Registration is Open for the Socially Responsible Licensing Workshop, October 6, 2009
Georgetown University’s Office of Technology Commercialization will host a conference and workshop on socially responsible licensing.
The all-day event will take place at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC on October 6, 2009.
To register, click on the following link:
https://www4.georgetown.edu/uis/keybridge/keyregistration/forms/index.cfm?Action=View&SiteID=12&FormID=69)
ABOUT THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LICENSING WORKSHOP
October 6, 2009
Georgetown University
At a time when increasing emphasis in the public and the private sectors is being focused on approaches to socially responsible licensing, this all-day conference will provide technology transfer professionals with a thorough overview and in-depth discussion of accomplishments to date, lessons learned, and proposed approaches. Panels of highly experienced and renowned practitioners will present examples and insights into what has worked, what hasn't and what changes are on the horizon. Attendees will have ample networking opportunities, and will be provided with a tool kit of resources to apply to their licensing practices. The day will include speaker presentations, two panels and Q&A sessions, breakfast, lunch and a closing reception. Accommodations will be available near campus.
The workshop will include participants from academia, foundations, government, and industry, and topics will include:
- goals for socially responsible licensing
- constraints and frameworks which may limit or shape the approaches adopted by different stakeholders
- current issues as they have surfaced through recent efforts in socially responsible licensing
- development of toolkits for universities interested in establishing socially responsible practices and policies.
The two-session workshop will review stakeholder perspectives and the current status of licensing with regard to access, and will include discussions of deals, programs and business models that foster social responsibility. Specific contract provisions and practices that support successful outcomes for licensing will also be addressed.
CONFIRMED PANELISTS
Ashley J. Stevens, D. Phil (Oxon)
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Boston University
Carol Mimura, Ph.D., Asst. Vice Chancellor
Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA)
Office of Technology Licensing
University of California, Berkeley
Jon Soderstrom, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Office of Cooperative Research
Yale University, Immediate Past President, Association of University Technology Managers
Brian Toohey, Senior Vice President,
International Affairs, PhRMA
Erik Iverson, Associate General Counsel
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Michelle Li, Ph.D., MBA
Director, Business Development
Merck Vaccines & Infectious Diseases
Patrick Nef, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
Medicines for Malaria Venture
David Rosenberg
Vice President, Corporate IP Policy
GlaxoSmithKline
Geralyn Ritter, J.D., M.A.
Vice President of Global Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility
Merck & Co., Inc.
Adrian Arima
Senior Director, Legal Affairs
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Todd Sherer
Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Technology Transfer
Emory University
Richard Rodriguez, MBA
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer
National Institutes of Health
Stephanie Spangler, PhD
Yale University
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LICENSING WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 6, 2009
7:30-8:30am Breakfast and Registration –Copley Hall
8:30am Welcome --Claudia Stewart –ICC Auditorium
Opening Remarks – Ashley Stevens
8:45-9:15am Carol Mimura – History and Framework –University Perspective
9:15-11:00am Panel 1: Focus: Business Models and Partnerships –
Foundations and Industry
Erik Iverson
Brian Toohey
Patrick Nef
Michelle Li
David Rosenberg
11:00-11:15am Coffee
11:15-12:00pm Questions & Discussion – Ashley Stevens, Moderator
12:00-1:30pm Lunch –Copley Hall
Speaker: Geralyn Ritter, Merck: Corporate Policy
1:30-3:00pm Panel 2: Focus: Universities/ Not-for-Profit and Industry
Models –ICC Auditorium
Stephanie Spangler, Yale University
Adrian Arima, Gilead
Todd Sherer, Emory University
Jon Soderstrom, Yale University
Richard Rodriguez, NIH
3:00-3:15pm Coffee
3:15-4:00pm Questions and Wrap Up –Ashley Stevens, Moderator,
Carol Mimura, Claudia Stewart
4:15-6:00pm Closing Reception
ACCOMODATIONS
Accommodations are available on or near campus.
Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center
202-687-3200
Holiday Inn Washington-Georgetown
800-972-3159
Georgetown Inn
202-333-8900
Our office has reserved blocks of rooms at the Holiday Inn Washington –Georgetown and in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. Your prompt registration will assist us in reserving a sufficient number of rooms. Please contact Azra Furbach at 202-687-7424 if you are interested.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Level One Sponsor $7500
Conference participation
· Five complimentary registrations for the full day workshop.
· Invitation for three guests to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.
· Opportunity to be a sponsor of a particular event of the workshop depending on availability (e.g. breakfast, morning speaker, luncheon, closing reception, panel presentations).
Visibility
· Poster dedicated solely to your firm at the event which you sponsor.
· Dedicated space for your firm to place hand-out material.
· Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
· Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level One sponsor, with neutral company information.
· Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.
Level Two Sponsor $5000
Conference participation
· Three complimentary registrations for the full day workshop
· Invitation for two guests to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.
Visibility
· Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
· Dedicated space for your firm to place hand-out material.
· Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level Two sponsor, with neutral company information.
· Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.
Level Three Sponsor $2500
Conference participation
· Two complimentary registrations for the full day workshop
· Invitation for one guest to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.
Visibility
· Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
· Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level Three sponsor, with neutral company information.
· Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.