The August High Tech Consortium (HTC) of Southern New Mexico membership meeting will be on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Hotel Encanto, 705 S. Telshor, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

This month’s speaker will be Ms. Kathy Hansen, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center. Kathy has spent ten years with the Arrowhead Center, managing entrepreneurship and commercialization initiatives, programs and human resources. She has extensive experience in management of programs and proposals and in business and technology development, managing large technology development contracts for both the private and public sector. Kathy has served NMSU for over 25 years in several positions, including Co-Director of the Aerospace and Autonomous Systems Laboratory and Business Development Director for the Physical Science Laboratory.

HTC membership meetings are open to the public and free. There is a $20 charge for those wishing to order lunch (optional), checks or cash preferred. Anyone interested in growing technology in southern New Mexico is encouraged to attend. For more information call Terry Jack at 575-522-3868, or Paul Deason at 575-644-8427.