LES TURKEY Delegates Meeting London 2011
Basic Numbers Membership: 45 Composition: 1/3 University, 1/3 Industry, 1/3 service providers YMC members: 4 Committees: Industry relations Women in IP University relations IT Meetings Life Sciences
Events LES 100: March 2011, 25 attendees LES 100: April 2011 (with IUGT): 20 attendees IP coffees: IP at Museum: December 2010 IP at Museum: April 2011 Introduced: “Member of the Year” Award International conference on IP management in Universites: With Bosphorus University
World IP day All day 6 module course on web: +/- 80 attendees Protecting your inventions: Patents Protecting your TM IP in IT License agreements Enforcing Patents in Turkey Enforcing TM in Turkey
Relations with IUGT Bosphorus University conference LES 100 IP water ski weekend August 2011 Venue: BU, Burch beach Microsoft sponsorship USİMP conference 2012 AUTM, LES TR sponsored workshops?
ARTEV Platform Istanbul Development Agency Platform for the commercialization of research based Intellectual Assets Platform partners: LES TR, Sabanci, Koc, ITU, Bosphorus, Ozyegin Universities 600.000 USD for one year
Project goals Raise awareness of IAM Events, fact finding trips and workshops Promote IAM as a corporate culture and increase cooperation To create a curriculum to educate students and professionals on IAM and Licensing management: University Professional Education
Expected results Short term Mid term Long term: Awareness Primary curriculum Mid term Self financing program for the education of professionals Spread across the country Become single point of reference for the education of Licensing executives Long term: Prepare infrastructure for when certification becomes mandatory Connect, assist & cooperate with CLP, LES EU
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YMC 101 Members Chicago: HoB London: Launch: 100 USD sponsorship from LESI Executive Forum with Francis Gurry: Monday @ 2pm Dinner with past president Pat O’Reilley Speed networking event: Tuesday @ 4 pm Pub crawl: Tuesday evening Meet the president cocktails with Alan Lewis
Next Year Auckland 2012 Workshop Social programs Executive Forum Meet the president YMC dinner & drinks Social networking Workshop Social programs