PIUG 2008 Annual Conference
An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals
20 Years of Patent Searching in a World of Emerging Technologies
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of PIUG!
Saturday, May 17 to Thursday, May 22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA
We are very pleased to announce the following Preliminary Agenda for the PIUG
2008 Annual Conference. Please register now at
http://www.piug.org/2008/an08reg.php.
The deadline for the early-bird registration is March 15, 2008. To take
advantage of the early-bird discount you must be a member of PIUG Inc. To renew
or to sign up as a new member see http://www.piug.org/membership.php.
Saturday, May 17th
WORKSHOPS - Registration for workshops will be available soon at
http://www.piug.org/2008/an08work.php.
Stephen Adams -- Update on worldwide patent database coverage for the
searcher
Dan Phelps -- I Didn't Know Excel Could Do That!
Lexis/Nexis -- TotalPatent and PatentOptimizer, integrated IP solutions from
LexisNexis
GenomeQuest -- Managing your entire sequence patent portfolio: search,
analysis and reporting techniques
Sunday, May 18th
WORKSHOPS - Registration for workshops will be available soon at
http://www.piug.org/2008/an08work.php.
Minesoft -- Minesoft Update: PatBase - over 30 million families and 20
million full-texts, find out how to search the new Asian data, how to use new
commands &views for Citation searching and the new VizPat analysis software. Plus,
latest PatentOrder options for document ordering
Fiz-Karlsruhe -- The USPTO Genetic Sequence Database, USGENE, on STN
Questel -- Questel Update: New Features and Content, and Power Searching
Techniques
Innography -- Going Beyond Search: Correlating Multiple Data Sources for
Licensing Analysis
Thomson --Thomson Innovations
VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON
BUSINESS MEETING
WELCOME RECEPTION AND OPENING OF EXHIBITS
Monday, May 19th - Wednesday, May 21st
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Please check the meeting website http://www.piug.org/2008/an08meet.php for
updates on the schedule and list of presenters for each session below.
5 minute product reviews by each sponsor and exhibitor will be interspersed
throughout the technical session
Monday, May 19
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Catherine Hunt, Rohm and Haas Company, Immediate Past
President American Chemical Society. Title of talk to be determined.
Evolution of Patent Information
Panel Discussion on Current Strategy and Future Planning Initiatives
Tuesday, May 20
Patent Information - Searching, Analysis, and Reporting
Software and Other Tools for Patent Information
Updates from Patent Offices
Open Exhibit Room
Wednesday, May 21
Recent Changes to USPTO Practices
Techniques for Special Subject Areas
Valuable Patents - Techniques for Identification and Quantification
Tips and Techniques from the Experts
Thursday, May 22th
WORKSHOPS - Registration for workshops will be available soon at
http://www.piug.org/2008/an08work.php.
STN Patent Forum
Lucy Akers/ Aalt van de Kuilen -- Basics of Patenting Processes and
Approaches for Patent Searching
Search Technology -- Text Mining - Improving your Vantage Point on Patent
Information
EVENING EVENTS
Sunday, May 18th - First Time Attendee Welcome Reception followed by a
Welcome Reception for All Meeting Attendees in the Exhibit Hall with the opening of
the Exhibits.
Monday, May 19th - PIUG 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the USPTO Madison
Building with special guests. (additional fee and registration at
http://www.piug.org/2008/an08reg.php)
Tuesday, May 20th - Dessert Reception and IFFI play, "The Importance of Being
Earnest", produced by Nancy Lambert
Please visit the Meeting Main page at http://www.piug.org/2008/an08meet.php
for a list of the many sponsors and exhibitors who are very generously
providing support for this event.
A special thank you to Tom Wolff and Ric Snead for all of their work
preparing the web updates and for loading the meeting pages onto the PIUG Webpages.
For registration please go to http://www.piug.org/2008/an08reg.php and for
further information and updates visit http://www.piug.org/2008/an08meet.php.
Please forward any questions or comments related to the technical program
directly to kartar.arora_at_basf.com or doalberts_at_theravance.com.
We look forward to seeing you in Virginia!
Best regards,
Suzanne Robins - PIUG Chair
Heidi Stone - PIUG Vice-Chair
Cynthia Yang
Planning Committee Co-chairs
Kartar Arora
Doreen Alberts
Program Committee Co-chairs
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