Gayle, Carol and Jan at Riverside School for Andrew's send off lunch. 4/26/09
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Oklahoma Hosts National Nano Conferences
The following are comments sent to the The State Chamber concerning the Nano Conferences held this past week in OKC.
WOW!!! What a homerun for Oklahoma and The State Chamber. Once again the State Chamber staff pulled off a major success this past week with these two significant Nano Conferences.
We heard so many compliments on the organization and implementation of the events and activities, I feel compelled to share a few. If I heard it once, I heard it 20 times, “I am so pleasantly surprised at how friendly Oklahomans are and how neat, clean, quiet and restful this city is and how much progress Oklahoma City has made in downtown revitalization.” “You have the friendliest and most helpful staff, even the maids go the extra mile.”
One speaker as he got to the podium said, “before I make my presentation, I want to tell you about my cab ride in from the airport at 10:30 the other night. The cab driver was very friendly and helpful. When I told him to take me to the Skirvin Hotel, he immediately asked if I was here for the nanotechnology conference and then proceeded to tell me all about nanotechnology and how Oklahoma was doing wonderful things with nano. I queried him and he really seemed to have a real sense of what nano was about. I want you to know I was impressed and I continue to be so.”
Other positive comments on Oklahoma Nano –
“I’m surprised and impressed at how much Oklahoma has it together in Nano and the commitment and involvement of the state government, the state chamber and the entrepreneurs in nanotechnology.”
“I never expected to see a Research Park like this (Presbyterian) in downtown Oklahoma City and the carbon nanotube plant (Southwest Nanotechnologies) in Norman – so clean and well thought out, so environmentally friendly, and safety conscious.”
“Bricktown is amazing and the Science Museum and IMAX theater were a real treat.”
At the end of the day, Dr. Mikail Roco, Chief Science Advisor on Nanotechnology for the National Science Foundation, and Chairman of the National Nano Conference Planning Committee, sought me out and said, “Jim, I am so happy we selected Oklahoma City to host our event, it has been such a wonderful experience for me and our staff, so often all I see is talk, talk, talk – in Oklahoma you guys don’t talk, you do. Real nano companies doing important work, so much cooperation with state government, business and education. The workshop was run very smoothly and will help guide nanotechnology in the future. I want to work with you again, my friend.”
Jim D. Mason, CCE, CEcD, EDFP, Vice President - Technology Iniatives and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative, The State Chamber of Oklahoma, 330 NE 10th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, 405-235-3669 / Direct line 405-272-4420 / jdmason@okstatechamber.com /www.oktechcouncil.com /www.oknano.com
WOW!!! What a homerun for Oklahoma and The State Chamber. Once again the State Chamber staff pulled off a major success this past week with these two significant Nano Conferences.
We heard so many compliments on the organization and implementation of the events and activities, I feel compelled to share a few. If I heard it once, I heard it 20 times, “I am so pleasantly surprised at how friendly Oklahomans are and how neat, clean, quiet and restful this city is and how much progress Oklahoma City has made in downtown revitalization.” “You have the friendliest and most helpful staff, even the maids go the extra mile.”
One speaker as he got to the podium said, “before I make my presentation, I want to tell you about my cab ride in from the airport at 10:30 the other night. The cab driver was very friendly and helpful. When I told him to take me to the Skirvin Hotel, he immediately asked if I was here for the nanotechnology conference and then proceeded to tell me all about nanotechnology and how Oklahoma was doing wonderful things with nano. I queried him and he really seemed to have a real sense of what nano was about. I want you to know I was impressed and I continue to be so.”
Other positive comments on Oklahoma Nano –
“I’m surprised and impressed at how much Oklahoma has it together in Nano and the commitment and involvement of the state government, the state chamber and the entrepreneurs in nanotechnology.”
“I never expected to see a Research Park like this (Presbyterian) in downtown Oklahoma City and the carbon nanotube plant (Southwest Nanotechnologies) in Norman – so clean and well thought out, so environmentally friendly, and safety conscious.”
“Bricktown is amazing and the Science Museum and IMAX theater were a real treat.”
At the end of the day, Dr. Mikail Roco, Chief Science Advisor on Nanotechnology for the National Science Foundation, and Chairman of the National Nano Conference Planning Committee, sought me out and said, “Jim, I am so happy we selected Oklahoma City to host our event, it has been such a wonderful experience for me and our staff, so often all I see is talk, talk, talk – in Oklahoma you guys don’t talk, you do. Real nano companies doing important work, so much cooperation with state government, business and education. The workshop was run very smoothly and will help guide nanotechnology in the future. I want to work with you again, my friend.”
Jim D. Mason, CCE, CEcD, EDFP, Vice President - Technology Iniatives and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative, The State Chamber of Oklahoma, 330 NE 10th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, 405-235-3669 / Direct line 405-272-4420 / jdmason@okstatechamber.com /www.oktechcouncil.com /www.oknano.com
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