HOLYOKE – Gov. Deval L. Patrick is scheduled to address a business group here today and officials are hoping he provides site and other details about the planned $80 million high performance computing center.
AMHERST – Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Friday afternoon cited the planned high-speed computing center in Holyoke as an example of the state’s economic recovery. Patrick, who spoke at a regional economic summit held at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, had few details to share on the project’s progress.
The third meeting of the Holyoke Innovation District Design and Development Task Force will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the Visitors Center Exhibit Hall at Holyoke Heritage State Park, 221 Appleton Street, Holyoke. All are welcome. Meeting information, including an agenda, can be viewed here. Task Force members were asked at the last meeting to think about the following questions. To respond to the questions, see link to comments below.
Food for Thought – Three Questions for the Development of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Consultant to Help Assemble the Proposed “Innovation District” Strategy:
HOLYOKE – Ten months after the governor declared it was coming, details have been scarce about where a planned high-performance computing center will be built here and what residents can expect from it in terms of jobs and revenue.
Presentations were presented regarding three topics related to the Innovation District Design and Development. To view, click on the presentations below.
Much More Than a Black Box: What is a High Performance Computing Center? Presented by James Kurose, Distinguished Professor Department of Computer Science – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
A primer on an Atypical Approach to Site Selection: Understanding the Higher Education Consortium’s Customer Centric Role in the Holyoke HPCC Site Selection Process. Presented by Kenn Delude, President Westmass Area Development Corporation
Reinventing Local and REgional Economies: Reflection from North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region and the City-Region of Tampere, Finland. Presented by Robert Kispert, Director of Cluster Development and Carlos Martinez-Vela, Director of Innovation Policy John Adams Innovation Institute/MTC
