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Monday - May 5, 2008 |
| Time |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Technology Transfer Fundamentals Training
Moderator: Lynn Murray, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Ideal for newcomers to the technology transfer field or as a refresher for T2 veterans, this day-long course provided a basic foundation in the background, concepts, and practical knowledge required to transfer federally funded technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. Subject-area experts provided information about technology transfer and the technology transfer process, as well as practical insights into the nuts and bolts of technology transfer implementation. The course included:
- Introduction to Technology Transfer and the FLC
Gary Jones, FLC Washington, DC Representative
Provided an overview of federal technology transfer and the role of the FLC.
- How to Establish and Manage a Federal T2 Office
Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division 
Provided a primer that will tell you everything you need to know about managing a federal T2 office, including what the new ORTA needs to know and do, building a T2 library, securing your lab's intellectual property, identifying and marketing laboratory technologies for commercialization, working with partnership intermediaries and cooperative research partners, and finding assistance for your technology transfer efforts.
- Intellectual Property Protection and Rights in Government Inventions
Jesse Erlich, Burns & Levinson, LLP
Provided an overview of the various forms of intellectual property (IP), IP protection, and IP rights pertaining to inventions of federal employees and contractors.
- T2 Mechanisms (Non-CRADA)
Terry Lynch, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Surveyed a wide range of mechanisms used by federal laboratories to transfer technology, including license agreements, facility-use agreements, material transfer agreements, work for others, partnership intermediary agreements, and many others.
- CRADA Workshop
Robert Charles, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Offered an in-depth look at the popular Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), including the legal basis for CRADAs, how CRADAs are developed and implemented, and how they are used by various laboratories and agencies to facilitate T2.
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Technology Transfer Intermediate Training
Moderator: Mary Archuleta, Air Force Research Laboratory
Designed for T2 professionals who have a basic foundation in the background, concepts and processes of technology transfer or who have completed the T2 Fundamentals Training course, this day-long, intermediate-level course featured two highly interactive workshops for technology transfer professionals, federal scientists, and engineers that focused on developing and commercializing innovative technologies.
- Workshop on Commercialization of Innovative Technology
Wendy Kennedy, technology industry executive, educator, and author
This workshop focused on how researchers, scientists, and technology entrepreneurs can interest investors and other business backers in their ideas. In this workshop, based on her book So what? Who cares? Why you? The Inventor's Commercialization Toolkit, Ms. Kennedy showed how to increase the odds of bringing innovative ideas from "lab to life."
- Licensing and Negotiations Workshop
Mark Reeves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
This workshop first examined the elements of an effective license, including such issues as intellectual property valuation and financial consideration, the types of licenses and when to use them, sublicensing, R&D prior to product sales, gross vs. net sales, and diligence provisions. The workshop then focused on how to successfully negotiate a license agreement, including the purpose of negotiations, what to do at each step in the licensing negotiation process, things to do and things to avoid, and the roles and responsibilities of the various members of the negotiating team.
- Crafting an Effective Technology License (Patent/Copyright)
Mark Reeves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Technology Licensing Negotiation
Mark Reeves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Technology Transfer Advanced Training
Moderator: Gilbert (Gib) Marguth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A team of seasoned professionals presented an innovative, interactive advanced training workshop that focused on a number of issues significant to technology transfer leaders and managers. Each issue was addressed by a panel of experts who will examine the topic as part of a dynamic give-and-take dialogue with workshop participants. The workshop focused on the following T2-related issues:
- Adding Value To Your Lab and Agency Through Technology Transfer
Gilbert (Gib) Marguth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Technology Transfer Metrics
A panel led by Gib Marguth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, examined how to identify and quantify the economic and mission-related "impacts" of T2 and explored with workshop participants how a laboratory or agency might better indentify, measure, and report not only quantities of activity but the outputs from those activities, the resulting outcomes, and the economic and technological impacts.
- Some Issues for Startups
Tim Wittig, SAIC Technology Management Advisors, led a panel that focused on interface issues when dealing with startup companies.
