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						<title>CCAT Establishes Laser Industry Award</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Robert Murray 860-282-4210
East Hartford, CT &amp;ndash; The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc (CCAT) is pleased to announce the establishment of the CCAT Innovation Award for Laser Applications in Manufacturing operations. This award will be given annually at the Symposium for Advanced Laser</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:31:12 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=173</link>
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						<title>ADVANCE Training Grant Program to Address Training Cuts</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Natalie Real 860-282-4204
East Hartford: The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has been awarded a two year implementation grant from Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford in the amount of $300,000 to administer the ADVANCE Initiative.
The ADVANCE Training Grant</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:11:34 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=172</link>
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						<title>CCAT awarded five year contract with the U.S. Army for research and development of advanced defense systems</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Natalie J Real 860-282-4204
East Hartford: The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has been awarded a five year contract from the US Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ for the establishment of The Applied Nanotechnology Consortium (TANC).</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:50:11 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=171</link>
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						<title>CCAT receives $18M in funding for assistance in developing greener fuels </title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:&amp;nbsp; Natalie Real 860-282-4204
East Hartford:&amp;nbsp; The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has provided more than $18M in funding to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) to provide expertise in assisting the federal government</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:21:47 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=170</link>
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						<title>CCAT Wins Technology-Based Economic Development Award</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2009</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:59:44 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=169</link>
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						<title>CCAT Wins Technology - Based Economic Development Award</title>
						<description>EAST HARTFORD, CT &amp;ndash; The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has been named a 2009 award-winner for Excellence in Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED) by the State</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:06:17 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=168</link>
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						<title>CCAT and Industrial Laser Solutions to Join Forces at the 5th Annual Symposium for Advanced Laser Applications (SALA) </title>
						<description>PennWell Corporation announced today that Industrial Laser Solutions (ILS) and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) have joined together to promote the Symposium for Advanced Laser Applications (SALA) conference and exhibition to be held in East Hartford, CT on April 14-15, 2010.
Paul Denney, Acting Director of CCAT's Laser</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:33:26 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=167</link>
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						<title>Innovation Pipeline Accelerator Management to Change Hands</title>
						<description>Matthew Nemerson, President and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC), and Elliot Ginsberg, President and CEO of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) jointly announced today that the state wide one-stop intake and resource matching program for start-up and early stage high potential technology firms known as the Innovation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:28:04 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=166</link>
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						<title>Connecticut Approves $10.8M to Fund CCAT-Created Plan to Improve Energy Reliability in Southwest Connecticut </title>
						<description>A plan developed by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) to improve energy reliability in southwest Connecticut through the use of distributed generation has received approval for $10.8 million in capital grants.
The capital grants are for projects analyzed in the Regional Energy Reliability Plan for Mission Critical</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:07:58 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=163</link>
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						<title>CCAT Authorized to Grant CEUs to Teachers</title>
						<description>The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) announced today that the Connecticut State Department of Education has named CCAT as an approved provider to grant continuing education credits (CEUs) for public school teachers in the state.
While CCAT has been recognized for its innovative professional development in science, technology,</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:32:33 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=161</link>
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						<title>HABCO, LASERDYNE SYSTEMS Partner with CCAT’s Laser Applications Laboratory</title>
						<description>The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) announced today that two leading aerospace manufacturing equipment makers &amp;ndash; HABCO, Inc. and LASERDYNE SYSTEMS -- have agreed to place their cutting-edge air flow measurement hardware and laser drilling equipment at CCAT&amp;rsquo;s Laser Applications Laboratory (LAL), and will lead a joint workshop</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:35:04 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=160</link>
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						<title>CT Department of Higher Education Awards $92,000 Grant to The Children's Museum</title>
						<description>The Connecticut  Department of Higher Education has awarded a $92,000 Teacher Quality Partnership  grant to The Children's Museum, in partnership with the Connecticut Center for  Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) and the University of Hartford. This grant will  fund a year-long training and mentoring program for thirty elementary school </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 10:45:40 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=159</link>
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						<title>LaunchQuest Rocket Results</title>
						<description>Although it failed to reach its target altitude of 70 miles, the May 2 lift-off of a rocket carrying experiments by middle and high school students yielded some important lessons for the burgeoning young scientists and engineers who participated in the CCAT-led LaunchQuest program.UP Aerospace's 20-foot long, 700-pound SpaceLoft XL rocket</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:39:47 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=158</link>
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						<title>CCAT Resignation</title>
						<description>Robert E. Mansfield, Jr., director and principal investigator for the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology&amp;rsquo;s (CCAT) National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL), has announced his resignation, effective May 1.
