I had a chance to sit down with Douglas Arion and ask him what he thought of the Industrial Physics Forum in Brazil. #NIUinBrazil youtu.be/xwktWspYlFM Abstract for Douglas Arion: With the impetus of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, Galileoscope LLC was founded to design, manufacture, distribute, and support a high quality, very low cost telescope kit. The venture aimed to promote science education around the world, in countries rich and poor, and thus had serious constraints on costs, delivery, and communications. To date, the company has delivered over 200,000 units to 106 countries, and continues to operate as a successful venture. The success of the company has been despite a variety of stumbling blocks and problems, which will be described in this presentation on how such a venture is originated, funded, and operates. Bio: The Industrial Physics Forum short course is presented by Dr. Douglas Arion, Donald Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Carthage College. He received his AB in physics from Dartmouth College, and MS and PhD degrees in physics and astronomy from the University of Maryland. From 1983 to 2000 he was employed by Science Applications International Corporation as Senior Scientist, Head of the Applied Physics and Engineering Division, and Assistant Vice President. In 1994 he joined the faculty at Carthage College and created the ScienceWorks entrepreneurial studies program, the first program to teach the skills and knowledge needed for successful technology businesses. He is active with the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, economic development organizations, and many regional firms. Arion helped found the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, a non-profit economic development organization to help businesses re-tool and develop new products and services. In 2008 he started Galileoscope LLC.
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