Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology

March 26, 2003

1700 W. Washington Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room

Phoenix, Arizona 85007

www.gcit.az.gov

 

Minutes

 

Call to Order

Chairman Ed Zito called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and requested a “moment of silence” in support of coalition forces involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

Roll Call and Introductions

 

Members:  Todd Bankofier, Adriane Brown, Chris Cummiskey, Jonathan Fink, Michael Fong, Carl Fox, Senator Gabrielle Giffords, Bob Hagen, Bill Hardin, Dick Hayslip, Jock Holliman, Representative Steve Huffman, Gilbert Jimenez, Ed Koopman, Senator Barbara Leff, Cory Miller, Nina Ossanna, Richard Pieranunzi, Dick Powell, Steve Sanghi, Pat Stoner, Jim Strickland, Jeffrey Trent, Wendy Vittori, Quinn Williams, Ed Zito

 

Members Absent:  Chris Gleeson, Representative John Loredo, Eve Ross, Roy Vallee

 

Executive Director:  Sandra Watson

 

Guests:  Walter H. Plosila, Ph.D., Battelle Memorial Institute

             Leezie Kim, Director, Citizens Finance Review Commission

 

Chairman Ed Zito welcomed all members and reviewed organizational material for the Council.

 

Guest Presentations

 

Dr. Walter Plosila gave his presentation on Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.

Leezie Kim gave her presentation on the Citizens Finance Review Commission. 

 

Approval of Minutes

 

The minutes for February 27, 2003 were approved as written.

 

Committee Reports

 

The committees finalized their mission statements.  The following mission statements were approved.

 

Capital Formation – Evaluate capital formation in Arizona and develop recommendations that support Arizona’s global competitiveness in the 21st century.

 

Technology Business Infrastructure – Address the infrastructure needs that support the development and competitiveness of Arizona’s technology industries as well as the application of technology to traditional and emerging businesses

 

 

Technology Development & Transfer – Evaluate technology development and transfer in Arizona and develop recommendations that enhance its transformation from research to development: the creation of innovation, its development to practical use, and its transfer to companies within the state and to others that benefit the state.

 

Next Council Meeting

 

The next Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology meeting will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. at The Manning House, Tucson, Arizona.

 

Adjournment

 

Chairman Ed Zito adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m.