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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Friday, 27 March 2009 04:33 |

ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Washington, DC & New York, NY
http://www.asme.org

ASME was founded in 1880 and is a global not-for-profit professional organization with 127,000 members. It promotes the art, science, and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences.

ASME has recently created the Center for Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation.

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF)

Friday, 27 March 2009 06:06 |

NASVF
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds

Philadelphia PA
http://www.nasvf.org/

NASVF is an organization of innovation capital leaders: private, public and non-profit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing in local entrepreneurs.

NASVF began in 1993 as an ad-hoc group of practitioners seeking the best models to encourage capital formation in their states, particularly for new technology ventures. In 1997 it formally incorporated as the National Association of State Venture Funds. The name was changed in 2000 to reflect the expanding service to private sector funds and programs.