IGEM Council to Hold February 14 Meeting

2/8/2013

The Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday, February 14, 2013.  The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Idaho Department of Commerce (J.R. Williams Building, 2nd floor, 700 W. State St., Boise, Idaho).    

 The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and will include a review of the temporary rules that the IGEM Council is developing to guide the process for distributing IGEM Innovation Grants.   

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.    

 Click here for the full agenda.  

The February IGEM Council meeting is open to the public and there will be an opportunity for public comment toward the end of the meeting.  The next scheduled IGEM meeting will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013. 

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