AURP celebrates 35th Anniversary at Innovation Elevated -AURP’s International Conference at the University of Utah Research Park
For everyone who attended AURP’s 2021 International Conference (IC2021) in Salt Lake City last month (Oct. 18-21), it may not be hyperbole to say this first AURP in-person gathering in two years soared as high as the Wasatch Mountains. With our gracious and absolutely welcoming hosts – Jonathon Bates and his team from the University of Utah Research Park – our IC2021 conference attendees (both in-person and virtual) every day showed the energy, dynamism and dedication our community of innovation has always demonstrated. In our session, “Reimagining The 21st Century Research Park,” Perkins & Will' s Geeti Silwal said it just right as an encapsulation of what we do: "You want to work toward embracing the community and the community embracing you back while keeping the focus on research, technology and the economy." HR&A Advisors ’ Bob Geolas, in the same session, also said it well: "There's never been a more exciting time to be involved in this kind of w
