Find out about forthcoming meetings
April 2010
April 22-24, 2010 • InterContinental Adelaide, Australia
On behalf of the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ), it is my pleasure to invite you to attend the 2010 LESANZ Annual Conference to be held at the InterContinental in Adelaide from 22-24 April 2010.
LESANZ is a non-profit professional body whose members are actively involved in professional and business activities concerned mainly with intellectual asset management and technology transfer/commercialisation. Two of the organisation’s objectives are to provide a forum in which members can be educated in relevant professional and business
issues and to enable them to meet and share experiences and learnings. The 2010 Annual Conference, which will be held over 3 days (two day conference plus one day of preconference professional development workshops), provides an excellent environment to exchange ideas, meet new people and form new business relationships.
The theme of the Conference is “Public Good and Intellectual Property Rights—Grant Me a Monopoly for the Benefit of All,” and the programme that we have planned is dynamic and different, bringing together local, national and international speakers on a range of topics.
Proposed conference sessions include Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR); Open Access vs. IPR; Co-operative Research Centres—Public Good vs. IPR; Geographical Indications and Defence Industry Update; Public Health and IPR; IPR’s Role in Fundraising for New Ventures; Licensing and an Informative Debate on the Question “Do IPR’s Matter for Commercialisation?”
Highlights of the Conference will also undoubtedly include the opening Cocktail Reception and the Conference Dinner.
Look for details at https://lesanz..org.au/realmevents/conference.html
We hope that you will be able to accept our invitation to attend the 2010 LESANZ Annual Conference as it promises to be an interesting, rewarding and enjoyable conference, and also to take the opportunity to experience some of the unique attractions that Adelaide has to offer.
Johanna Churchill / Megan Ryder, Chairpersons, 2010 LESANZ Annual Conference Organising Committee
May 2010
May 19-21, 2010 • The Boston Park Plaza, United States
Join us for the LES 2010 Spring Meeting—the premier IP event for entrepreneurs, universities and companies moving early stage technologies to the market!
This year’s Spring Meeting will be a highly-targeted event unlike any other in the industry – focusing on “Linking Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization,” while more broadly addressing the 2010 LES theme of “Deals, Deals & More Deals.” With a strong emphasis on high-quality content tailored to entrepreneurs, start-ups, universities
and national labs, program sessions will explore and discuss timely industry topics related to innovation and technology advancement.
Join us to interact and engage with hundreds of established thought leaders in the industry, develop new contacts, learn market trends, explore best practices, and gain practical advice and tips from peers.
Some benefits of attending include:
- Interactive panels and leading workshop content
- Roundtable and workshop programming tailored to attendee interests
- Tech Fair to discover and evaluate innovative products and services
- Opportunities to network at business and social functions.
High Quality, Industry Focused Program
With a particular focus on high-quality content, the Spring Meeting program will cultivate an environment that encourages peer-to-peer interactions between attendees and top industry thought leaders.
The program will consist of 15 workshops to be held in three groups of five concurrent sessions. Each group of five sessions will address one Hot Topic. Speakers will touch upon topics such as current concerns and issues impacting technology commercialization and entrepreneurship as they relate to the particular Hot Topic. Sessions will also address topics such as entrepreneurial initiatives in IP, IP enforcement, and venture capital investments.
At the Spring Meeting, the interactive workshops and roundtables will be focused on specific topics relevant to the attendees. These educational workshops, peer-to peer discussions, and plentiful networking opportunities will provide a conference experience unlike any other in the industry.
Register Now!
Visit www.LES2010Spring.org to register now for the event, or contact us at meetings@les.org or 703-836-3106.
September 2010
LES (USA & Canada) 2010 Annual Meeting: Deals, Deals & More Deals!
September 26-29, 2010 • Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers • www.LES2010.org
Join us for the LES 2010 Annual Meeting—the premier IP event for executives, licensing professionals, business development professionals, attorneys, technology transfer professionals, scientists, entrepreneurs and anyone else interested in the latest trends and developments related to the business of intellectual property!
This year’s Annual Meeting will be a highly-targeted event unlike any other in the industry—as the meeting theme, “Deals, Deals & More Deals,” addresses the critical issues in finding, closing and post-license management.
Join us to interact and engage with over 1,000 established thought leadersin the industry, develop new contacts, learn market trends, explore best practices, and gain practical advice and tips from peers.
Some benefits of attending include:
- Keynote speakers & point-counterpoint plenary panels
- Over 50 workshops tailored to attendee interests
- Tech Fair to discover and evaluate innovative products and services
- Power Networking—a complimentary service to all attendees to help you meet contacts for your next business deal
- Ample opportunities to network at business and social functions.
High Quality, Industry Focused Program
The Annual Meeting program will cultivate an environment that encourages peer-to-peer interactions between attendees and top industry thought leaders.
The program will consist of 50 workshops to be held in five groups of ten concurrent sessions. In addition to addressing timely matters, the meeting content will explore the following Hot Topics:
1. Game-changing IP strategy and organizational alignment that lead to the right deal pipeline, with a specific focus on entrepreneurs, start-ups and universities.
2. Best practices in deal structure and valuation in IP acquisitions, technology out-licensing, IP sales and joint development deals, with a specific focus on entrepreneurs, start-ups and universities.
3. Business defense strategies to deal with patent assertions, NPEs and potential or real litigation (settlement deals), with a specific focus on entrepreneurs, start-ups and universities.
Proposals for Workshop sessions will open February 15 and close March 31st. Submissions that address key aspects of the above Hot Topics will be of specific interest. Please visit the Annual Meeting Web site (www.LES2010.org) for more information as it becomes available.
Professional Development - New To The 2010 Annual Meeting!
A series of LES Professional Development Courses will be offered on Sunday, September 26th. PDS 100 and modules of PDS 200 and 300 will be offered concurrently instead of throughout the core of the meeting. Plan on arriving in Chicago a day early to earn extra CLE points and further your licensing education.
Chicago – America’s “Hub”
Chicago is a global city, a thriving center of international trade and commerce, and a place where people of every nationality come to pursue the American dream.
Chicago is home to eleven Fortune 500 companies, while the rest of the metropolitan area hosts an additional 21 Fortune 500 companies.
Today, 50 percent of U.S. rail freight continues to pass through Chicago, even as the city has become the nation’s busiest aviation center, thanks to O’Hare and Midway International airports. Chicago’s downtown area is known as “The Loop.” The nickname refers to the area encircled by the elevated (‘L’) train tracks. In 1900, the city successfully completed a massive and highly innovative engineering project—reversing the flow of the Chicago River so it emptied into the Mississippi River
instead of Lake Michigan. Each year, the Chicago River is dyed green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Chicago was one of the first and largest municipalities to require public art as part of the renovation or construction of municipal buildings, with the passage of the Percentagefor-Arts Ordinance in 1978.
For more information, please visit http://www.LES2010.org or contact the LES office at meetings@les.org or 703-836-3106.
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