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Meeting of the
of the
Maryland Local LES Chapter

March 22, 2007
at
The Cloister on the NIH Campus
Bethesda, MD 20814
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

We are especially pleased to host Steven M. Ferguson as our speaker this month for the meeting of the Maryland Local LES Chapter at the Cloisters on the NIH campus. Steven is the Director of the Division of Technology Development & Transfer – the patent & licensing group for the NIH and FDA within the NIH Office of Technology Transfer.  For many of us it may be the first time on the campus so please allow plenty of time for security check-in and parking.  We are certain that it will be worth your while as we provide a very interesting venue and a speaker with much experience and insight.

Topic: "Products, Partnerships & Public Health – Licensing At the National Institutes of Health (NIH)"

Speaker Introduction: Steve M. Ferguson
Director, Division of Technology Development & Transfer
Office of Technology Transfer
National Institutes of Health

Compared to contracts with universities or corporations, the NIH often brings a different focus and attitude to the table when negotiating its technology licensing agreements.  Because these agreements are used to further an overall agency healthcare mission rather than individual shareholder or faculty goals, NIH licensing executives must consider the public health consequences of such agreements as their first priority, rather than market strategies or specific financial terms.  The resulting transactions reflect a unique mix of leading-edge biomedical research, government requirements, commercial terms and public policy goals that make the licensing program at the NIH one of the largest and most successful in the country.

Date/Time:
Thursday, March 22, 2007
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location:
The Cloister on the NIH Campus
Building 60
1 Cloister Court
Bethesda, MD 20814

Driving Directions:
Please visit www.nih.gov for driving direction to the Bethesda campus as well as for visitor instructions.  Visitors must enter the campus at visitor entrances and go through the security check points.  Visitor parking (free) is limited at the Cloister Building (Building 60) but if you go to the Building 10 visitor parking and take a ticket and leave after 7 pm there is no charge for parking (because there is no parking attendant after 7 pm).

General directions:
Take Capital Beltway 495
Take the Old Georgetown Road Exit
Follow Old Georgetown Road Southbound
Turn Left on Center Drive
Proceed through Security Checkpoint
Turn Right on Convent Drive (immediately after the security checkpoint)
Turn Left into the Building 10 Visitor Parking Garage

Meeting Format:
6.00 - 7:30 pm - Social Hour & Networking
7:30 - 8:30 pm - Presentation and Q&A session
8:30 - 9:00 pm – Networking & Coffee and Dessert

To Reserve a Space:
Please complete the registration form (one per person) at
http://www.usa-canada.les.org/registration.asp?ID=302

Include your Name, Title, Company, Phone & E-mail Address (The more complete information we receive, the more useful the Meeting Attendee List.)

Registration Fees: $45
Please complete credit card details on the registration form or if you need to pay by check:

If not paying on-line please mail a check payable to Licensing Executives Society c/o the Chapter’s Treasurer:
Debbie Stewart
Invotex Group
1637 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231.

Please put event date in the "For" line in the lower left corner of the check. Please complete a separate online registration for each attendee.

Policy on Registration Fees and Cancellations:

$45.00 in advance - received by close-of-business Wednesday, March 21st
$50.00 after March 21st and at-the-door (cash and check only, no credit cards at the door)

Cancellations made after close-of-business March 21st. cannot be reimbursed, but substitutions are welcome!

Dress Code:
Business Casual

For more information, please contact:
Catherine E. Vorwald
E-mail: cevorwald@comcast.net
Mobile phone: (443) 739-7549

or

Henry N. Wixon
E-mail: henry.wixon@wilmerhale.com
Phone: (410) 986-2894