Region

Florida’s High Tech Corridor spans 23 counties across the state, connected by three research universities, more than 20 local and regional economic development organizations, 14 community and state colleges, 12 regional workforce boards, countless industry groups and the thousands of innovative companies that call this region home.

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Counties

Alachua
Brevard
Citrus
De Soto
Flagler
Hardee
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Lake
Levy
Manatee
Marion
Orange
Osceola
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Volusia

University Partners

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Community & State Colleges

Brevard Community College
www.brevard.cc.fl.us
College of Central Florida
www.cf.edu
Daytona State College
www.daytonastate.edu
Hillsborough Community College
www.hccfl.edu
Lake-Sumter Community College
www.lscc.edu
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
http://www.scf.edu
Pasco-Hernando Community College
www.phcc.edu
Polk State College
www.polk.edu
Saint Johns River Community College
www.sjrcc.edu
Santa Fe College
www.sfcollege.edu
Seminole State College of Florida
www.seminolestate.edu
South Florida Community College
http://www.southflorida.edu
St. Petersburg College
www.spjc.edu
Valencia Community College
http://valenciacc.edu
The Florida College System Foundation
www.fldoe.org/cc/foundation/default.asp

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Technology Transfer

Florida A&M University Technology Transfer Office of Technology Transfer, Licensing, and Commercialization
http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?DOR_division_of_research&WhoWeAre
Florida Atlantic University Office of Technology Transfer
www.fau.edu/research/ott/
Florida Gulf Coast University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
www.fgcu.edu/orsp
Florida International University Office of Sponsored Research Administration
http://dsrt.fiu.edu/
University of Central Florida Office of Research and Commercialization
www.research.ucf.edu
University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing
www.rgp.ufl.edu/otl/
University of Miami Office of Technology Transfer and Industry Research
www.miami.edu/techtransfer
University of North Florida Division of Sponsored Research and Training
www.unf.edu/dept/research/IPATT.html
University of South Florida Division of Patents and Licensing
www.research.usf.edu/pl/

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Economic Development Organizations

Alachua County Department of Growth Management
352.374.5249
http://www.co.alachua.fl.us
Central Florida Development Council Inc.
863.534.4370
www.cfdc.org
Citrus County Economic Development Council Inc.
352.795.2000
www.citrusedc.com
City of Cocoa
321.637.7219
www.cocoafl.org
City of Deltona
352.795.2000
www.deltonafl.gov
DeSoto County Economic Development Office
863.993.4800
www.desotoedo.com
Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast
800.535.0203
www.spacecoastedc.org
Economic Development Commission of Sarasota County
941.309.1200
www.edcsarasotacounty.com
Enterprise Flagler
800.899.7962
www.enterpriseflagler.org

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Enterprise Florida Inc.
407.956.5600
www.eflorida.com
Florida Economic Development Council Inc.
813.977.3332
www.fedc.net
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
352.334.7100
www.gainesvillechamber.com
Gainesville Council for Economic Outreach
352.378.7300
www.gainesvillechamber.com/Economic-Development.aspx
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation
813.218.3300
www.tampaedc.com
Haines City Economic Development Council
863.422.2525
www.hainescityedc.com
Hardee County Chamber of Commerce
863.773.6967
www.hardeecc.com
Hernando County Office of Business Development
352.540.6400
www.hernandobusiness.com
Highlands County Economic Development Commission
863.385.1025
www.highlandsedc.com
Hillsborough County Economic Development Department
813.272.7232
www.hillsboroughcounty.org/econdev/
Lake County Economic Growth and Development
352.343.9899
http://EGR.LakeCountyFL.com
Lakeland Economic Development Council
863.687.3788
www.lakelandedc.com
Manatee Economic Development Council
941.748.3411
www.manateeedc.com
Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
407.422.7159
www.orlandoedc.com
Nature Coast Business Development Council Inc. (Levy County)
352.486.5470
www.naturecoast.org/contact.html

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Ocala/Marion County Economic Development Corporation
352.291.4410
www.ocalaedc.org/
Osceola County Economic Development Department
407.742.4200
www.chooseosceola.com
Pasco Economic Development Council
888.607.2726
www.pascoedc.com
Pinellas County Economic Development
888.759.5627
www.siliconbay.org
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
386.328.1503
http://putnamcountychamber.org/
Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
941.955.8187
www.sarasotachamber.com
Seminole County Department of Economic Development
407.665.7132
www.businessinseminole.com
St. Petersburg Economic Development Department
727.893.7100
www.stpeteshines.com
Sumter County Economic Development Council
352.793.3003
http://sumtercountytoday.com/scedc.asp
Tampa Bay Partnership
813.878.2208
http://www.tampabay.org
Volusia County Department of Economic Development
800.554.3801
http://volusia.org/economicdevelopment/

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Workforce Boards

Agency for Workforce Innovation
www.floridajobs.org
Alachua/Bradford Regional Workforce Board
www.floridaworksonline.com
Brevard Workforce Development Board Inc.
www.brevardjoblink.org
Citrus/Levy/Marion Workforce Development Board
www.clmworkforce.com
Employ Florida
www.employflorida.com
Heartland Workforce Investment Board Inc. (DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands)
www.heartland-workforce.org
Pasco Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership Regional Board Inc.
www.pasco-hernando.com
Polk County Workforce Development Board Inc.
www.polkworks.org
Suncoast Workforce Board Inc. (Manatee, Sarasota)
www.swdb.org
Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance
www.workforcetampa.com
Workforce Central Florida
www.workforcecentralflorida.com
Workforce Development Board of Volusia and Flagler Counties Inc.
www.centerforbusinessexcellence.net
Workforce Florida
www.workforceflorida.com
WorkNet Pinellas
www.worknetpinellas.org
WorkSource
www.worksourcefl.com/

