UB Partners Day (6/13/2012)

Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, Convention Center Plaza, Buffalo, NY

Workshops and Exhibits

8 AM - noon (free and open to the public)

Awards Luncheon and Speaker

Keynote Speaker: Bruce Katz, Brookings Institution

What's happening with the $1 billion for Buffalo challenge?

Noon to 1:30 p.m. ($65/person or $600 for a table of ten)

Registration

2012 UB Partners Day Award winners

UB Partners Day award winners have created new jobs and encouraged entrepreneurial enterprise.  They have worked with the university to identify challenges, collaborate on solutions and support the redevelopment of Western New York's economy and its quality of life.  They understand that partnering with a research university provides innovation with an impact, reaching others to make our state globally competitive.

Vital Partner: Kaleida Health

Reaching Others: To be announced

Faculty Entrepreneur: David G. Hangauer

University Community Partners: Joseph A. Gardella, Jr.; and Buffalo Public Schools

Partner Workshops

8:30 - 9:10 a.m.

9:30 - 10:10 a.m.

10:30 - 11:10 a.m.

Workshops – Round 1 (8:30 – 9:10 AM)

Developing Your Talent through Internships (UB Career Services; School of Management Career Resource Center)

Learn strategies for connecting with UB internship offices and how to establish or improve a successful internship program at your organization. Guidelines regarding paid vs. unpaid internships will be discussed and you will learn tips on how to get the most from your interns.

Presenter: Bob Orrange, Associate Director, UB Career Services

 

Social Work: Gateway to the community (School of Social Work / Community Relations)

Professional social workers can be found in almost every aspect of our society in Western New York. You find them working in government offices and for elected officials, the district attorney’s office and all levels of the court system. Professional social workers are also in businesses, not-for-profits, nursing homes, hospitals and counseling centers – an essential part of the team in any office that serves people, ages 0 to 100. UB students join the professionals as interns, learning how to work with individuals and groups, providing the equivalent of nearly $1.8 million in volunteer hours annually. By partnering with the community, the students and professional social workers have a huge impact, creating positive change in people’s lives. 

Presenter: Zoe Koston, Field Education Coordinator, UB School of Social Work

Success in Leveraging UB Resources (Applied Sciences Group / UB STOR)

UB STOR is uniquely positioned to see new and exciting technologies and to identify resources, engaging local companies to assist in development. Thanks to collaborations with UB, Applied Sciences Group grew 20% in 2011 and expects to exceed that growth in 2012. It’s an upward spiral of success: when they sell more engineering services, they hire more people. Successful ASC/UB ventures include: finding funding for the VA Talker and Eyecan Vision System; collaborating with incubator client Programmable Equipment Company, and development of UB technologies Hickey Cardiac Monitor, ISOVENT and Talker. Learn how your small business can take advantage of UB’s resources. 

Presenters: Kim Grant, Marketing Communications Manager, Applied Sciences Group, Inc. 

Kimberly Rohring, Business Manager, UB STOR

Workshops – Round 2 (9:30 – 10:10 AM)

Workforce Preparation: Keeping Pace in a Digital Environment (UB EOC)

It is essential in today’s workplace that employees have good computer skills. It is equally important that employers have an effective way to assess the level of the computer proficiency of new hires. This workshop will introduce employers and workforce development professionals to the standard and customized computer training and award-winning industry certification programs available from UB Educational Opportunity Center.

Maximizing Community Returns through Social Entrepreneurship (CEL)

The U Community Health Organization, Inc. and Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc. are two examples of organizations actively working to maximize community returns to private and public investments in housing, education, the environment, and community health. This workshop will describe how concepts such as the triple bottom line, social entrepreneurship, and community economics are being put into practice in Buffalo and beyond, and how new laws, such as New York’s new B (Benefit) Corporation legislation, are providing even more opportunities for organizations to reconcile profitability and social and environmental missions. We will also explore the many UB resources and networks that social entrepreneurs can draw from, including UB Law Clinics and the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Presenters:

Michelle Bennett Stieglitz, Executive Director, U Community Health Organization, Inc.

Stephanie Simeon, Executive Director, Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.

Trina Hamilton, Assistant Professor, UB Department of Geography

Using Supercomputing to Aid Animation (Center for Computational Research)

UB's Center for Computational Research (CCR) has partnered with IBC Digital, a local animation company, to develop a system for the rapid turnaround of computer rendered animation projects. IBC Digital has vast experience creating animations for feature films, commercials, and TV shows. By using a system developed by CCR staff, content created by IBC Digital artists can leverage the computing capacity at UB to provide a finished animation in a much shorter time frame than a traditional render farm. Due to the rapid and iterative nature of this system, greater fidelity can be achieved in the finished product. This presentation will describe the process as well as show several animations which resulted from this collaboration.

Presenter: Ben Porcari, Founder, IBC Digital

Partnering with the Life Sciences Industry to Improve Health and the Economy (CoE / UB CAT)

It takes expertise, guidance and means to successfully navigate concepts from lab to market. UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CoE) and UB’s Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT) connect university resources with the life sciences industry to make it happen. Learn more about the CoE’s entrepreneurial environment and how success means both innovation and more jobs for the Buffalo Niagara region. Hear from industry representatives who have successfully navigated product development and funding with critical help from the CoE and the UB CAT, and find out what it can mean for you and your company.

