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We are expecting 850 attendees for the luncheon.

CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of more than 3,000 companies in the San Diego region and is widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful organizations linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for commercialization of innovative products in high tech and life sciences. The program has been modeled in more than 50 regions around the world. CONNECT has been recognized by Time, Inc. and Entrepreneur magazines and in 2011 won the national State Science and Technology Institute’s 2011 Excellence in Tech Based Economic Development Award for Building Entrepreneurial Capacity. In 2010, CONNECT was the recipient of the Innovation in Economic Development Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for creation of Regional Innovation Clusters. CONNECT manages the San Diego, Imperial Valley, Inland SoCal Innovation Hub (iHub) designated by the state of California Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development in 2010. Key to our success has been the unique “culture of collaboration” between research organizations, capital sources, professional service providers and the established industries.

KVA Stainless will be in the audience with 800+ other spectators, holding our breath, waiting to see if our name is called in the category of “Action and Sport Technologies.”

Of the 100+ companies that vie to be the Most Innovative New Product of the year, 24 make it through the rigorous judging process and only eight walk up to the podium to receive this prestigious honor.

Jesse James gets back in the saddle with a guest appearance on “American Chopper”that is showcasing his first bike in five years as part of a three-way build-off with the Teutels.

Jesse James, “This isn’t a game to me. This is my whole life,” said James, who chose to build the bike out of stainless steel because he’s never been good at welding it. “I figured it was the best thing to build a bike out of, especially something this under the microscope. I should pick the thing I’m afraid of and use that.”

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Ritte van Vlaanderen Cycles builds http://www.ritteracing.com a Cutting Edge bicycle frame using KVA Stainless’ http://www.kvastainless.com/bicycles.html MS2 stainless steel bike tubing with Carbon tubing.

The ID Agency has partnered with Leader Bike to showcase the new 2012 Ford Focus that will debut today at the annual SEMA convention in Las Vegas within the Ford manufacturer booth.

Pro fixed gear rider Michael Chacon will have his new signature “Hurricane” bike by Leader Bike on display along with the vehicle. The bike was inspired by the project Ford Focus and features a custom British racing green paint job, KVA’ MS2 stainless steel frame and Michael’s own signature Hold Fast straps.

ID will also be showing Michael around the SEMA show for the first time to checkout the latest offerings from the automotive industry. The Focus and bike will be seen at future automotive and bike events where Michael may be doing trick demos.

The Project 2012 Ford Focus features a custom carbon fiber Downforce bodykit designed by Jon Sibal, BASF paint, Wraptivo carbon fiber roof, Brembo big brake kit, HRE Performance C90 wheels, Toyo Proxes T1 Sport tires, KW coilovers, VLED custom LED lighting, Thule bike rack, Magnaflow exhaust, Recaro Sportster seats, AEM cold air intake and Kicker car audio system built by BP Auto Sound.

Special thanks to: Lucas Oil, Leader Bike, Michael Chacon, Street Concepts, Griffin Auto Wurx, KVA, Jon Sibal, Incipio and everyone that helped with this project.

Directed by Christian San Jose