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title: 'Silicon Forest Universe: Get yourself into orbit'
date: '2007-09-12T10:51:37-07:00'
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  - Oregon
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# Silicon Forest Universe: Get yourself into orbit

Have a hard time visualizing the Silicon Forest? Maybe the [Silicon Forest Universe](http://uap.ncr.vt.edu/docs/HeikePublications/Silicon_Forest.pdf "Silicon Forest Universe") can help.

The Silicon Forest Universe tracks the massive celestial bodies in the Portland-area—like Tektronix and Intel—and the startups that have launched because of them—which slide into an orbit around the originating company.

Brings “spin off” to a whole new level, doesn’t it?

**Well, now that you know what it is, what’s in it for you?**

I’m glad you asked.

Apparently, universal shifts are underway. And those cataclysmic events are your gain. [You’re invited to launch your own planet](http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zXN0mEPWvPVQpNNjhTij5w_3d_3d "Silicon Forest Universe survey for inclusion").

> [Heike Mayer](http://uap.ncr.vt.edu/people/hmayer.html) was a PSU student in 2002 when she helped create the original. Now a Virginia Tech professor, Mayer is working with PSU’s Sheila Martin (from the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies) and a host of regional technology associations to update it.

That’s right. It’s like our own local version of the [International Star Registry](http://www.starregistry.com/ "Internation Star Registry"). Or maybe [Virgin Galactic](http://www.virgingalactic.com/ "Virgin Galactic").

Either way, if you’d like to get your startup into orbit, head on over to another Portland-based startup, [Survey Monkey](http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zXN0mEPWvPVQpNNjhTij5w_3d_3d "Survey Monkey"), to fill out the [Silicon Forest Universe survey](http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zXN0mEPWvPVQpNNjhTij5w_3d_3d "Silicon Forest Universe survey for inclusion").

I’m looking forward to seeing you among the stars.

*([Hat tip to the Silicon Forest blog](http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2007/09/update_coming_for_silicon_fore.html "Silicon Forest blog"))*