Q U A R T E R
R E W I N D
New Projects
5
Clients Hosted
4
ExisƟng Industry Visits
2
FA S T
Feb 9
F O R WA R D
Startup Stories: GlycoScienƟfic
4‐5PM, @ UGA Center For Applied Gene c Technologies
111 Riverbend Road Room 128/130
research.uga.edu/gateway/
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Ron Orlando, Ph.D., CEO of GlycoScien fic, will be the guest speaker at the Innova on Gateway Startup Stories series in
February. GlycoScien fic is commercializing reagents for mass spec‐based carbohydrate analysis. Light refreshments will be
served. Please RSVP to Tina Chris e at [email protected]
Feb 17
Four Athens– Lunch & Learn: Startup Paperwork 101
12‐1PM @ Four Athens, 345 W Hancock Ave, Free
fourathens.com/atdc‐four‐athens/.
Wells Burke, ATDC Entrepreneur in Residence, discusses how to start off on the right foot with Opera ng Agreements, stock
op ons, double trigger ves ng schedules, S‐Corp, C‐Corp, LLC, conver ble notes, SAFEs, deferred compensa on plans, and a
list of other legal paperwork confron ng first‐ me entrepreneurs that can seem daun ng. Ge ng your corporate house in
order won't necessarily make your product a success, but some mistakes can sink you. Get off to a great start in 2016 with this
overview of major legal documents, decisions, and pit‐falls facing startup entrepreneurs.
Mar 8
Athens Tech– Tech on Tuesdays Recruitment Event
10AM, 2PM and 6PM@ Easom Building (Building F), Free athenstech.edu
The college will waive the $25 applica on fee for all par cipants who submit an applica on for admission while a ending a
Tech on Tuesday session.
Mar 18
TEDxUGA 2016: Illuminate
1‐5PM, @ UGA Tate Grand Hall tedxuga.com
Ideas have the power to educate, mo vate, inspire, and illuminate. Great ideas light a fire within us, and o en the biggest
ideas start with the smallest of sparks: a spark of genius, a spark of imagina on, or maybe even a spark of madness. TEDxUGA
2016: Illuminate will bring UGA's brightest minds into the spotlight to share their stories, experiences, and ideas worth
spreading. Contact Laura Schoop at [email protected] for more details.
Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau Sales Report
Future
Bookings
Future Room
Nights
Attendees
Estimated Economic
Impact
July-September 2015
29
18,058
24,786
$6.8M
October-December 2015
33
10,086
10,570
$4.8M
FYTD
62
28,144
35,356
$11.6M
Future Bookings are confirmed events under contract with a venue and/or hotels.
Future Room Nights are the number of rooms secured on behalf of the event with rate commitments and group contracts.
Attendees is the estimated number of people to attend the contracted events.
Economic Impact is estimated using the following formulas from Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)- estimated spending per day per
attendee is $214.64 for conventions, $297.11 for conventions with trade shows and $150.27 for a sporting event.
Future Bookings are confirmed events under contract with a venue and/or hotels.
Future Room Nights are the number of rooms secured on behalf of the event with rate commitments and group contracts.
Attendees is the estimated number of people to attend the contracted events.
Economic Impact is estimated using the following formulas from Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI)- estimated spending per day per
attendee is $214.64 for conventions, $297.11 for conventions with trade shows and $150.27 for a sporting event.
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