Organizations

Mi-Light serves as the focal point for the photonics industry in Michigan, bringing together professionals from companies, academia and organizations, dedicated to mutually supporting, promoting and growing Michigan's photonics industry.  Mi-Light’s mission is to promote and grow our internationally-recognized talent pool and leverage our strong industrial and academic capabilities in order to expand the photonics industry, attract funding and stimulate innovation in Michigan.

MOPAN is a non-profit trade association of professionals working in film, television, video, audio and multimedia. MOPAN provides promotional, educational and cultural exchange programs to benefit its membership, students and the community, thereby creating a respected, professional working environment economically beneficial to MOPAN members. Its region extends from Salem to Roseburg and from the Pacific Coast to the Cascade Mountains.

MiKE - Innovation in Milwaukee creates meaningful connections between talent and businesses to develop solutions to challenges in Milwaukee and abroad. It is committed to driving economic development through creative problem solving and the attraction and development of talent by fostering a culture of innovation in Milwaukee. MiKE is an initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.

Milwaukee is considered one of the world’s most significant hubs for water research and industry thanks to the region’s established and extensive history spent engaged in the study, treatment, storage and movement of water within the full water cycle. Milwaukee’s broad-based water technology leadership has evolved over more than 100 years of finding innovative solutions for the most important water issues facing the world.

Minnesota Forest Industries is a trade association that encourages conservation, proper forest management, and industry development to foster sound environmental stewardship, multiple use of timberlands, and long-term timber supply in Minnesota.

The higher education and research institutions located within the Monterey Bay area have combined annual revenues of $1.5 billion, including more than $275 million in research and grant funding. More than 12,000 faculty, staff and researchers are directly employed by these institutions and some 65,000 students are enrolled annually.

C2 is a unique opportunity to bring agricultural industry leaders together — combining forces — to further create one of the world's strongest and most resilient agricultural clusters.

When the tourist cluster representatives got together in the C2 forum, the critical issues coalesced around four strategies: Improved market focus: Improve the level of business intelligence, especially with respect to global trends, new technologies and best practices. Cluster development: The hospitality industry in Monterey County is characterized by a few large operators and hundreds of smaller members.

The Nashville Health Care Council, founded in 1995 as an initiative of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, is an association of health care industry leaders working together to further establish Nashville’s position as the nation’s health care industry capital. The Council is supported by more than 245 member organizations, including Nashville-based and national health care companies and professional services firms that serve the health care industry.

The vision for NCS is to be the internationally recognized leader in supporting and expanding the modeling and simulation community. The mission of NCS is to promote and provide modeling and simulation technology expansion, education, and business development support to the government, industry, and academic communities. The National Center for Simulation promotes coordination, collaboration and public awareness for its member organizations.