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September 28, 2004 Purdue Research Park VP elected to international board
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Gregory W. Deason, vice president of development for the Purdue Research Foundation, was chosen to serve on the board of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP), an organization composed of 200 member research parks from around the world. AURP's board of directors is selected from its membership by a ballot vote. Deason's three-year term will begin during the association's annual conference, which takes place Wednesday (Sept. 29) through Saturday (Oct. 2) in San Antonio, Texas. As vice president of development for the foundation, Deason is responsible for more than 232,000 square feet and $30 million of infrastructure, facilities and incubation space. His duties also include assisting client firms of the Purdue Research Park incubation complex with resources to nurture their growth and development, and coordinating a 50-acre park expansion that includes building sites for high-tech companies. "Being selected to the AURP board is a tremendous honor for Purdue University and the Purdue Research Park," Deason said. "Peer institutions have recognized the excellence achieved in the Purdue Research Park and have placed faith in our leadership of AURP. I am looking forward to my service to the board." During the conference, Deason will make a presentation at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 29) on business incubation entitled "Technology Incubators Roles and Financing." Established in 1986, AURP is a non-profit international organization that represents planned technology developments (referred to as research, science or technology parks) that are designed to promote university-industry relations, foster innovation and facilitate the transfer of technology from academe to the private sector. Technology incubators, which were virtually nonexistent until the early 1980s, represent a core element of a large number of research parks in the United States. Purdue Research Park encompasses 591 acres in West Lafayette and is home to the largest university-affiliated, state-of-the-art business incubator complex in the nation. Within the park, 104 businesses, of which 70 are high-tech, employ more than 2,200 people. Writer: Jeanine Phipps, media relations, Purdue Research Park, (765) 494-0748, jeanine@purdue.edu Source: Gregory W. Deason, (765) 494-8572, gwdeason@purdueresearchfoundation.org |
