Sensus

Sensus, a Xylem brand, helps a wide range of public service providers—from utilities to cities to industrial complexes and campuses—do more with their infrastructure to improve quality of life in their communities. We enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services. Learn more at sensus.com and follow @SensusGlobal on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

Website: sensus.com

AT&T Business

As a communications and Internet of Things (IoT) leader, AT&T is helping cities deploy integrated Smart City solutions to accelerate sustainable economic growth and create safer and more efficient cities in which citizens live, work and play. The AT&T Smart Cities framework helps urban areas address critical issues such as infrastructure, transportation, citizen engagement, public safety and smart grid management, to help better meet the needs of citizens by using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. 

Website: www.att.com/iot

Kansas City Living Lab

The KC Living Lab is a smart city focused, public-private partnership innovation lab managed by Think Big Partners. The lab is designed to identify complex urbanization problems and create a platform in which emerging technologies and new ideas can be tested through access to smart city data streams, API's and SDK's and be considered for pilot deployment opportunities. Additionally, cities and established companies can also analyze, test, validate and innovate existing smart city and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in order to manage risk and deliver maximum ROI to all stakeholders.

Website: http://kclivinglab.org

Think Big Partners

Think Big Partners is an innovation-driven professional services firm located in Kansas City. As one of leading
experts in designing smart city platforms that address complex urbanization
challenges while catalyzing economic growth, Think Big advises cities,
established companies and early stage startup entrepreneurs in the areas of
innovation, smart city design and execution, emerging technology commercialization
and innovation driven economic development. In 2016, Think Big Partners won the
Golden Edison Award for its role in the Kansas City Smart City Project. Think
Big operates Think Big Labs, a civic technology focused innovation and big data
platform that utilizes design thinking and co-creation methodologies to develop
smart city, IoT and emerging technology based solutions and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Website: http://thinkbigpartners.com

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector helps government, education, and nonprofit customers deploy cloud services to reduce costs, drive efficiencies, and increase innovation across the globe. With AWS, you only pay for what you use, with no up-front physical infrastructure expenses or long-term commitments. Public Sector organizations of all sizes use AWS to build applications, host websites, harness big data, store information, conduct research, improve online access for citizens, and more. AWS has dedicated teams focused on helping our customers pave the way for innovation and, ultimately, make the world a better place through technology.

Website: www.amazon.com

Bosch

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected industry. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group's strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life, and to improve quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is "Invented for life."

Website: www.boschusa.com

Burns McDonnell

Our engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists and consultants do more than plan, design and construct. At Burns & McDonnell, our mission is unchanged since 1898: Make our clients successful. More than 5,700 employee-owners partner with you to tackle your toughest challenges in developing the smart cities of the future.

From technology-enhanced smart buildings to mobility solutions that attract residents, we understand the underlying community infrastructure — power, water and transportation — that is the foundation for innovation. We focus on strategic, sustainable solutions that position neighborhoods for the growth ahead.

Website: www.burnsmcd.com

Cisco

Cisco is leading digital transformation in cities and communities with innovative technologies that enable leaders to address key issues using intelligent networking capabilities—turning information into actions that create new capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity. Our solutions provide integrated and validated architectures, an extensive partner ecosystem and decades of expertise in best practices for government. Working together with government, we are delivering strategies for digitization that transform processes, business models and citizen experiences to meet the 24/7 demands of today's world while keeping networks secure.

Website: www.cisco.com

Dell EMC

Dell EMC brings innovation to government organizations of all sizes so they and their citizens can transform and thrive in the digital economy. Becoming a digital organization means transforming operating models, people, and process as well as IT. We uniquely power this digital transformation by delivering best-in-class technology for applications, data, infrastructure and security – from the edge to the core to the cloud. Collectively under the banner of Dell Technologies, Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream, and VMware align to deliver a singular goal: helping governments transform the way they work, so they can transform the lives of the citizens they serve.

