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Monday - April 26, 2010
| Time |
Room |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Sendero |
Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pavilion I-III |
Exhibitor Setup |
| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Fiesta |
Technology Transfer Fundamentals Training
Moderator: Sharon Borland, U.S. Geological Survey  
Ideal for newcomers to the field or as a refresher for T2 veterans. The course provides the foundation, concepts, and practical knowledge required to transfer federally funded technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace. T2 Fundamentals Training addresses why and how we do technology transfer, how to establish and manage a T2 office, how to use Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and non-CRADA technology transfer mechanisms, and how to protect the intellectual property in your office.
- Dr. Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division
- Victor Chavez, Agricultural Research Service
- Robert Charles, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
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| Enchantment AB |
Technology Transfer Intermediate Training—Patenting and Licensing Workshop
Moderator: Terry Lynch, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Designed for T2 professionals with a basic foundation in technology transfer or who have completed the Fundamentals course. This interactive, intermediate-level course will focus on the patent process in the federal laboratory, including how to file a patent and how to develop and negotiate a license. It also addresses the licensing process in both government-owned and government-operated (GOGO) and government-owned and contractor-operated (GOCO) laboratories. (NOTE: Although this course provides an in-depth, high-level discussion of the patent process and intellectual property protection, it is not designed for patent attorneys.)
- George A. Metzenthin, Cahn & Samuels, LLP
- Liz Arwine, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
- Mark Reeves, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Mojdeh Bahar, National Institutes of Health
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| Enchantment CD |
Technology Marketing and Commercialization Workshop
Wendy Kennedy, Technology Industry Executive, Educator, and Author
Offers practical commercialization and marketing tools and approaches T2 professionals can use to engage both internal and external target audiences. It will also offer practical marketing and outreach techniques that work even for the smallest of offices with little resources. Using an interactive, roll up your sleeves style, Wendy will engage the group to explore topics such as conducting an effective market assessment for your inventions, using your disclosure form as a marketing tool, how to pitch your TTO to your internal audience, how to pitch your TTO to industry, marketing techniques to engage your research communities, lessons learned in online marketing, and a roundtable discussion on best practices. |
| Enchantment EF |
Technology Transfer Advanced Training Seminar
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Stackhouse, National Cancer Institute
A panel of seasoned professionals—representing technology transfer managers, practitioners, and industry—will present an exciting and highly interactive seminar that will examine two issues of immediate significance to T2 leaders and manager: export control and deemed export control, and new ways of commercializing early stage technology. Both sessions will be interactive and will include opportunities for participants to work through real life scenarios affected by export control regulations, engage in problem solving issues that might arise when federal laboratories engage in transfers of material and information with foreign collaborators, and help technology transfer professionals "think outside the box" to find new ways to commercialize technology.
- Dr. Phyl Speser, Foresight Science & Technology, Inc.
- Thomas Moreland, Agricultural Research Service
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| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Noon - 1:00 p.m. |
Sendero |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Pavilion Landing |
FLC Welcome Table
FLC veterans will be available to answer your questions. |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Sendero |
Welcome Reception
Join us as we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day! |
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Tuesday - April 27, 2010
| Time |
Room |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Sendero |
Breakfast |
| 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Pavilion Landing |
FLC Welcome Table
FLC veterans will be available to answer your questions. |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pavilion I-III |
Tech Fair |
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. |
Sendero |
FLC Education & Training Committee Meeting |
| FLC Legal Issues Committee Meeting |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
National Meeting Welcome
Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center |
| University of New Mexico's ROTC Color Guard & National Anthem |
Aztec Blessing and Dance
http://www.ehecatlaztecdancers.com/about.html |
FLC Welcome
Dr. Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division |
Welcome to Albuquerque
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| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
Keynote Session: The Road to Private Space Exploration
Anousheh Ansari, Telecom Technologies, Inc.
