Florida Photonics Cluster: October 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Entrepreneur Open House St Cloud Incubator

Increase Your Profits with Social Media Made Easy!

Good News!

Jim Bowie is allowing semi-private social media trainings for groups of up to ONLY 10 people during the month of November at the UCF St. Cloud office.

These are NOT sponsored by the UCF program, just being held there. The programs are being presented by: Charlyn Shelton, Social Media Interpreter.

Many of you have already seen Charlyn in her presentations, now is your chance to work one on one with her!

Charlyn will be teaching semi-private 1/2 day sessions. You will bring your computers and we will actually have hands on training!

Learn how to make social media WORK for you!

You will have easy to understand instructions for who, what where when and why to use Social Media.

Get rich in your niche by learning the best techniques and how they apply to you.

Class schedule will be as follows:

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Nov. 2, 2011 Facebook Basics for Business and How to Make it Work for YOU. 9:00am-12noon or 1:30pm-4:30pm

(10 only in each class)

How to get riche in your niche. SEO optimized.

Understanding how to 'connect the dots' to increase profits

How to Find Potential Clients

Customer Service in Real Time!

What do I do to prepare for all the new changes?

Classes are limited! First come first serve basis, everyone welcome! Click here to register: http://socialmediainterpreter.eventbrite.com/

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Nov. 4, 2011 Facebook Fan/Business Pages Tips, Strategies and Marketing 9:00am-12noon or 1:30pm-4:30pm

What is the difference and why do I need one? (Classes limited to 10 each)

Quality vs. Quantity

Content - Conversation - Contests and more

How to build your fans

Best strategies for using a fan page.

Increase profits without increasing costs.

Global Marketing to 800 million-Facebook Ads

Classes Limited! First come first serve basis, everyone welcome! Click here to register: http://socialmediainterpreter3.eventbrite.com/

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Nov. 8, 2011 LinkedIn-How to Use to Find and Build Your Business 9:00am-12noon or 1:30pm-4:30pm

Nov. 10, 2011

What your profile should have and how to apply it

How to maximize your profile for SEO

How to use groups and events

Companies

How to become the 'expert' in your niche

100 million users, how to find your customers

Companies, what you need to know.

Classes Limited! First Come First Serve, Everyone welcome! Click here to register: http://socialmediainterprete4.eventbrite.com/

Be ready for the new year, get a jump on your competition and move ahead of the pack! Easy to understand with a HUGE ROI!

If you have any questions, contact Charlyn, she'd be happy to answer any of your concerns!

www.facebook.com/boomerpreneur
www.linkedin.com/charlynshelton

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Drive Your Business Forward with Software Seminar - November 9, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

New website helps connect Florida technology entrepreneurs and their startups with investors and mentors

Orlando, FL – October 20, 2011 - Central Florida Technology Ventures, an angel investment fund in Orlando, is excited to announce the launch of Florida Venture Sourcing (www.floridaventuresourcing.com). Florida Venture Sourcing offers Florida’s technology startups a free page to describe their company, their product or service, and the markets they address. Free pages are also devoted to startup investors and mentors.

“Startups in Florida looking for investment can’t easily get noticed. Many angel investors don’t know and can’t easily learn about potential deals in Florida. And those with “career capital” - mentors who want to help startups, can’t readily be found,” said Dennis R. Pape, Managing Director of Central Florida Technology Ventures and founder of the website. “Using our website, startups can gain visibility to the Florida investor and mentor community while investors can find Florida startup deal flow and people that have “been there and done that” can become connected to the Florida entrepreneurial ecosystem and help Florida entrepreneurs succeed. For the Florida technology venture community, we’re the only place in Florida where all the news, events, and deals associated with technology startups is reported. There is also a place to find service providers and jobs in the startup community as well.”

14 startups have already joined the site including rocksho, a Jacksonville-based digital music platform company, Fracture, a Gainesville digital printing startup, Row Sham Bow, an Orlando-based game4 development studio creating games for social networks, Claro Scientific, a St. Petersburg-based medical diagnostics company, and COWs, a Miami-based mobile storage company.

