Schedule at a Glance

(Schedule subject to change.)

Saturday, Feb. 14
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - Noon	Registration
7:30 a.m. - Noon	Internet Café
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.	Workshop Track E E1     Research Aggregation in the CTSA Consortium     E2     Fueling the Knowledge Economy: Licensing Access and Knowledge Management Tools Track: Licensing Best Practices Target Audience: All Audiences     E3     Open Source: Software, Biomaterials and Beyond Track: Licensing Best Practices Target Audience: All Audiences     E4     Academic Licensing: Profession, Education, Skills and Credentials Track: Nuts & Bolts of Technology Transfer Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanced     E5     Federal Award Terms: What Do They Mean to You? Track: Asset Management/Operations Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanced     E6     You Can’t Patent That! Can You? Track: IP Updates Target Audience: All Audiences     E7     Knowledge Transfer and Commercialization: What the United States can learn from us Track: International Models Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanced     E8     Prophesies, Predictions and Patents: How Much Data Is Required to Obtain a Patent in Three Key Jurisdictions? Track: IP Best Practices Target Audience: Advanced     E9     Licensing to Startups: Processes, Relationships, Terms, Lessons Learned and More. Track: Gap Funding / Startups Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanced     SIG9     Translational Research     SIG10     Agricultural Innovation     SIG11     Software and Copyright Marketing and Licensing
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon	Workshop Track F F1     Engaging Upper Level Administrators in Technology Transfer Matters Track: Internal Communications Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanaced     F2     Mine, Yours, Ours and Theirs - Defining, Sharing, and Licensing Research Tools Track: Licensing Best Practices Target Audience: All Audiences     F3     Academic/Industry Partnerships in Drug Discovery Track: Industry / Academic Relations Target Audience: All Audiences     F4     A New and Exciting Game Show: Analyze that Contract! Target Audience: All Audiences Track: Nuts & Bolts of Technology Transfer This was a popular session at the 2008 Annual Meeting. Watch a video of last year's session here: Session 1 Session 2     F5     Practical Discussion of the SACGHS Report on Patient Access to Clinical Diagnostic Genetic Tests Track: Industry/Academic Relations Target Audience: Intermediate/Advanced     F6     Leveraging State Funding for Economic Development: The Intersection of State Government, Industry and University Research and Development Track: TBA Target Audience: TBA     F7     What a Tech Transfer Professional Needs to Know about Patent Claims Track: IP Best Practices Target Audience: All Audiences     F8     Managing Export Control Compliance in University and Industry Research Collaboration Track: International Models Target Audience: Intermediate     F9     Mind the Gap: University Fund Models and Programs Addressing Early Stage Technology Development Track: Gap Funding / Startups Target Audience: Intermediate to Advanced     SIG12     IP Management     SIG13     Metrics Best Practices     SIG14     Research Parks
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	AUTM Valuation Course Lunch
1:00 p.m.	AUTM Golf Tournament
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.	AUTM Valuation Course
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.	Closing Reception
7:00 p.m. - Midnight	Closing Dinner Featuring the AUTM Band, The Infringers