Are you seeking to generate more leads and to maximize your return on investment at trade shows? Join our upcoming webinar on Reverse Trade Show Tips for Success! The Florida APEX Accelerator at UCF will present helpful best practices to get the most from your reverse trade show efforts. Learn innovative techniques and strategies to stand out from the crowd …
TRiO CenterPOV: Midterms are coming and you highlighted the whole chapter… again. AI can help you study, but only if you use it the right way. When students over-rely on AI tools, their test performance can actually drop. The difference isn’t whether you use AI... it’s how you use it. Join this free 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, March 4 from 12:00–12:30 …
TRiO CenterCyprus is an island shaped by crossroads. Situated between Europe and the Middle East, its location has long made it a natural harbor, lookout, and relay point for sailors, merchants, armies, and empires moving between regions. Politically, Cyprus embodies the tensions of a borderland. It is European in its institutions, Middle Eastern in its proximity, and Mediterranean in its temperament. …
TRiO CenterCapability Statement Boot Camp powered by the Florida APEX Accelerator at UCF A capability statement is a popular piece of marketing collateral in government contracting. It a one-page summary of the business much like a ‘company resume’ and can be a great tool to introduce your business. A capability statement will not be the only piece of marketing collateral that …
TRiO CenterIn-person Workshop: The SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program is designed to assist small businesses that may struggle to obtain surety bonds through traditional commercial channels. By guaranteeing bid, performance, and payment bonds, the program enables these businesses to secure contracts that require bonding, which is often a prerequisite for bidding on government and private sector projects. Attendees will be briefed by …
TRiO CenterJoin The India Center's 2026 Distinguished Lecture Paul Rosen, Ph.D. of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present an overview of NISAR, the joint NASA-ISRO Earth‑observation mission that launched in July 2025. Designed to provide an unprecedented view of Earth’s land and ice surfaces, NISAR is the first satellite to use dual‑frequency synthetic aperture radar, NASA’s L‑band and ISRO’s S‑band, to …
TRiO CenterTitle: A study in contrasts: epitaxial integration of III-Vs with dielectrics for novel lasers Abstract: This talk will highlight our recent progress in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) regrowth of laser structures that harness the contrasting properties of III–V semiconductors and dielectric materials to realize new device architectures. In the first part of the talk, I will describe efforts to integrate …
TRiO CenterOur annual Government Contracting Reverse Trade Show is back! Meet with as many agencies as you can within a 3-hour time span. Best of all there are no agency appointments - allowing everyone the same opportunity to meet any agency! More than 20 agencies and prime contractors will be available. No scheduled meetings. Just come and speak with the agencies of your …
TRiO CenterOur annual Government Contracting Reverse Trade Show is back! Meet with as many agencies as you can within a 3-hour time span. Best of all there are no agency appointments - allowing everyone the same opportunity to meet any agency! More than 20 agencies and prime contractors will be available. No scheduled meetings. Just come and speak with the agencies of your …
TRiO CenterJoin us for an exciting afternoon celebrating research, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration within the CCIE Research Community. The event kicks off with our Distinguished Lecturer, Terri D. Pigott, Ph.D., who will present The Use of Evidence for Policy Decisions: The role of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Following the lecture, explore innovative research as students and faculty showcase projects spanning multiple …
TRiO CenterTitle: Inverse designed, densely integrated classical and quantum photonics Abstract: Recent breakthroughs in photonics design, along with new nanofabrication approaches and heterogeneous integration play crucial roles in building photonics for applications including optical interconnects and quantum technologies. This design breakthrough is named photonic inverse design, and refers to efficiently searching through the space of all possible photonic device geometries, within fabrication …
TRiO CenterIn-person Workshop: The SBA became responsible for the Veteran Small Business Certification Program (VSBCP) in January 2023. Now that the dust has settled, learn about the new program, the steps to apply, and the eligibility criteria to be able to certify your business as a veteran-owned small business concern. Attendees will be briefed by the UCF SBDC Apex Accelerator program regarding free …
TRiO CenterThis is an In-person Event: The U.S. Small Business Administration expanded its business development SBA Mentor-Protégé Program. By pairing your small business with a mentor enterprise, small business owners should benefit from the expertise of their mentor and better compete for government contracts - both of which can drive up the value of their business when it's time to sell. Most …
TRiO CenterThis In-person workshop will provide an overview of how to build a successful Joint Venture package that conforms to SBA regulations. An old phrase says that two heads are better than one, your properly conformed Joint Venture will make that statement true. A joint venture agreement or JV is an arrangement between two or more businesses to team up to accomplish a …
TRiO CenterThis In-person workshop will discuss: If you reside in Florida, you are subject to floods, storms, and other natural events on an annual basis. When FEMA is activated, emergency contracts will be needed and if you are registered in the SAM.gov disaster registry your firm may be considered for those short-fused contracts. We will discuss how emergency contracting takes place, will address some of the provisions of the Stafford Act to protect impacted area small businesses, and will highlight some of the federal agencies that make use of contractors to fulfill their disaster recovery mission: FEMA, US Army Corps of Engineers, others.
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