Pape emphasized that Florida Venture Sourcing is committed to bringing visibility and transparency to the Florida startup community and the investment process. "The focus of our website is to foster new venture development and growth by providing a single, easily accessible, place where Florida startups, investors, mentors, and the business and technology community can connect.

For more information about Florida Venture Sourcing, please visit http://www.floridaventuresourcing.com or contact

Dennis R. Pape
Florida Venture Sourcing 407-701-5577
dennis@floridaventuresourcing.com

VC News Daily Launches Website and Free Mobile Apps

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-Massinvestor is excited to announce the launch of VC News Daily (www.VCNewsDaily.com), a news web site providing comprehensive, authoritative coverage of VC financings.

With FREE apps available for both Android and iPhone mobile phones, VC News Daily has created a seamless platform for following VC transactions.

"Whether on the road or in your office, VC News Daily can keep you connected to all the deal making," said site CTO, Gil Irizarry. "Believe it or not, our free apps for both Android and iPhone are the only VC focused apps available. For the legions of professionals who are really serious about following the industry, we're the only game in town."

FREE app for Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.massinvestor.vcnewsdaily

FREE app for iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vc-news-daily/id469314082?mt=8

"VC News Daily weeds out non-essential news, and focuses with granular singularity on the Venture Capital industry," added Publisher, Michael Stern. "A lot of news providers in this space muddy things up with coverage of ancillary subjects. For us it's Venture Capital or bust. No PE, no M&A, and no HR. We cover VC deals period, and we know there are readers who want that laser focus."

At the VC News Daily web site, readers will also discover interviews with movers and shakers in the VC/ Tech space, along with profiles of hot "under the radar" startups.

About VC News Daily

VC News Daily (www.vcnewsdaily.com) is the #1 daily digest of VC financings available. Via the web site and free mobile apps for both Android and iPhone, serious followers of VC transactions can retrieve the most comprehensive coverage available. VC News Daily is published by Massinvestor (www.massinvestor.com), the leading publisher of Venture Capital Directories. Massinvestor also publishes the highly acclaimed www.WhoOwnsFacebook.com website, which profiles the largest shareholders in the social media giant.

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Contact:
Massinvestor/ VC News Daily
Michael Stern, 617-620-4606
info@massinvestor.com

Success Over Survival: Planning Strategies your Business Can't Live Without

CPR Training! Join us this Thursday for Hands-on CPR Training Course!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Seminar: 10.28.11 / CREOL 102 / 11-12 / “Single-frequency and ultrafast fiber lasers“, Dietmar Kracht

Seminar: “Single-frequeny and ultrafast fiber lasers“, Dietmar Kracht

CREOL 102

Friday, October 28, 2011 / 11-12pm

Dr. Dietmar Kracht

Executive Director, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Germany

Abstract:

The talk gives a brief overview on current research activities at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.. The current status of laser development for gravitational wave detection and the power scaling of single-frequency fiber amplifiers at 1.0µm and 1.5µm will be reviewed. Furthermore, work on ultrafast fiber lasers at 1µm and 2µm will be presented.

Biography: Anthony De Maria (Anthony.demaria@coherentinc.com)

Born 1972

1992-1998: University of Kiel, Diploma in Physics, thesis on difference frequency generation with diode laser

1998-2002: Medical Laser Center Luebeck GmbH, PhD thesis on Diode-pumped Solid-State Lasers for Ophthalmology

Since 2002: Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.

2002 –2004 Postdoc: (Ceramic) Solid state Lasers

2004 – 2005 Head of Solid-State Photonics Group

2005 –2008 Head of Laser Development Department

since 10 / 2008 CEO

since 04 / 2009 Member Board of Directors

For More Information:

Dr. Axel Schulzgen

Professor of Optics

407-823-1746

Monday, October 24, 2011

Conch Code Republic - "Work Smart" - Improving Efficiency and the Bottom Line - October 26, 2011

FPC General Members meeting -- Save the Date!

The next General Members meeting of the Florida Photonics Cluster will be Tuesday, 6 December 2012. The meeting will be held at and hosted by Northrop Grumman Laser Systems in Apopka. Please mark your calendars for this meeting, and please invite your company colleagues, and also any colleagues from other companies that are not yet FPC members so they can experience some of what the FPC has to offer. As always, the meeting is open to all interested parties, as long as we don’t exceed any space limitations at the host organization.

