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On November 2, 2017 the Research & Development Council of New Jersey will honor inventors, research organizations, and STEM thought leaders from across the state in a celebration of Edison’s legacy and today’s innovation.  The event will include 20o guest and will be held at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. A unique tribute film will premiere for each winner followed by a celebratory dinner.   To attend and/or sponsor this anticipated event, click on this 38th Thomas Edison Patent Awards Invitation-RSVP Card.  Also, new to the program this year is the opportunity to purchase an ad to highlight your organization and/or congratulate our winners.  For more information, you can contact Council Executive Director Kim Case at kcase@rdnj.org or 973.274.8336.

Last Friday, Million Women Mentors-New Jersey and Cisco hosted the Second Annual Women in STEM Summit in Iselin, New Jersey.  60 attendees gathered at Cisco to be greeted by MWM-NJ Honorary Chair Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and STEMconnector and Million Women Mentor’s Chief Business Development Officer Lorena Fimbres.  Attendees from higher education, industry, non-profit, K-12 as well as students were presented with a series of panels on women and girls mentoring success stories in the Garden State.   Presenters included representatives from Stevens, Cisco, Latinas in STEM, NJIT, Rutgers, Accenture, Johnson& Johnson, Wells Fargo and Stevens.