- Entrepreneurial Programs in Federal Laboratories
Led by Belinda Padilla, Los Alamos National Laboratory, this panel discussed entrepreneurial programs sponsored and/or carried out by various federal laboratories and agencies.
- Trademark Licensing
William Gardiner, Office of the Secretary of Defense, led a panel that examined how federal agencies can utilize the licensing of trademarks to further their technology transfer mission.
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Break |
| 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| First-Timers: Meet the FLC Executive Board |
| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Break |
| 5:30 - 8:00 pm |
Welcome Reception |
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Tuesday - May 6, 2008 |
| Time |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 10:00 am |
Opening Remarks & Start of Voting
- Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
Portland History
- Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
Announcement of candidates and nominees to FLC Executive Board positions.
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Keynote Session: STEM Education Pre-school to the BS Degree
Moderator: Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
Educational techniques are changing. Technologies, the cognitive sciences, and the strong motivation for transforming education all conspire here. A useful set of instructions may emerge from the effort to keynote this conference.
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 am |
Washington, DC Insider's Report
Gary Jones, FLC Washington, DC Representative
The past year has been an active one in Washington with regard to issues important to technology transfer professionals. Congressional oversight hearings on the Bayh-Dole and Stevenson-Wydler acts, hearings on federal STEM programs, patent reform legislation, and SBIR reauthorization are just a few of the more salient actions that occurred on Capital Hill that may affect our members' day-to-day activities. |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 noon |
Your Consortium at Work
Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
This presentation included information on FLC educational outreach activities, announcement of new formal partnerships, summer Lab Directors Forum, new headquarters for FLC Washington DC office, report out by Ed Linsenmeyer on the Strategy Planning War Game, and status of FLC strategic plan by Vice Chair Susan Sprake, and other topics.
- Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
FLC Strategy Game Report
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| 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
Federal Programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM): Improving STEM Education in America
Moderator: Gary Jones, FLC Washington, DC Representative
The passage of the America COMPETES Act in August 2007 was the culmination of several years' focus on Capitol Hill and across the country on the issues of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the U.S. This focus has been twofold: to strengthen K-12 science and math education, and to encourage more students to major in STEM-related programs at the university level. The America COMPETES Act, which authorizes programs within several federal agencies to support both initiatives, is only one step toward meeting these goals. Many federal agencies and their member labs have already answered the call to implement programs designed to support these goals. In this session we heard from speakers who reflected different perspectives on this issue: agencies (e.g., program coordination among agencies), laboratories (e.g., on-the-ground examples of programs currently being implemented), and educators (e.g., the needs of the K-12 science and math teaching communities and how federal STEM programs can help). This issue is of vital importance to U.S. competitiveness, and federal labs have an important role to play.
- Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
- Karen Wieda, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Gerald Wheeler, National Science Teachers Association
- Christine Ivie, NASA Ames Research Center
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| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:15 pm |
Implication of Patent Rules
Moderator: Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory
This session provided an extensive review of the implications of the patent rules, as issued by representatives of industry, government and academia. An expert panel from various sectors discussed the implications of the new rules.
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Assistive Technology in the Trenches: Service Providers, Entrepreneurs, and Researchers
Moderator: Dianne Goodwin, BlueSky Designs, Inc.
Assistive technology is the application of existing technology and engineering design to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities. The FLC sponsors an assistive technology initiative that aims to support the assistive technology research and development community. This assistance takes many forms. It may involve facilitating the transfer of advanced FLC technologies, materials, or methods to applications that benefit individuals with disabilities. Or, assistive technology researchers and entrepreneurs might tap into the resources and expertise of FLC members to further their research efforts. The two communities do not know each other well enough to maximize the benefit and opportunities that could result from working together. This invited presentation was an attempt to introduce the assistive technology community to FLC members.
The panel brought together assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering service providers, researchers, and entrepreneurs for a presentation on assistive technology from very different perspectives. No matter their role, each was focused on improving the lives of individuals with disabilities through the application of technology or the development of new, innovative solutions.