Website: www.emc.com

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables government to go further, faster. Our vision is to be the industry's leading provider of secure, next-generation technology that will power data centers today, bridge to multi-cloud environments, and enable an intelligent edge that powers campus, branch and IoT applications for decades to come. To achieve this vision, we are increasing R&D investment, moving aggressively to make strategic acquisitions, and addressing portfolio assets through the spin-mergers. The net result is a portfolio of technology, services and expertise to meet your aggressive mission and operations goals in an every-changing world.

Website: https://www.hpe.com

Juniper Networks

We exist to solve the world's most difficult problems in networking technology. We bring simplicity to networking with products, solutions, and services that connect the world. A company of innovators, we believe that creating simplicity through engineering is the highest form of innovation. From our first release, the ground-breaking M40 router, to today's end-to-end advancements in network security, automation, performance, and scale, our drive to move beyond the constraints of complexity has expanded the reach of networks everywhere. We've enabled our customers to connect to everything and empower everyone in ways that have literally changed the world.

Website: www.juniper.net

Mobileye

Mobileye, an Intel Company, is a global leader in the development of computer vision and machine learning, data analysis, localization and mapping for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and autonomous driving. Mobileye's technology keeps passengers safer on the roads, reduces the risks of motor vehicle crashes, saves lives and has the potential to revolutionize the driving experience. In addition to meaningfully improving safety, Mobileye's technology can generate valuable data regarding a city's infrastructure and potential danger zones.

Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes is a global technology company powering billions of transactions – physical and digital – in the borderless world of commerce. Leading organizations around the world rely on our software and data solutions to help them surface relevant business insights by understanding the relationships between people, places, and things.

Website: https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/location-intelligence/infrastructure-asset-management/eam.html

PTC

PTC helps companies around the world reinvent the way they design, manufacture, operate, and service things in and for a smart, connected world. In 1986 we revolutionized digital 3D design, and in 1998 were first to market with Internet-based product lifecycle management. Today, our leading industrial innovation platform and field-proven solutions enable you to unlock value at the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. With PTC's ThingWorx Platform Solutions for Smart Cities and our global partner ecosystem, you can rapidly build and deploy IoT applications and city-wide platforms and capitalize on the promise of the Internet of Things and augmented reality technology today and drive the future of innovation.

Website: www.ptc.com

Site 1001

Site 1001 is an AI-based building management and maintenance platform that uses core building information, building systems and sensor data in combination with artificial intelligence to put the "smart" in "smart buildings." Cloud-based, mobile first, and location-aware, Site 1001 helps owners, operators and FM pros save money and improve building performance by delivering FM information to the right person in the right place at the right time. Coupled with Site's AI technology, which can anticipate maintenance issues and automatically interact with building systems, Site 1001 users can improve efficiency, slash FM costs, and extend equipment lifecycles without increasing workloads.

Website: https://site1001.com/

Sprint Business

Sprint Business solutions make an impact on your business, helping you serve your customers better, more profitably and more securely.

The unmatched speed and capacity of our network make today's data-heavy, bandwidth-hungry apps zip along swiftly — and help keep our customers nimble. We take control of technology from other vendors, making our customers' tech decisions simpler and better for their bottom line. Our "as a service" solutions help our customers scale up or change course on a dime. And our Bend-over-Backward support gives our customers their time back, freeing them from IT support duties.

That's how Sprint Business works for business.

Website: business.sprint.com

Telensa

Telensa makes wireless smart city applications, including PLANet, the world's most deployed smart streetlight solution with a footprint of over one million lights. PLANet pays for itself by reducing energy and maintenance costs, future-proofs LED investments, and delivers a dedicated smart city network for other applications.

Leading municipalities and utilities are working with Telensa to deploy smart city applications including traffic analytics, environmental monitoring and smart waste.

Telensa's Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) radio combines low cost, wide area coverage and long battery life for massive numbers of devices. UNB is undergoing standardisation with ETSI.

