AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting

The AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting, March 14-17 at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California, was a networking and professional development conference that drew from the global community of technology transfer professionals from academia and industry, venture investors and other intellectual property experts. The meeting, a four-day educational and networking event, featured special interest groups, educational tracks and interactive workshops developed for seasoned technology transfer professionals and newcomers to the field.

The AUTM Annual Meeting is the only event where industry dealmakers can network with nearly every academic research institution in the world in one place at one time. Through AUTM's online partnering system, Collaborate^TM, networking was easier than ever. There is no other meeting that offers this level of access in one location for one low registration fee.

Annual Meeting Recording Available:

Hear some of what you may have missed at the AUTM Annual Meeting. Download this free recording of the Special Interest Group discussion on University-based, Seed-stage Investment Fund.

Thanks to everyone who made the AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting a success. 

Photos from the Meeting:

	AUTM and LES Joint Programming “Dirty Little Tricks People Play in License Negotiations.” (Left to right: Robert S. MacWright, Ph.D., Esq., Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Alan Bentley, Vanderbilt University, Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair)
	AUTM and LES Joint Programming Honorable Randall Rader, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, presided over oral arguments for a case in which the licensee of a university invention is suing a competitor for patent infringement. (Left to right: Devesh Srivastava, Ph.D., Esq., Venable LLP; Honorable Randall Rader, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Stephanie Schonewald, Steptoe and Johnson LLP)
	IP Roundtable This roundtable was a discussion about the future of the patent system. (Left to right: Ashley Stevens, D.Phil., Boston University, AUTM Immediate Past President; David Kappos, J.D.; Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Francis Gurry, Ph.D., LL.M., Director General of the World Intellectual Property Office; Dana Rao, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation)
	Plenary Session Christie Hefner shared hard won lessons learned in her more than two decades as the chief steward of the iconic Playboy brand.

Find more photos on AUTM's Facebook page.

Download the 2012 Annual Meeting Program (PDF). Right click on the hyperlink and select 'Save Target As' in order to save the file. Or download the 2012 Annual Meeting Program as a ZIP.  View the AUTM Committee Meeting Schedule, AUTM 2012 Annual Meeting Menu and Program Updates and Exhibit Hall Additions.

Attendance Roster

AUTM offers a powerful online partnering program, Collaborate^TM, which allows registered meeting attendees to create detailed organizational and personal profiles, search effortlessly for other attendees, find licensing and collaboration opportunities, and intelligently schedule one-on-one meetings. Be sure to take advantage of this powerful networking tool.

AUTM offers a traditional online attendee roster, which allows registered meeting attendees to view an up-to-date list of registrants. A final pre-registration list is also available to registered attendees in a PDF format. 

Note: Attendance lists are the property of AUTM and provided to attendees at this meeting for personal information only. Reproduction of attendance lists is not authorized and its use for general mailings, e-mail broadcast or similar purposes is strictly prohibited.

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