Message-ID: <01b101beaac8$a63317e0$a2da5da6@gary> Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 12:17:11 -0600 From: "Dr. Gary Lundquist" <mailto:garyl@MARKET-ENGINEERING.COM> Subject: Conference announcement: Technology Transfer To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Colleagues,Technology transfer is as important to your businesses and careers as technology creation or business management.
Please consider attending the Technology Transfer Society Meeting.
Info is given below. If you have any problems with the info sources below, please don't hesitate to contact me directly at mailto:garyl@market-engineering.com.
Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 15-17, 1999 TradeWinds Resort at St. Pete Beach, Florida 2 ½ days: Start early Thursday, out at noon on Saturday
Early registration by June 15: $395 for members, $425 for non members Download the registration form from www.t2s.org or call Sue Patow at (612) 624-3966
The Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 1999 Technology Transfer Society Conference
10. The internet - to advertise and transfer your technology 9. Partners - creative ways to ally with others 8. Patenting costs - provisional applications even the PTO will like 7. Inventions - incubators aren’t just for chickens 6. Intellectual property – new trends in management 5. Metrics - measuring technology transfer success 4. Corporate perspectives – using it to your advantage 3. Synergy – working together to improve technology transfer 2. Case studies - See one - do one - 1. Technology transfer – defined for the 21st century
CONFERENCE PROGRAM Five Sections Technology Transfer Processes Technology Transfer Partnerships Practical Applications Technology Transfer Meets Product Development New Innovations in Technology Transfer
Invited Speakers ? Dr. Winfred M. Phillips, Recently named Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Florida (Accepted) ? MP Sergio Marchi, Canadian Government Minister (Accepted) ? John W. Gibson, Jr., Executive Vice President, Integrated Products Group, Landmark, A Halliburton Company (Accepted)
Workshops ? Provisional Patent Applications, Led by Ellen Winner, Esq., Greenlee, Winner, and Sullivan ? Focus Group Discussion: The Technology Transfer Society in the New Millennium Led by Jane Muir, University of Florida
Panels ? Get the Most from Your SBIR Technology: How to Work with Government and Commercial Markets, Moderator, Ted Schoenborn; National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety ? Technology Transfer and the Laboratory’s Mission, Moderator, Ed Linsenmeyer, Navy Coastal Systems Center
Special Session Technology Transfer in Product Development A general session on Saturday morning
Plus 40 selected papers from industry, government, and academia
My testimonial: I find these meetings enlightening and great networking. We meet people from diverse backgrounds and around the world.