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HIGH TECH After hours at OSU
Rebecca Johnson
Issue date: 11/14/08 Section: News
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The purpose of the event was for local businesses and entrepreneurs of the technological industry to come together and let people know what they were up to.
The event is also considered a great networking opportunity for those who are looking for ideas or investors.
"This whole thing is about networking," said Christopher Klemm, Director of the Austin Entrepreneurship Program. "It's about connecting people."
It was standing room only as the afternoon started off with a panel discussion with some high profile leaders of the technology and business world from the Corvallis area.
This included Ilene Kleinsorge, Dean of the College of Business and Ron Adams, Dean of the College of Engineering OSU, Skip Rung, Executive Director of Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, Mysty Rusk, president of the Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition, and Brian Weldon, Corvallis chapter president of the Software Association of Oregon.
Each panelist spoke about what their particular organization was doing in the technology and entrepreneurial field. After this they took time to answer questions from the audience.
Peter Adkison, CEO of Hidden City Games, was invited to be the keynote speaker for the event. He is a leader in the gaming industry and discussed his experience in starting up his companies.
He went from what he referred to as a "five guys in a garage scenario" to launching a company called Wizards of the Coast.
He went on to sell that company for $500 million. He decided to take a couple of years off, during which he focused on rock climbing and snowboarding, but then decided to get back in the industry with his current company, which is centered around a gaming product for girls called Bella Sara.
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