LES 2011 Winter Meeting

February 10-11
San Jose Marriott
San Jose, CA

Spotlight On: High Technology
In Partnership with: Silicon Valley Chapter, LES (USA & Canada)

2011 Winter Meeting Photo Gallery

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Wednesday, February 9th

8:00 am – 7:00 pm
REGISTRATION

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
CLP EXAM REVIEW COURSE

6:00 pm– 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception

Thursday, February 10th

7:45 am – 6:30 pm
REGISTRATION

7:45 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

7:45 am – 7:30 pm
Tech Fair

7:45 am – 8:45 am
Committee Meetings

9:00 am – 10:00 am
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS' BREAKFAST

9:00 am – 9:45 am
OPENING SPEAKER
Damon Matteo, Vice President & Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Palo Alto Research Center (formerly Xerox PARC)

9:45 am – 10:00 am
Networking Coffee Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am
PLENARY PANEL: Hot Topics from the Top: Business and IP Leaders Speak About What's Important to Them


11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Luncheon

 
LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Nola Masterson, Founder & Managing Director of Science Futures, Inc.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
MINI-PLENARY PANEL CONVERSATIONS
 
Cloud Computing: Protection, Licensing, and Interoperability on the Cutting Edge
 
Nanotechnology IP: Implications of the Very Small
 
IP on the Move: Opportunities and Challenges in the Mobile Device Arena

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Networking Coffee Break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MINI-PLENARY PANEL CONVERSATIONS
 
Licensing Content Online: Preserving Value in the Digital World
 
Changes in Semiconductor Licensing: Hot Topics for an Evolving IP Landscape
 
High-Tech Companies in China: Deconstructing the IP Landscape

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Networking Reception

Friday, February 11th

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:00 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Honorable Bruce Lehman, Chairman and President of the International IP Institute & former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Commissioner of the USPTO

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Networking Coffee Break

10:30 am – 4:00 pm
OPEN SPACE MEETING
Take Over the Agenda & Learn What YOU Want to Learn
Lunch and afternoon break will be provided.