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2005 Solutions Conference

March 15th, 2005

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2005 Conference Speakers

Darrell L. Bailey is the founding executive associate dean of the Indiana University School of Informatics, the first of its kind in the United States and the university's first new school in nearly 30 years. In 2003, the school enrolled over 1,000 students in nine degree programs at its Indianapolis campus. He was also the founding director of the school's New Media Program. At Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, he holds academic appointments in the School of Informatics and an adjunct appointment in the School of Nursing. In 2003, he authored on CD-ROM (Wadsworth/Thomson Learning) the largest compilation of synchronized text analysis of music of western civilization. Since 1999, he has been involved in Internet2 activities in both the health sciences and arts and humanities. During the Fall 2003 meeting, he presented three sessions on topics ranging from health and medical education to conducting a live stereoscopic music performance between remote locations. As principal investigator of "Health Education for the 21st Century" he is currently working to advance health education through high-performance networking.

Teresa A. Bennett brings over fifteen years of experience in communication, public service, planning, and education to her position as director for outreach for the IUPUI Solution Center. Ms. Bennett joined the Solution Center after serving as the Director of Strategic Relations for the Purdue University Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Technology (CERIAS) in West Lafayette, where she was responsible for the planning and management of industry relationships with a combined program portfolio of over $1 million invested annually in the Center.

Prior to her appointment at CERIAS, Ms. Bennett called the IUPUI campus home for nearly 12 years, serving in two schools: the Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology and the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and its Center for Urban Policy and the Environment. Ms. Bennett also taught courses in public policy, organizational behavior, and human resource management as an Associate Faculty member of SPEA, and served as a Communication Consultant to the 21st Century Fund Program, Children's Museum of Indianapolis, International Ports of Indiana, and various local businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Ms. Bennett holds a Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University. She participates in many professional and community associations including the Access Technology Across Indiana alliance (ATAIN), the Science Education Foundation of Indiana (SEFI)/ Intel Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), and the Traders Point Charity Horse Show of Zionsville.

Nathan Feltman is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. As a result of legislation passed by the Indiana General Assembly in Feb. 2005, the IEDC replaced the Department of Commerce as the premier entity charged with state economic development. Nate serves along side Commerce Secretary Pat Miller, founder of Vera Bradley Corporation, and Central Indiana entrepreneur Mickey Maurer, who serves as President of the IEDC.

Nate is a native of Mishawaka, Indiana and earned undergraduate degrees in business (BS) and political science (BA) from Indiana University-Bloomington (1992), and a law degree from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (1994). He also completed a master’s degree in Russian Law (LL.M.) at the Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia and practiced corporate law in Moscow from 1995-1998. Prior to joining the IEDC, Nate was a partner at the law firm Ice Miller where he concentrated his practice in international and domestic business law. In addition to his duties at the IEDC, Nate currently serves as an adjunct professor at Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis.

Gordon A. Hendry serves as Director of Economic Development for Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis, where he works on economic and workforce development, job creation, transportation, airport and other issues. Previously, Hendry served as special counsel for economic development. In addition, he has advised the Mayor on public safety and criminal justice issues and was the city's first public access counselor. Before joining city government, Hendry practiced law in Ice Miller's corporate practice group, where he worked on mergers, acquisitions and general corporate representation.

Hendry received a law degree from George Washington University Law School and a bachelor’s degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Indiana University. He also studied at the London School of Economics. Hendry has been involved in several community organizations, including the 2004 Indy Jazz Fest, the board of the Hispanic Education Center, and the Marion County Protective Order Pro Bono Project, which provides free legal services to victims of domestic violence.

Anna M. McDaniel, DNS RN FAAN Associate Professor - Dr. McDaniel graduated from Indiana University School of Nursing with her Doctor of Nursing Science degree in 1991. She completed a National Library of Medicine post-doctoral training program in medical informatics from the Regenstrief Institute. Her research focuses on the use of information technology to support smoking cessation and treatment of nicotine dependence. McDaniel has developed a number of interactive strategies aimed directly at consumers to reduce tobacco use, including a multimedia computer program to promote smoking cessation in low-income women and an interactive computer game, designed to promote anti-smoking attitudes in pre-adolescent girls.

Dr. Jack H. Pincus has over twenty nine years of experience in business development, licensing, technology transfer, and intellectual property management. He is presently Vice President of Technology Transfer at the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC), Indianapolis, IN where he manages a department responsible for all aspects of patenting, marketing, and licensing Indiana University’s intellectual property.

Prior to joining IURTC Pincus was Principal Consultant, Biotechnology Strategies, a company that he founded that provides strategy, technology management, and business development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical products companies and universities. Before that, he held positions as Vice President for Business Development at the Michigan Biotechnology Institute, Lansing, MI, an organization devoted to identifying marketable, early stage university technologies and maturing them to products; Director of Marketing, Applied DNA Systems, Pittsburgh, PA; Director of Research and Development, Becton Dickinson, Immunodiagnostics, Orangeburg, NY and Associate Director, Biomedical Research Laboratory, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. He also held research positions at The VA Lakeside Hospital/Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Pincus has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University and an A.B. in biology from New York University.

Ed Sullivan, the Director of Academic Programs for the IUPUI Solution Center, has a wide range of industry and academic experience. His 20 years of industry experience includes IT positions at Sallie Mae and PricewaterhouseCoopers. His academic experience includes 7 years with the Computer and Information Technology Department including 4 years as the Director for the CITOnline program, which is responsible for the development and delivery of Web-based course offerings.

Ed also has an academic appointment with the Purdue-based Technical Assistance Program (TAP). TAP offers various consulting services to small and medium-sized companies throughout Indiana.