This session will focus on how the collaboration between government agencies and private industries will change the face of space exploration. |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 10:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Pavilion Landing |
FLC Welcome Table
FLC veterans will be available to answer your questions. |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Fiesta |
Intellectual Property Monetization in the Global Economy
Moderator: Dr. Karen Kerr, Intellectual Ventures
Panelists will discuss various methods they have used to monetize a company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio.
- Amy Francetic, Invention Bridge
- Karina L. Edmonds, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
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| Enchantment |
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Snapshot of Some of the Agencies
Moderator: David Koegel, U.S. Department of Energy
A panel will discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has affected government agencies, with an emphasis on how the federal laboratory system has benefited. A $787 billion program, ARRA (P.L. 111-5) was signed into law by President Obama in February 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart the economy, create/save millions of jobs, and make a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so the country can thrive in the 21st century. Some of the most significant challenges involved the rapidity at which the funds had to be committed (for many, by the end of FY 2010 or FY 2011) and ultimately spent (end of FY 2015) and the unprecedented level of transparency and accountability (e.g., reporting requirements) involved.
- Patrick G. Barry, PE, Agricultural Research Service Facilities Division
- Stephen J. Elsner, NASA
- Larry Chloupek, DHHS/NIH/OD
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| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Sendero |
Lunch |
| Candidate Introductions |
Patents—From the Ridiculous to the Sublime: Making Inventions Happen
Moderator: Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
- Jesse Erlich, Burns & Levinson, LLP
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| 1:00 p.m. |
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Voting Begins |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Fiesta |
Accelerating Innovation and Commercialization via the Department of Commerce TIP and MEP Programs
Moderator: Gary Jones, FLC Washington, D.C. Representative
The Department of Commerce's (DOC) Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is charged with assisting U.S. businesses and others—such as national laboratories or nonprofit research organizations—in supporting and accelerating innovation in the U.S. through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical need. The DOC's Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (MEP), long a supporter of U.S. manufacturers as a means of increasing U.S. competitiveness, is looking at the "next-generation MEP mission" to include support for moving technology into the marketplace, among other activities. Join us for a discussion of these two programs and how their efforts relate to federal laboratory technology transfer.
- Dan Pitkin, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Dr. Michael Schen, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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| Enchantment |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: How Can the Federal Government Help?
Moderator: Mojdeh Bahar, National Institutes of Health
Representatives from NIH, NIST, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will address the importance of consolidating and streaming federal data to facilitate search and retrieval to outside parties, thereby fostering technology transfer and enabling economic development. This consolidation initiative will help foster the growth of small businesses by enabling entrepreneurs to access all that the federal government has to offer. An important example of this initiative may include providing access to all federal technologies that are available for licensing via an RSS feed. The panel will discuss the importance of industry and academia's access to government inventions and services as an engine for economic growth.
- Bonny Harbinger, National Institutes of Health
- Paul Zielinski, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Fiesta |
Expanded Public-Private Partnerships Address Major National Challenges
Moderator: Hal Morgan, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories
Panel speakers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will describe the work of three important public-private technology partnerships. The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), the National Institute for Nano-Engineering (NINE), and the AFRL Institutes are comprised of federal labs, universities, and industry partners. JBEI's mission is to advance the development of the next generation of biofuels; NINE's mission is to develop the next generation of innovation leaders by involving students in large-scale, multidisciplinary research projects focused on developing nano-enabled solutions to important national problems; and the AFRL Institutes enable the transfer of laboratory technology through increased partnering with academia and industry to meetDOD national challenges using numerous successful mechanisms to develop public-private partnerships.
- Pamela Seidenman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Duane Dimos, Sandia National Laboratories
- Ms. Casey DeRaad, Air Force Research Laboratory
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| Enchantment |
Patent Bundling and Licensing
Moderator: James B. Bechtel, Esq., Intellectual Assets Consulting, LLC
This panel will discuss different licensing methods that have been used in conjunction with intellectual ventures.
- Dr. Theresa Baus, Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division Newport
- Joseph Mancini, Esq., Air Force Research Laboratory
- W. Ryan Clark, Intellectual Ventures, Inc.
