In This Issue Return to LES Home Are You an Experienced Licensing Professional? Become a CLP President's Message: Global Excellence In Licensing And Acquisition Through Certification Foundation Focus Grad Student Business Plan Competition Goes Global Ted Cross Receives The 2007 Frank Barnes Mentor Award 2007 Annual Survey Of The Licensing Industry Mark Your Calendars For Foundation Day 2008 LES Foundation Board President Retires What the Heck is Mentoring? Annual Meeting Recap Vancouver Local Chapter Plays Key Role In Meeting 2007 Deals of Distinction Awarded At Annual Meeting: Consumer Products Chemicals, Energy and Materials High Technology Healthcare Industry/University & Government Laboratories (IUGT) About the LES Deals of Distinction Awards Program Traveler’s Guide: The Local Chapters Calgary Ottawa Toronto LES 2008 Spring Meeting & LESI Conference: Licensing Without Borders LES Calendar of Events		Vancouver Local Chapter Plays Key Role In Meeting It takes a village (so the saying goes) to put on an LES Annual Meeting. This year, the Vancouver Local Chapter played a key role in providing a warm Canadian welcome. "Our entire Board made a big effort to get local interest in the meeting," states Chapter Co-Chair Herb Regehr. "We also provided a bridge from the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) Annual Meeting, which took place just before the LES Annual Meeting, by hosting a Dim Sum brunch on the Sunday between meetings," says Herb. More than 300 people attended the event. As the word of the Annual Meeting spread, local publicity grew with articles appearing in a widely read weekly business magazine as well as in national publications. Local business organizations were encouraged to set up on-site booths and provide publicity on their Web sites. An army of students was on hand to help with registration and other tasks. Other chapter members were involved with organizing the ever-popular tennis and fun run activities. Other key players in the Chapter are Co-Chair Brad Wheeler and Past Chair Hilton Sue. The Tech Fair provided a marketplace for sponsors, vendors and local businesses. Dooyong Lee at the Tech Fair.
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