Adopted by Board of Trustees March 1, 2006

Mission

To promote, support and improve academic technology transfer worldwide and demonstrate its benefits globally through education, advocacy, networking and communication.

Strategic Priorities

• Understanding: Promote consistent perceptions among key stakeholders about the scope of the practice of technology transfer and its benefits to society.
• Best Practices: Build on AUTM’s reputation for premier professional development opportunities, which in turn create consistent practices among the profession.
• Value of Membership: Demonstrate the benefits of membership to key stakeholders.
• Communicate: Communicate with key stakeholders in a clear and effective manner.
• International: Pursue the engagement of AUTM members around the world in a manner that facilitates their active participation in AUTM and enriches AUTM with their knowledge, insight and experience.
• Governance: Ensure strong leadership is in place that best reflects member needs.
• Networking: Maintain collaborative relationships and a productive networking environment among members.
• Metrics: Enhance AUTM’s leadership position by addressing the need to collect and communicate information about the process and results of academic technology transfer.