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| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Enchantment |
Human Interest Panel
Moderator: Dr. Thomas Stackhouse, National Cancer Institute
In addition to the economic and technical benefits of technology transfer, there is the human element—how technology development and technology transfer can make a difference in people's lives. We will share compelling stories of how individuals have directly benefited from technology development and transfer, as well as what might be done in the future to improve lives using technologies emerging from our federal laboratories. The three topic areas are:
Assistive Technology—Breaking Through Barriers
Greg McGrew, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
A brief description of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), its goals and objectives, specific examples of technology that has made a difference in people's lives and where barriers still remain, and what technology areas may emerge from federal research to help break through such barriers. Ventricular Assist Device—From Shuttle Engines to Beating Heart
Dr. Jennifer Fogarty, NASA
How NASA technology originally used for the Space Shuttle's rocket engines was adapted and miniaturized by NASA scientists at Johnson Space Center and Ames Research Center, along with renowned heart surgeons Dr. George Noon and Dr. Michael DeBakey, Baylor College of Medicine, to develop a pump device that provides a "bridge" of critical blood flow support to patients awaiting heart transplants. Joining Together for a Common Cause—Interagency Collaboration to Fight Disease
Dr. Kenneth Linthicum, USDA Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
How the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other organizations joined to use global climate data to develop an early warning system for a dangerous human and animal disease, "Rift Valley Fever." |
| Fiesta |
Academic Freedom and Export Control: The Conviction of Professor J. Reece Roth
Moderator: Lewis Meixler, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
In January 2004, the University of Tennessee entered into a joint agreement with a small business on an Air Force SBIR contract to conduct research on unmanned air vehicles. Due to the lack of attention to export control requirements, poor judgment, and other oversights, several researchers at the small business and the research professor at the University of Tennessee were charged with illegally exporting sensitive data. This presentation will give a systematic overview of how the case developed, the prosecution by the FBI, and the eventual convictions. The session will conclude with some of the lessons learned. |
| 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
FLC Business Meeting & D.C. Update
Join us at the FLC business meeting, where we will highlight recent FLC activities, initiatives, and other business-related items, including discussion and vote on a proposed by-law change on membership, as well as an update on activities within the D.C. policy area that have potential to affect federal technology transfer. The FLC Chair, Vice-Chair and Washington D.C. Representative will lead the discussions.
- Dr. Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division
- Dr. Theresa Baus, Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division Newport
- Gary Jones, FLC Washington, D.C. Representative
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| 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
Sendero |
Networking Reception
Join us for a special celebration of Albuquerque and New Mexican cuisine! |
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Wednesday - April 28, 2010
| Time |
Room |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:15 a.m. |
Sendero |
Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pavilion I-III |
Tech Fair |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. |
Sendero |
FLC Awards Committee Meeting |
| FLC State & Local Goverment Committee Meeting |
| 8:15 - 10:00 a.m. |
Sage |
DOD Agency Meeting |
| Fiesta |
DOE Agency Meeting |
| Enchantment |
Down in the Trenches and Looking for Help
Moderator: Sarah Bauer, Environmental Protection Agency
This session follows the tradition of previous FLC meetings and is open to all attendees not involved with the larger agency meetings. The format will be an open discussion that addresses current challenges facing technology transfer professionals, especially those dealing with small staffs and budgets. The main topic will focus on marketing and outreach on a limited budget. Participants are also encouraged to come prepared with a specific question for group discussion.
