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August 10, 2023
The IQ® Brew: Transportation Broadband with NCTCOG Transportation Planners
This month’s IQ Brew® featured Collin Moffett and Connor Sadro, MPA. Discussing Leveraging Technology for Smart Mobility and Sustainability: NCTCOG’s Freight Optimization and Digital Infrastructure Programs in the DFW Metroplex.
This topic explores two innovative initiatives by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The first program focuses on Freight Optimization, utilizing advanced technology and a cloud-based V2X approach to reduce operating costs and emissions for freight vehicles in industrial districts. The second program, Digital Infrastructure, aims to enhance access to healthcare, employment, education and other essential services in underserved areas through broadband connectivity and smart transportation infrastructure partnerships with local agencies and telecom providers. These initiatives demonstrate how NCTCOG is at the forefront of promoting efficient, sustainable and equitable mobility solutions in the region.
July 13, 2023
The IQ® Brew: Allegro Richardson R&D Focus and CHIPS Act Impact and Implications, Ravi Gokhale, Allegro MicroSystems
This month’s IQ Brew® featured Ravindra Gokhale, Sr. Director Engineering, Power. Ravi will kick off the event by introducing Allegro Microsystems. As a renowned global leader in sensing and power solutions, Allegro is at the forefront of motion control and energy-efficient systems. Following this introduction, Ravi will delve into the exciting details of the newly opened R&D Center right here in Richardson, TX, highlighting its key areas of focus. To conclude his insightful presentation, Ravi will shed light on the profound impact and far-reaching implications of the CHIPs Act.
June 8, 2023
The IQ® Brew: Envision Richardson Comp. Plan Update, Keith Krum, AICP, City of Richardson
This month’s IQ Brew® featured Keith Krum, Planning Projects Manager, discussing the Envision Richardson Comprehensive Plan Update.
As Richardson prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday, the City is looking to the future with the Envision Richardson Comprehensive Plan Update. Find out at this month’s IQ Brew® how Envision Richardson will build on planning efforts that have been completed since the adoption of Richardson’s current comprehensive plan in 2009 – the establishment of the Richardson Innovation Quarter®, The CORE District and others.
For more information, please visit envisionrichardson.com.
September 23, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Dr. David Lary, UT Dallas (Hybrid)
On Thursday, September 23, The IQ® Brew featured Dr. David Lary, PI for the Multi-scale Integrated Interactive Intelligent Sensing Center, which will be located in The IQ®.. The overall mission of this center is to use machine learning to holistically bring together multiple massive environmental datasets to provide advanced decision support tools addressing a range of significant issues such as droughts and rising global temperatures faced in North Texas and beyond.
June 10, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Cindy Shafer, Network of Community Ministries (Virtual)
On Thursday, June 10, The IQ® Brew featured Cindy Shafer, CEO of the Network of Community Ministries, who spoke about the events and programs offered by Network and the new facility that will be located in The IQ®.
May 27, 2021
The IQ® Brew: US Patent and Trademark Office (Virtual)
On Thursday, May 27, The IQ® Brew featured the US Patent and Trademark Office who discussed copyright basics and considerations for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
May 25, 2021
Richardson IQ® Update (Hybrid)
On May 25, the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and City of Richardson updated the Richardson IQ property owners, business owners, and other parties who may have interest on various projects and reports from the past year.
UT Dallas representatives also presented information about the five new research centers that will be coming to The IQ.
May 13, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Dr. Arun Gupta, Skyven Technologies (Virtual)
On Thursday, April 22, The IQ® Brew featured Dr. Arun Gupta, Founder and CEO of Skyven Technologies, a Richardson IQ Company. Skyven Technologies is a company decarbonizing the industrial sector with clean, emissions-free solutions for thermal energy. From building prototypes in his garage to winning multi-million-dollar contracts with some of the world’s largest companies, Arun has pioneered both the technology and business of clean thermal energy.
April 22, 2021
The IQ® Brew: US Patent and Trademark Office (Virtual)
On Thursday, April 22, The IQ® Brew featured Hope Shimabuku and Christine L. Nelson, both with the Texas Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Hope and Christine discussed trademarks and the rules and regulations for filing a trademark application.
March 25, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Mary Cooley, SCORE Instructor (Virtual)
On Thursday, March 25, The IQ® Brew featured Mary Cooley with SCORE. SCORE Dallas is a non-profit organization that can be the resource your business needs to not only start up a business but to assist you in growing the business you’re already running. SCORE instructor Mary Cooley discussed SCORE’s services and how to use and see the valuable Workshops and Webinars that are offered each month.
March 4, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Dr. Victor Fishman, Texas Research Alliance (Virtual)
On Thursday, March 4, The IQ® Brew featured Dr. Victor Fishman, Executive Director of the Texas Research Alliance. The Texas Research Alliance is building productive research and innovation relationships among industry, municipalities, public agencies, not for profits, and our regional research universities. The target market is anyone with a real world challenge that partnerships will help solve. With $2.5M seed funding from NCTCOG, the Texas Research Alliance (TRA) is developing the North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies (NTCMT).
February 25, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Marta Gomez Frey, Collin Small Business Development Center (Virtual)
On Thursday, February 25, The IQ® Brew featured Marta Gomez Frey, Director of the Collin Small Business Development Center. For over twenty years, Marta Gómez Frey has been helping business owners start and grow their businesses. From her beginnings in a family business based in Richardson, TX, to working with entrepreneurs for the Collin Small Business Development Center at Collin College, Marta has counseled hundreds of men and women in the areas of marketing, management, financing, growth strategies, government contracting and family business issues.
February 11, 2021
The IQ® Brew: The IQ Brew: Jennifer Sanders, North Texas Innovation Alliance (Virtual)
On Thursday, February 11, The IQ® Brew featured Jennifer Sanders, Co-Founder of the North Texas Innovation Alliance. The North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA) is a 501c3 consortium of cross-sector organizations including public, private, civic and academic entities, working to build and implement a regional smart, connected and resilient strategy for North Texas.
January 28, 2021
The IQ® Brew: Dr. Latifur Khan, UT Dallas (Virtual)
On Thursday, January 28, The IQ® Brew featured Dr. Latifur Kahn of UT Dallas who led a team of 20 computer scientists in creating a video game mechanism to detect cheating. Using popular video game Counter-Strike, the researchers created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports industry. The research was done with funding from the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, National Security Agency, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard Development Co.
December 17, 2020
The IQ® Brew: TheLab.ms (Virtual)
On Thursday, December 17, The IQ® Brew featured TheLab.ms President Olivia Snyder and Vice President Tommy Falgout as they prepare to open the new Makerspace in the Richardson IQ. TheLab.ms was founded in 2013 and has been an asset to the North Texas innovation ecosystem. In 2020, theLab.ms relocated to the Richardson IQ and is set to open in early 2021 at 999 E. Arapaho Road, Suite 300.
December 3, 2020
The IQ® Brew: US Patent and Trademark Office (Virtual)
On Thursday, December 3, The IQ® Brew hosted two US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) representatives who presented an introduction to intellectual property (IP) and USPTO resources for small businesses. The speakers covered four types of IP, how you can use IP to protect and grow your business, and the resources available from the USPTO.
January 28, 2020
Richardson IQ®: District Name Announcement
October 17, 2019
Greenville Avenue: Road Reveal
June 13-14, 2019
Richardson IQ®: Block Party
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