Website: www.telensa.com

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

Tessco Technologies, Inc. is a value-added technology distributor, manufacturer, and solutions provider. Tessco was founded more than 30 years ago with a commitment to deliver industry-leading products, knowledge, solutions, and customer service and supports customers in the public and private sector. Tessco supplies more than 50,000 products from 400 of the industry's top manufacturers in mobile communications, Wi-Fi, Internet of Things, wireless backhaul, and more. Tessco is a single source for outstanding customer experience, expert knowledge, and complete end-to-end solutions for the wireless industry.

Website: www.tessco.com

Ubicquia

UBICQUIAⓇ offers municipalities, utilities, and broadband service providers a cost effective and expandable platform for Smart City deployment including our UbiCell streetlight router providing advanced lighting control, environmental monitoring, public WiFi and small cell services.

Ubicquia's product suite includes:

• UbiCell - the Industry's only NEMA socket based Street Light Router featuring Advanced Light Control, Broadband Connectivity, Location-Based Services, IoT Applications with edge video and audio processing;
• UbiHub™ - the quickest way to provide edge processing and backhaul to network and IoT applications and;
• UbiMetro™ - the first NEMA socket based small cell with Backhaul plus multi-band dedicated host configurations.

Website: www.ubicquia.com

URBAN-X

URBAN-X is a venture accelerator that educates, invests in and advocates for companies shaping the future of cities through technology and design. Founded by MINI, URBAN-X forges meaningful connections with leaders in the public and private sectors, helping early-stage startups turn compelling ideas into viable, scalable solutions for urban life.

URBAN-X is based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at A/D/O, a creative space founded by MINI and dedicated to exploring the boundaries of design. Follow URBAN-X on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Website: www.urban-x.com

Austin Texas

Website: www.austintexas.gov

Kansas City

Website: kcmo.gov

Kansas City Digital Drive

KC Digital Drive is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader to secure our economic prosperity and improve the quality of life for all people in the region. We build civic capacity to help cities adapt to the disruptive impact of emerging technologies.

Website: www.kcdigitaldrive.org

KCP&L

For more than 125 years, KCP&L has played an important role in the growth and development of the Kansas City region as an affordable, reliable electricity provider. The company has more than 3,100 employees who serve approximately 800,000 customers in 47 counties throughout Missouri and eastern Kansas. These employees support nine plants, 26 generating units and 10 peaking facilities. Through innovation, collaboration and involvement, we strive to improve life in the communities we serve.

Website: www.kcpl.com

Light Reading

Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 400,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day and two-day conferences each year for cable, mobile and wireline executives.

Website: www.lightreading.com

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. NSF is a leader in advancing research and innovation that connects science with local communities, revolutionizing them for the future.

Website: www.nsf.gov

NSTXL

TREX

Website: trainingaccelerator.org

US Ignite

US Ignite fosters the creation of next-generation Internet applications that provide transformative public benefit.

By engaging diverse public and private leaders, we "ignite" the development and deployment of new apps with profound impact on how Americans work, live, learn and play.

Website: www.us-ignite.org

Advanced Energy Economy (AEE)

ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY (AEE) is a national association of business leaders who are making the global energy system more secure, clean, and affordable. AEE engages in policy advocacy at the federal, state, and regulatory levels.
Our mission is transforming public policy to enable rapid growth of advanced energy companies. Learn more at www.aee.net

Website: www.aee.net

aSTEAM Village

OUR MISSION: Inspire students and families to pursue education and career pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM), through community-based project learning and innovative programs.

aSTEAM Village is a 501(c)3 organization that focuses on engaging students, families, and educators in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) pathways to facilitate career and education readiness for participation in the 21st Century economies of today and tomorrow.

Website: www.asteamvillage.org

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)

As a leading technology and solutions development organization, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) brings together the top global ICT companies to advance the industry's most pressing business priorities. ATIS' nearly 200 member companies are currently working to address 5G, the All-IP transition, network functions virtualization, big data analytics, cloud services, device solutions, emergency services, M2M, cyber security, network evolution, quality of service, billing support, operations, and much more. These priorities follow a fast-track development lifecycle -- from design and innovation through standards, specifications, requirements, business use cases, software toolkits, open source solutions, and interoperability testing.

