For over 20 years, the Edison Materials Technology Center has provided innovative programs that enable technology and economic growth in Ohio. Today, industry continues to face intense economic pressure and increased competition in a dynamic global business environment.

EMTEC remains committed to its mission to enhance industrial competitiveness and create business opportunities by accelerating the development, deployment and commercialization of materials, alternative energy and instrument, controls and electronics based technologies in collaboration with industry, academia and government.

Learn more about EMTEC at: www.emtec.org

The Inter-University Council of Ohio (IUC) was established in 1939 as a voluntary educational association of Ohio’s public universities. Today the association represents Ohio’s 14 public universities. Together, these institutions offer a broad range of associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional programs. The association’s purpose is to facilitate the development of common interest and concern of its members and to assist in sustaining and improving the quality of public higher education. IUC also engages in public relations, research and government liaison work on behalf of its members.

The major goal of the IUC is to sustain a consortium that: establishes a comfortable forum that fosters idea exploration and problem solving; facilitates relationship building and trust among and between presidents and senior campus officers; enables members to achieve together–through collaboration and cooperation–what institutions cannot likely achieve alone.

Learn more about IUC at: www.iuc-ohio.org

JobsOhio is a private non-profit corporation, guided by a business-minded governor and a highly accomplished board of directors that come from the business world. Like everyone at JobsOhio, they speak your language.

Learn more about JobsOhio at: jobs-ohio.com

OAI and our partners engage in research and collaborative efforts that lead to innovative and cutting-edge technological solutions to complex aerospace problems. OAI also provides education and training services that support the dynamic educational needs of the aerospace economy. We encourage the local and national media as well as the international community to visit our website for the latest developments regarding our work.

Learn more about OAI at: www.oai.org

The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority’s primary mission is to provide for the conservation of air as a natural resource of the state by preventing or abating air pollution.  It accomplishes this mission by helping finance air quality facilities for small and large businesses, utilities, government, and universities.  Such facilities constitute an important tool that organizations can use to become more competitive and successful in their respective fields, while preserving the environment.

Through its Ohio Coal Development Office, OAQDA also co-funds the research, development, and deployment of technologies that promote the use of Ohio’s vast reserves of high-sulfur coal in an economical, environmentally sound manner.

Learn more about OAQDA at: www.ohioairquality.org/oaqda/

Ohio Advanced Energy (OAE) is the premier business trade association promoting the interest of the advanced and renewable technology industries in Ohio. Formed in 2007, OAE worked extensively to help shape Ohio’s landmark Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) legislation. Under Ohio’s AEPS, at least twenty-five percent of Ohio’s electricity must be generated from clean and renewable resources by 2025.

Learn more about OAE at: www.ohioadvancedenergy.org

The trustees, presidents and staff of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) are dedicated to the advancement and implementation of sound policy and initiatives that work to ensure the success of the more than 300,000 community college students in Ohio. Rooted in the belief that every person should have access to a high-quality college education, the OACC supports the mission of the state’s 23 community colleges to provide programming in technical education, lower-division baccalaureate education, developmental education, and continuing education in our local communities.

To that end, the OACC exists to advocate for Ohio’s community colleges, as well as serve as a resource for its member institutions. The OACC provides leadership to develop and execute strategic direction for Ohio’s community and technical colleges, represents its member colleges at the state and national level, promotes the benefit  of community colleges to the residents of Ohio, provides opportunities for trustee development, and facilitates the exchange of ideas and information.

Learn more about OACC at: www.ohiocommunitycolleges.org

The Ohio Board of Regents, a nine-member advisory board to the Chancellor with two ex-officio representatives from the state legislature, was created in 1963 by the General Assembly. Members of the Board of Regents are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Responsibilities of the Board include, developing an independent annual report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio, and issuing an annual performance review of the Chancellor. The Board is also responsible for advising the Chancellor on issues of statewide importance affecting higher education.

Learn more about the Ohio Board of Regents at: www.ohiohigher.org/board

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The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC), the residential utility consumer advocate, represents the interests of 4.5 million households in proceedings before state and federal regulators and in the courts. The state agency also educates consumers about electric, natural gas, telephone and water issues.

Learn more about the OCC at: www.pickocc.org

Learn more about ODA at: www.agri.ohio.gov

Learn more about ODNR at: www.dnr.state.oh.us

Learn more about the Ohio Development Serves Agency, formerly ODOD at: www.development.ohio.gov

Learn more about Ohio EPA at: www.epa.state.oh.us

Learn more about the Ohio General Assembly at: www.legislature.state.oh.us

Welcome to the Ohio Power Siting Board.  Our mission is to support sound energy policies that provide for the installation of energy capacity and transmission infrastructure for the benefit of the Ohio citizens, promoting the state’s economic interests, and protecting the environment and land use.

Before construction can begin on any “major utility facility” or “economically significant wind farm” within the state of Ohio, a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need must be obtained from the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Learn more about the Ohio Power Siting Board at: www.opsb.ohio.gov

In the midst of a global recession, Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved a $700 million, bi-partisan extension of the state’s successful Ohio Third Frontier, a technology-based economic development initiative that is successfully changing the trajectory of Ohio’s economy by supporting existing industries that are transforming themselves with new globally competitive products and fostering the formation and attraction of new companies in emerging industry sectors.

Learn more about the Ohio Third Frontier at: www.thirdfrontier.com

Learn more about the PUCO at: www.puco.ohio.gov

The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.

Learn more about the US DOE at: energy.gov

The Air Force Institute of Technology, or AFIT, is the Air Force’s graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education. A component of Air University and Air Education and Training Command, AFIT is committed to providing defense-focused graduate and professional continuing education and research to sustain the technological supremacy of America’s air and space forces.

AFIT accomplishes this mission through three resident schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and Services School. Through its Civilian Institution Programs, AFIT also manages the educational programs of officers enrolled in civilian universities, research centers, hospitals, and industrial organizations. Since resident degrees were first granted in 1956, more than 16,000 graduate and 350 doctor of philosophy degrees have been awarded. In addition, Air Force students attending civilian institutions have earned more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate degrees in the past twenty years.

Learn more about AFIT at: www.afit.edu

AFRL is the Air Force’s only organization wholly dedicated to leading the discovery, development, and integration of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces.  We trace our roots to the vision of airpower pioneers who understood science as key to air supremacy. The passionate commitment of AFRL people to realize this vision has helped create the world’s best air, space and cyberspace force.

Learn more about AFRL at: www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL