Nominations Are Open – Celebrate the Leaders and Companies Building UNY’s Ecosystem

June 14, 2016

UPSTATE, NY – (PRESS RELEASE) – Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) announced that nominations are now open for the 2016  Upstate Venture Ecosystem Awards. This year’s Awards Luncheon will be preceded by a morning conference titled Upstate Unleashed. Nominate members of Upstate’s startup community online at https://uvc.org/Awards-Nominations. Early Bird registration is also open at 2016-Upstate-Unleashed-Awards.Eventbrite.com.

According to UVC cofounder and CEO, Nasir Ali, “Upstate’s entrepreneurship ecosystem has witnessed tremendous growth over the past decade. Last year’s awards guests asked for more opportunities to learn and network with each other and so we added the Upstate Unleashed mini-conference to the Awards Luncheon.  The 2016 conference theme is Discover | Connect | Celebrate. We will showcase Upstate business and technology leaders who are building the future today. There will also be lots of opportunities for guests to interact with each other and the speakers.”

Following the conference sessions, the Luncheon will celebrate the achievements of  ecosystem leaders in five categories:

 

 

 

 

 

Nominate leaders for each of these awards online at UVC.org/Awards-Nominations. The last day for nominations is July 31, 2016. An independent panel of judges will review nominations. The finalists in each category will be announced in early September and the winners will be revealed at the September 16 Awards Luncheon at Turning Stone.

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About UVC

UVC is a 501c3 public nonprofit creating an entrepreneur-led startup ecosystem for Upstate NY. Our mission is to connect and empower Upstate NY entrepreneurs with the resources for building high-growth companies. Since 2010, UVC has helped launch six angel funds and four startup accelerators. UVC also hosts a region-wide events calendar, online startup map and a communications platform that reaches over 10,000 founders and startup supporters. In 2014, UVC launched UNY50, an invitation only network of individuals who have experienced the startup world roller coaster and are committed to helping build the next great Upstate company. UVC was awarded the 2015 Global Innovation Ecosystem Award. More information at https://uvc.org and here’s how the community can help support our mission https://uvc.org/Ecosystem-Growth.

Contact
Upstate Venture Connect
Nasir Ali
315.235.1283
nasir@uvc.org

Kathryn Cartini
315.400.2611

kathryn@uvc.org

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