Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology

www.gcit.az.gov

Thursday, April 24, 2003

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Manning House

Lavender Room

450 Paseo Redondo

Tucson, Arizona 85701

(Parking - south west corner of The Manning House)

AGENDA

Meeting Objective:

To review the Science and Technology strengths within Arizona’s 3 major universities, as well as to discuss the work the three committees have accomplished since the last meeting

Welcome and Opening Remarks Governor Napolitano

Presentations:

Positioning AZ’s Public Research Universities: Walter H. Plosila, Ph.D

Science and Technology Strengths for AZ’s future Battelle Memorial Institute

Seeds of Prosperity            Rob Melnick, Ph.D

Public Investment in S&T Research Morrison Institute for

Prop 301 at ASU                                                           Public Policy

Chairman’s Report Ed Zito

Executive Director’s Report     Sandra Watson

Committee Reports:

Capital Formation           Quinn Williams

Technology Development and Transfer                Nina Ossanna

Technology Business Infrastructure           Pat Stoner

Other Business       All

Adjourn