波士頓市九月底在杜爹利廣場(Dudley
Square)的博林(Bolling)大樓開張了洛士百利創新中心(Roxbury Innovation
Center),藉以作為推動實驗,創意思考及建立社區連接的平台。
波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin
J. Walsh)表示,希望藉此把未來經濟帶進波士頓的每一個鄰里社區。該中心將作為提升整個社區經濟發展的催化劑。
該中心座落於今春啟用,波士頓公校系統新總部所在的同一棟大樓,佔地3,350平方呎,可把場地靈活組成各種尺寸的活動場地,或教室形式的訓練場地,也是一個有創意的科技實驗室。
洛士百利創新中心將藉著鼓勵創新及創業來支持地方上的經濟發展,由非牟利機構“創業咖啡基金會(The Venture
Café Foundation)負責運作,為各組織團體提供支持創新者,創業者及企業創辦人的項目。主要的辦理項目合作夥伴,包括以教育,啟動,孵化來教人從頭做起的天空實驗室(SkyLab)。
創投咖啡廳(Venture Café)執行主任Kevin
Wiant表示,洛士百利創新中心是要為地方創業家提供支持環境,把他們的概念養護成可以開展的企業。他們將和天空實驗室,波士頓公校,波士頓市府,以及本地創新人士合作,測試新構想,最大化該中心的潛能。
創意科技實驗室將供微電子,包括三維印刷,雷射切割的數位組織等殊科技及設備,以及有創意的軟體剪輯公司進駐。
查詢更多資訊,或預約會議,活動場地,可上網visit www.roxburyinnovationcenter.org。
MAYOR WALSH CELEBRATES THE OPENING OF
THE ROXBURY INNOVATION CENTER |
BOSTON - Tuesday,
September 29, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday celebrated the opening
of the Roxbury Innovation Center in Dudley Square, which will serve
as a unique collaboration among several partners to create a venue for
experimentation, creative thinking and building community connections.
"I want to
bring the future economy to every Boston neighborhood," said Mayor
Walsh. "The Roxbury Innovation Center will be a catalyst for
economic development and lifting the entire community."
Located in the
Bolling Building, which opened this past spring and serves as the new Boston
Public Schools headquarters, the Roxbury Innovation Center is 3,350
square feet of flexible event space, classroom-style training space
and a creative technology lab.
The Roxbury Innovation
Center will support local economic development by encouraging innovation and
entrepreneurship. The Venture Café Foundation will run
the Roxbury Innovation Center as a mission-driven not-for-profit
gathering and event space. The space is positioned as a local space that will
be available for groups to provide programs that support innovators,
entrepreneurs and business founders. In addition to working with many
programming partners, including flagship programming partner, SkyLab, with
their Educate-Activate-Incubate bootcamp approach-Venture Café also produces
programming to activate the space and connect the innovation economy.
"The Roxbury Innovation
Center is meant to provide a supportive environment
for local entrepreneurs to
cultivate their concepts and then start their
businesses. We want to increase access to resources and grow the social
fabric that encourages founders in
the Roxbury neighborhood to take risks and grow
their big ideas ," said Kevin Wiant, Executive Director of the
Venture Café. "This is a highly collaborative project, and an
experimental one. Entrepreneurs and innovators need lots of different types
of resources to develop, support and scale their ideas. We're glad to be
working with SkyLab, the Boston Public Schools, the City of Boston, and many
local innovators to test out new ideas and maximize the impact potential of
the Roxbury Innovation Center."
The creative
technology lab will house specialized technology and equipment including
microelectronics, digital fabrication technologies (including 3D
printing, laser cutting and CNC machining) and creative editing
software.
All groups
interested in providing neighborhood-based programming designed to convene
and develop local entrepreneurs and grow the community of innovators are
encouraged to get in touch. The Innovation Center will be able to support
networking events, workshops, hackathons and more.
For more information
and to book meeting or event space please visit www.roxburyinnovationcenter.org.
The Venture Cafe
Foundation
The Venture Café
Foundation's believes that every person with an idea should feel empowered to
become a successful entrepreneur, no matter their background, origin, or
education. The Venture Café's mission is to connect the innovation community,
expand the definition of innovation, and build a more inclusive innovation
economy. The Venture Café Foundation enhances and accelerates the innovation
process through spaces, programs, and conversations for individuals and
organizations to gather and build relationships. Please visit our
website for more information about our other programs. The Venture Café
Foundation is incorporated as a Massachusetts Not-for-Profit Corporation and
is a 501 (c) 3 company.
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