Details of the program will be sent in the next few weeks, but please set aside the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, 6 December. The meeting format will be our usual agenda, starting around 3pm with presentations, followed by a tour of the host facilities, a hosted reception, and a no-host dinner at a local restaurant after the meeting.

Thank you for your continuing support of the FPC. I look forward to seeing you in December.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The BACC and UCF Business Incubation Program Afterhours

British American Chamber of Commerce

THE BACC AND UCF
BUSINESS INCUBATION AFTERHOURS

UCF Afterhours

UCFBIP

The BACC and UCF are partnering together to promote job growth, and how companies can locate and establish presence in the Central Florida Community.

The goal of the UCFBIP and its community partners is to facilitate smarter, faster start-up and growth of emerging companies so those companies will become financially successful, high growth companies in the community.

Come and join us for an opportunity to help you business grow.

Information

Venue:

UCF Business Incubator - St. Cloud, FL

3201 Budinger Ave.

St. Cloud, FL 34769

Date:

Wednesday, October 26th

Time:

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Cost:

Members $5.00

Non-Members $15.00

GUEST SPEAKER

Jim Bowie

UCF Business Incubation Program

DIRECTIONS

From Kissimmee:

East on Hwy 192, South on Old Canoe Creek Rd., Left on W. New Nolte Rd. into

Stevens Plantation and then Left on Budinger - facility is on that corner.

From Orlando if using Cash for Tolls:

South on the Florida Turnpike off of I-4, take Exit 244 - Hwy 192 and follow directions above from Kissimmee.

From Orlando for E-Pass Users:

South on the Florida Turnpike off of I-4, take Exit 240 'Kissimmee Park Rd.' and take a Left, take next Left on Old Canoe Creek Road and next Right on W. New Nolte Rd. into Stevens Plantation and then Left on Budinger - facility is on that corner.

REGISTER HERE

Success Over Survival: Planning Strategies your Business Can't Live Without

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Human Resources From the Employer's Perspective Seminar - October 27th

Exciting FL-based Renewable Energy Tech Luncheon!

MegaWatt Ventures

Luncheon Invitation

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Friday, October 14, 2011

TODAY: SID Student Chapter Seminar / 10.14.11 / CREOL 102 / 11-12pm / Seminar: “Electrically switchable surface of a liquid crystal and polymer compos

SID Student Chapter Seminar: “Electrically switchable surface of a liquid crystal and polymer composite film and its applications” – Yi-Hsin Lin

CREOL 102

Friday, October 14, 2011 / 11am-12pm

Yi-Hsin Lin

National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Abstract:

We have developed a switchable surface based on liquid crystal and polymer composite film (LCPCF) whose surface tension is switchable due to the orientations of liquid crystal molecules anchored among the polymer grains. The surface model of LCPCF is discussed. The droplet on LCPCF can be also manipulated because of distribution of wettability on LCPCF. Many photonic applications of LCPCF are also developed, such as a reflective display which is polarizer-free, color-filter-free, and bistable, lenses whose focal length is electrically tunable, and phase modulators. In addition, the bio-applications of LCPCF are also developed, such as sperm testers, triglycerides testers, high-density lipoproteins testers and blood testers.

Biography:

Prof. Yi-Hsin Lin received her BS degree in physics from National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan) in 1998, MS in Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering of National Chiao Tung University (NCTU, Taiwan) in 2000, and Ph.D. in Optics from College of Optics and Photonics: CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida in 2006. After graduation, she joins the Department of Photonics and Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering of NCTU. Prof. Lin is a recipient of Glenn H. Brown Prize awarded by International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS) in 2008, the 2006 OSA New Focus/Bookham award, 2005 Newport Research Excellence award, 2005 SPIE Educational Scholarship in Optical Science and Engineering, and several other awards. She has published ~50 journal papers. Several papers were selected as cover pages or feature articles in Physical Review Letters and Optics Express. The research interests of Prof. Lin are in physics of liquid crystals (LC), LC-based optical devices, and bio-sensing based on a liquid crystal/polymer system.

For More Information:

Jin Yan

President of SID UCF student chapter
407-823-6822
jyan @ creol. ucf. edu