I ran into Simon today. I recognized him from a distance at University Plaza and went over to say hi.
We spoke briefly I told him about what I was up to and asked him how things were going at the Accelerator Centre. He said that it’s great and the program is really helping him. His company, Semacode, is part of the program at the R+T Park
He also mentioned BarCamp to me and suggested maintaining a list and feed of UW-business related blogs.
Semacode’s Software Development Kit is a system for ubiquitous computing. Using the Semacode SDK you can create visual tags for objects and contexts, and read them using a mobile camera phone. [...] The SDK software contains the capability to detect and decode the tag very rapidly with the camera on your phone.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
Accelerator Centre (acceleratorcentre.com)
The Accelerator Centre will encourage the growth of high-tech firms and act as a catalyst for the creation of new products and services. [...] It goes beyond simply providing office space; it provides entrepreneurs and new companies with access to coaching, mentoring, professional management advice, and even services, such as accounting, IP management, high-speed internet access and vital business networks. [...] To maximize the economic return to the community, the Accelerator Centre will help systematically evaluate the innovations, protect the intellectual property, help form companies from the most promising technologies and license other innovations to established companies.