Website: http://www.atis.org

Austin Tech Alliance

Austin Tech Alliance is a member-based nonprofit that promotes civic engagement in Austin's tech sector and supports tech-forward policies to tackle our community's most pressing challenges.

Website: www.austintech.org

ATI

The Austin Technology Incubator harnesses business, government and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance, and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition into successful, high growth technology businesses.

Website: ati.utexas.edu

CIO Review®

CIOReview is a technology magazine that talks about the enterprise solutions that can redefine the business goals of enterprises tomorrow. It is the leading source that shares innovative enterprise solutions developed by established solutions providers, upcoming hot enterprises and is a neutral source for technology decision makers. Published from Fremont, California, CIOReview is an excellent platform for the enterprise to showcase their innovative solutions.

Website: www.cioreview.com

CityMetric

CityMetric.com is the leading Smart Cities website across the Globe, our aim was to create an urbanism site taking complicated and technical ideas from the world of city development, and make them accessible to a mainstream audience. Our audience of policymakers, business leaders, c level decisions makers, and thought leaders who hold huge budgets for Smart City initiatives, our focus is on matters relating to infrastructure, planning, structures, sustainability and city development, smart payments and many other key areas.

CityMetric has a readership of 2.1 million impressions and 475,000 unique visitors per month as well as a readership of 4 million across the New Statesman media group. Our social media 8,800+ Facebook followers, 17,400+ Twitter followers and on our newsletter.

We have a range of proven solutions to fit within your budget, whether it be high impact branding campaigns, advertorials, sponsored Podcasts, Microsites and much more.

Website: www.citymetric.com/topic/smart-cities

Cities Today®

Cities Today is the only global magazine containing analysis, comment and best practices on sustainable urban development, connecting local governments with public and private sector solutions.

With an expert editorial advisory board comprising the World Bank, UN-Habitat, UNEP, and city associations ICLEI, C40, UCLG ASPAC, UCLG Africa, UCLG MEWA, Sister Cities International and FLACMA, the publication highlights the challenges facing city leaders and local governments in mobility, finance, smart technology, health care, energy efficiency, water, sanitation, security and housing.

Website: www.cities-today.com

Cleantech San Diego

Cleantech San Diego is a nonprofit member organization that positions the greater San Diego region, including Imperial County, as a global leader in the cleantech economy. The organization achieves this by fostering collaborations across the private-public-academic landscape, leading advocacy efforts to promote cleantech priorities, and encouraging investment in the San Diego region. Cleantech San Diego's membership includes more than 100 local businesses, universities, governments, and nonprofits committed to advancing sustainable solutions for the benefit of the economy and the environment.

Website: cleantechsandiego.org

Cleantech University Prize

CleanTX

CleanTX s the energy and clean technology industry group for Central Texas. Headquartered in the capital city of Austin, CleanTX is uniquely positioned at the nexus of government, industry, academia, utility and community interests. Through our advancement of public-private partnerships, leadership on community education, and networking platform for key industry stakeholders, CleanTX supports our rapidly growing clean energy economy.

Website: cleantx.org

ComEd

Website: www.comed.com

Dallas Innovation Alliance

The Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) is a Public Private Partnership focused on the design and execution of a multi-phased Smart City strategy for Dallas. The DIA includes stakeholders from the City of Dallas, private corporations, civic/NGO organizations and academia who are invested in Dallas' continued evolution as an forward-thinking, innovative, and Smart global city. DIA operates from the definition that a Smart City is one where social and technological infrastructures and solutions facilitate sustainable economic growth, resource efficiency, and importantly, improves the quality of life for its citizens.

Website: www.DallasInnovationAlliance.com

Digi.City

Website: www.digi.city

Innovation & Tech Today

The leading publication for cutting edge, innovative technologies, and those individuals driving the industry forward, Innovation & Tech Today is committed to featuring fascinating stories, products, and people across a plethora of industries. From education, engineering, gaming, travel, photography, and smart fabrics to wearables, smart home technology, business innovations, and so much more, our team of experts and journalists celebrate a passion for innovation across the board. With a different theme and special contributors every quarter, I&T Today offers something for everyone. Whether your interests lie in sustainability and clean energy, innovations in business strategy, sports and medical technology, or home automation, Innovation & Tech Today is your tech magazine.

