Applications Being Accepted For TECH Fort Worth IMPACT Awards

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 19, 2010 -- Applications are being accepted until March 1 for the second TECH Fort Worth IMPACT Awards, which honor early-stage businesses in North Texas with an innovative product that will have a significant impact on our environment, community or health.

The 2010 TECH Fort Worth IMPACT Awards luncheon will be Wednesday, May 12 at the TCU Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom. Last year, more than 230 community leaders, entrepreneurs, technology advocates and potential investors attended. The luncheon includes a keynote speaker and short presentations from award winners on how their innovations would impact our world.

Applications may be submitted online at the event’s website www.impactourworld.com. The application form includes a one-page executive summary and a one-page statement of impact. Information submitted with the application should be non-confidential. Applicants will need to be available to present to an independent judging panel during the week of March 29.

The categories:

Environment -- Recognizing companies that will solve our environmental problems. These companies are creating cleaner energy sources, reducing or eliminating waste, developing new recycling methods and improving the efficiency of current systems.

Community -- Recognizing companies that are providing solutions for our social issues. Finalists in this category are companies that are improving education, increasing safety, and security and enhancing our connectivity and communication.

Health -- Recognizing companies that will improve our health and wellness. Many of these companies are developing better prevention and treatments against infection, methods for earlier detection and more accurate diagnosis of disease, and improving healthcare and delivery.

“This awards event is inspiring for the entrepreneurs and the community,” said Darlene Ryan, TECH Fort Worth Executive Director. “It is impressive to see the passion and optimism of these entrepreneurs who are working to better our world. And it’s a privilege to be able to shine a spotlight on them.”
Early sponsors of the event are Sabre Holdings and the Fort Worth Business Press. Other local nonprofit organizations supporting the TECH Fort Worth IMPACT Awards include the Fort Worth and Dallas Regional chambers, the North Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization, the Metroplex Technology Business Council, the MIT Enterprise Forum, BioDFW, the Fort Worth Life Science Coalition, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center, and the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University.
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TECH Fort Worth is a nonprofit technology incubator, with offices at the James E. Guinn Complex in Fort Worth South and at the UNT Health Science Center’s Center for BioHealth. For more information about TECH Fort Worth, call Darlene Ryan, Executive Director, at (817) 339 8968, email her at Darlene@techfortworth.org or go to www.techfortworth.org.

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