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Technology Incubators & Venture Capital Organizations

Central Florida Community Development Corporation (CFCDC)
www.cfcdc.com
Florida Business Incubation Association
www.fbiaonline.org
Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA)
www.trda.org
Florida Institute of Technology Tech Start Incubator
www.fit.edu/floridatechstart/
Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center
www.gtecflorida.com
Milcom Technologies
www.milcomtech.com
National Business Incubation Association
www.nbia.org
Seminole Technology Incubation Center
www.seminoleinc.com
Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Incubator
www.biotech.ufl.org/
Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida
www.sbdc.usf.edu
STAR Technology Enterprise Center
www.startecflorida.com
University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program
www.incubator.ucf.edu
Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
www.incubator.usf.edu

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Industry Organizations

General Technology

AeA – Advancing the Business of Technology
(Formerly the American Electronics Association)
http://www.aeanet.org/AeACouncils/FLCouncilStart.asp

Tampa Bay Technology Forum
www.tbtf.org

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Orlando Section:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/orlando
West Coast Section:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/floridawc/
Gainesville Section:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/gainesville/
Daytona Beach Section:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/daytona/
Canaveral Section:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r3/canaveral/
Melbourne Section:
http://www.ieeemelbourne.org/

Council for Educational Change
www.changeeducation.org

Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
http://www.floridamep.org

Gainesville Area Innovation Network (GAIN)
www.gain-net.org/
Agritechnology

Agricultural Institute of Florida
http://aiflorida.org/

Dairy Farmers Incorporated
http://www.floridamilk.com/

Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers Inc.
http://www.foginfo.org/

Florida Citrus Processors Association
http://www.fcplanet.org

Florida Citrus Mutual
http://www.flcitrusmutual.com

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
http://www.ffva.com/

Highlands County Growers Association
http://www.hccga.com/

Florida Farm Bureau
http://www.floridafarmbureau.org

Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Association
http://www.ffaa.org

Aviation & Aerospace

Florida Aviation and Aerospace Alliance
www.faaa.org

Florida Aviation Trades Association
http://www.fata.aero

Florida Airports Council
http://www.floridaairports.org

Space Florida
http://www.spaceflorida.gov/

Digital Media/Interactive Entertainment

Digital Media Alliance Florida
http://www.dmaflorida.org

Florida Digital Media Education Consortium

Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH
http://orlando.siggraph.org

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Financial Services

Florida Venture Forum
http://www.flvencap.org/

Financial Florida

Florida Association of Insurance Agents
https://www.faia.com

Florida Bankers Association
http://www.floridabankers.com

Information Technology

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
http://www.afcea-orlando.org/

Association of Information Technology Professionals
North-Central Florida Chapter: http://www.aitp-ncfl.org/
Polk Chapter: http://www.polkaitp.org

Citrus IT Alliance
http://www.citrusitalliance.net/

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
http://www.cfhimss.org

IT Florida
http://www.itflorida.com

Society for Information Management Central Florida Chapter
http://www.simnet.org

Life Sciences/Medical Technologies

BioFlorida
http://www.bioflorida.com/

BioOrlando
http://www.bioorlando.com/

Florida Medical Manufacturer's Consortium
www.flamedmfg.org

Microelectronics/Nanotechnology

International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
http://www.imaps.org/chapters/florida/index.htm

nanovip.com: International Nanotech Business Directory
http://www.nanovip.com/

Particle Engineering Research Center
http://www.erc.ufl.edu

Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
Space Coast Chapter: http://www.smta.org/chapters/chapters_detail.cfm?chapter_id=114
Tampa Chapter: http://www.smta.org/chapters/chapters_detail.cfm?chapter_id=15

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Modeling, Simulation & Training

Institute for Simulation and Training Affiliates
http://www.ist.ucf.edu

The International Council on Systems Engineering
Central Florida Chapter: http://www.cfincose.shorturl.com/
Space Coast Chapter: http://www.incose.org/scc/
Orlando Chapter: http://www.incose.org/orlando/

The International Test and Evaluation Association
http://www.itea.org/southeast_region.asp

National Center for Simulation
http://www.simulationinformation.com

National Defense Industrial Association
Central Florida Chapter: http://www.ndia-cfl.org
Greater Tampa Bay Chapter: http://tampabayndia.org/

Optics & Photonics

Florida Photonics Cluster
http://www.floridaphotonicscluster.com

International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
www.spie.org

Laser Institute of America (LIA)
www.laserinstitute.org

Optical Society of America
http://www.osa.org/

Society for Information Display (SID)
http://sid.creol.ucf.edu/home.htm

Sustainable Energy

Florida Green Building Coalition
http://www.floridagreenbuilding.org

Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy
http://www.energy.ufl.edu/index.php

Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.flaseia.org/

Power Center for Utility Explorations
http://pcue.eng.usf.edu/