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Encountering Innovation is an ongoing program that culminates in an annual conference brought to you by the Encountering Innovation Team and the collective efforts of multiple statewide SBDC programs.

Your application constitutes responding to our survey, which has two focused portions:

        (1) the Tech Transfer / Innovation Discovery portion; and

        (2) the Matchmaking for Advanced Manufacturers. 

This is a collaborative application process. The answers you give will be assessed by our Encountering Innovation Team to match your technology innovation with DoD capability needs.  We will be providing next steps and training to support those next steps following your completed application.  Your participation in these next steps will result in DoD Science & Technology Advisors (Tech Scouts) being able to review your information as a part of process leading up to the conference.  You are in good hands (EI team, SBDC advisors (Tech Coaches) and DoD Tech Scouts).

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Please be aware that submitting an application does not guarantee that you will be selected to pitch. If you are selected, you will be notified by email. Being selected to pitch does not guarantee that you will be offered support to commercialize your technology.  Other options will be provided as we move closer to the conference date.  Training and collaboration are all part of the process to assist your preparation for what will be best for you.

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