Presenter: Marnie LaVigne, PhD, UB Associate Vice President for Economic Development

Creating a Vision for Information Infrastructure and New Product Development (NYSCEDII / UB TCIE)

UB TCIE and the NYS Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII) are collaborating on the development of a course on e-Enabled New Product Development. The critical perspective for this course is that firms not only create new products through systematic processes, but also produce new knowledge that should be captured and re-used effectively in the short and long term. This seminar will provide a mini-lecture drawn from content in the overall course, as well as a Q&A session to encourage discussion among potential collaborators.

Presenter: Andrew Olewnik, Research Associate, NYS Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)

  

Workshops – Round 3 (10:30 – 11:10 AM)

Building the Future with MWBE Companies (UB Facilities)

UB Facilities Planning and Design Director Kevin Thompson says the university is finding success in contracting with Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE).  Over the past few years, UB has contracted more than $85 million with MWBE firms and businesses for construction and renovation on all three campuses – North, South and Downtown.  Sundra Ryce, president and founder of SLR Contracting & Service Company, and Ed Watts, president of Watts Architecture and Engineering, are leaders in their industries.  Hear their stories and learn more about UB’s goals for increasing diversity and participation among contractors and subcontractors.    

Presenters:

Sundra Ryce, President, SLR Contracting & Service Co.

Ed Watts, President, Watts Architecture and Engineering PC

Kevin Thompson, director, UB Office of Facilities Planning and Design, University Facilities

21st Century Communities: Crossing over the Digital Divide (UB EOC / Community Relations)

Computers, cell phones (smart or otherwise), I Pads, IPods, and e-readers like Kindles, are all part of the digital environment. Communities are more connected than they think and people often more digitally literate than they realize. This workshop will introduce community members to the variety of programs offered by the UB Educational Opportunity Center. EOC has programs for everyone -- from the person who is computer-shy to someone who is ready to tackle industry certifications for employment in the Information Technology industry. 

 

Improving Health Care for Western New Yorkers from Lab to Market (CTRC)

UB and Kaleida Health are partnering in a way that promises better health care for Western New Yorkers. The newly opened Gates Vascular Institute / Clinical & Translational Research Center is unique in bringing clinicians and researchers together in the same building with an emphasis on improving vascular health. The collaborative environment promises new opportunities for developing medical products and processes bringing innovation to life sciences research. The other partners in the building include the UB Biosciences incubator and the Jacobs Neurological Institute. Find out what’s happening with these newest downtown neighbors on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. 

Presenters: Dr. Timothy F. Murphy, UB Distinguished Professor, Sr. Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research

Doing Business with UB (Procurement)

Sherman Washington is a small businessman who now has a cleaning contract with UB. Hear his story and discover how working with the university’s procurement office got him started. Learn more about UB’s Supplier Diversity Program, designed to broaden UB’s network of business partners because committing to supplier diversity is good business and benefits our community. Find out what your company needs to be a competitive bidder.

Presenters: Sherman Washington, title, 1 Accord Services Inc.

Dan Vivian, Assistant VP Procurement Services

Procurement

Partnering for Innovation (BNP/ECIDA/CEL/TCIE)

Manufacturing companies in Western New York are looking for that competitive edge – whether it come through a new product, new markets, a refined strategic division or streamlined operations – but often don’t know how to start.  UB and its partners are working with companies to provide the analysis and innovative thinking that will help make the business globally competitive.  Find out more about WNY Renaissance Project and if your company qualifies for this pilot program created through the joint efforts of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Empire State Development, Erie County and UB. 

Presenters: Craig Turner, Vice President, Buffalo Niagara Partnership

Al Culliton, COO, Erie County Industrial Development Agency

Tom Ulbrich, Executive Director, UB School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Al Hammonds, Assistant Director for Outreach, UB Office of Economic Development and UB TCIE

  

Registration

Showcase Exhibits

Alumni Relations

Applied Sciences Group

Athletics

BEAM (Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities)

Buffalo Niagara Enterprise (BNE)

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC)

Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP)

Career Services

Center for Assistive Technology (CAT)

Center for Computational Research (CCR)

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (School of Management CEL)

Center for the Arts (CFA)

Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)

Community Relations

Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)

Empire State Development (ESD)

EnergyMark, LLC

Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA)

Geography Dept. (College of Arts and Sciences)

Graduate School of Education (GSE)

Habitat for Humanity

Hauptman Woodward Institute (HWI)

Heart of the City Neighborhoods, Inc.

Independent Oil and Gas Association of NY (IOGANY)

Invention Convention

iSciWNY

Isolation Sciences

Ladybug Teknologies

Liberty Partnership Program

Management: Career Resource Center

Management: Center for Executive Education

Management: MoneySKILL

Medicine: Department of Family Medicine

Medicine: Nuclear Medicine

Millard Fillmore College (MFC)

Nursing (UB School of Nursing)

New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)

New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CoE)

Office of Economic Development

Optoelectronic Nanodevices (OPEN)

Precision Scientific Instruments; SoPark; Murak & Associates

Procurement

Public Health and Health Professions

Randforce Associates

Refulgent Software

Regional Institute (UBRI) / Urban Design Project

Robitaille Relocation & Real Estate

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Shale Resources and Society Institute (UB)

Small Business Association (SBA)

Smile Team (UB School of Dental Medicine)

STOR: Office of Science, Technology and Economic Outreach

STOR: Directed Energy

Three Pillars Catering

UB Center for Advanced Biomedical and Bioengineering Technology (UB CAT)

UB MD

UB TCIE

UB Undergraduate Academies

U Community Health Organization, Inc.

WNED

Registration

Questions: Suzanne Chamberlain 716-881-1706 or chamberl@buffalo.edu