Didier Rousseliere, director of business incubation and global partnerships at the University of South Florida Polytechnic, will speak at USF Polytechnic's Information Technology Colloquium on Sept. 16. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place from noon to 1 p.m. in the Lakeland Technology Building, Room 1124, at USF Polytechnic in Lakeland.

Rousseliere will discuss the overall purpose and global dimension of USFP's new Blue Sky business incubator and accelerator facilities. Throughout his professional life he has been involved in the management of learning institutions and the administration of education at a regional or national level. Over the last 20 years, he has developed international partnerships in education in Europe and North America between institutions of learning and state and national education offices and organizations. Rousseliere has worked in France, England, Canada and the United States. He has also maintained close working relationships with economic development partners, chambers of commerce, economic development offices and business organizations to facilitate international agreements and economic exchanges.

Sponsored by USF Polytechnic's IT department, the IT colloquium series, established in 2002, features programs designed to expand the scope of traditional computer science education.