- Mojdeh Bahar, National Institutes of Health
- Robert Griesbach, Agricultural Research Service
- Sharon Borland, U.S. Geological Survey
- Marlene Owens, Department of Homeland Security
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| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
Pavilion IV-VI |
FLC Town Hall Meeting
Moderator: Dr. Richard Brenner, 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. Topics include:
- White House Innovation and Entrepreneurship Working Group
- Proof of Concept Centers
- SBIR
- Access to Capital
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| Noon - 1:15 p.m. |
Sendero |
Lunch |
Unser Racing Museum
Moderator: Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
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| 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. |
Pavilion IV & V |
STEM—Many Paths Over the Mountain
Moderator: Ed Linsenmeyer, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City Division
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has been a major topic of federal agencies and state and local governments since publication of "Rising Above The Gathering Storm" in 2007. This panel will address various aspects of this issue, such as: What is the trend in STEM supply and demand? What is the significance of U.S. population demographics? Is the STEM problem best solved through college programs for STEM education, special K-12 classroom STEM curricula, or private sector initiatives?
Highlights on the AFRL La Luz Academy
Gerald Mora, Air Force Research Laboratory
The La Luz Academy was established by the Air Force Research Laboratory (Kirtland AFB, N.M.) in 1994 as a Technology Transfer for Education Program to encourage students to pursue STEM studies. It provides technology-enriched, hands-on activities for students from grades 5 through 12 and is divided into 5 "flights," including the Mars Missions, for which more than 2000 fifth graders plan the establishment of a colony on Mars. The La Luz Academy incorporates the DOD's STARBASE Program, where over 800 sixth graders accomplish five full days of hands-on activities. In addition to the STARBASE Program, 800 seventh graders, 600 eighth graders, and 100 high school students participate in hands-on activities centered around technologies, including cryogenics, telescopes, lasers, satellite components, circuitry, space weather, the environment; and various aspects of systems engineering, robotics, and space vehicle design and construction. Embedded into all phases of the Academy are tools to assess the effectiveness of the flight and collect lessons learned for continuous improvement. This is supplemented by a longitudinal study on students and teachers conducted by the Eastern University School of Business to determine if there has been a positive impact on students enrolling in college-level courses in preparation for pursuing STEM careers. Re-engineering the Curriculum
Dr. Ioannis Miaoulis, Museum of Science
Although humans make the majority of the objects we interact with and use during our day-to-day lives, the current school curriculum focuses very little on how our human-made, or designed, world is made. Pens, cars, pills, and buildings are all technologies and the results of the engineering design process. An increasing number of states now include the engineering process and the nature of key technologies in their learning standards. Introducing engineering into the curriculum as the new discipline offers a wonderful project-based learning vehicle for the entire K-12 spectrum that brings to life not only mathematics and the sciences, but connects them with social studies, language and the arts. Dr. Miaoulis will describe the value of including engineering in the formal curriculum, and give examples of success at various learning environments. He will discuss the curriculum content for elementary, middle and high school levels, and present how engineering makes all disciplines engaging for both boys and girls, and for all types of learners. Melissa Pickering, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University
The Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) has been a leader in supporting efforts to integrate engineering into K-12 education for over 10 years. Informed by educational research, the CEEO's outreach programs and educational technology developments utilize the engineering design process to improve students' excitement for learning in all subjects. The CEEO's graduate students, staff, and faculty analyze real classroom data, develop hands-on activity units, and design effective educational tools all in an effort to ultimately achieve the goal of improving education through engineering. This seminar will provide a glimpse at preliminary engineering elementary education research data, as well as highlight the CEEO's most effective educational software—both efforts that need to continue, but cannot without full support at the corporate and federal levels. The research drives the development of new ideas to engage students in learning, and these new ideas can be commercialized into effective educational technologies for the classroom. How do we ensure this cycle continues? |
| Enchantment |
Energy Innovation Within Federal Labs
Moderator: Dr. Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division
This panel of experts on energy innovation within federal laboratories will discuss the status of several federal programs, including the 2009 interagency DHS/DOE/DOD/Industry Electric Grid War Game, the White House OSTP Electric Grid Vulnerability Task Force, and the Smart Grid Task Force.
