[PIUG List] 2nd Call for Abstracts: 2008 PIUG NE Conference

Colleagues:
 
You are cordially invited to submit abstracts for the 2008 PIUG Northeast
Regional Conference. The conference is a regional one-day conference with
vendor-sponsored training sessions scheduled on the day before and two days
after the meeting.
 
The conference will occur at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ, on
Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Vendor workshops have been tentatively scheduled,
as follows:

* Monday, Oct. 13: STN Patent Forum

* Wednesday, Oct. 15: Assorted vendor workshops and training

* Thursday, Oct. 16: Thomson Reuters - workshops and training.

The deadline for submittals is Friday, August 29, 2008.

We invite proposals for themes/topics as well as oral presentations of
approximately 30 minutes in length. We especially invite submittals from
speakers focused on the subjects of due diligence and best practices in
searching as well as trends and guidelines for certifying searchers and
their techniques and methodologies. Further, we invite recommendations or
nominations for invited speakers or panelists to participate in
presentations or discussions on these or other topics related to patents.


For abstract submittals, please include:


* name and complete affiliation, including:


* position and title

* full company and organization name

* division or department name

* complete contact information (address/phone/fax)

* biographical sketch

* title or topic

* abstract

Please note:


* This information will appear in the program book; therefore, please
ensure that it is exactly as you wish it to appear.

* All submittals will be reviewed by the conference's Program
Committee. Further information on the conference's technical program,
including topics and agenda, will be published in the appropriate space and
time on the <http://www.piug.org/> PIUG Home Page

* No presentation devoted to sales or marketing will be accepted for
the technical program; however, technology pertinent to the presentation may
be detailed.

All submittals, as well as any question related to abstract submittals or
the general program, should be in writing (e-mail preferred) to:


Richard Williams, Program Chair
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
130 Waverly Street
Cambridge, MA 02139


617-444-6325 voice
617-444-6269 fax


infoman_at_wis-llc.org

We look forward to seeing you at the NE Conference!




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