June 12, 2013 | 8:15 AM - 5:30 PM

Texas SAT&T Executive Education and Conference Center | The University of Texas campus in Austin

And in one day, LEARN• How SBIR/STTR can provide financing for your

product development

• The status of current program and eligibility issues

• Proposal requirements and approach

• Success factors

• How grant funding can lead to follow-on funding, investments, and procurement advantages

inside information direct from federal program managers about their priorities, and secrets of success from National Tibbets Award winner, Ray Friesenhahn, who has helped win 300 SBIR/STTR awards in 12 states

HEAR

with industry experts, entrepreneurs, contractors and technologists who know the way to winning SBIR/STTR awards, as well as potential research partners and investors. These contacts and their insights can save you years of heartache and greatly improve your chances of success!

NETWORK

sessions with prime contractors, investors, university partners and program managers from major federal agencies

ONE-ON-ONE

6 0 0 C o n g r e s s A v e n u e | S u i t e 3 0 0 | A u s t i n , T X 7 8 7 0 1

BIR/STTR Summit & Conference

PARTNERSaustin technologyincubator

a part of IC

"We were con�dent in our technology, but had no experience with the SBIR program. TFIC and the Texas SBIR/STTR Network reviewed our proposal, and gave us key ideas for enhancing it. We won our Phase I grant, and TFIC is now assisting us in pursuing Phase II."

- John Dickson, CEO, Denim Group

Register now at: http://texas-sbir-summit.eventbrite.comor visit www.tx�c.org for agenda and venue details.

Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Funded in part through a Cooperative

Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities

The Texas SBIR/STTR Summit & Conference is being presented by t Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities, a non-profithe funded in part by the Office of the Governor to accelerate jobs growth and global competitiveness in emerging technology industries,and by TMAC -- Growing Companies Through Innovation, and the UT McCombs School M.S. Technology Commercialization Program.