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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Snapshots of some key tech events in Boston in 2010
By Bridget Botelho, Special to Mass High Tech
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This year marks the start of what shapes up as a three-year high for meetings and conventions in Massachusetts, thanks in large part to technology industry events booked in and around Boston.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) predicts $447.15 million in economic impact from all events this year, $381.33 million in 2011 and $417.82 in 2012. Though the MCCA didn’t have specific data on how much of an impact tech-specific events will bring in, officials say the contribution is significant. As a major technology center, the Boston area attracts industries on a global basis, said James E. Rooney, executive director, MCAA. “In Boston, not only can you talk to EMC or Harmonix about the next big thing, but experts from MIT’s Media Lab can also tell you about the next, next big thing,” Rooney said. “Few cities in the world can provide this level of expertise.”
Here are some of the biggest technology industry events happening in and around Boston for the year ahead, in order by date:
• BIOMEDevice’s Exposition and Executive Forum will be at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center April 21 to 22.
This event for biotechnology, medical device, in vitro diagnostics, and pharmaceutical industry companies will attract an estimated 5,000 attendees, including industry players involved in investing, partnering, licensing, and developing business opportunities in the health care product market. The keynote addresses on April 21 include “Disruptive Innovation Solutions,” “Enabling Health care Solutions” and “Converging on Innovation” and the April 22 keynotes include “Integration of Therapeutics and Diagnostics: Lessons Learned from the Front Line” and “Positioning for Profitability.” All keynotes are followed by related panel discussions. Attendees can register free online at http://www.devicelink.com/expo/bioboston10/ or pay $45 for tickets on-site.
• The MIT Sustainability Summit 2010 is being held at the Microsoft New England R&D Center (NERD), One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, on April 23 from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm.
The second annual event for companies, students and professionals interested in social responsibility will attract over 250 attendees who will learn innovative methods for advancing social responsibility efforts including green business practices, marketing and sustainability issues. Tickets are $20 for MIT students; $50 for MIT alumni, faculty, and staff; $75 for non-profit and government professionals; and $125 for industry and business professionals.
For more information, visit: http://sustainabilitysummit.mit.edu/
• Gov. Deval Patrick is hosting the “Health Information Technology: Creating Jobs, Reducing Costs and Improving Quality” national conference April 29 to 30 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer St. in Boston.
The conference is supported by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative through its Massachusetts eHealth Institute. The keynote address on April 29, titled “The Role of HIT in Health Care Reform,” will be presented by the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. The agenda also includes a panel discussion on developing HIT strategies and policies, jobs, and other health-care IT industry topics.
The entire agenda is available at: http://www.mahealthdata.org/governor/agenda
• EMC World 2010 will be at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from May 10-13, 2010.
Keynote speakers include Joseph M. Tucci, president and CEO of EMC Corp. and other EMC executives who will discuss private cloud computing, the next generation data center and backup technologies. About 5,000 attendees are expected.
Conference registration package costs range from $1895 to $2295, a day pass registration package is $895 and a pass only to the Solutions Pavilion is $195. For more information visit http://www.emcworld.com/
• The Mass Technology Leadership Council will hold a number of educational programs and events, including the New England GiveCamp at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development (NERD) Center at One Memorial Drive, Cambridge from June 11-13.
GiveCamp will bring area developers, technologists, and volunteers together to code custom websites and other software programs to benefit area not-for-profit organizations. Volunteer registration will open in mid-April. More information is available at http://newenglandgivecamp.org.
The NERD Center hosts many other half day and evening events. Information is available at: http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/tabid/57/Default.aspx
• One of the Massachusetts’s Technology Leadership Council’s most popular annual events is its unConference, which this year will take place twice — in June and in October, each of which is expected to attract about 400 people.
Agenda information is unavailable of course, because the agendas for unConferences are developed the day of the event by attendees. The council’s unConference events typically consist of small, interactive sessions on issues around driving innovation and success in business and technology in Massachusetts. Past topics include software trends, market forces and innovation catalysts and the events have been held in Burlington. Ticket costs last year ranged from $95 to $595. More information is available at: http://masstlc.homestead.com/clusters.html
• The annual MassBioEd Foundation Golf Classic is Friday, Sept. 10 at the Stow Acres Country Club in Stow, Mass., starting at 9 a.m.
The golf event will be followed by food, drinks and networking to benefit the foundation’s activities in science and biotechnology education in Massachusetts through school programs, workforce training, and lifelong learning. Over the past several years, the Golf Classic has raised an average of $100,000 a year for biotechnology education in public high schools throughout Massachusetts.
About 225 people are expected to attend. For more information on MassBio events, visit http://www.massbio.org/events.
• The 50th Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) will be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center September 12-15.
An estimated 10,000 physicians, researchers and other health-care professionals from around the world will be at this event to share information on infectious disease.
For more information visit http://www.icaac.org/
• The third annual BioPharm America/MassBio Investors Forum 2010 will be at the Marriott Boston Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave. in Boston from Sept. 15-17.
Biotech and pharma executives from around the world meet at this event to discuss industry issues and enter into strategic relationships. The event includes a number of panel discussions including the topics “Understanding Healthcare Reform: Implications for the Biotech Industry” and “Regenerative Medicine: Understanding the Commercial Opportunity.” About 700 attendees are expected. Registration fees are $1,695 before July 2, 2010, or $1,895 after July 2, 2010. On-site registration is $1,995 after Sept. 10. For more information, visit http://www.ebdgroup.com/bpa/index.htm
• The 10th annual MIT Emerging Technologies (EMTech@MIT) Conference will be held at the MIT campus in Cambridge, Sept. 21 – 23.
The event attracts about 1,000 innovators and leaders in business and technology and includes lab to market workshops and networking events. Tickets for the full conference cost $1398 before June 1, $1,598 between June 2 and July 31, $1,898 between Aug. 1 and Sept. 20 or $1,998 on site. More information is available at http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/09/.
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