Research Triangle Park Chapter Upcoming Event

The Research Triangle Park Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society invites you to join us for our upcoming September lunch meeting. 

DATE:  Tuesday, September 26, 2006

TIME:  11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.        Registration, Networking and Appetizers
            12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.          Lunch and Speaker                                 

LOCATION:   Maggiano’s Restaurant – Streets of SouthPoint Mall, Durham

TITLE:  “Technology Sourcing: Make/Buy, and Find/Qualify Strategies”
 
SPEAKER:  Laura A. Schoppe – President of Fuentek, LLC

With over a decade of experience in IP management, Laura Schoppe has established an impressive track record of success in helping corporate, government, and university clients manage their technology proactively, efficiently, effectively. She has helped clients move their technologies into new markets as well as find sources for technology solutions to address their own R&D needs. She has experience in all aspects of IP management, but she is uniquely qualified to provide effective and experienced negotiation and licensing support and strategy consulting to IP organizations.

Since founding Fuentek in 2001, she has managed IP and technology management activities for American Standard Companies, the Korean Technology Licensing Consortium, Raytheon, Motorola, NASA, Roche Diagnostics, Textron, the University of Illinois (UI), and other clients. Recent projects include an effort to organize, screen, assess, and market portfolios of over 900 patents for UI’s Chicago and Urbana–Champaign campuses and the development of a systematic procedure for NASA to identify sources of technology and form dual-use R&D partnerships. She has developed and delivered technology commercialization training programs nationally and internationally. She also has successfully managed many marketing materials development projects.

Ms. Schoppe has been published in the recently revised and updated PDMA Handbook of New Product Development and in les Nouvelles, the journal of the Licensing Executives Society. In October 2005, she delivered a presentation on using technology transfer principles to guide R&D at the 56th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Fukuoka, Japan, and will be presenting the tools for performing effective sourcing at the 57th IAC in Valencia, Spain next month.

Ms. Schoppe also has 12 years of experience leading research. She worked for several defense contractors as an engineer and manager. For example, at GE-Aerospace/Lockheed Martin, she was responsible for national and international new business development and R&D projects for advanced submarine and surface ship programs. She managed the efforts of research engineers in developing innovative advanced signal, imaging, and information products for the Navy, managing an internal budget of $6 million and projects exceeding $20 million.

ADMISSION: Early registration fee of $25.00 through Friday, September 22nd.  Registration fee increases to $30.00 for registrations received after September 22nd.  Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first serve basis.  Registration fee includes lunch.  To reserve a space, please register online by September 22, 2006 at http://www.usa-canada.les.org/registration.asp?ID=227

QUESTIONS:  Any questions or concerns may be directed to: cmeldrum@goldenpineventures.com. 

DIRECTIONS:  Take I-40 to exit 276, Fayetteville Rd.  Follow signs to Streets of SouthPoint Mall.  Maggiano’s is located on the outside portion of the mall at 8030 Renaissance Parkway, Suite 890.  Phone: 919-572-0070.

CANCELLATIONS:  LES is required to provide the number of registrants to the meeting venue at the time of the registration deadline and guarantee payment for each registrant.  For this reason, refunds or credits can only be provided to registrants who provide notice of cancellation prior to the registration deadline stated above.  This policy applies to registrants requesting delayed payment at the door (by check) as well as those registered online in advance.

LES Research Triangle Park is a local chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).  We gather together professionals who engage in managing, valuing and licensing technology.  You may participate in our chapter’s meeting without joining LES.  Feel free to pass this invitation on to your colleagues.