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Welcome to the Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) Home Page.

 

Mission:

 

Support R&D and technology based opportunities for economic growth in the 4-State Region (DE, MD, NJ & PA).

 

The SMART initiative is the integration of regional Science & Technology activities for issues, events and projects among:

   - SMART Congressional Caucus

         -- 41 Representatives and  8 Senators of DE, MD, NJ & PA

    - Federal Executive Branch HQs,

   - States' Governments, Exec & Legislative

   - Collective regional tech community

        -- Academia

        -- Industry

        -- Government Labs & Field Agencies

        -- Supporting Organizations

 

The SMART organization, a NFP company, facilitates these integrated activities.

 

The Federal and State efforts include legislation to create the nation’s first interstate, regional S&T Authority.

   - The SMART organization will transition into the Authority.  

 

Major Activities and Products:

    - Regional collaboration on S&T issues

    - Events

    - Projects

 

For further info: Bob Carullo, Executive Director, at bcarullo@smartstates.com or 609-304-2904

 

NOTE: We have just updated our site format and will be populating with current data, please feel free to provide regional collaboration inputs.
      

 What's New --- Updated May 07

States' House of Representatives Speakers --- Apr 23rd Meeting

 

The 1st State Speakers Committee Meeting #1 was convened by PA Speaker Dennis O'Brien and NJ Speaker Joseph Roberts at Holy Family University with PA Lt Gov Catherine Baker Knoll and the SMART Board. DE & MD Speakers Spence & Busch were in session.  The purpose of this Committee is to collectively provide States leadership for our legislative tasks and actions for the current SMART NFP Company and eventual interstate Authority. Passage of the state and federal SMART legislation is the top priority for this Committee. The second major task is a review of the current SMART projects and candidate projects/tech topics/issues to determine the collective priorites of this committee. The SMART Executive Director will compile these for the Speakers' staff and assist their preparation for the next meeting. The 2nd meeting will be in July or August in either DE or MD. 

 

Following the meeting, the LG introduced and welcomed this new component of the SMART regional initiative at an open reception attended by many SMART Group chairs and members.

 

SMART Women's Program  --- July/Aug follow up to April 4th Convention Website

 

In Harrisburg during July or August we will conduct our 1st follow up to prep for the 2nd annual convention next year. For this session we will focus upon the education & workforce issues to train and retain girls and women in S&T. To participate, contact our Women's Program Chair, Anita Zalewski at 215-456-9055 anita@pse-co.com  Monitor upcoming events for further details on the meeting.

 
      

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 Upcoming Events

Updated May 06 --- For further details:

Contact Bob Carullo at bcarullo@smartstates.com or 609-304-2904.

 

 

Jun 4; SMART Energy Group, Steering Mtg; Rutgers Camden Incubator

 

       Our new chair, South Jersey Industries will conduct their first meeting as chair. We will convene 2-3 people from each state to discuss the direction of our Energy Group. Please contact Bob Carullo at bcarullo@smartstates.com or 609-304-2904 if interested. 

 

 

Jul 18; SMART HLS Forum #2, Phila TBD

       US DHS Office of S&T Mid-Atlantic Liaison Michael Smith will keynote this event (and series) that will focus upon gov't requirements and standards. A follow up event will then focus upon academia & industry cutting edge technologies in reaction to this first meeting. The series will then take this model to the Chesapeake, Western PA/WV and back to North Jersey/NYC Metro (where the series kicked off). Intent is a working, quarterly rotation to prep for DHS & SMART annual events.

 

Hold the date, details will follow.

Sep 26; NJ Assemblyman Chivukula Tech Fair #2

 

Oct 17, SE PA Intern Fair, Nuemann College

 

Oct 31; SMART PROC 08; 6th Annual, in conjunction with Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, Frederick MD

 

 

Others in the planning stages:

 

Jun 10; Health Care Group mtg; Thomas Jefferson U, Phila PA

 

Jun TBD; Greater Phila Networking Lunch #4; Invited keynote is Amato Berardi of Phila PA (SMART International Dep Chair, Italy) who has just been elected to the North American seat of the Italian Parliament. We expect a Caucus Member to also keynote and wlecome Amato to his new role.

 

Jun TBD; M&S Tech Fair #4; MD Venue

 

July 11; SE PA Intern Program Team Meeting (prep for Oct 17th Intern Fair, Neumann College)

 

Jul TBD; 8th States Committee Meeting, Wilmington DE or Rowan U, NJ

 

July TBD; Women's Committee Meeting, Harrisburg, PA; planning seesion was held May 5. 

 

Fall TBD; 3rd Newark Tech Forum; NJIT, Newark, NJ, pending Senators Menendez & Lautenberg scheduling.

 

 

Many other working sessions being scheduled by our Group Chairs; they will be added as plans firm.

 

 
      

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