Since the founding of Stanford Research Park in 1950, the role of science-based research parks and innovation has expanded across the U.S and around the globe. Many of these parks focus on hosting earth and space science labs, corporations, and spin out companies and have become important hubs in science and tech-based economic development.Hear practitioners from U of Arizona, U of Maryland, University of New Orleans and a leading global research park membership organization how communities have leveraged their earth and space science activities to build thriving parks. Learn how they are overcoming the challenges of earth and space science federal funding in developing a connected science future in the U.S. and around the globe