Mansfield, a retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General with 34 years of experience, was recruited by CCAT from Lockheed</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 08:18:52 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=156</link>
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						<title>CCAT-Sponsored Rocket Launch Program Sends Science Education to New Heights</title>
						<description>This  weekend, middle and high school science students from the Greater Hartford area,  as well as NASA Explorer schools from across the country and The Netherlands  will send small payload experiments into space as part of LaunchQuest - a major  aerospace education program created by The Connecticut Center for Advanced  Technology,</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:10:39 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=155</link>
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						<title> CCAT To License Acoustic Break-Through Monitoring Technology For Laser Drilling</title>
						<description>EAST HARTFORD, CT &amp;ndash; The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) will begin selling licensing rights for its newly developed, acoustic monitoring technology that can be used to detect the break-through of laser-drilled holes in turbine engine components.This technology, developed by CCAT&amp;rsquo;s Laser Applications</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:49:42 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=154</link>
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						<title>CCAT's Laser Symposium Continues to Attract Industry Interest </title>
						<description>EAST HARTFORD, CT - More than 130 attendees from 76 companies across six countries and the United States descended on Rentschler Field last week to learn more about the latest developments in the use of laser technology in aerospace manufacturing, during the fourth annual Symposium for Aerospace Laser Applications (SALA) 2009, held by the Connecticut</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:12:52 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=153</link>
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						<title>Elka Precision Wins Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Grant</title>
						<description>[Click here to download file]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:Elinor Hargreaves, CCAT, (860) 291-8832, ehargreaves@ccat.us Leonid Kashchenevsky, Elka Precision, (860) 585-7965, lkashchenevsky@yahoo.com
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. -- The Connecticut Center</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:00:38 -0400</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=148</link>
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						<title>Gov. Rell Announces Biofuel Grants</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; CONTACT: Adam Liegeot, 860-301-4055, adam.liegeot@ct.gov&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Governor Rell Announces State Grants to Spur Biofuel Production, Research and Testing&amp;nbsp;Producers Share $2.2 Million While</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:41:33 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=146</link>
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						<title>Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Policy Briefing</title>
						<description>May 16, 2007
Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Policy Briefing - May 16, 2007The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology participated in CBIA's Manufacturing &amp;amp; Technology Day at the North Lobby/Hall of Flags at the Connecticut State Capitol. This event featured demonstrations of products that are developed and/or manufactured in Connecticut,</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:55:18 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=142</link>
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						<title>2008 NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo</title>
						<description>March 31- April 3, 2008
2008 National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies participated as an exhibitor at the National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference 2008 and Hydrogen Expo US on March 31 through April 1, 2008 in Sacramento, California.</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:59:01 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=134</link>
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						<title>2008 Hydrogen Road Tour</title>
						<description>August 12, 2008
Hydrogen Road Tour 2008</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:56:19 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=133</link>
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						<title>Preliminary Plan for Fuel Cell Economic Development</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joel Rinebold, jrinebold@ccat.us
January 1, 2007
EAST HARTFORD, Conn -- The preliminary Plan for Fuel Cell Economic Development, a report from the Connecticut Dept. of Economic and Community Development and prepared by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. has been released.