- Scott Pugh, Department of Homeland Security
- Dr. George Arnold, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Dr. Matthew Seaford, DUSD(AS&C)/OTT
- Melissa M. Fox, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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| 1:15 - 5:00 p.m. |
Fiesta |
DOE Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) Meeting
(Open to registered DOE members only)
Click here to view the session agenda. |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Voting Ends |
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
Sendero I |
Navy Meeting |
| Sage |
Air Force Meeting |
| Enchantment |
Local Stimulus Offices—Case Studies
Moderator: Belinda Padilla, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Various federal laboratories have established special in-house resources tasked with reviewing opportunities from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and identifying grants for which the laboratory can serve as the lead applicant, team with another organization, or offer assistance in the preparation of a grant proposal. As federal laboratories, their goal is to assist the nation, states, and local communities in meeting the objectives of the act: clean energy and a transformed economy through science and technology. For example, at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Stimulus Project Team identifies applicable opportunities, coordinates proposals, provides ongoing communications, integrates reporting, and supports the execution of ARRA funding (DOE and non-DOE funding). Other examples will also be discussed.
- Carolyn Zerkle, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Marianne Lynch, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., National Cancer Institute at Frederick
- Cindy Gerk, NREL Biomass Program
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Thursday - April 29, 2010
| Time |
Room |
Topic/Description |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. |
Sendero |
Breakfast |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pavilion I-III |
Tech Fair |
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. |
Sendero |
FLC Communications Committee Meeting |
| FLC Planning & Policy Committee Meeting |
| FLC Program Committee Meeting |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Fiesta 3-4 |
Far West Region Meeting
Ida Shum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| Sage |
Mid-Atlantic Region Meeting
Mojdeh Bahar, National Institutes of Health |
| Fiesta 1-2 |
Mid-Continent Region Meeting
Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| Enchantment AB |
Midwest Region Meeting
Kristen Schario, Air Force Research Laboratory – Propulsion Directorate |
| Enchantment CD |
Northeast Region Meeting
Lewis Meixler, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
| Enchantment EF |
Southeast Region Meeting
Dr. Andrew Watkins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
Entrepreneurship's New Calling
Moderator: Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
- Thom Ruhe, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 10:30 a.m. - Noon |
Fiesta |
CRADAs with Foreign Government Entities
Moderator: Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
This session will address the legal basis of CRADAs with foreign government entities, as well as provide an approved (by the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of State) boilerplate. The discussion will include the pros and cons of using this mechanism with foreign governments.
- Robert Charles, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
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| Enchantment |
Best Practices in Commercializing Federal Technologies—From The Experts
Moderator: Richard Miller, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
The panel will address the key areas of commercializing technologies developed in federal labs through the management of public and private investment funds. Participants will include state- and regional-based economic development organizations with investment funds, angel groups, and venture capitalists.
- James A. Jaffe, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF)
- Grady Vanderhoofven, Meritus Ventures, L.P. & Southern Appalachian Fund, L.P.
- Dr. Richard Brenner, Agricultural Research Service
- Ronald Marchessault, Jr., US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
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| Noon - 1:15 p.m. |
Sendero |
Lunch |
| Election Results Announced |
Ballet en Fuego
Moderator: Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
Historical presentation of New Mexico through dance.
http://www.franceslujan.com/balletenfuego.htm |
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
Laboratory Directors' Forum
Moderator: Ric Trotta, Trotta Associates
Laboratory directors from a cross-section of government agencies will discuss their perspective on how to stimulate innovation and collaboration with industry and academia. The session will provide an opportunity for audience participation during the discussion.
- Dr. Kenneth Linthicum, USDA Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
- Dr. Robert Wiltrout, NCI Center for Cancer Research
- Dr. Duncan W. McBranch, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Dr. Delbert C. Summey, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Panama City Division
- Dr. Richard Brenner, Agricultural Research Service
- Richard R. Paul (retired)
- Joseph Wienand, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)
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| 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
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The FLC invites members of the local business community to the Tech Fair and afternoon sessions, followed by a special reception. Click here to register. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Pavilion Court |
Break |
| Exhibit Hall |
Exhibitor "Elevator Speeches" |
| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Atrium |
Award winners stationed at the poster session. |
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
Introduction to the FLC: Your $100 Billion Open Innovation Partner
This session is a company-focused kickoff for the meeting's industry afternoon at the FLC. Learn about the various ways your firm can tap into the $100 billion that the U.S. government spends annually on its labs. This is not about procurement or grants, but rather the high value-added activities of open innovation and strategic R&D relationships. Dr. Scott Deiter, FLC Chair, and David McFeeters-Krone of Intellectual Assets, Corp will lead the short introduction and then immediately break into follow-on sessions.
