Tuesday, March 28 Training Courses

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Instructors:

• Robyn Brazzil Fed Tech
• Ian Ryu Fed Tech
• Ben Solomon Fed Tech
• Bianca Thayer Fed Tech

This training will focus on developing specific skills related to inventor engagement, commercialization assessment and small business collaboration. The session will be built around multiple case studies taken from real world examples, and feature a heavy emphasis on small group collaborative exercises with tangible takeaways from each section. Participants should expect to learn about methods to interact productively internally with researchers and externally with small businesses interested in licensing and collaborative opportunities. A specific focus will be given to facilitating investor engagement, basic market assessment for pre-licensing discussions, and post-licensing support functions that labs can provide to small businesses.

This course will be taught by staff from FedTech, a leading venture accelerator with deep experience in tech transfer, commercialization and venture building.

Hope Ballroom D, Floor 3

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Instructors: Helio Fred Garcia, Logos Consulting Group  

This course is targeted to the advanced T2 practitioner from the leadership and communications perspective. Effective leadership communication creates competitive advantage for individuals, teams, and enterprises. There is a rigor to effective leadership communication, but too often that rigor is not well known or is ignored by leaders who believe that communication at work is equivalent to personal communication, at which most people are proficient.   

Center Street C, Floor 3

Instructors:

• Steven Marquis, National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Elsie Quaite Randall, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

This course on technology transfer fundamentals covers all you need to know to dive in. Instructors will share their experiences in technology transfer and walk you through the fundamental authorities governing federal T2. Using real-world examples of technologies moved from the federal sector to private industry, they will share tricks of the trade and provide exercises you can apply in real-time. 

Center Street B, Floor 3

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Instructors:

• Robert Charles, Medical Research and Development Command
• Jason Martinez, Sandia National Laboratories

Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are one of technology transfer’s most important mechanisms, and understanding them is crucial for most federal T2 professionals. This intermediate-level course offers a one-stop shop for everything CRADA. You will learn about the CRADA and how it works from seasoned experts who will share a real-life example. Course topics include CRADA authority and laws, practices, and pitfalls, as well as intellectual property considerations. 

Hope Ballroom A/B, Floor 3

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Instructors:

• Ariel Atkinson, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
• Gail Poulos, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (retired)
• Jim Poulos, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
• David Zimmerman, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

This course is designed to provide Technology Transfer Specialists, who are not Patent Practitioners, the basics of intellectual property and how to use this information to make informed decisions relating to your agency’s Intellectual property and licensing management. 

The full-day course will cover practice tips, types of intellectual property (IP), the value of IP, steps to protect IP, an in-depth review of the process for obtaining a patent including identifying inventions, how to report an invention, inventorship, ownership, patent application preparation and parts, patent prosecution, foreign patent protection, patent post issuance challenges, Trademarks, Copyrights and Fair Use, and Export Control.  

Real life examples will be provided as well as group exercises, such as in claim writing and responses to USPTO office actions. 

Center Street A, Floor 3

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Instructors:

• Joshua Laravie, United States Air Force
• Dan Lockney, NASA
• Jennie Hempstead, Wright Brothers Institute, Inc.
• René Meadors, Wright Brothers Institute, Inc.  

This half-day course will cover marketing topics of interest including, train up your inventor “salesforce”, stage gate processes for converting data into valuable market intelligence, direct and indirect marketing best practices, and ways to measure marketing success. Participants will learn about creative approaches to reach current and new audiences, tools that help you share your message, and building your network. 

Center Street D, Floor 3

Instructor:

• Mojdeh Bahar, NIST

This half day course will cover the basics of how to initiate and conduct an effective negotiation. Instructors will present a deep dive into more advanced negotiation subjects such as managing influences, the relationship between power and authority, negotiation mediums, handling emotions and stress, identification of hot buttons, and the benefits of non-verbal communications. 

Center Street D, Floor 3