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						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:42:49 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=128</link>
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						<title>CT Business Financing Fair</title>
						<description>March 13, 2007
CT Business Financing FairStamford Marriott</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:32:34 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=127</link>
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						<title>The Women's Congress Event</title>
						<description>March 29, 2007
The Women&amp;rsquo;s Congress EventBoston Convention &amp;amp; Exhibition Center - Boston, MA
Event Details</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:25:53 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=123</link>
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						<title>NBIA Conference</title>
						<description>April 2, 2007
NBIA ConferenceSeattle, WA
Event Details</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:24:21 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=122</link>
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						<title>SBIR Free Seminar</title>
						<description>May 15, 2007
Free seminar &amp;ldquo;Small Business Opportunities with the Federal, State and Local Government&amp;rdquo; at the Westport Library, featuring a panel of 5 experts.</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:22:49 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=121</link>
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						<title>The Future of Manufacturing is Innovation</title>
						<description>June 19-21, 2007
CT SBIR The Future of Manufacturing is Innovation
More Information</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:21:15 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=120</link>
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						<title>Dawnbreaker Licensing Workshop</title>
						<description>September 11, 2007
Dawnbreaker Licensing Workshop
Sheraton Hartford HotelEast River Drive, East Hartford, CT
More Information</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:19:19 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=119</link>
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						<title>DLA Workshop</title>
						<description>January 31, 2008
DLA WorkshopCCAT HQAgendaInformation</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:10:47 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=117</link>
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						<title>NIH SBIR Proposal Writing Workshop</title>
						<description>March 19, 2008
NIH SBIR Proposal Writing WorkshopMore Information</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:06:10 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=116</link>
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						<title>CT Symposium on Microelectronics & Optoelectronis</title>
						<description>April 9, 2008
Connecticut Symposium on Microelectronics &amp;amp; OptoelectronicsUniversity of ConntecticutThomas J. Dodd Center, Stoors Campus
Event Website</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:03:40 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=115</link>
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						<title>SME-Composites Manufacturing 2007</title>
						<description>April 10-12, 2007
SME-Composites Manufacturing 2007Salt Lake City, UT
Event Website</description> 
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:36:35 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=106</link>
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						<title>SALA 2008</title>
						<description>SALA 2008The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. held the largest US Symposium for Aerospace Laser Applications (SALA) and was held on April 2 &amp;amp; 3, 2008 in East Hartford, CT.&amp;nbsp; The event brought together leaders from industry, government and academia to exchange perspectives and information on implementing state of the</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:36:33 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=93</link>
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						<title>47th International Paris Air Show</title>
						<description>June 18-24, 2007
47th International Paris Air ShowParis, France http://www.paris-air-show.com/en/</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:29:17 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=91</link>
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						<title>NALI Program Review 2007</title>
						<description>June 21-22, 2007
NALI Program ReviewEvent Details </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:18:34 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=86</link>
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						<title>SME-ISAAT2007 INternational Grinding Conference</title>
						<description>September 26-28, 2007
SME- ISAAT2007 International Grinding ConferenceDearborn, MI http://www.sme.org</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:14:56 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=85</link>
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						<title>National Manufacturing Week</title>
						<description>September 25-27, 2007
National Manufacturing WeekRosemont, IL http://www.devicelink.com/expo/rosemont07/</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:11:15 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=84</link>
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						<title>EMO Hannover</title>
						<description>September 17-22, 2007
EMO HannoverHannover, Germanyhttp://www.emo-hannover.de</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:09:12 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=83</link>
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						<title>Defense Manufacturing Conference</title>
						<description>December 3-6, 2007
Meeting UTC-2007 Defense Manufacturing ConferenceLas Vegas, NV http://www.dmc.utcdayton.com</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:05:29 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=81</link>
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						<title>NALI Program Review 2008</title>
						<description>July 9-10, 2008
NALI Program Review 2008
Rentschler Stadium, East Hartford CT
Invitation
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						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:36:05 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=79</link>
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						<title>IEW4-REACH Seminar</title>
						<description>June 30, 2008
IEW4 - REACH Seminar
Herb Estreicher's Presentation
Rosemary Gallant's Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:03:59 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=75</link>
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						<title>IEW3- Innovation Discipline</title>
						<description>February 20, 2008
IEW3 - Innovation Discipline
GEN3 Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:57:00 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=74</link>
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						<title>IEW2-Total Productive Maintenance</title>
						<description>January 18, 2008&amp;nbsp;
IEW2 - Total Productive Maintenance
Unicorr Presentation
Fuss&amp;amp;O'Neill / Kaman Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:54:18 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=73</link>
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						<title>IEW1-Supply Chain Management Essentials</title>
						<description>June 05, 2007&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
IEW1 - Supply Chain Management Essentials
Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:50:15 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=72</link>
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						<title>2008 Farnborough Air Show</title>
						<description>July 14-20, 2008 Farnborough Air Show
Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:44:29 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=71</link>
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						<title>2007 Paris Air Show</title>
						<description>June 18-24, 2007 Paris Air ShowThe State of Connecticut went to the 2007 Paris Air Show in France on June 18-24, 2007.&amp;nbsp; The Connecticut Center for Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration (CMSCI), the CT Department of Economic &amp;amp; Community Development DECD and 12 Connecticut manufacturers were promoting Connecticut&amp;rsquo;s World Class</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:40:23 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=70</link>
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						<title>2006 Farnborough Air Show</title>
						<description>July 14-23,2006
Farnborough Air Show
Presentation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:34:52 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=69</link>
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						<title>Connecticut Quality Council Holds Facilitator Skills Workshop</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Ed Marinko, emarkino@ccat.us
Connecticut Quality Council To Hold Facilitator Skills Workshop
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. -- The Connecticut Quality Council, part of CCAT's Manufacturing and Supply Chain Initiative, will hold a Facilitator Skills Workshop at CCAT's East Hartford Campus.
