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
garyl@market-engineering.com.
Gary
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July 15-17, 1999
TradeWinds Resort at St. Pete Beach, Florida
2 � 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.