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The functions of the High Technology Sector are as follows.

1. Provide a forum for education, discussion and networking for all interested LES members concerning the transfer and licensing of technology and products in the industries covered by its various High Technology Committees: Computer hardware and consumer electronics, Software, Telecom, Internet and e-commerce, Nanotech, Semiconductors, Biomedical devices, Digital content, and Transportation.  The Sector also provides a forum for, and has a Committee directed to, industries affected by the Standards process.
2. Through the personal experiences of its members, better understand and articulate problems associated with tech transfer and licensing in high tech industries and seek solutions to those problems.
3. Disseminate the results of the High Tech Committees’ work within LES through publications, presentations at LES meetings, and special, educational seminars.
4. Support the High Tech Committees, as well as provide the infrastructure to allow new Committees to develop in emerging, high tech fields.
5. Assist with and promote communication among professionals in diverse high tech industries, so as to encourage more effective licensing and transfer of complex, interdisciplinary technologies.
6. Cooperate with LESI, as well as professional organizations outside of LES, to promote more effective licensing practices.

Chair Mr. Bradley J. Hulbert, CLP McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP 300 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL  60606  USA Tel: (312) 913-2122 Fax: (312) 913-0002 Email: hulbert@mbhb.com Chair Elect Mr. D. Brian Kacedon, CLP Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC  20001-4413  USA Tel: (202) 408-4000 Fax: (202) 408-4400 Email: brian.kacedon@finnegan.com Secretary Mr. Don Drinkwater, CLP BOSE Corporation 235 Fiske Street Carlisle, MA  01754  USA Tel: (508) 766-6511 Fax: (508) 323-1111 Email: don_drinkwater@Bose.com Past Chair Mr. Don B. Jarrell, CLP Digital Thinking, Inc. 3702 Clendenin Court Austin, TX  78732-2254  USA Tel: (512) 266-7126 Fax: (512) 692-2976 Email: don@digitalthinkinginc.com <   back to Industry Sectors

HTS Upcoming Events LES 2008 Annual Meeting Orlando October 19-22 Registration Fees Important Dates: August 1 - September 30: Member: $1795 Non-Member: $2025 October 1 and Later/On-site: Member: $1895 Non-Member: $2145 LES 2009 Winter Meeting San Antonio February 25-27, 2009

To post information or updates regarding the High-Tech Sector or its committees, contact Brad Hulbert as shown above.