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MinnTS is an annual joint meeting of area technical and scientific organizations. The first meeting occurred in March 2003. The 2003 meeting was sponsored by four participating groups (MMS, SEMI, AVS and ASM). By 2005, the number of participating groups had doubled to eight. MinnTS was started for the purpose of providing a venue for local technical professionals to get together for networking, dinner, and technical presentations given by local experts. The speakers are deliberately chosen from the local area, to avoid travel expenses and to minimize costs for the participating organizations. In some cases speakers from outside the area have been able to combine an appearance at MinnTS with scheduled visits to area businesses. Because of the wide diversity represented by the sponsoring organizations, the speakers are chosen to present a range of general interest topics. Date: March 15, 2012, 5:00 to 9:00 PM Location: Medtronic Headquarters at 694 & Hwy 65 in Fridley, MN. Map Attendance:
All interested persons are welcome to attend. Because there are a limited number of seats, sponsoring organization members and guests of members will be given preference if registrations exceed available seating.
Reservations: Reservations are being taken by the individual sponsoring societies. To make your reservation:
If you find you need to cancel a reservation, the cancellation must be received before March 10. Reservations received after March 9 will not receive a refund. Topic: Speakers: Pam Stewart Patent Attorney, 3M Company On September 16, 2011, Congress passed the most comprehensive changes the patent system has seen in nearly 60 years. The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, overwhelmingly supported by both Houses of Congress, aims to update our patent system to encourage innovation, job creation and economic growth. Among other changes, the Act implements the first-inventor-to-file standard, changes the rule regarding best mode, creates a post-grant review process to help weed out bad patents, and creates a prior user defense so that later filed patents cannot be used against products and technologies that were earlier commercialized. While the law takes effect in stages from the date of enactment through 2013, the time to start planning for these changes is now. The presentation will provide an overview of this game-changing legislation, and in particular:
Marie Johnson CEO, AUM Cardiovascular, Inc. Dr. Marie Johnson will share her experience innovating at a large corporation, in academia, and a start-up. This will include lessons learned in concept development, putting your nose to the research grindstone, interpersonal relationships, and the role funding plays. If you are an inventor sick of inventing for inventing sake, Dr. Johnson will provide some tips on how to get the innovative fire started and share her wisdom on how to take an idea through commercialization. Schedule of events:
Dinner Menu:
Katsumi Matsumoto - Associate Professon, University of Minnesota: "The Science of Global Warming: Often Confused But Actually Clear" (Slide Presentation) J. Drake Hamilton - Science Policy Director, Fresh Energy: "Global Warming Mitigation and Adaptation Options" 2010 Jim Turnure - Excel Energy: "Clean Energy Technology 2010" Scott Stephens - U.S. Department of Energy: "The Promise of Photovoltaic Technologies" 2009 Ron Voelker - MnDOT - Retired: "The Old 35W Bridge" (Slide Presentation) Peter Sanderson - Project Manager, Flatiron Corp.: "The New 35W Bridge" (Slide Presentation) 2008 Robert Gehrz - University of Minnesota: "Infrared Astronomy with NASA's New Spitzer Space Telescope" Robert Pepin - University of Minnesota: "Stardust" 2007 Frank Armatis - 3M: "Nanotechnology In Consumer Products" Mark Obrovac - 3M: "Lithium-Ion Batteries" (Slide Presentation) 2006 Dick Hemmingsen - University of Minnesota: "Biological Energy Sources and Minnesota Based R&D" John Goodman - Entegris Corporation: "Fuel Cells and the Potential Hydrogen Energy Future" (Slide Presentation) 2005 Vincent Chow - Optobionics: "Artificial Retina" Arthur Coury - Genzyme Corporation: "Advanced Biomaterials" 2004 Donald McClure - 3M Company: "Web Coating for Fun and Profit" William Smyth - 3M Company: "Displaying the Future" 2003 Prof. David Shores - University of Minnesota: "Corrosion, You've Got to Love It" Don Deal - Seagate: "Corrosion and Cleaning in Magnetic Read/Write Head Manufacturing" |
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