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'''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September 1946) |
'''Ederyn Williams''' (born 21 September 1946) is an academic and businessman, influential in the field of [[technology transfer]]. He is the son of the Welsh academic, novelist and critic [[Raymond Williams]]. In 1976 he was a joint author of ''The Social Psychology of Telecommunications'', a seminal text of [[social presence theory]]. |
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After seven years research at [[University College London]], [[Cambridge University]] and [[Johns Hopkins University]],<ref name=B /> he joined [[British Telecom]] where he managed businesses in information technology,<ref name=B>{{cite web |
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|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=51155001&privcapId=28690184 |
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|title=Executive Profile: Ederyn Williams |
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|work=Bloomberg Businessweek |
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|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> and was the head of the games company [[Telecomsoft]] during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |
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|url=https://archive.org/stream/popular-computing-weekly-1986-11-06/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1986-11-06#page/n5/mode/2up |
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|title=News Desk - Beyond is brought from the cold |
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|work=Popular Computing Weekly |
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|date=6–12 November 1986|page=6 |
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|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> |
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From 1991 he was the Managing Director of University of Leeds Innovations Ltd.,<ref name=B /> and in April 2000 he joined the [[University of Warwick]] where he founded a department which later became [[Warwick Ventures]], a [[technology transfer|technology commercialisation]] company.<ref name=P>{{cite web| |
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url=http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/news/member-detail.asp?ItemID=458 |
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|title=Queen's Award for Director of Warwick Ventures |
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|publisher=PraxisUnico|date=2010-04-21 |
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|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> In April 2010 he was awarded the [[Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion]] for his role in the development of [[knowledge transfer]] from universities to business in the UK.<ref name=P /> He retired from Warwick Ventures in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |
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|url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/ventures/news/quentin_compton-bishop |
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|title=Warwick Ventures welcomes its new CEO |
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|publisher=Warwick University|date=23 August 2011 |
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|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| NAME = Williams, Ederyn |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British University Department Head |
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Revision as of 00:20, 21 February 2014
Ederyn Williams (born 21 September 1946) is an academic and businessman, influential in the field of technology transfer. He is the son of the Welsh academic, novelist and critic Raymond Williams. In 1976 he was a joint author of The Social Psychology of Telecommunications, a seminal text of social presence theory.
After seven years research at University College London, Cambridge University and Johns Hopkins University,[1] he joined British Telecom where he managed businesses in information technology,[1] and was the head of the games company Telecomsoft during the 1980s.[2]
From 1991 he was the Managing Director of University of Leeds Innovations Ltd.,[1] and in April 2000 he joined the University of Warwick where he founded a department which later became Warwick Ventures, a technology commercialisation company.[3] In April 2010 he was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion for his role in the development of knowledge transfer from universities to business in the UK.[3] He retired from Warwick Ventures in September 2011.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Executive Profile: Ederyn Williams". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "News Desk - Beyond is brought from the cold". Popular Computing Weekly. 6–12 November 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Queen's Award for Director of Warwick Ventures". PraxisUnico. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Warwick Ventures welcomes its new CEO". Warwick University. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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