Greetings from my home office in Florida! Though it has been a difficult and trying year for everyone, the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) has been hard at work putting together valuable content and programming.
Since March of 2020, we have supported two virtual National Meetings, and countless regional meetings and events. Over the past year and a half, the FLC Executive Board has been holding quarterly virtual board meetings to ensure that the FLC continues to meet the needs of the federal technology transfer community under the pillars Educate, Facilitate, and Promote.
Paige George
FLC Southeast Regional Coordinator
The Educate, Facilitate, and Promote committees are paving the way ahead towards goals including enhancing the recognition and prestige of the Awards Program, developing a training framework from novice to expert, and improving internal and external participation in the FLC. Join us, get involved and volunteer.
I also want to extend a warm welcome to Madhavi Sriram, the newly elected Deputy Regional Coordinator! Madhavi is a Technology Transfer Specialist at the CDC in Atlanta, GA. I look forward to her joining the board in October!
We all know that Technology Transfer is a contact sport, so please feel free to reach out and introduce yourself, provide success stories, and/or bring your questions and concerns!
Madhavi Sriram
CDC
Thank you for the work you do to support both your organization and local/national economy.
One of our regional initiatives is going live on 2 JUNE 2021.
We are launching a webinar series called “Lab Showcase,” where labs have the opportunity to show off their technologies and T2 successes! The first lab we are featuring is the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama Division
The FLC has been putting together a list of all federal labs with their ORTA contact information. This data will be used to update the contact information on the FLC website.
If you are not sure if your lab has been counted, or if there has been turn-over in your office, please email the FLC Partnerships Manager, Beth Thomas at bthomas@federallabs.org.
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Finally, if you have any good news stories, interesting partnerships, or just want to reach out to connect, we want to hear from you!