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Wisconsin Wind Works’ Fall Wind Energy Symposium Featured in Windpower Engineering Magazine

John — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:37:13 +0000

Wisconsin Wind Works is featured in a write up by Windpower Engineering magazine for their August online issue for the Fall Wind Energy Symposium to be held on October 13^th, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Frontier Airlines Center. Windpower Engineering is a noteable publication in the wind industry featuring stories about wind energy design, maintenance, engineering, regulations and policies and more. Windpower Engineering provides up to date wind energy information in each magainze issue and online and is followed by wind professionals around the country.

The Fall Wind Energy Symposium will feature Wisconsin supply chain for wind and will host wind experts from around the Midwest and Wisconsin to cover topics on 1^st tier and 2^nd tier wind and aftermarket maintenance.

Vestas Nacelles Americas and new North American Wind entrant Ingeteam (INDAR Division) to present as premier speakers at Wind Works Symposium. Register now to reserve your spot to see these and more expert wind producers and suppliers on October 13^th at the Symposium.

Read the event information write up on Windpower Engineering below or at this link:
http://www.windpowerengineering.com/news/one-day-symposium-at-wisconsin-wind-works/
Please register for the October 13^th event at: http://www.coalescemarketing.com/wind_symposium/index.htm

Follow Symposium details on Twitter at ‘TheNewNorth’ and on the Wisconsin Wind Works Blog at http://wiwindworks.blogspot.com/.

John — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:10:35 +0000

Wisconsin Wind Works to host Fall Wind Event on October 13th, 2010 at Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin!

Come learn about Wind Energy opportunities in Wisconsin, and gain new insight into the Wisconsin wind energy market from expert wind professionals and suppliers. Attendees can expect to learn about Wisconsin’s 1st and 2nd tier wind market, develop connections with wind suppliers in Wisconsin, and have the unique opportunity to hear about aftermarket operations and maintenance for wind in Wisconsin.

Notable Wisconsin Wind energy suppliers have already signed on to be part of panels throughout the day including:

Wausaukee Composites
Ingeteam (INDAR)
Milwaukee Machine Works
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc
L&S Electric
Energy Maintenance Service (EMS)
and many many more!

Networking, food, and expert programming ensures the event to be a major success! Register today to reserve your spot at the Wisconsin Wind Works Wind Energy Symposium!

Invitation and Registration Link available here: http://www.coalescemarketing.com/wind_symposium/email.htm

New North Panel Session Focuses on Starting a Technology Business in Northeast Wisconsin

John — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:57:17 +0000

“Starting a Technology Business in Northeast Wisconsin” will be the topic of a panel discussion by local technology industry veterans on June 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room BI326 of the Business and Information Technology Center at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay.

Hosted by New North Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, the panel discussion will provide an in-depth look at the opportunities and challenges for launching a technology business based in Northeast Wisconsin. The program is part of the New North SB&EC’s quarterly Best Practices Panel Series and there is no cost to attend.

Confirmed panelists include Scott Kaffernus, the founder of freshpaintdigital, LLC of Green Bay; Dustin White, one of the founders of Stellar Blue Web Design, LLC of Menasha; and Thomas Frank, an Appleton-based medical device inventor and entrepreneur. Additional panelists may include New North entrepreneurs who have grown their technology businesses into multi-million dollar ventures.

Each of the panelists will discuss how they successfully launched ventures that now market technology-based products and services to regional, national and international markets. Although there is no cost to attend, registration is encouraged. To register, contact Alex Kowalski at akowalski@infoprofessionals.com.

For more information, visit The New North online at www.thenewnorth.com or contact the panel’s moderator, Bob O’Donnell of the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh at (920) 450-3979. Click here for a map of the NWTC campus.

Winners have been chosen for New North’s First Student Photography Competition!

Dustin — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:42:00 +0000

Voting for New North’s First Student Photography Competition has ended and winners have been chosen! Each photo submitted was impressive and represented Northeast Wisconsin in each of The New North’s six initiatives.

First Place winners were chosen through online votes based on how well the photograph represented the meaning of New North’s six key initiatives. The votes have been tallied and each First Place winner will receive $200 for their amazing work! First place category winners include:

Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent: Michelle Waller of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Encourage Educational Attainment: Michelle Waller of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Support Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Businesses: Abby Demmer of Univ. of Wisc. Oshkosh

Implement Targeted Growth Opportunities: Michelle Waller of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Sustainability: Michelle Waller of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Leverage Regional Brand: Michelle Waller of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Each First Place Winner was entered as a finalist for the $3000 scholarship grand prize. This grand prize winner, chosen by a panel of New North judges, has been selected on the ability to capture the essence of the New North and overall creativity, quality and composition of the photograph. Corrissa Buechner, 19, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin has been chosen for her photograph “Innocence” that was taken on the shores of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc during the annual Kite Festival. Buechner, who is completing a degree in Photojournalism at Univ. of Wisc. Manitowoc, will receive the $3000 grand prize scholarship as well as have her work featured in New North publications, on the New North Web site, and the Photo Competition Web site at http://www.thenewnorthphotocontest.com.

