BCIC is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 BCIC Awards, which will be presented at the New Ventures BC Competition Awards at the SFU Segal Centre in Vancouver on Monday, September 23, 2010.

The annual BCIC Awards recognize exceptional achievements in, or potential for, commercialization of technology and honour outstanding technology.

Submissions are now being accepted for the following three awards:

• BCIC Ripples of Hope Award in Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship; Award Value: $35,000
• Emerging Technology Award; Award Value: Up to $25,000 towards commercialization services
• Entrepreneurship Fellow Award; Award Value: $25,000 for entrepreneurship education or commercialization initiatives

As a supporter of advancing technology commercialization in BC, I would like to request your assistance in bringing awareness to our Call for Submissions to your members and related associations through:

• Promotion on your website, event listings and social media networks including blogs, twitter, etc.
• Email blasts to professors, department heads, industry contacts and other relevant parties
• Inclusion in your newsletter or other publication(s).

Please feel free to forward this email and attached event information along to anyone you think may be interested. The BCIC Awards application deadline is Monday, July 26, 2010. Detailed award submission guidelines can be found online at www.bcic.ca.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

On a final note, plans are currently under way for this year's CONNECT event to take place on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre-West. Now in its second year, CONNECT is a conference startups and entrepreneurs who want the answers to "what's next for my company".