department of Commerce Clearwater conference room (J.R. Williams Building, 2nd floor, 700 W. State St., Boise, Idaho).    

The meeting will last from 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. and will include a discussion of proposals and rule ideas for the deployment of IGEM grant funds administered by Idaho Commerce.  

One of the primary responsibilities of the IGEM Council is to develop a statewide strategic plan to foster innovation. The Council also oversees the Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission Grant Fund, which includes $950,000 appropriated by the Idaho State Legislature for grants. IGEM Grant Funds will leverage private-industry guidance and the talent and expertise of Idaho’s research universities to commercialize innovative and viable technologies that will strengthen Idaho’s economy, create more job opportunities in our communities and meet the Governor’s Project 60 goals.    

The January 28 IGEM Council meeting is open to the public.

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