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NCTC Member News & Events - June 2010

Please help us welcome our new members

  • Adaptive Technologies Incorporated: Adaptive Technologies, Inc. provides R&D, design and engineering, and consultation on products and problems associated with noise control, hearing protection, signal processing, and control theory.
  • Varrow: Varrow's focus is on designing requirements driven solutions and consulting with our clients on how to achieve what they want to do.

Member Events

  • June 29th: LeClairRyan presents "Commercializing University Technology" Webinar:  Join LeClairRyan at 12pm for a discussion on commercializing university technology. With the ebb and flow of investment money starting to rise again, entrepreneurs, start-ups and emerging businesses should investigate all available options to start or grow their business.
     
  • July 12-15th: D'Ardenne Associates Offers Virginia Tech Management Systems Courses: D'Ardenne Associates offers courses using BSi Materials and BSi Certified Instructors. Students gain a working understanding of key environmental management concepts, such as aspect and impact identification and setting objectives and targets. Students also gain necessary auditing skills through a balance of formal classroom tutorials, practical role playing, group workshops, and open forum discussions. Enter NCTC in the promo code box in order to receive your 7% discount! Learn more and register.
     
  • October 6th: Virginia Tech Fall Focus Career Fair:  The career fair will run from 10am to 4pm in Cassell Coliseum. Registration is now open. Learn more and register. 
     

Member News

  • VT KnowlegeWorks Announces Global Student Business Concept Challenge: VT KnowledgeWorks announced the inaugural Global Student Business Concept Challenge, which provides student teams from all over the world the chance to compete for $30,000 in prize money. To date, the Global Challenge has confirmed student representation from England, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Mexico, and Uruguay.
     
  • Popular Science Magazine profiles TORC Technologies: The company's autonomous vehicle technology will be used by the Marines in war games next month.
     
  • UXB Selected for Demilitarization Services: UXB International, Inc. has been awarded a contract with Westinghouse Anniston for the design, fabrication, installation and testing of a mobile, self-contained system called a Static Detonation Chamber (SDC). This equipment is capable of destroying some of the problematic munitions stored at Anniston Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama. UXB also recently provided explosives ordinance disposal recovery support for NASA's future Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.