Office of Technology Commercialization

Thank you for Attending the Socially Responsible Licensing Workshop on October 6

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Thank you for your participation in a productive conference on socially responsible licensing on October 6, 2009, at Georgetown University.

REGISTRATION
ABOUT OUR EVENT
CONFIRMED PANELISTS
TENTATIVE AGENDA
ACCOMMODATIONS
VISITOR PARKING
SPONSORS
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES


Registration is open for the Socially Responsible Licensing Workshop, October 6, 2009. The last day to register online is October 2, Friday. You will be able to register on October 6, Tuesday, beginning at 7:30am at Copley Formal Hall. (Only payments of cash or check will be accepted.)

Georgetown University’s Office of Technology Commercialization will host a conference and workshop on socially responsible licensing.

The all-day event will take place at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC on October 6, 2009.


Registration Cancellation Policy.  No refunds will be given after September 28, 2009. Substitutions are allowed at any time and must be submitted in writing.



Registration is free for Georgetown Faculty, Staff & Students.


ABOUT THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LICENSING WORKSHOP
October 6, 2009
Georgetown University

At a time when increasing emphasis in the public and the private sectors is being focused on approaches to socially responsible licensing, this all-day conference will provide technology transfer professionals with a thorough overview and in-depth discussion of accomplishments to date, lessons learned, and proposed approaches. Panels of highly experienced and renowned practitioners will present examples and insights into what has worked, what hasn't and what changes are on the horizon. Attendees will have ample networking opportunities, and will be provided with a tool kit of resources to apply to their licensing practices. The day will include speaker presentations, two panels and Q&A sessions, breakfast, lunch and a closing reception.

The workshop will include participants from academia, foundations, government, and industry, and topics will include:

• goals for socially responsible licensing
• constraints and frameworks which may limit or shape the approaches adopted by different stakeholders
• current issues as they have surfaced through recent efforts in socially responsible licensing
• development of toolkits for universities interested in establishing socially responsible practices and policies.

The two-session workshop will review stakeholder perspectives and the current status of licensing with regard to access, and will include discussions of deals, programs and business models that foster social responsibility. Specific contract provisions and practices that support successful outcomes for licensing will also be addressed.

CONFIRMED PANELISTS

Ashley J. Stevens, D. Phil (Oxon)
Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer
Boston University

Carol Mimura, Ph.D., Asst. Vice Chancellor
Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA)
University of California, Berkeley

Jon Soderstrom, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Office of Cooperative Research
Yale University, Immediate Past President, Association of University Technology Managers

Brian Toohey, Senior Vice President,
International Affairs, PhRMA

Erik Iverson, Associate General Counsel
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Michelle Li, Ph.D., MBA
Director, Business Development
Merck Vaccines & Infectious Diseases

Patrick Nef, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
Medicines for Malaria Venture

David Rosenberg
Vice President, Corporate IP Policy
GlaxoSmithKline

Geralyn Ritter, J.D., M.A.
Vice President of Global Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility
Merck & Co., Inc.

Adrian Arima
Senior Director, Legal Affairs
Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Todd Sherer
Associate Vice President for Research and Director of the Office of Technology Transfer
Emory University

Richard Rodriguez, MBA
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer
National Institutes of Health

Megan Doyle, J.D.
Associate, Hogan Hartson LLP

Beirne Roose-Snyder, J.D.
Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP


TENTATIVE AGENDA


7:30-8:30am
Breakfast and Registration – Copley Hall

8:30-8:45am
Welcome - ICC Auditorium
Claudia Stewart
Opening Remarks – Ashley Stevens

8:45-9:15am
Speaker
Carol Mimura –  "Are We There Yet?" History and Framework, University Perspective

9:15-11:00am
Panel 1: Focus: Business Models and Partnerships, Foundations and Industry

Erik Iverson - "Global Access: What Does This Mean for License and Research Agreements"
Brian Toohey - "Perspectives on Successful Pharmaceutical Industry Partnerships"
Patrick Nef - "The Medicines for Malaria Venture Business Model: Leveraging Successfully Public and Private Interests"
Michelle Li - "Partnership as a critical pillar of Merck's global access strategy"
David Rosenberg - "Some Reflections on Socially Responsible Licensing: An Evolving Policy in a Changing Environment"

11:00-11:15am
Coffee

11:15-12:00pm
Questions & Discussion
Ashley Stevens, Moderator

12:00-1:30pm
Lunch – Copley Hall
                      
Speaker
Geralyn Ritter - Corporate Policy - "Collaborative Approaches for Improving Health"

1:30-3:00pm
Panel 2: Focus: Universities/ Not-for-Profit and Industry Models – ICC Auditorium

Adrian Arima - "Lessons from Gilead's Developing World Access Program"
Todd Sherer - "Socially Responsible Licensing: The Emory Perspective"
Jon Soderstrom - "Licensing in the Public Interest: Experience at Yale"
Richard Rodriguez -"Global Impact: NIH Licensing Objectives"
Megan Doyle & Beirne Roose-Snyder - "A New Model for Humanitarian Licensing at the University Level"

3:00-3:15pm
Coffee

3:15-4:00pm
Questions and Wrap Up
Ashley Stevens, Moderator
Carol Mimura
Claudia Stewart

4:15-6:00pm
Closing Reception

ACCOMMODATIONS

Accommodations are available on or near campus.

Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center
202-687-3200

Holiday Inn Washington-Georgetown
800-972-3159

Georgetown Inn
202-333-8900

Our office has reserved blocks of rooms at the Holiday Inn Washington –Georgetown and in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. Your prompt registration will assist us in reserving a sufficient number of rooms.

VISITOR PARKING

Parking spaces are available in the Southwest Garage and can be reached by entering campus from Canal Road.

Daily Parking Rate $15.00

To Southwest Parking Garage
• From Wisconsin Ave. turn right onto M St. and bear right into campus. Southwest Garage is on the right.

• OR: From Whitehurst Freeway or Key Bridge, stay in left lane. Turn left onto Canal Road. Bear right into campus. Southwest Garage is on the right.

Street parking - A limited number of metered 2 and 4 hour spaces are available on nearby streets. If you choose metered parking, don’t forget to feed your meter during the day, or you are likely to be ticketed.

SPONSORS

Thank you to our sponsoring organizations:

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Medicines for Malaria Venture
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Blank Rome LLP
Fish & Richardson P.C.
PhRMA
Morgan Lewis & Bockius  LLP


SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Level One Sponsor $7500

Conference participation
• Five complimentary registrations for the full day workshop.
• Invitation for three guests to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.
• Opportunity to be a sponsor of a particular event of the workshop depending on availability (e.g. breakfast, morning speaker, luncheon, closing reception, panel presentations).

Visibility
• Poster dedicated solely to your firm at the event which you sponsor.
• Dedicated space for your firm to place hand-out material.
• Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
• Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level One sponsor, with neutral company information.
• Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.

Level Two Sponsor $5000

Conference participation
• Three complimentary registrations for the full day workshop
• Invitation for two guests to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.

Visibility
• Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
• Dedicated space for your firm to place hand-out material.
• Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level Two sponsor, with neutral company information.
• Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.

Level Three Sponsor $2500

Conference participation
• Two complimentary registrations for the full day workshop
• Invitation for one guest to attend pre-conference dinner with speakers the evening before.

Visibility
• Poster announcement of your firm’s sponsorship in a list of sponsors at the entrance to the conference.
• Inclusion in the meeting brochure as a Level Three sponsor, with neutral company information.
• Listing of sponsorship on the Georgetown web page dedicated to this meeting, with a link to the sponsor’s homepage.