Congratulations to this year’s winners and a special thank you to each and every student who participated in the Photo Contest! Because so many great photos were submitted in this round of the contest, New North will likely host a second photography competition in the near future! Stay tuned to the New North Photography Contest Blog at http://thenewnorthphotocontest.blogspot.com/ for more information for your next opportunity to showcase your photography skills!

Pick your favorite photo!

John — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:34:15 +0000

All entries are in for the New North Photography Contest but now it’s time to vote! Anyone can vote, so hurry now and invite your friends to participate. We want to know which photos YOU think best portray the New North.

Simply go to http://www.thenewnorthphotocontest.com, select the “vote on photos” tab, and click on your favorite photo in each category to vote.

Going to class? Take a photo!

John — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:02:15 +0000

Hello, my name is Autumn and I’ve just moved from New North intern to full time and it feels great! One of my most recent projects has been the promotion of the New North Photography Contest. I’ve been so impressed with the photos submitted so far, but I’m here to give some helpful hints of what pictures the New North is looking for. Surprisingly, one of the easiest categories for students to enter (Encourage Educational Attainment) has some of the fewest entries. Here is a list of simple ideas that are perfect photos for the Encourage Educational Attainment category:

- Academic buildings
- Classrooms
- Library scene
- Students in action (all ages – K through College)
- Science lab
- Faculty in action

Moral of the story: your chances are still good, so if you’re on your way to class…grab that camera and take a photo! Looking forward to seeing your creativity in action…

Autumn Tapley
Research Assistant
New North, Inc.

New North Photography Contest – Reminder!!

John — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:50:03 +0000

There is still time for students to enter the 2010 New North Student Photography Contest. Students will have the chance to win more than $4,000 in school scholarships. This competition will give students the opportunity to enhance their professional portfolio and gain valuable insight into the current economic state of the New North. We want to expose New North’s mission through artistic and imaginative ways using photographs. This year’s photography competition has been created to bring together the bright minds of New North’s future. We have been reaching out to schools in an attempt to get the word out about this contest but we can certainly use the help of word-of-mouth so please pass along to a student you think needs scholarship money!

Where Have I Been???

John — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:59:19 +0000

Dallas Texas, that’s where! My reason for leaving this wonderful weather for a more southern destination was wind. I was sent to Dallas to scout out our digs at the WINDPOWER 2010 Conference and Exhibition . Due to the enormous growth of the wind industry, the show has outgrown many conference venues. The Dallas Convention Center is one of the few conference centers with the capabilities of hosting such a huge conference (a little tidbit I learned). The Dallas Convention Center is quite a sight to behold as it the city of Dallas. I returned with an armful of books, maps and things-to-do pamphlets for our lucky show participants.

Speaking of show participants – Very shortly, anyone connected with Wind should expect to receive an email with more detailed information on the Wind Power 2010 Conference and Exhibition. More to follow because there is plenty to tell!

Coke vs. Pepsi

John — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:48:38 +0000

Not long ago, I found myself flipping, flipping, flipping through channels trying to find something of interest – picking up a book, housecleaning, all of the other things I should have been doing just did not seem like an option. I finally settled on a documentary type show about Coca-Cola. As I prefer Coca-Cola over Pepsi, I decided this was where I would remain. In the end, I found it to be quite interesting. One of the items they featured as their latest and greatest was the introduction of the Coca-Cola Freestyle . The Coca-Cola Freestyle is a beverage dispenser capable of blending more than a hundred different drinks. On the show, they went through the list of sodas available. There were some sodas that I had not heard of in a long, long time. You are also able to mix sodas; much to my own personal chagrin. My son still proclaims that he enjoys the taste of 10 different sodas mixed together when given the opportunity to mix at the movie theater – yeah, sure it tastes good. I cannot imagine what he would do if he had the ability to mix 100 flavors!! Another cool part of the Freestyle is the customer tracking ability. Because it is computerized, the Freestyle has the ability to send back all sorts of data metrics to Coke HQ, including what the popular flavors were, when and how much people were buying, and what locations were most favorable. Coke HQ even has a kill switch for any flavors they need to stop offering ASAP. Can you imagine how powerful this wealth of customer knowledge would be for your business?? The COOLEST part about the Coca-Cola Freestyle is the fact that I just learned after reading an article today. Plexus Corp. a Neenah, Wisconsin based company helped develop the technology for the Coca-Cola Freestyle and they are now tabbed to produce the “behind the service counter” version. How impressive is that fact!! So, in the end, I didn’t read a book and my house work was there for me after the show but obviously I retained what I watched AND it turned into something I deemed blog-worthy!

For Your Viewing Enjoyment

John — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:20:37 +0000

Although I had this done two days after this year’s Summit (remember there was a blizzard the day after the Summit) I diligently linked all of the Summit Video’s to our website. YAY! So, if you missed the Summit or if you just want to see a video that is near and dear to your heart, I am providing everyone with viewing opportunities. The links are placed on the New North web site, under the Resource Library tab. Please keep this in mind for future Summit video viewing.

New North Summit 2009 Video