Home About Unico Committee Members' List Corporate Affiliates Individual Members Members' Files Survey Bookmarks Events Conferences Press Releases Situations Vacant Contact Us How to Join				JOINT UNICO/AUTM CONFERENCE Oxford - 4/6 December 2005 Sunday, 04 December, 2005 Networking drinks in the bar from 7.30pm before dinner at 8.00pm - Eynsham Hall, Oxford Overnight Accommodation at Eynsham Hall, Oxford Monday, 05 December, 2005 Registration and Coffee 9.30-10.00am CONFERENCE SESSIONS from 10.00am External Perspectives on Technology Transfer Doug Richard, Library House Commercialisation Survey Results from the UK, US and beyond … Nick Bourne, University of Cardiff, Ashley Stevens, Boston University and Ross DeVol, Milken Institute Lunch from 12.30pm CONFERENCE SESSIONS from 1.30pm Product Benefit Case Studies Kevin Cullen, University of Glasgow and John Fraser, Florida State University Q&A Tea Deals you'll live to regret Jeff Skinner, University College London and Mark Anderson, Anderson & Co The future of Technology Transfer Hal Kruth, QinetiQ Dinner at Blenheim Palace - Coaches leave Eynsham Hall at 7.00pm Overnight Accommodation at Eynsham Hall, Oxford Tuesday, 06 December, 2005 UNICO EGM 9.00-9.15am CONFERENCE SESSIONS from 9.15am Host Spot Tom Hockaday, Isis Innovations Ltd How to Get the Message Right Emma Palmer, Northbank Communications Coffee Debate: the role of universities in regional economic development Kevin Cullen, University of Glasgow Mark Crowell, University of North Carolina Tom Hockaday, Isis Innovations Ltd John Fraser, Florida State University Summary Neil Bradshaw, University of Bristol - (Incoming) Chairman of UNICO Lunch from 12.30pm MASTERCLASSES from 1.30 to 4.30pm NOVEL APPROACHES IN LICENSING led by Alison Campbell of KCL Enterprises and Lita Nelsen of MIT This Masterclass will provide an opportunity to share current thinking and evolving practice in licensing. With presenters from the US and UK we will explore several hot topics in the context of emerging policies and case law. The session will include a look at the technical aspects of licensing, such as how clauses can be constructed and interpreted and the practical aspects and implications for academic commercialisation offices. running parallel with RESOURCES FOR DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER led by Michael Batalia, Wake Forest University and David Secher, University of Cambridge The game of Technology Transfer is all about defining, identifying and deploying resources in order to keep a wide range of diverse projects moving forward.  This masterclass will look at the types of resources we have available to us, how to use them, leverage them and get the best out of them.  Examples include: Tech Transfer staff:  What we look for and how to develop staff Budgets:  How to use them, add to them and protect them Government Funding: How to make best use of the money whilst delivering the Funder's requirements Academic and professional networks: How to access these, benefit from them and contribute to them University facilities: Making the most of the Physical infrastructure and equipment of the University Directors from the UK and the US will discuss how they get the most from, and how they hope to increase, what they have.