JUNBA 2008 Symposium and Technology Fair

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Venue: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara , Lafayette/San Tomas/Lawrence
　　　5101 Great America Parkway,
　　　 Santa Clara, California, USA 95054

January 10th, 2008

　　　2:00 PM - 5:00 PM　Symposium

Organized by: JUNBA

Co-Organized by: Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
　　　　　　　　JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
　　　　　　　　JETRO San Francisco

Sposored by: Sughrue Mion PLLC
　　　　　　Sony Electronics Inc.

Supported by: JBC (Japan Bio Community)
　　　　　　JCCNC (Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California)
　　　　　　JSNC (Japan Society of Northern California)
　　　　　　JTPA (Japanese Technology Professional Association)
　　　　　　Keizai Society
　　　　　　SVJEN (Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network)
　　　　　　SVMF (Silicon Valley Multimedia Forum)

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Registration

Moderator: Toshihiko Nishimura, JUNBA Board Member

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM　Opening Remarks:
　　　　　　　　　Chikaosa Tanimoto, JUNBA President

2:05 PM - 2:10 PM　Greetings:
　　　　　　　　　Yasumasa Nagamine, Consul General of Japan in San Francisco

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM　"Bridging the Knowledge Creation and the Socio-Economic Value"
　　　　　　　　　Ayao Tsuge, President of Shibaura Institute of Technology,
　　　　　　　　　Japan Ex-Executive Member of the Council for Science & Technology Policy, Cabinet

2:40 PM - 2:55 PM　"Science and Technology Policy and Cooperative Research in Japan "
　　　　　　　　　Yasuhushi Taguchi, Director, Research Environment and Industrial Cooperation Divison,
　　　　　　　　　Research Promotion Bureau, 　
　　　　　　　　　Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)　　　　　　　　　

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM　"The US Technology Transfer Scene: A view from California."
　　　　　　　　　William Tucker, Executive Director, Office of Technology Transfer (OTT),
　　　　　　　　　University of California Office of the President (UCOP) (20分)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM　Coffee Break

Moderator: Tai Hasegawa, JUNBA Board Member

3:30 PM - 4:00PM　"Collaborative Landscape for Academia-Industry Relationship in US"
　　　　　　　　　Yoshio Nishi, Professor, Department of Engineering, Stanford University
　　　　　　　　　JUNBA Advisory Committee Member

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM　"University Licensing strategy to Industry. Difference between universities and private sectors."
　　　　　　　　　Sandeep Agarwal, Director, Licensing and Patent Analysis, Tessera Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM　"New IP Strategies for Industry and Academia in Light of Significant Legislative, Administrative
　　　　　　　　　and Judicial Developments"
　　　　　　　　　Alan Kasper, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Venue: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, El Camino

Moderator: Yuji Ide, JUNBA Board Member

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM　Reception

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January 11th, 2008

　　　8:30 AM - 5:50 PM　Technology Fair

Organized by: JUNBA

Co-Organized by: Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
　　　　　　　　JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
　　　　　　　　JETRO San Francisco

Sposored by: Sughrue Mion PLLC
　　　　　　Sony Electronics Inc.

Supported by: JBC (Japan Bio Community)
　　　　　　JCCNC (Japan Chamber of Commerce of Northern California)
　　　　　　JSNC (Japan Society of Northern California)
　　　　　　JTPA (Japan Technology Professional Association)
　　　　　　Keizai Society
　　　　　　SVJEN (Silicon Valley Japanese Entrepreneur Network)
　　　　　　SVMF (Silicon Valley Multimedia Forum)

Hokkaido University, Kagoshima University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University,

Nagoya University, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Osaka University,

Ritsumeikan University, The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University,

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology,

Tokyo University of Science, University of Yamanashi, Yokohama City University

Oral Presentation 　　　　　　　　　　　　　Exhibition Booth

Venue: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, Lafayette/San Tomas/Lawrence　　　Venue: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Mezzanine Foyer