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						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:11:23 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=62</link>
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						<title>NCAL Seminars and Open Forums on the Aerospace Manufacturing Report</title>
						<description>January 7-9, 2008
National Center for Aerospace Leaderhip (NCAL) Seminars and Open Forums on the Aerospace Manufacturing Report, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., East Hartford</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:12:56 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=49</link>
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						<title>CT Companies Garner Nearly $200K in Nanotech SBIR Grants</title>
						<description>Connecticut companies garner nearly $200K in nanotech SBIR grants Massachusetts High TechThree Nutmeg State companies reeled in a total of $195,000 in state funding for nanotechnology research and development.&amp;nbsp; Each company won a $65,000 grant from the Connecticut Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Office. The Connecticut</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:36:54 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=46</link>
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						<title>SecureRF Awarded National Science Foundation Grant for Secure RFID</title>
						<description>News Release12/13/07SecureRF Awarded National Science Foundation Grant for Secure RFID Tags &amp;nbsp;Security on RFID Tags Will Benefit Pharmaceutical and Other Industries&amp;nbsp;
WESTPORT , CT , November 1, 2007 &amp;ndash;SecureRF Corporation announced it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:09:36 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=44</link>
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						<title>Thoughtventions Wins $1000,000 SBIR Award</title>
						<description>Thoughtventions Wins $100,000 Small Business Research Innovation award (SBIR) from NSF for CO2 Conversion DeviceApril 12, 2008; East Hartford, CT
The CT SBIR Office, an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., in partnership with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, is pleased to announce that</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:06:39 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=43</link>
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						<title>State Awards $195,000 to Three CT Nanotechnology Companies</title>
						<description>State Awards $195,000 To Three Connecticut Nanotechnology CompaniesMarch 15, 2007 East Hartford, CT
The Connecticut Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Office, an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), has awarded three winners in its State-funded, pilot SBIR program designed to promote emerging</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:02:25 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=42</link>
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						<title>CT SBIR Office Funds Competition for 40 Technology Assessment Reports</title>
						<description>CT SBIR Office to Fund Competition for 40 Technology Assessment Reports, &amp;ldquo;Showstoppers to Commercialization&amp;rdquo;
April 24, 2007.&amp;nbsp; East Hartford, CT.&amp;nbsp; The Connecticut SBIR Office, an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), announced today that it will award 40 idea assessment reports to</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:00:10 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=41</link>
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						<title>State Launches Initiative to Link Companies With University Nanotech Talent</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2007
Contact: Deb Santy, CT SBIR Offic, (860) 282-420, dsanty@ccat.us
Building a Talent Bridge: State Launches Initiative to link Companies&amp;nbsp;with University Nanotech Talent&amp;nbsp;
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- In partnership with the State of Connecticut's Office of Workforce Competitiveness,</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:52:14 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=40</link>
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						<title>SBIR Award Results in New Patent</title>
						<description>SBIR Award Results in New Patent
For Rapid-Fire Ballistic Missile Defense Application
&amp;nbsp;October 29, 2007.&amp;nbsp; East Hartford, CT.&amp;nbsp; The Connecticut Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Office, an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., announced today that Electron Optics Development Co.,</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:47:50 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=39</link>
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						<title>Connecticut Analytical Corp. Assembles </title>
						<description>PRESS RELEASEDecember 11, 2007 For Immediate ReleaseContact:Elinor Hargreaves - 860-291-8832Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
Connecticut Analytical Corp. Assembles &quot;DREAM TEAM&quot; And Wins NASA SBIR Phase II Contract&amp;nbsp;Hartford, CT, the Connecticut Center for Advanced</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:40:59 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=38</link>
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						<title>CCAT NCAL Hosts STEP NC Demonstration and Conference</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CCAT&amp;rsquo;s NCAL hosting STEP NC Demonstration and Conference
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The STEP Manufacturing team (ISO TC184 SC4 WG3 T24) will meet at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), in East Hartford, CT, October 1 to 2, 2008, to demonstrate and discuss advanced uses of the STEP-NC</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:08:40 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=36</link>
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						<title>CCAT NCAL Hosts CIACP Composites Conference</title>
						<description>CCAT's NCAL hosting CIACP Composites Conference
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- CCAT's National Center for Aerospace Leadership will host a composites technology conference in East Hartford, CT October 8 &amp;amp; 9, 2008.&amp;nbsp; It is organized by the Consortium for Improving/Integrating Advanced Composites Processes (CIACP), which is headed by the American</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:00:34 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=35</link>
