Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Can't Attend in Person? Now We Can Bring the Meeting to You!

LES (USA & Canada) 2012 Annual Meeting - October 14-17 / TorontoRegister |View the Agenda |Event Home |Join LES
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Don't let travel and budget constraints stop you from taking part in this must-attend event. Now you can access more of the LES Annual Meeting virtually than ever before!
 

For those unable to join us in Toronto, we're excited to announce our new virtual meeting option, where we'll bring the meeting to you wherever you are - on your computer or select mobile devices.

Be a part of the interactive conversation through our live streaming sessions and access over 30 hours of on-demand content. You'll have access to:

  • Live streaming access to five plenary sessions
  • On-demand recording access to five plenary sessions, four mini-plenary sessions, and 16 of our most popular workshops
  • Earn up to 6 CLE and CLP hours for attending the live broadcasts!

All this for only $295 for LES members, and $395 for non-members. 

Register online here

 
 
Live Streaming of our Special Keynote & Featured Sessions
 

Monday, October 15
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Keynote Speaker
Connecting & Collaborating: The Convergence of Life Sciences and High Tech
Dr. Eric J. Topol, DirectorScripps Translational Science Institute

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:  Luncheon Speaker
The Role of IP in Rebuilding Economies Following the Arab Spring
Alaya Bettaieb, Secretary of State of Investment & International Cooperation of Tunisia

Tuesday, October 16
9:00 am – 10:15 amPlenary Session
Is High Tech Crazy? Are We Experiencing a Patent Bubble? 
Moderator: Chuck Neuenschwander, Principal, International Patent Licensing Co.
Panelists:  Joe Dillon, 
Managing Director, Investor Relations and Business Development, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Dooyong Lee, CEO, Acacia, Joff Wild, EditorIAM Magazine

10:45 am - 12:00 pm:  New Crowd-Sourcing Session
Carving Out Your Commercial Space - Strategies and Trade Offs 
Facilitators:  
Kathleen Denis, Associate VP, Office of Technology TransferThe Rockefeller University and Richard Razgaitis, Senior AdvisorCharles River Associates

Wednesday, October 17
9:00 am – 10:30 am: Plenary Session
Benches Unleashed: Judicial Views on Fixing the Systems
Moderator:
Brian P. O'Shaughnessy, ShareholderBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Speakers:  Honourable Judge Roger Hughes, Federal Court of Canada and Honorable Paul Michel, Retired Chief JudgeUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

On-Demand Recordings of the Most Popular Sessions at the Meeting

Chemicals, Energy, Environmental & Materials Mini-Plenary: Who's Funding Energy Investments in the Private Sector, and What's IP's Role in Securing It?

High Tech Mini-Plenary: Cross-Border IP Transactions: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Industry-University-Government Interface Mini-Plenary: Connecting & Creating: The Convergence of Industry, University and Government Collaborations

Life Sciences Mini-Plenary: 2012 Life Sciences Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey – Results and Discussion with Deal Experts

Plus on-demand access to 16 of our most popular workshops!

View the workshop listings here.

Register online here

 
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Gold Sponsors 
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Silver Sponsors
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RoyaltyStat Thomson Reuters
 
Bronze Sponsors
Acacia Brinks B&T Buchanan Dialog
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Event Sponsors
   
Networking Reception Life Science Reception
WiLAN Healthcare Royalty Partners Choate-Logo_4c
CEEM/IUGI Reception
(partial)
LESI Delegates Reception Lunch Sponsor
HuschBlackwell Kirkland & Ellis NERA
LS Dinner & HTS Second City Event
SILVER_Bracewell
 
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Media Partners & Supporting Organizations
Official Strategic Media Partner

IAM
acctcanada aipla AUTM BioCentury
BIO CHLA CLP FICPI
FLC geneticengineering IPFrontline ipwatch
IP Magazine IPIC_media MIP NLB
TechConnect uidp WBT WIPR

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