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🌿 #SustainabilityLabs are collaborative hubs for individuals dedicated to exploring and advocating for sustainability. At this Lab, Sunni Hutton from Tenants Transforming Greater St. Louis will be sharing their Home is Where our Health Is report. This report was intended to develop a comprehensive understanding of the code enforcement process and present solutions to prevent renter displacement and reduce negative health outcomes from lead, mold, and pest infestations. 🦖 Come to T-REX today at 3:45 pm today for this FREE event. #stlouis #stlmade #downtownstl #sustainability #stlevents

Arrey Obenson discusses the services provided by the International Institute of St. Louis —from housing support to job readiness to driving instruction—that have made the city so attractive to refugees and immigrants in America. #DTNSTL #STL #StLouis #stlmade #Immigration

We are excited to announce Dr. Nadine Alameh as the day two opening keynote speaker at FOSS4G North America. Dr. Alameh is the inaugural Executive Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute – a new institute in the US, founded to fuel geospatial science & technology with a consortium of academic & research organizations in the Midwest. Dr. Alameh is a recognized leader (and cheer-leader) in the geospatial field with experience in Aviation, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Earth Observations, Public Safety, and Defense. Prior to joining the Taylor Geospatial Institute, she was CEO & President of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) where she led the global consortium in making geospatial information Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). During her career, Nadine held various roles in industry from the Chief Architect for Innovation at Northrop; to CEO of an Aviation startup; to senior technical advisor to NASA’s Applied Science Program. Dr. Alameh is an appointed member of the U.S. National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) and sits on the board of the UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Private Sector Network. She has received multiple awards – most recently the 2024 St. Louis Business Journal Most Influential Business Woman award, the 2023 Annual Women in Technology Leadership award, the 2022 Geospatial World Diversity Champion award, and the 2019 Geomatics Canada Diversity Leadership Award. Nadine has a Ph.D. and 2 M.S. degrees from MIT in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-related fields, and has a Bachelor in Computer & Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut. We are excited to have Dr. Alameh speak at #FOSS4GNA. Registration is still open. Visit https://www.foss4gna.org to register.

Arrey Obenson, President & CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis, shares why growing our foreign-born population is key to restoring St. Louis to its former prosperity. #DTNSTL #STL #stlouis #stlmade #downtownstl

Great process for the new NGA campus here in St. Louis! We are excited to see the finished product in 2025.

🥇 The St. Louis Startup World Cup Semi-Finals concluded this week and we would like to say congratulations to these 10 startups for making it to the Regional Finals: AI: Capacity Biotech / Healthtech: AirSeal CardioVascular Consumer Manufacturing: Muia Materials Consumer Packaged Goods: The Girls Company Direct to Consumer: TimeBolt.io Agtech / Foodtech: SAYeTECH TAAS / SAAS: King of the Curve (KOTC) Fintech / Geospatial: TransitChat Data: SimpleRose Wild Card: Immunophotonics, Inc. The Finals will bring together these 10 winning startups to present their 5-6 minute pitches to a panel of Venture Capital Investors. The judges will vote onsite to select the winning founder, who will then be given the opportunity to represent St. Louis in the Grand Finale Startup World Cup event in California this October. Come out to support our regional founders on September 9th as they go head-to-head to participate in the largest pitch competition in the world! Presented by TechSTL and The Post Building.

🌐 Registration is now open for T-REX's next online event: Unlocking the Future with Geospatial AI. This event will be on two separate dates and times: September 3rd from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM and September 19th from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/g6zCRZdg #Geospatial #Geo #GeoAI #AI #DTNSTL #STL #StLouis

Join TechSTL at T-REX today for Founders Unplugged, a fire side chat that brings the entrepreneurship community of St. Louis together for a “behind the scenes” look at scaling in the Midwest. Our two founders this week are Gavin Pringle from JAKAPA and Tova Feinberg from VertiGreens. Sponsored by Fidelity Investments. #DTNSTL #TechSTL #StLouis #STLMade #STL

🔔 New Episode Tomorrow at 8:00 AM: This week, John Berglund sat down with Arrey Obenson, President and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis. Originally from Cameroon, Obenson immigrated to the United States nearly two decades ago to attend Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. With extensive experience in community engagement and a passion for social justice, he now leads the International Institute of St. Louis, a vital hub for immigrant services and community engagement. The Institute provides resources and support to help new arrivals integrate and thrive in the St. Louis area. Obenson's goal is to foster inclusion and leverage the talents of the immigrant community to build a more prosperous St. Louis. #DTNSTL #STL #StLouis #STLMade #SaintLouis #Podcast

Registration is now open for our next online event: Unlocking the Future with #Geospatial #AI ! Even better, this event will be on two separate dates and times: Sept. 3rd from 11am-noon and Sept 19th from 6-7pm. Register NOW: https://lnkd.in/g6zCRZdg #GeoAI #DTN #downtownnorth #stl