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						<title>The Digital Age of Manufacturing</title>
						<description>August 1, 2006
The Digital Age of Manufacturing</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:44:58 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=33</link>
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						<title>NALI Phase 1 Final Report</title>
						<description>DOWNLOAD: NALI Phase 1 Final Report</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:39:22 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=32</link>
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						<title>UP Aerospace Announces Three New Space Launches</title>
						<description>July 16, 2006
UP Aerospace Announces Three New Space Launches</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:33:32 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=31</link>
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						<title>NALI-Program Review Event a Success</title>
						<description>July 6, 2006
NALI-Program Review Event a Success</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:28:44 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=30</link>
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						<title>Fuel Cell Economic Development Prelimiary Plan</title>
						<description>Preliminary Plan for Fuel Cell Economic DevelopmentA Report from the Connecticut Dept. of Economic and Community Development
Prepared by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. January 1, 2007
Read the Executive Summary</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:00:15 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=27</link>
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						<title>Governor Rell Receives Prelimiary Report on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry</title>
						<description>&amp;nbsp;
January 4, 2007
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Contact:&amp;nbsp; Adam Liegeot, 860-524-7313, Adam.Liegeot@ct.gov
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Click here for full report --&amp;gt; </description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:52:16 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=26</link>
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						<title>Governor Rell Announces Efforts to Promote and Expand Connecticut’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industrie</title>
						<description>Governor M. Jodi Rell and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) today announced that Connecticut will have a strong presence at the National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 and Hydrogen Expo US on March 19-22, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas.
&amp;ldquo;This is a great opportunity for our state to showcase</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:47:36 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=25</link>
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						<title>CCAT Wins a Gold CQIA Innovation Prize</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Palisano, spalisano@ccat.us
CCAT Wins Gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Innovation Prize
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has won a gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Innovation Prize for its &quot;Students in Space:</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:40:35 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=24</link>
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						<title>Elliot Ginsberg Named CEO</title>
						<description>Elliot Ginsberg Named CEO to Technology CenterCCAT Press ReleaseEast Hartford, CT
Elliot A. Ginsberg, former Chief of Staff to First District Congressman John B. Larson, (D-CT), has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), Inc., 111 Founders Plaza, East Hartford. This new</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:03:11 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=23</link>
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						<title>CCAT Welcomes Robert E. Mansfield, Jr.</title>
						<description>CCAT Welcomes Robert E. Mansfield, Jr. as Director, NCAL The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. is pleased to welcome Brigadier General Robert E. Mansfield, Jr., USAF (retired) as Director of the National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL).&amp;nbsp; Previously, Mr. Mansfield was with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as their Director</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:57:21 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=22</link>
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						<title>Teachers Academy Announced</title>
						<description>NASA-PLAN Teachers Academy AnnouncedEAST HARTFORD, CT, JULY 13, 2007: The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), in partnership with the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium, is sponsoring an innovative summer professional development program that will introduce middle- and high-school teachers to the latest developments</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:50:02 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=21</link>
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						<title>Workshop Prepares Teacher to Develope Future Workforce</title>
						<description>Connecticut Space Grant Workshop Prepares Teachers to Develop Future Workforce EAST HARTFORD, CT, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), in partnership with the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, recently concluded the summer session of the first</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:44:20 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=20</link>
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						<title>Fuel Cell Coalition Meeting</title>
						<description>Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition Meeting - March 15, 2007On Thursday, March 15, 2007, representatives from the Connecticut Center for Advanced technology, inc. (CCAT )and other members of the Connecticut
Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition met at the Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center (CGFCC) at the University of Connecticut for their</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:46:29 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=19</link>
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						<title>2007 NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo</title>
