UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | February 13, 2006 |
VIASPACE Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Nevada | 333-110680 | 76-0742386 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 2400 Lincoln Ave., Altadena, California | | 91001 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 626-296-6310 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 13, 2006, Mr. John N. Hatsopoulos was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Hatsopoulos, 71, has served as chief executive officer of American Distributed Generation Inc., an on-site energy system provider, headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts since November 2000. He is also chairman of GlenRose Capital LLC, a leveraged buyout investment fund, since July 2000, and a managing partner of Alexandros Partners LLC, a financial advisory firm since November 2000. Previously, for a tenure of 42 years, Mr. Hatsopoulos was co-founder, vice chairman, president, and chief financial officer of Thermo Electron Corporation, a provider of analytical and monitoring instruments used in a broad range of applications. Mr. Hatsopoulos graduated from Athens College in Athens, Greece, in 1953. He holds a B.S. in history and mathematics from Northeastern University and Honorary Doctorates in Business Administration from Boston College and Northeastern University. He served on the Board of Direct ors of the American Stock Exchange from 1994 through 2000. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of TEI BioSciences Inc.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | VIASPACE Inc. |
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| February 17, 2006 | | By: | | Stephen J. Muzi
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| | | | | Name: Stephen J. Muzi |
| | | | | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
