Tentative Program

8:00-8:30

Registration, Gerlinger Alumni Lounge

How to Get Here:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/ ~admit/visit/howto.htm

Campus Map:
http://geography.uoregon.edu/ infographics/uowebmap.html

8:30-8:45

Introductions

DAVID GREEN:  NINCH & the Town Meetings series

www.ninch.org

8:45-9:00

J.Q. JOHNSON: Setting the Stage

jqj@darkwing.uoregon.edu

What is an institutional IP policy? What issues might it address?

9:00-9:45

LAURA N. GASAWAY: Creating Policy in the Real World

laura_gasaway@unc.edu

The UNC System recently revised its Intellectual Property Policy. What happened at UNC? What were the major issues? Who else was involved? How long did it take? How was it accomplished? Lolly tells the story.

9:45-10:30

GEORGIA K. HARPER: Getting the Ball Rolling: You Can Make Something Happen

gharper@utsystem.edu

You know there's something wrong but you're not sure what it is or how to go about fixing it. What can *YOU* do to get things moving at your institution, to figure out whom to involve, whom to inform with what facts, to motivate and inspire people to take action?

10:30-10:50

BREAK

10:50-11:00

RICHARD LINTON, UO Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies: Remarks

rlinton@oregon.uoregon.edu

11:00-11:30

GERALD BARNETT: IP Policy & Technology Transfer

barnett@u.washington.edu

The Importance of Your IP Policy to Technology Transfer & the Challenge of Aligning State, System, and Local Institutional Policy

11:45-1:00

LUNCH, Knight Library, Browsing Room

1:00-1:10

DEB CARVER, UO Interim University Librarian: Remarks

dcarver@oregon.uoregon.edu

1:10-3:00

GEORGIA HARPER: Workshop --Initiating the Policy Process

This workshop gives you an opportunity to review hopelessly out of date and up to date policies and tell the difference, to figure out whom to go to with what information to motivate those who have the power to make changes (assuming you think you don't), and how to be an effective advocate for change.

3:00-3:15

BREAK

3:15-4:15

LAURA GASAWAY: Workshop --Negotiating the Hot Issues, Knight Library Browsing Room

You are on the committee that will decide how to handle the most contentious issues that have surfaced in the drive to find consensus on your institution's new policy. What are your resources? What are the choices? How do you find compromise? This workshop gives you a chance to try out what you have learned in the morning lectures to solve the most difficult issues that will face those who are involved or want to be involved in policy making.

4:15-5:00

ALL SPEAKER PANEL

The day's speakers will answer your questions on the topics presented during the day and related topics.