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BOSTON CHAPTER

A Joint Meeting Involving Harvard Law, Business, Engineering, Science Students and Faculty

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Austin North - Harvard Law School

1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA

This will be a pilot meeting for a proposed student section of the Boston Chapter. While limited to Harvard business, law and science students in this first meeting, the proposed student section will involve students at all interested universities in the Boston area.

The program will comprise a panel of five nationally prominent members of LES who will discuss their professional adventures as lawyers, corporate executives, university licensing officers, and consultants in the fields of technology management and licensing. A panel of five nationally prominent members of LES will discuss their professional adventures as lawyers, corporate executives, university licensing officers, and consultants in the fields of technology management and licensing. The panelists are:

● Alan H. Gordon, an active IP lawyer, who has been a partner in two patent law firms and now heads his own practice in Houston

● Dennis Unkovic, a senior partner of a 60 person Pittsburgh law firm and author of several publications on foreign technology related transactions. He annually spends several months abroad, principally in Asia.

● Lita Nelsen, Director of the Technology Licensing Office at M.I.T. She has greatly expanded their program and also participates in the M.I.T. incubator program for start-up technology based companies.

● Ada Nielsen, Manager of Commercial Development of BP Chemicals, is involved in setting strategies for negotiations and energy policies. She and Dr. Nelsen will also comment about the growing importance of women in the licensing field.

● Robert Goldscheider, Chairman of The International Licensing Network, a firm of technology management consultants. He is the author of several books and treatises on the law and business of licensing and has broadened his focus from strictly legal issues to include commercial, financial and cultural factors in negotiations.

In addition, D. Patrick O’Reilley, President of LES ( USA & Canada) is hoping to attend and Harvard Law School Dean Kagan has been invited to observe and participate.

Come meet the rising stars of the future. This may be a good recruiting opportunity.

Refreshments will be served. A donation of $10.00 will be requested to offset the costs of refreshments.