Website: innotechtoday.com

Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF)

Security and trust are fundamental to the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) systems.  IoTSF is the global home for IoT security and the natural home for IoT product and service vendors, network providers, technology adopters, researchers and industry professionals.
The mission of IoTSF is to help secure the Internet of Things, in order to aid its adoption and maximise its benefits.  To do this, IoTSF promotes knowledge and clear best practice in appropriate security to those who specify, make and use IoT products and systems.

IoTSF is an international, collaborative and vendor-neutral initiative led by industry and inclusive of all technology providers and service beneficiaries.  Learn more about IoTSF at https://iotsecurityfoundation.org/.

Website: iotsecurityfoundation.org

Internet2

Website: www.internet2.edu

International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)

The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) is a global association of experienced professional planners. It was founded in 1965 in a bid to bring together recognised and highly-qualified planners in an international network. The ISOCARP network brings together individual and institutional members from more than 80 countries worldwide. As a non-governmental organisation ISOCARP is recognized by the UN, UNHCS and the Council of Europe. The Society also has a formal consultative status with UNESCO.

The objectives of ISOCARP include the improvement of planning practice through the creation of a global and active network of practitioners. ISOCARP encourages the exchange of professional knowledge between planners, promotes the planning profession in all its forms, stimulates and improves planning research, training and education and enhances public awareness and understanding of major planning issues at a global level.
The association's main event is the annual World Congress, which focuses on a globally-significant planning theme and which takes place in a different country each year.

Website: www.isocarp.org

KC Social Innovation Center

KC Social Innovation Center focuses on economic opportunity in digital cities, advancing experiential education and learning to unlock opportunities for all youth, and to empower the future workforce in Kansas City.

Website: kcsocialinnovation.org

Light Reading

Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) combines its research-led online communities and targeted events portfolio to help those in the global communications industry make informed decisions. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for telecom analysis for more than 400,000 subscribers each month, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content and reputation. Light Reading produces targeted communications events and focused one-day and two-day conferences each year for cable, mobile and wireline executives.

Website: www.lightreading.com

MBDA Business Center

he MBDA Business Center in Phoenix is federally funded by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), U.S. Dept. of Commerce, and locally operated by the AZ Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The Phoenix MBDA Business Center assists Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) clients with achieving higher levels of growth and competitiveness. While we serve all MBEs, target clients are (1) firms with annual revenues of over $1,000,000; (2) firms involved in high-growth industries (e.g., green technology, clean energy, health care, IT, infrastructure and broadband technology, among others); or (3) firms with rapid growth potential. Our mission is to foster the growth, expansion, & competitiveness of minority business enterprises (MBEs) by assuring access to credit, capital, markets, and consultation (Business & Professional) collateral, and other resources.

Website: www.phoenixmbdacenter.com

Metrolab Network

Website: www.metrolabnetwork.org

NSTXL

The National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) is a consortium of Industry, Investment, and Academic members working to build the national security marketplace to accelerate innovation discovery and deployment. NSTXL aligns existing Department of Defense (DoD) programs, while partnering with military installations for new technology pilot, test and development efforts. NSTXL aims to address a range of operational and installation needs, from individual warfighter technology up to large-scale installation projects by supporting open innovation to deliver technology solutions that meet DoD requirements.

Website: www.nstxl.org

oneM2M

oneM2M is the global standards initiative that covers requirements, architecture, API specifications, security solutions and interoperability for Machine-to-Machine and IoT technologies. oneM2M was formed in 2012 and consists of eight of the world's preeminent standards development organizations: ARIB (Japan), ATIS (U.S.), CCSA (China), ETSI (Europe), TIA (U.S.), TSDSI (India), TTA (Korea), and TTC (Japan), together with six industry fora or consortia (Broadband Forum, CEN, CENELEC, GlobalPlatform, Next Generation M2M Consortium, OMA) and over 200 member organizations. oneM2M specifications provide a framework to support applications and services such as the smart grid, connected car, home automation, public safety, and health. oneM2M actively encourages industry associations and forums with specific application requirements to participate in oneM2M, in order to ensure that the solutions developed support their specific needs. For more information, including how to join and participate in oneM2M, see: www.onem2m.org.

