Share your news! Members can submit news and events in the member portal. Login to start submitting. This program is designed as three six-week courses for ages 14-18 years old. All taking place on Thursdays, September 29th to November 3rd, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Students have three courses to choose from:Draw, Design, Screenprint, LED Light Up Your Clothes or, The Art of Stained Glass
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Homeschooling - Draw, Design, & Screenprint
For Homeschoolers 14 to 18 years old, learn drawing and design techniques for screen printing to print on paper and a T-shirt. This 6-week course, Thursdays, Pfizer’s Groton Laboratories and the Clinical Research Unit, New Haven will support more than 60 programs in Southeastern Connecticut, the greater New Haven area, and southern Rhode Island through its 2019 competitive grants program.
Priority was given to programs that bring science and math to students from elementary through high school. Additional awards were made for programs that provide for the underserved or to support local civic and cultural institutions. Groups receiving support in 2019
Marine Maker Day Returns June 8
Groton, CT – Ignite, a program of Thames River Innovation Place, is pleased to announce the return of its Marine Maker Day, an exploration of marine technology for students in grades 7 through 10. The full-day program will take place on Saturday, June 8th from 9 am - 4 pm at Project Oceanology in Groton. The registration fee of $45 includes an outing on a research vessel, Arduino kit and lunch. Scholarships are available. For more information and to register, visit Ignite announces one-day exploration of marine technology for students in 7th to 10th grades at Project Oceanology Groton, CT – Ignite, a program of Thames River Innovation Place, is pleased to announce the area’s first Marine Makerfaire, an exploration of marine technology for students in grades 7 through 10. The full-day program will take place on Saturday, September 29th from 9 am - 4 pm at Project Oceanology in Groton. The registration fee of $35 includes an outing on a research vessel, Arduino kit and New London, CT – The Ignite Program of Thames River Innovation Place is pleased to announce that it will present Business Speed Mentoring for entrepreneurs on Wednesday, December 6, from 5:00-7:00 pm. The event will take place at Harris Place located at 165 State Street in New London, CT and will feature the opportunity to speak one-on-one with mentors on business planning, marketing, financing and other areas; a fireside chat, and networking reception. This event is FREE to attend, but registration is New London, CT – The Thames River Innovation Partners (TRIP) are pleased to announce that they have appointed Emma Palzere-Rae as Ignite Program Manager. With the hiring of this key position, TRIP takes a large step forward in progress toward launching its programming to build entrepreneurship and innovation in order to improve the economy and quality of life in southeastern Connecticut. Information on the program can be found at www.thamesriverinnovation.org.
Emma Palzere-Rae comes to the Ignite
Prepare yourself for New London’s biggest Halloween Party YetHygienic Art’s Halloween Bash
Saturday, October 28th, 7pm - midnight
New London, CT – Hygienic Art is thrilled to announce the return of the 8th Hygienic Halloween Bash to take place in the Art Park on Saturday, October 28th from 7pm until midnight. Proceeds from New London’s Party of the Year support over one hundred free cultural events, educational programs and Hygienic Art facilities. The theme of this haunting night is “Shipwrecked” where New London, CT – Today, the Thames River Innovation Partners (TRIP) announced David McBride as its new Executive Director. TRIP was founded as an unprecedented alliance between the public sector, private enterprise, and nonprofits to build prosperity throughout the Thames River region. Its partners include the City of New London, City of Groton, Town of Groton, CURE Innovation Commons, Spark Makerspace, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, and the University of Connecticut.
“It’s an honor to Part of Paul Singh's North American Tech TourOctober 19, 2017, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDTCURE Innovation Commons, 93 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
CVG's Investor, Entrepreneur & Resource Network will be traversing around CT with Paul Singh's North American Tech Tour and its Investor Syndicate!
Paul is currently serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and DHS/USCIS. He is 1 of the 3 original Founders of 500 Startups, former Managing Director The TRIP Ignite Program Presents "Accelerate Your Business: Navigating Your Onboarding Process: Employment Law Basics for the Early Stage Company." ALL ARE WELCOME!
@ The CURE Innovation Commons
Thursday, September 7, 2017
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM (EDT)
This Accelerate Your Business event will focus on the increasingly complicated hiring process which has become laden with potential legal pitfalls, particularly for small start-ups without in-house employee relations assistance.
Mary A. Gambardella, a Eastern CT – The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT introduces its new “Community Concierge” program in summer 2017.
The Community Concierge is the region’s 21st-century ‘Welcome Wagon.’ As envisioned by the Chamber, the Community Concierge will be a comprehensive tool for new arrivals to become acquainted with life in eastern CT.
It will feature a local network database with information about family and individual quality of life activities, including civic associations, educational resources, local
An estimated 2,000 workers are expected to arrive in eastern Connecticut this year to begin new jobs at Electric Boat.
To welcome these and other potential newcomers to the area, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut is working with partners from the cities of New London and Groton, additional stakeholders, and the Thames River Innovation Place to create an economic initiative called Community Concierge.
The new program will assist employers in the recruitment, relocation, and retention of Free SCORE Workshop - “What Business Are You (Really) In? How to Grow Your Business by Putting the Customer First” In Collaboration with New London's Spark Makerspace, The MS17 Art Project, and the Harris Place Conference Center
Author, speaker and executive facilitator Laura Sawyer, PhD, will explore ways to build your business and better serve customers by understanding their needs and putting them first. The workshop is highly interactive and hands-on, so come prepared to engage, learn and imagine Fiddleheads Natural Foods Cooperative will celebrate its 8th birthday and recent renovations throughout the weekend of February 5 – 7 with live music, special sales and the unveiling of the co-op’s new owner benefits.
“This year our birthday celebration is particularly exciting because it will give us a chance to show off our new store layout, lower pricing, and improved owner discounts,” said Board President Susan Phillips.
The celebration will kick off on Friday, February 5th with a reception from
Homeschooling at Spark Makerspace
Pfizer Awards Community Grants in Connecticut and Rhode Island
Ignite Announces Exploration of Marine Technology for Project Oceanology Students June 8
Marine Makerfaire Comes to Southeastern CT Sept 29
Ignite Program Presents Business Speed Mentoring for Entrepreneurs December 6
Thames River Innovation Partners Announces Emma Palzere-Rae to Head Ignite Program
Hygienic Art's Halloween Bash is Oct 28
Meet David McBride, Executive Director of the Thames River Innovation Partners
Join TRIP for Stop 4 on the CVG CT Tech Tour
TRIP Ignite Program Presents ''Accelerate Your Business'' Sept 7
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