The International University Startups Conference will take place December 2-4, 2009 at the Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC. with a pre-conference reception at the British Embassy on December 2, 2009.

The Conference is organized annually by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2.org). This year's University Co-Hosts are the University of Maryland and the University of Texas System. The Government Co-Hosts are the National Science Foundation (Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnership) and National Institutes of Health (Office of Tech Transfer). The Embassy Host is the British Embassy.

The University Startups Conference is a unique conference series dedicated exclusively to creating and funding globally-competitive, venture-backable university startups. We bring together universities creating startups with VCs, angel investors and Fortune 500 technology scouts funding them. The conference also includes NSF, NIH, NIST and other government agencies working on improving the Innovation Economy by increasing the quality and quantity of startups coming out of universities.

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer is partnering with the Science and Technology officials at the various Washington Embassies to include international universities, investors and corporations in Council programs and activities.