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Milestones and Horizons event will feature widely recognized innovators

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

CONTACT: Justin Kitsch
or  Brenden Timpe
PHONE: 202-224-2551

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) has announced the details of this year’s Red River Valley Research Corridor Conference: Milestones and Horizons.

 

The event will be held on Monday, Oct. 12, at Fargo’s Holiday Inn. Dorgan is co-organizing the Milestones and Horizons conference with the Red River Valley Research Corridor. The purpose will be to explore Research Corridor successes and future initiatives.

 

Keynote speakers and panel sessions will highlight cutting-edge research and development in North Dakota and around the nation. Top-notch presenters will include Honeywell Chairman and CEO David Cote and SETI Institute Research Director Dr. Jill Tarter.

“This event is a way for us to have a discussion on where we’ve been and where we’re going in the Red River Valley Research Corridor with some of the nation’s top innovators,” Dorgan said. “It’s also a way for us to build upon our successes of growing a high-tech future here in North Dakota.”

 

For more information or to register for Milestones and Horizons, visit www.milestonesandhorizons.com.

 

As a senior member of the U.S. Senate’s Appropriations Committee, Dorgan has worked vigorously to increase high-tech research and development in North Dakota. He has directed more than $586 million in federal investments to Research Corridor activities.

 

As a result, North Dakota has seen a huge boost in economic development. For example, a 2006 study by a NDSU researcher found that the Research Corridor had generated $759 million in positive economic impact and added 10,600 jobs to the regional economy since 2002.

 

In April 2009, the National Science Foundation released a report saying that North Dakota is the third fastest-growing state for federal research projects.