The FLC is now accepting nominations for three key leadership roles that shape our strategic direction and impact. Committee Chairs serve as vital links between the Executive Board and the broader tech transfer community — they drive efforts to promote, educate, and facilitate meaningful connections across the federal innovation ecosystem.
Nomination submission deadline: June 27, 2025
We are seeking nominations for the following Committee Chair positions:
Promote Committee Chair: The Promote Committee is all about communicating the value of technology transfer as a profession and the FLC as an organization. Its mission is to actively promote the availability, benefit, and value of federal laboratory assets. View the Promote Committee Charter.
Educate Committee Chair: The Educate Committee is all about education focused on technology transfer principles and practices. Its mission is to provide full-spectrum education, training, and networking opportunities for federal transfer professionals and key stakeholders, including prospective partners. View the Educate Charter.
Facilitate Committee Chair: The Facilitate Committee is all about making connections between federal labs and the partners that can help move federal technologies out of the lab and into the market. Its mission is to proactively engage and leverage partnerships that connect relevant private-sector partners with individual federal laboratories to increase measurable outcomes. View the Facilitate Charter.
The term of office is October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2027.
In accordance with Article 5, Section 2c of the FLC Bylaws, the responsibilities of a Committee Chair shall be to:
Represent the assigned committee to the Executive Board.
Chair the assigned committee.
Any Consortium Representative or Consortium Participant may submit nominations to the Nominating Committee. Self-nominations are encouraged.
The Committee Chairs are elected in accordance with the FLC Committee Chair Elections Policy here.
All nominations must show written approval by the nominee’s supervisor. See form here.
Please send all questions and nomination materials to [email protected].