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  • Applied Felts contract represents milestone for the Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-02-17)
    Virginia's Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (VPMEP) and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) announce the first contract for the Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute (AAPPI) involving commercially-sponsored, university research for a Southside company, Applied Felts, Inc. of Martinsville.
  • Conference to focus on information technology, economic development
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-02-25)
    Information technology professionals, economic developers, educators and economic development experts will congregate in Southside April 18-19 for IRCNAT 2005: Impacting Rural Communities through New Age Technologies. IRCNAT is the first annual information technology conference hosted by the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. Several major speakers have been confirmed for the program, which will feature lectures and panel discussions on a number of themes.
  • Ground broken for Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research facility
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-11-17)
    The Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research (VIPER) broke ground today on its research and testing facility located at Virginia International Raceway. VIPER is a resource to the racing and automotive industries, providing a sophisticated testing environment and world-class research capabilities in the field of vehicle dynamics.
  • IALR facility receives international recognition for audio/visual design and systems integration
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-07-06)
    The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research was recently recognized by the International Communications Industries Association (ICIA) for the audio/visual capabilities within its facility. Technical Innovation, an AV integration firm, along with architecture, engineering, and planning firm Dewberry, was selected for its work with IALR as a winner in the third-annual ARCHI-TECH AV Awards 2005. Winners were recognized at the International Communications Industries Association (ICIA) AV Communications Excellence Awards Banquet on June 7 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
  • IALR hosts first technologies conference
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-12-23)
    Next month, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) will host its first technology conference, Impacting Rural Communities through New Age Technologies (IRCNAT). The three-and-a-half-day conference will focus on the importance of bringing new technology to rural and smaller populated areas, such as Southside Virginia.
  • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research finalist for national economic development award
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-08)
    The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research's mission to be a driver for economic transformation continues to attract national attention. The institute, based in Danville, Va., is a finalist for the U.S. Economic Development Administration Excellence in Economic Development Awards for 2005.
  • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Honored with Regional Innovator Award
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-07-28)
    The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research was honored with a regional Innovator Award as part of the Rising Together: Summit on the Rural South conference held in Point Clear, Ala., in June. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley presented Tim Franklin, executive director, and Nancy Franklin, senior director of Technology and Programs, with an Innovator award at the opening session of the conference. Each year Southern Growth Policies Board, a regional public policy think tank, recognizes innovative programs in the South that are improving the quality of life in the region with the Innovator Awards.
  • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research noted for economic impact
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-04-05)
    The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) in Danville, Va., was selected as a finalist in "Putting It Together: the Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development," a conference hosted by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, the Council of State Governments, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and the National Lieutenant Governors Association.
  • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research opens Southside, Va., research labs in
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-06-17)
    Citizens, leaders, and officials from throughout Southside and administrators from Virginia Tech gathered in Danville to officially open the research laboratories within the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The labs in the Virginia Tech Research Center are now open for operation on IALR's inauguration anniversary.
  • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research receives Governor's Technology Award
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-09-21)
    The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) received a Governor's Technology Award on September 11 at the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) 2006 held in Roanoke.
  • VT Stars Family Technology Awareness Week for students
    Callaway, Curtis (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2006-02-16)
    This week eighth through 12th-grade students are getting hands-on experience using the latest software and technology at the VT STARS Family Technology Awareness Week at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, Va.