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Changing Federal Landscapes in Energy & High Technology
Conference Agenda

Monday, August 31, 2009 Location
4:30p Registration Desk Opens GP Foyer
5:00p
7:00p
Networking Reception - Hors doeuvres & no host cocktails Scalini Terrace
 

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009   -   Day 1 Location
7:00a Registration Desk Opens GP Foyer
7:00a
Networking Breakfast Buffet
Harbour
Room
8:15a Welcome - Ida Shum, FLC FW Regional Coordinator, Erik J. Stenehjem, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Host Laboratories:
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
  • NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
GP A&B
8:30a New Beginnings - The Changing Federal Technology Landscape
Moderator: Ida Shum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Erik J. Stenehjem, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • NASA Ames Greenspace Initiatives, Yvonne Pendleton, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Cheryl Fragiadakis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
GP A&B
10:00a
Networking Break
 
10:30a Energy Partnerships: New and Innovative Ways of Working Together
Moderator: Deb Covey, DOE Ames Laboratory
  • Advances in Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) through CRADAs - Bob Cart, GreenVolts Founder & Chairman
  • SPAWAR's Low Energy Nuclear Reaction (Cold-Fusion) CRADA - Larry Forsley - JWK Int'l.
  • Nalco Mobotec - Eric Fischer
  • Q&A
 GP A&B
12:00p Lunch - Scott Deiter, FLC Chair & Gary Jones, FLC DC Representative Harbour
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1:30p Changing Federal Technology Landscape - (How the economic recovery act is affecting agencies)
Moderator: David Koegel, DOE Office of Science
  • DOE Perspective - David Koegel, DOE
  • DOD Perspective - David Sikora, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • USDA/ARS Perspective - William Orts, ARS Western Regional Research Center
  • Q&A
GP A&B
3:00p
Networking Break
 
3:30p Other Programs/Opportunities Leveraging T2
Moderator: Rick Shindell, Zyn Systems
  • Entrepreneur in Readiness Program - Erik J. Stenehjem, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Proposed changes in SBIR affecting Federal Labs - Rick Shindell
  • SBIR-TT, Using SBIR to market lab technologies - Clara Asmail, NIST
  • Technology Innovation Program (TIP) - Clara Asmail, NIST
GP A&B
5:00p Networking Reception  GP A&B
6:00p
Adjourn (Evening on your own)
 
 

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009   -   Day 2 Location
7:00a Registration Desk Opens GP Foyer
7:00a
Networking Breakfast Buffet
Harbour
Room
8:15a Welcome - Ida Shum, Far West Regional Coordinator, LLNL GP A&B
8:20a STEM Overview: New Changes and Innovations
Moderator: Deb Covey, DOE, Ames Laboratory
  • Robotics Alliance Project - Mark Leon, NASA Ames Research Center
  • Tinkering with Science - Deb Covey, DOE, Ames Laboratory
  • Workforce Development Update - David Foster, Los Alamos National Laboratory
GP A&B
9:00a Software Licensing -
Moderator: J. Susan Sprake, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Innovative ways of doing software deals - Jim Goulka, JumpStart Solutions
  • Verifying Authorship - Kathleen McDonald, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Implications of "open source" on licensing - Diana Cox, NASA Ames Research Center
GP A&B
10:00a
Networking Break
 
10:30a Deals with Federal Labs: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Moderator: Ida Shum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Mike Lyons, Paladin Capital Group
  • Melanie Gross, Genentech
  • Tracy Warren, Battelle Ventures
GP A&B
12:00p Lunch Harbour
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1:10p Training: Export Control
Instructor: Rand Lewis, Transnational Strategic Solutions (TS2Corp)
GP A&B
3:30p
Networking Break
 
4:00p Program Updates
Moderator: J. Susan Sprake, FLC Vice Chair, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs (EERE) - Wendolyn Holland, EERE
  • Venture Funds - David Miller, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF)
  • FLC Mid-Continent Update - J. Susan Sprake, Incoming Mid-Continent Regional Coordinator
GP A&B
5:00p
Adjourn
 
6:00p Reception and Awards Presentation Dinner Harbour
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