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| 5:30 - 7:00 pm |
FLC Networking Reception
Alexander's Restaurant & Lounge |
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Wednesday - May 7, 2008 |
| Time |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:15 am |
Breakfast |
Committee Meetings
- Awards Committee
Lorraine Flanders, Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Communications Committee
Al Jordan, Marshall Space Flight Center
- Education & Training Committee
Lynn Murray, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- Legal Issues Committee
Robert Charles, Medical Research & Materiel Command
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| 8:15 - 10:00 am |
Agency Meeting (DOD)
Moderator: Cynthia Gonsalves, Department of Defense - Office of the Secretary of Defense |
Agency Meeting (DOE)
Moderator: David Koegel, Department of Energy - Office of Science |
Small Agency Meeting: Tech Transfer on a Smaller Scale
Moderator: Kris Burton, Department of Veterans Affairs
Do you manage a tech transfer office with limited resources and personnel? This was your opportunity to meet with other agency representatives who manage "smaller" tech transfer offices to discuss ideas for doing more with less, what groups are key partners in helping you get your work done, and other tips from your peers.
- Paul Zielinski, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Jeff Moore, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Sarah Bauer, Environmental Protection Agency
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 noon |
FLC Town Hall Meeting
Moderator: Dr. Richard Brenner, USDA Agricultural Research
Service
An interactive discussion of ideas, concerns, and best practices from federal agencies in their day-to-day operations pertaining to technology transfer. Subjects for discussion were chosen by attendees and touched on issues such as the role of federal labs in economic development, building a technology transfer culture, ensuring the compliance of federal scientists in reporting inventions and being adequately compensated for technology transfer success, and nurturing private-sector research and licensing partnerships. |
| 12:00 noon - 1:15 pm |
Lunch |
| Close of Voting |
| 1:15 - 3:00 pm |
Innovative Partnerships Panel
Moderator: John Emond, NASA Headquarters
A panel of representatives from NASA, DOD, NIST/DOC, and a DOE laboratory presented creative approaches to technology development and technology transfer through innovative partnerships and other collaborations. The panel reflected on previous successes and new initiatives undertaken to foster the transfer of technology from federal labs to other sectors, as well as the opportunity to bring into a federal lab—through partnerships and collaboration—technology advances made by other research and technology development sectors outside of government.
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Impact of First-to-File vs. First-to-Invent: University, Pharma, and IT Perspectives
Moderator: Mojdeh Bahar, National Institutes of Health
This session featured a panel of representatives from the biotech, information technology, and university communities to discuss the implications of U.S. patent law concerning the issue of "first to file vs. first to invent."
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| 3:00 - 3:30 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:30 pm |
Navy Meeting
Moderator: Dottie Vincent, Office of Naval Research
The Navy held a service meeting for Navy technology transfer professionals attending the FLC meeting. The session addressed Navy T2 topics such as new policy and directives, Navy best practices and lessons learned, program management, and updates on Navy T2 initiatives. |
Air Force Meeting
Moderator: Gus Vu, Air Force Research Laboratory |
Funding the Valley of Death
Moderator: Dr. Steve Lieberman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
The abyss between the funding of basic and applied research and actual product development is a common obstacle in the innovation cycle. Many incredible technologies flounder at this stage, and some ideas are abandoned due to the lack of available funding. This session featured a variety of experts who discussed different methods to make it through the "Valley of Death."
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Thursday - May 8, 2008 |
| Time |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 am |
Breakfast |
Committee Meetings
- Planning & Policy Committee
Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Program Committee
Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Panama City Division
- State & Local Government Committee
Belinda Padilla, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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| 8:00 - 9:00 am |
Far West Region Meeting
Moderator: Dr. Steve Lieberman, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center |
Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting
Moderator: John Emond, NASA Headquarters |
Mid-Continent Region Meeting
Moderator: Michael James Crane, U.S. Air Force Academy |
Midwest Region Meeting
Moderator: Cynthia Wesolowski, Argonne National Laboratory |
Northeast Region Meeting
Moderator: Dr. Theresa Baus, Naval Undersea Warfare Center - Division Newport |
Southeast Region Meeting
Moderator: Mark Reeves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 9:15 - 10:30 am |
Managing Your Technology Sales Operation. Yes, You Are in Sales!
