FPTT 2008 National Meeting

"Maximizing Benefits to Canada Through Technology Transfer"

June 1-3, 2008
To be held at

Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1N 8S7

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2008 FPTT National Meeting

Canada's S&T Strategy includes a priority to accelerate the transfer of new knowledge for the safety, security, health, economy, global competitiveness and, environmental sustainability of our country. The federal government makes a significant investment each year in science and technology / research and development ($5 – 6 B dollars annually). The benefits of federal investment in science and technology must be translated into economic growth and prosperity as well as support federal government policy, legislation and regulation.

Only with effective transfer will the intended or planned outcomes of new knowledge and technologies be fully realized. Advanced strategies are continuously required to address changing conditions. We need to maximize the benefits that Intellectual Property Management (IPM) and Technology Transfer (TT) activities in order to realize a positive return on investment for the Canadian taxpayer.

The 2008 FPTT National Meeting will look at the latest thinking with respect to effective technology transfer practices and recommended strategies to cover:

A. Intellectual Property Management includes activities associated with the process of protecting Intellectual Property assets through the use of legal entitlements (Patents, Copyright, Licensing, etc)

B. Technology Exploitation consisting of two major elements:

1. Knowledge Application consisting of activities that support the legislative, regulatory, standards and policy mandates of Science-Based Departments and Agencies (SBDAs). Included are activities that provide to other levels of government, academia, industry and the general public, codified information and/or tacit knowledge (scientific findings), scientific publications, invention disclosures, open source documentation, conferences and public notices.
2. Knowledge Commercialization supports commercial and economic exploitation by way of the development of usable and saleable products and services as well as creating new businesses that market and sell new knowledge and technologies.