International Conference on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at Ooty

International Conference on Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at Ooty


The Society for Technology Management (STEM), India's premier and pioneering technology transfer forum, will be hosting its flagship international program, the Graduate Course in IPR and Technology Transfer at Hotel Sullivan Court, Ooty, India from April 13-16, 2008.

In today’s networked economy, successful companies are those that are truly creative and perpetually create new knowledge. With the realization that knowledge is the new engine of corporate success, companies are depending on measuring, managing and developing their knowledge assets. Technology-driven companies need to leverage their intellectual assets to retain their competitive edge. Intellectual Property Asset Management and Technology Transfer are the keys to achieve success in today’s changing policy and complex business environment.

It is in this background that the Society for Technology Management (STEM), India’s premier and pioneering technology transfer forum, will be hosting its flagship international program, the Graduate Course in IPR and Technology Transfer at Hotel Sullivan Court, Ooty, India from April 13-16, 2008.

Thefour-day program will examine the role of Intellectual Property (IP) as a strategic technology transfer tool using case studies, best practices, and interactive discussions. The world-class faculty for the program comprises of senior IP practitioners, decision makers, academicians, drawn from the US, EU and Asia. All the faculty members are senior professionals having years of experience and expertise in intellectual property management and technology transfer.

This program is aimed at research heads, technology transfer officers, IP managers, technology managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and senior policy makers engaged in IP policy development. Participants will be able to learn current best practices in IP and innovation management;accelerating commercialization through technology licensing and developing a policyframework to manage their intellectual assets.

Details on the previous 2007 STEM IP program, including faculty profiles, participant profiles and comments on the program, are available online at http://www.stemglobal.org.

Attractive early bird registrations are available till February 29, 2008.