- Dr. Scott Deiter, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division
- David McFeeters-Krone, Intellectual Assets, Corp.
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| 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. |
Fiesta |
FLC Partnerships—Stories of Collaboration
Moderator: David McFeeters-Krone, Intellectual Assets, Corp.
Did you know that Speedo's super swimsuit was developed with assistance from NASA? Not all partnerships have such strong international competitive implications; however, they likely have as much local impact as you can handle. Come to this session to learn how several firms have collaborated with FLC laboratories for mutual benefit. You will hear how these projects are evaluated and processed in order to help you determine if your company can benefit. The focus of this discussion is not grants or procurement, but strategic R&D.
- Deborah Germak, FAA – William J. Hughes Technical Center
- Dr. Theresa Baus, Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Division Newport
- Clara Asmail, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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| Enchantment |
Open Your Door and Step Outside: Networking with Local Industry Organizations to Facilitate Technology Transfer Goals
Moderator: Todd Hand, Talent Capital Group
Building trust and rapport with researchers for successful technology transfer outcomes depends on interacting with them on a regular basis. Increasingly, tech transfer offices are connecting with their researchers over coffee or hors d'oeuvres rather than in the office. The more informal approach is intended to root out innovations and proactively link researchers with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other resources that can accelerate collaboration. Hear from various New Mexico industry organizations about how bridges between federal laboratories and the resources they need to succeed in commercialization helps to create a more vibrant tech community around the New Mexico laboratories.
- Belinda Padilla, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Stephanie Spong, EPIC Ventures
- Lisa Adkins, New Mexico Technology Council
- Ms. Cynthia Kaiser, Air Force Research Laboratory
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| Sage |
Leveraging Federal Laboratory Resources by Partnering with State and Tribal Governments
Moderator: Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Federal laboratory resources and some federal programs have been used to leverage resources at the state and tribal government level for the benefit of small businesses and tribal communities. Learn how these unique resources may be applied to other state and local communities.
Sandra Begay-Campbell, Sandia National Laboratories
Sandra Begay-Campbell, from Sandia National Laboratories, will discuss Sandia's Native Communities Energy Program. This program promotes the development of solar projects and other low-emission, clean-energy alternatives on Navajo lands. These clean energy sources can then be used by the people of the Navajo Nation or sold to neighboring jurisdictions. The Navajo Nation has ideal conditions for wind, solar, and geothermal projects. Lee Anne Pretends Eagle, All Native Services
Lee Anne Pretends Eagle, from All Native Services, a subsidiary company of HoChunk Inc. will discuss the fundamentals of the company, including continuing efforts to enhance, build, and establish the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska's economic development and sustainability, including All Native Service's new Renewable Energy Division. The renewable/clean energy division was formed in addition to the extensive work already being performed in the federal government-contracting arena to help strengthen the reservation's economy. Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Susan Sprake, from Los Alamos National Laboratory will discuss how Sandia National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have worked with the State of New Mexico to provide technical assistance to small businesses in New Mexico. In particular assistance provided to energy firms has the potential to change the landscape of energy production.
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| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Pavilion I-III |
Exhibit Hall Special Reception
Open to local business registered attendees and exhibitors |
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Pavilion Court |
FLC Awards Reception |
| 7:45 - 8:30 p.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
FLC Awards Banquet |
| 8:30 - 9:45 p.m. |
Pavilion IV-VI |
FLC Awards Ceremony |
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