David McFeeters-Krone, Intellectual Assets, Corp
Over half of the world's professions are sales-oriented, and so is yours. While LES, FLC and AUTM literature is rich with discussions concerning the legal aspects of technology transfer, valuation methodologies, negotiation tactics and marketing, it lacks an acknowledgement and explanation of how to manage a sales operation. This session discussed how adopting proven sales processes can make you more effective.
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Leveraging Federal Laboratories for Regional Success
Moderator: Belinda Padilla, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Federal laboratories are a valuable economic development resource and much has been done to make them a more attractive source for innovative ideas in the private sector. Across the nation, state and local governments are increasingly seeking ways to harness public-sector investments in science and technology at federal laboratories with regional economic-development goals. This session explored best practices and areas in need of improvement when partnering with federal laboratories on state, regional and local technology-based economic development initiatives.
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| 10:30 - 10:50 am |
Break |
| 10:50 am - 12:00 noon |
Agency Reps' and Lab Directors' Town Hall Meeting
Moderator: Ric Trotta, Trotta Associates
A panel of lab directors, agency representatives, and university and industry executives provided insight into how the technology transfer process can be a tool to stimulate innovation. The informal Town Hall Meeting format encouraged audience questions and candid dialogue.
Lab Directors
- Dr. R. Ilker Adiguzel, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
- Capt. Michael Byman, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division - Newport
- Joe Sciabica, Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate
- Dr. Robert Gates, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
- Dr. Susan F. Hallowell, Director of the Transportation Security Laboratory, a Federal Laboratory of the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. Wilson Felder, Federal Aviation Administration
- Gary Wang, SPAWARSYSCEN
- Dr. Duncan McBranch, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Dr. John Luchansky, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Agency Representatives
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| 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
Election Results Announced
Deborah Germak, FAA - William J. Hughes Technical Center |
| 1:00 - 2:30 pm |
Contractors in Federal Laboratories: Declarations of Exceptional Circumstances (DECs), Bayh-Dole Rights, and Stevenson-Wydler Expectations
Moderator; Robert Charles, Medical Research & Materiel Command
This panel, sponsored by the FLC Legal Issues Committee, considered some of the legal and practical intellectual property implications of having contractor scientists and engineers employed at federal laboratories.
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Industry Perspectives on Technology Transfer, Part I
Moderator: Bob Coraor, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Panelists at this session provided an industrial perspective on collaborations with federal laboratories. Topics included: how connections were made, types of agreements involved and why they were used, specific difficulties and highlights of the relationships, innovative aspects of the deal/relationship, information on the products developed or commercialized, and their impact. The two sessions highlighted these issues across various industry sectors and agency partners.
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| 1:00 - 4:30 pm |
Local businesses are invited to explore the Tech Fair and the afternoon sessions. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 pm |
Break |
| 2:30 - 4:30 pm |
Awards Poster Session |
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Collaborating with the Federal Government on R&D: A 101 Level Course
Moderator: David McFeeters-Krone, Intellectual Assets, Corp
This session was geared to firms that wanted to find out more about the good, the bad, and the dirt of setting up CRADAs and licenses with the federal government. Inside, outside, and in-between perspectives was presented.
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Industry Perspectives on Technology Transfer, Part II
Moderator: Bob Coraor, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Panelists at this session provided an industrial perspective on collaborations with federal laboratories. Topics included: how connections were made, types of agreements involved and why they were used, specific difficulties and highlights of the relationships, innovative aspects of the deal/relationship, information on the products developed or commercialized, and their impact. The two sessions highlighted these issues across various industry sectors and agency partners.
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| 5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Awards Photo Session/Cocktail Reception |
| 7:15 - 8:30 pm |
Awards Banquet |
| 8:30 - 10:00 pm |
Awards Ceremony |
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