Investors and Entrepreneurs, mark your calendars! The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) conference is right around the corner and this year it is being hosted by the Ohio Third Frontier! NASVF is an international organization advocating for the growth of seed and early-stage innovation capital. The annual NASVF conference is being held on October 15–17, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio. The NASVF conference brings recognition to Ohio's unprecedented commitment to growing the state's entrepreneurial ecosystem; dedication to improving capital access for Ohio start-up companies; well-established high-tech industry clusters; synergy between investors, entrepreneurs, academia, research organizations, innovators, and companies; and, our commitment to fostering the education of our young entrepreneurs' with the passion to succeed. For additional conference information, please visit www.nasvf.org.