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Kick-off Meeting for the New Maryland Local Chapter
September 13, 2004
at
The Walters Art Museum
5:30 - 8:00 pm

We are honored to have Mr. Chris Foster share his unique and inspiring insight into the leadership aspects relating to the important role that intellectual property and technology transfer plays in our technology-rich State of Maryland at the kick-off event of the new LES Maryland Local Chapter on the evening of September 13, 2004.

Topic: The Future of R&D Leadership in the USA: Implications for Maryland

Speaker Introduction:
Chris Foster, Deputy Secretary of Department of Business and Economic Development and Chief Technology Officer is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Maryland's commerce department with a budget in excess of $100 million. Mr. Foster also manages the Early Seed Stage Venture Fund. He has an extensive background in software design and applications, engineering and physics, and will serve as the central point person to spur Maryland's growth as a major center for intellectual capital. His current position is the culmination of a career in which he has been president of a health-care software firm, a chief technology officer, an aviation logistics manager for a U.S. Marines Corps multi-billion dollar aircraft procurement program and Associate Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Date/Time:
Monday, September 13, 2004
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location:
The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD, 21201-5185
www.thewalters.org

List of Area Parking Lots and Garages

Meeting Format:
5.30 - 6:30 pm - Social Hour
6:30 - 7:30 pm - Presentation and Q&A session
7:30 - 8:30 pm - Coffee and Dessert

Registration Fees: $35

To Reserve a Space:
Choose one of the following options to reserve your space by September 10:

1) Register online with your credit card

2) Complete the registration form and send with a check (payable to Licensing Executives Society) to:

Licensing Executives Society c/o Catherine E. Vorwald
Johns Hopkins University, Licensing and Technology Development
100 N. Charles St. Fifth Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

Dress Code:
Business Casual

For more information, please contact:
Catherine E. Vorwald
e-mail: cvorwal1@jhmi.edu
phone: (410) 516-4964

Date & Time:
November 11, 2004
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Topic:
How Maryland Develops Its Technology Cluster: State Resources

Speaker:
Martha Connolly
Director
Maryland Industrial Partnerships

Place:
University of Maryland Golf Course
College Park, MD 20742