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LESI Young Members Congress – Outlook 2017
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YMC: What Is It and How does it serve LESI
YMC is organized as a committee of LESI for young members (under 40) and members that are young at heart Attracts Young Members. Engages Young Members. Retains Young Members.
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YMC – By The Numbers Members that represent every region of LESI
4 YMC-dedicated Pan-European Conferences Free meeting - primarily self-funded through sponsorship 5th in the works in Budapest 2 YMC-Dedicated Pan-American Conferences Free meeting – primarily self-funded through sponsorship 3rd in the works in Los Angeles – needs LESI funding
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YMC Initiatives for 2017 Re-invigorating the Mentoring Program
Survey Results Plan for 2017 Increased Communications to Members Continued Dedicated YMC conferences and events at LESI Annual Meeting and regional conferences
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Recap of 2016 YMC Events 2nd Annual Pan American YMC Confence – Ottawa
More than 100 attendees Distinguished speakers including LES USA/Canada President Jeff Whittle; John Pecman, Commission of the Competition Bureau of Canada; and Honourable Marshall Rothstein, recently retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada; and licensing agreement negotiation 4th Annual Pan European YMC Conference – Madrid Panel presentations on hot topics and a very interactive workshop regarding trade secret license agreement negotiation
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Upcoming YMC Events 3rd Annual Pan American YMC Conference – Los Angeles June 16, 2017 Partnered with University of Southern California Tech Transfer Office 5th Annual Pan European YMC Conference – Budapest September 16, 2017 1st Annual Pan Asian YMC Conference – Hong Kong In the works for 2018 Events at Annual Conferences
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How can You Help? Publicizing YMC activities
Encourage Young Members in your organization to become involved Communications to Young Members at the National level Funding
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