The 2008 PIUG NE Conference is coming. And we have an even better space for
the exhibit room this year! And we have a record number of sponsors this
year--18! And the URL for the conference!
http://www.piug.org/NorthEast/2008/ne08meet.php
**Program information will up on the piug website early next week!**
Dates: M-Th October 13-16, 2008
Where: Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick NJ
Monday October 13: STN Patent Forum
Tuesday October 14: PIUG NE Conference
Wednesday, October 15: Vendor workshops and trainings
Thursday, October 16: ThomsonReuters workshops/training
Rooms at the Hyatt are $192/night for single and double occupancy. Triple
is $217 and Quadruple is $242. Parking is $4/24 hr period. Call the hotel
at 732-873-1234 or 800-233-1234. The URL for room reservations is
http://newbrunswick.hyatt.com/groupbooking/ewrrnjpat2008 . The cutoff date
for room reservations is September 23, 2008. We have ADDITIONAL rooms for
Sunday night Oct. 12.
Registration:
$50.00 PIUG members
$90.00 Non-members and after September 26, 2008
The registration link is
https://www.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=1529451182300&P=1529451191157348200&Info.
Workshops:
Monday, October 13, 2008
STN Patent Forum
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Morning
a.. Perception Partners: Automating Patent Analysis for Competitive
Advantage (Barry Brager)
b. FIZ Karlsruhe: Effective patent sequence searching on STN (Jim Brown)
http://www.stn-international.com/training_center/workshops/PIUGNE2008.html
c.. Innography (Karoline McLaughlin)
d.. Questel: MMS Training (Joe Terlizzi)
e.. LexisNexis: Integrated Patent Solutions from LexisNexis (Jeff Adler)
f.. Dialog: What's Going on at Dialog-The Patent Searcher Edition (Ron
Kaminecki)
Afternoon
a.. PatentInsightPro Patent iNSIGHT Pro - Capabilities and New Updates
(Manish Sinha)
b.. Dolcera: Dolcera Web 2.0 IP Tools and Services (Samir Raiyani)
c.. FIZ Karlsruhe: Structure Searching DWPI Using STN Express (Rob
Austin)
d.. Questel: QPAT Training (Joe Terlizzi)
e.. Minesoft: Minesoft and Patbase Update (Phil Ostanock)
f.. GenomeQuest: GenomeQuest 5.0: Grouping, sorting and dynamic display
functions for faster analysis of patent sequence searches (Gina Bajenaru)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
ThomsonReuters Workshop (no information yet)
Sponsors, Pls. send the workshop abstracts, registration information and
links and company logo to the me or the PIUG webmaster, we need to get it up
on the meeting webpages. Workshop arrangements are the same as last year.
Parking and Transportation: Parking garage is $4.00 per 24 hrs as in
previous years. The NJ Transit train station and Suburban Transit bus stop
is less than 2 blocks from the hotel.
Food for Tuesday:
There will be the usual continental breakfast and morning and afternoon
breaks. We won't run out of coffee, tea and sweets.
Lunch will be buffet style. If you want a kosher meal, let me know. I'll
try to get fresh meals (not frozen airline meals) like last year.
Buffet menu:
Villager salad of cucumbers and tomatoes
Grilled portobello mushrooms with grilled tomatoes, sauteed swiss chard and
goat cheese on tabbouleh
Hummus with pita chips
Marinated Mediterranean olives and cheese
Mediterranean greens with preserved lemon dressing
Grilled flank steak served with orange and cilantro
Chicken brochette
Mediterranean couscous
Seafood paella filled with mussels, calamari and shrimp
Penne tossed in herb sauce with broccoli and roasted tomatoes
Mascarpone cheesecake with fresh fruit
Amaretto cookies
Adrienne Shanler
shanlera_at_optonline.net
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