						<description>2007 National Hydrogen Association (NHA)Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen ExpoThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. and the Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition (Coalition) participated as an exhibitor at the
National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference 2007 and Hydrogen Expo US on March 19-22,</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:40:42 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=18</link>
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						<title>Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Bus Tour</title>
						<description>Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Bus Tour - April 10, 2007On April 10, 2007, New England's first zero-emission, hydrogen-powered fuel cell bus began service around downtown Hartford. The 40-foot hybrid electric
fuel cell transit bus stopped by the Legislative Office Building so that legislators, members of the Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:27:37 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=17</link>
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						<title>Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology</title>
						<description>The Fifth International Conferenceon Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and TechnologyJune 18-20, 2007The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies (CCAT), along with the Connecticut Hydrogen&amp;ndash;Fuel Cell Coalition (Coalition), was an exhibitor at the
Fifth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:24:39 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=16</link>
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						<title>Fuel Cell Coalition</title>
						<description>Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell CoalitionCluster DevelopmentThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
(DECD), hosted a cluster strategy work session on October 11, 2007 for the Connecticut Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry.</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:22:34 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=15</link>
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						<title>2007 Fuel Cell Seminar</title>
						<description>2007 Fuel Cell SeminarThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. and the Connecticut Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Coalition (Coalition) participated as an exhibitor at the
2007 Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition on October 15-19, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. The Coalition was one of more than 130 exhibitors at the Fuel Cell
Seminar</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:18:44 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=14</link>
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						<title>"Green" Vehicle Technology Expo and Workshop</title>
						<description>&quot;Green&quot; Vehicle Technology Expo and WorkshopThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc participated at the &quot;Green&quot; Vehicle Technology Expo and Workshop on October 23, 2007. The Technology
Expo and Workshop was attended by representatives from the leading companies providing CNG, hydrogen and hybrid vehicles to municipal and</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:15:35 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=13</link>
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						<title>2008 NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo</title>
						<description>2008 National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Annual Hydrogen Conference and Hydrogen Expo USThe Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies participated as an exhibitor at the National Hydrogen Association Annual Hydrogen Conference 2008 and
Hydrogen Expo US on March 31 through April 1, 2008 in Sacramento, California. CCAT was one of more</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:09:29 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=12</link>
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						<title>SBIP Program Announced</title>
						<description>December 1, 2007Are you a &quot;Technology Company Located In A Connecticut Incubator Facility?&quot;The State of Connecticut in conjunction with the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has sponsored a Small Business Incubator Grant Program, administered by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT). The purpose</description> 
						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:57:33 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=9</link>
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						<title>CCAT Names Mansfield as Director of NCAL</title>
						<description>The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. is pleased to welcome Brigadier General Robert E. Mansfield, Jr., USAF (retired) as Director of the National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL).&amp;nbsp; Previously, Mr. Mansfield was with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics as their Director of Global Supply Chain Services.&amp;nbsp; Mr. Mansfield brings</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:58:23 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=8</link>
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						<title>Marinko Named CQC Program Administrator</title>
						<description>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EAST HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) has named Ed Marinko as Program Administrator for the Connecticut Quality Council (CQC)
CQC was recently relocated to CCAT from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Hartford and is now part of CCAT's Manufacturing</description> 
						<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:52:37 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=7</link>
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						<title>Connecticut Space Grant Workshop Prepares Teachers to Develop Future Workforce</title>
						<description>&amp;nbsp;EAST HARTFORD, CT, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), in partnership with the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, recently concluded the summer session of the first NASA-PLAN Teachers Academy.
Teachers from 15 school districts across</description> 
						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:31:35 -0500</pubDate>						
						<link>http://www.ccat.us/press/releases/?press_release_id=3</link>
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