Glass colored tiles. Marbles. Log structures. New technologies for traditional products.

These are just a small sample of West Virginia products and services that will be on display when leaders of industry, academia and government convene at the State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 24, for the sixth Industries of the Future-West Virginia Day. The IOF -WV group will be around the upper level Rotunda and along the House and Senate wings from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

IOF-WV Day at the Capitol puts a focus on West Virginia University’s unique partnership with the West Virginia Development Office to help energy-intensive manufacturers be more energy efficient,Carl Irwin, IOF -WV co-director said.The event is a lot of fun and is a great networking opportunity.

Creating Energy Advantages for West Virginia Companieswill be the topic of a Tuesday discussion at a WVDO -sponsored luncheon to be held in the Great Hall of the Cultural Center .

Industries of the Future-West Virginia is a state version of a national program developed through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program. Its function is to promote programs, partnerships and projects that increase energy efficiency, use and reduce waste, and improve productivity in energy-intensive industries.

IOF -WV Day at the Capitol is free of charge and lunch is included. Registration is available online at http://iofwv.nrcce.wvu.edu .

Founded in 1997, IOF -WV is a cooperative effort between the WVU National Research Center for Coal and Energy and the West Virginia Development Office. The program forms partnerships between West Virginia companies, WVU researchers and national laboratories to address the energy and waste concerns of state energy-intensive industries.