International Coalition for Nanotechnology Regions

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To Be or Not to Be? Or Fairy Tales Can Come True
When you make Them Happen

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• Global Connector
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North America - Northeast US - Phoenix, Arizona
(Tech Valley, NY) - Northern Oregon - Quebec -
Texas (Metroplex) - Northern California - Texas
(Austin) - Chesapeake/N. Virginia - Boise, Idaho

• Europe
• - UK/Scotland - Ireland
• - S. France/Grenoble - Benelux (Flanders)
• - Saxony/Dresden
• - Sicily/Catania

• Asia
• - Japan
• - Singapore
• - Korea
• - Taiwan
• - China

• Other
• - Australia
• - Israel
• Founding Partners

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What a Hub Does for a Regional Business Community

• Over a 15-Year Period Expected Outcome
• 20,000-50,000 Direct Jobs
• 6-15B Capital Investment
• 3-5 CAGR of Population
• 8-10 CAGR Regional Economy
• 30,000-40,000 New Housing Units
• 20M ft2 Commercial Construction
• 3-5B Annual Economic Impact
• Based on semi-quantitative data from Dresden,
  Germany, Northern Oregon, Phoenix, Arizona, RTI,
  NC, Dublin Ire. and Austin, Texas.

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Competitive Advantages

• Workforce Capacity
• Educational Infrastructure, Worker Productivity
• Built Infrastructure
• Innovation Matrix
• Cost of Living/Quality of Life

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Where the World Innovates!
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Upstate NY Regional Synergies
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Upstate NY- A Great Place for Research!
Upstate NY- A Great Place to Produce Technology!
Upstate NY- A Great Place to Live!
Together we are Going to Kick-Ass!
So To Be!