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"Outsourcing"

This meeting will be held on

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
6:00-8:00 p.m.

THE FEBRUARY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE HILTON LA JOLLA TORREY PINES

PANELISTS:
Ilene Tat-Tong:  Global Procurement Executive, Symmetry Medical
Gary Gilmore:  CFO, Althea
Dwight C. Olson: Senior IP Advisor, CONSOR
Liz Bui, Ph.D., moderator:  Director of Intellectual Property, Novocell, Inc.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Outsourcing became part of the business lexicon during the 1980s and, in general, refers to subcontracting a process to a third-party company/supplier. The contractual agreement between the parties defines the transferred services, i.e., the client agrees to procure the services from the supplier for the term of the contract. Business segments typically outsource include IT, customer support and call center functions (customer services, market research, manufacturing, engineering), accounting and modernly, biologic/biotechnology processing and/or manufacture.  The panel will discuss issues related to outsourcing, such as the reasons for outsourcing, IP transfer/loss, contract issues, risk management, regulatory/product control, and reversion to in-house solutions.

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To learn more, please join us on Tuesday, February 12th at the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Meeting at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.

DATE:
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

TIME:
6:00 p.m. – 6:50 Registration, Networking, Cocktails and Appetizers
6:50 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Chapter Business
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation

LOCATION:
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines
10950 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA  92037

COST:
Pre-Register by 12 noon on Monday, February 11, 2008

$35 Members by Monday, February 11, $45 at the door (cash or check only)
$40 Non-Members by Monday, February 11 $50 at the door (cash or check only)

$20 Member Student Rate by Monday, February 11, $20 at the door (cash or check only)
$25 Non-Member Student Rate by Monday, February 11, $25 at the door (cash or check only)

REGISTRATION:

Pre-registration not only guarantees you a seat, but it also saves you $10.

1) Register Online and pay with a credit card

LES Members and online account holders:
To register online for this event you will need your log in and password. Please click here to register.

LES Student Members and online account holders:
To register online for this event you will need your log in and password. Please click here to register.

Non LES Members:
You will need to create an account prior to registering for this event.
Please click here to create an account.

Once your account has been created proceed to registration as an online account holder.

Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. Please note that we will still need to receive your reservation by Monday, February 11, to guarantee your registration.

2) Register by check:
Please mail your check to:

Sam K. Tahmassebi
Biotechnology Law Group
10755 Scripps Poway Parkway, Suite 373
San Diego, CA 92131
619-203-2579
e-mail: sam@biotechnologylawgroup.com

For additional information, please contact:

Sam K. Tahmassebi, Chair
Tel: 619-203-2579
Fax:  858-350-9691
e-mail: sam@biotechnologylawgroup.com

NOTE:   This presentation will qualify for MCLE credit

PANELISTS’ BIOGRAPHY

Ilene Tat-Tong has over 15 years of experience in operations and procurement for various industries including medical device, high tech, and biotech.  Ms. Tat-Tong is currently the Global Procurement Executive for Symmetry Medical, based in Warsaw, Indiana.  Symmetry Medical is a provider of implants, instruments and cases to orthopedic medical device manufacturers. Symmetry Medical also designs, develops and produces various products for medical device companies in the area of arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy.  Ms. Tat-Tong procures service providers and partners located around the world including Pakistan, Russia, India, China, and Vietnam.  Ms. Tat-Tong holds a bachelors degree in Graphic Communication from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo.

Gary Gilmore has over 20 years experience in corporate finance including over 15 years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in a variety of industries. Before joining Althea as their CFO, Mr. Gilmore was CFO for Preventsys, Inc., and before that, Holocom Networks.  Mr. Gilmore was also Vice President, Finance for Telluride Ski and Golf Company Holocom Networks. Mr. Gilmore has also provided extensive management consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and start-up organizations including Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, and Peregrine Systems. Mr. Gilmore’s experience includes strategic planning, venture capital fundraising, and design and implementation of systems to manage growth and profitability. Mr. Gilmore holds a bachelors degree in finance from the University of Kentucky.

Dwight C. Olson has over 40 years of experience in the computer software industry.  Mr. Olson has been referred to as the “father of technology escrow” , and speaks on the topics of using technology escrow as a business tool, valuation of software, trusted third parties in electronic commerce applications, and about securities firms using only electronic records. Mr. Olsen is currently a Senior IP Advisor to CONSOR, a Principal at Intellectual Assets, and Founder of V3Data.  Mr. Olson has been involved in the start-up of several software companies including Executive Vice President of TAEUS International and Vice President at Iron Mountain and founder of Data Securities International (DSI), as well as serving on the board of several companies. Mr. Olson is a former President of the Licensing Executives Society (LES), USA and Canada, and is a Certified Licensing Professional. Mr. Olson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota.