Media Advisory

For Immediate Release

October 5, 2009
Contact: Leslie Pachol
ueda@towson.edu
2009 UEDA Summit: Policy, Practice, &
(443) 927-6019 Partnership: Effective Engagement and Emerging
Trends in Economic Development
UEDA Management Office What: The premier international meeting of higher education leaders and
7801 York Road, Suite 260 economic development professionals to discuss best practices in economic
Towson, MD 21204 development, community development, technology commercialization and
public policy issues nationwide and beyond. The 2009 Summit focuses on
www.universityeda.org/ energy and environment.

When: Sunday, October 11 through Tuesday, October 13

Where: Westin RiverWalk, San Antonio, Texas

Highlights: Keynote addresses from national economic development and

university leaders, including:

• Emily DeRocco, Senior Vice President, National Association of

Manufacturers
• Pedro R. Garza, US EDA Regional Director, Austin Regional Office
• Burns Hargis, President of Oklahoma State University
• Roger Kilmer, Director, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Ricardo Romo, President, The University of Texas, San Antonio
• M. Douglas Speight, Manager for Strategic Partnerships & Outreach
Initiatives, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Victor Vasquez, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural
Development

Award of Excellence presentations from 18 finalists in six categories,

including excellence in: business assistance, technology commercialization,
public policy, economic development research, community development,
partnership development.

Partners and Sponsors for the 2009 Summit include:

• NIST MEP
• Battelle Technology Partnership Practice
• National Science Foundation
• Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• New Economy Strategies
• US Dept of Agriculture
• MetroCompare LLC

Additional information is available at www.universityeda.org/summit2009