The 11th annual Community College Program will be held from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm on Monday, June 23, 2014 at the Embassy Suites in San Diego, CA in association with the annual international Biotechnology Industry Organization meeting held nearby at the San Diego Convention Center. The CCP brings together community college faculty, high school teachers, industry and organizations focused on biotechnology, biomanufacturing, regenerative medicine, biofuels/industrial biotechnology, and biomedical devices to learn from each other and to develop a network of educational programs to support industry needs for biotechnicians. The four sessions include: Tools for the Bioeconomy; Faces of Success - Career Pathways of Community College Graduates; Workforce Readiness for Bioscience Emerging Technologies; and Biotech Education Goes Global - International Collaboration in the Education and Training of Biotechnology Technicians.

The keynote will be delivered by Peter Pellerito, vice president for state government relations and alliance development for the Biotechnology Industry Organization.