Website: www.onem2m.org

Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC)

The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) is an initiative of business, government, academic, and nonprofit leaders working together to accelerate the Research Triangle region's cleantech economy. Since 2012, RTCC has worked to focus stakeholders on a single vision to promote cleantech innovation, accelerate research, and support sector growth in the region and North Carolina. The Research Triangle region is recognized as a global cleantech hub, with 350+ companies and research institutions developing innovations to shape a more sustainable future for cities, communities, and citizens.

Website: www.researchtriangle.org

Smart Cities San Diego

Smart Cities San Diego is collaboration between public, private, and academic organizations working to develop and implement initiatives that will improve the San Diego region's energy independence, empower consumers to embrace clean technologies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and drive economic growth. The mission of Smart Cities San Diego is to drive existing energy programs forward, identify new opportunities, embrace additional collaborators, and make the San Diego region a leader in the smart cities movement.

Website: cleantechsandiego.org/smart-cities-home/

SmartX Community Exchange

The SMART Community Exchange (SCE) brings together individuals and organizations through a powerful global platform.

We believe that a thriving community of SMART Experts, Leaders, and Learners working together will provide balanced and efficient solutions for Business, Environment, and Society.

We advance Positive Development (PD) and SMART Growth Economic Development through SMART partner projects, international SMART trade and investment.

We share strategic Information, Education, Advocacy and Networking Resources, to foster SMART Commerce Worldwide.

Website: www.SmartCommunityExchange.com

University Of Kansas

Since its founding, the University of Kansas has embodied the aspirations and determination of the abolitionists who settled on the curve of the Kaw River in August 1854. Their first goal was to ensure that the new Kansas Territory entered the union as a free state. Another was to establish a university.

Today, KU has become a major public research and teaching institution of 28,447 students and 2,600 faculty on five campuses (Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park, Wichita, and Salina). Its diverse elements are united by their mission to educate leaders, build healthy communities, and make discoveries that change the world.

A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities since 1909, KU consistently earns high rankings for its academic programs. Its faculty and students are supported and strengthened by endowment assets of more than $1.44 billion. It is committed to expanding innovative research and commercialization programs.

Website: www.ku.edu

University of Missouri – Kanas City (UMKC)

The University of Missouri – Kanas City (UMKC) is at the heart of a thriving urban area of Kansas City, and the city's life and energy influence everything that happens here.
UMKC is becoming a model urban research university characterized by accredited, signature graduate, undergraduate and professional programs in more than 125 academic areas; a dynamic undergraduate population; a highly diverse faculty, staff and student body; and active engagement with its city and region. Our students come from all 50 states and 85+ countries, enriching our community with diverse perspectives; The small, 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio means professors take mentorship of our students seriously. We are proud to contribute to a student-centered urban university, serving our mission of learning, discovery, research and service, inspired by our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and respectful interaction. We are Kansas City's university.

Website: www.umkc.edu

University Of Texas

Website: www.utexas.edu

VisionKeepers

VISIONKEEPERS is a six-part public television series exploring how individuals and organizations across the country are leaving the world a better place than they found it. These "VisionKeepers" look to the mindset of past generations for inspiration; to an era when a simpler lifestyle provided a more sustainable model for using our resources.

Filmed in Oregon, Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri, and Texas, in Season One, the series travels the country seeking out a diverse range of people and businesses whose work is having positive environmental, economic, and social impacts on their communities.

Website: visionkeeperstv.com

WECOM

Wi-Fi Alliance®

Wi-Fi Alliance® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 30,000 Wi-Fi products. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet's traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.

Website: www.wi-fi.org