[Orcnet-announce] ORCNET Meeting Notice - Thursday, Feb 26, 2009, IHOP

Sat Feb 21 22:13:28 UTC 2009

BlankGreetings -

The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month.

FEBRUARY ORCNET MEETING

Details of our next meeting are below.

WHAT - A PRESENTATION BY MS. SUSAN FEDERICI, Ph.D.

Open Innovation – Benefits and Challenges

"Open Innovation" is the global exchange of Intellectual Property (IP) across company boundaries. 

Susan will discuss Open Innovation's potential upsides and downsides for your company.

Organizations with (or without) internal Research & Development (R&D) efforts may seek competitive advantage by acquiring new technologies from others. Although transfers of technology and know-how through mergers and acquisitions have always existed, the market for buying and selling only IP has increased dramatically in the last decade.

Open Innovation minimizes the business exchange. Sellers generate revenue by transferring or licensing IP for which they have no internal application. Buyers need only accept the technology - not the people, debt and other encumbrances of the seller.

Open Innovation can have downsides. Participants may unintentionally lose competitive advantage if the use and application of the acquired technology is not well understood and defined by legal agreement. Scientific and technical employees of the buyer may be called upon to swallow their pride and complete the development of a potentially blockbusting product brought in from the outside, while those of the seller can be disappointed by foregone opportunity. Buyers must also consider the seller's longevity - what will happen if the company providing the technology fails before the transfer is complete?

Join us on Thursday for an interesting exploration of these and other issues surrounding Open Innovation and its possible impacts on your company.

WHO - OUR PRESENTER
Susan is the Principal of the Federici Business Group, a Portland-based business consultancy specializing in Market Opportunity Analysis and New Product Development. 

Susan earned her doctorate in Physical Chemistry from the University of Southern California, and was recruited by Richard Smalley for research into intra-molecular energy transfer at Rice University, in Houston, Texas. (Professor Smalley, known as the Father of Nanotechnology, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1996.)

>From Rice University, Susan came to Tektronix, where she contributed to high-profile projects including a video projector for Tek's TV Division and seminal research in hot wax inkjet printing technology. Her efforts garnered four patents for the Tektronix portfolio.
After Tektronix Susan entered the MBA program at Portland State University, graduating in 2001 with an emphasis in Management. She subsequently founded the Federici Business Group in 2002.

Susan is a member of the IEEE, LEOS, and the Optical Society of America. She is also certified as a New Product Professional by the Product Development and Management Association.

WHEN
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 6:00 PM to chat & eat, meeting begins at 7:00 PM (approx.).

WHERE
The ORCNET meets at the Beaverton International House of Pancakes (IHOP), located at the intersection of SW 158th & Walker Rd, across Walker Rd. from Fred Meyers.

IHOP, 15935 SW Regatta Lane, 503-614-8485.
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?email=1&mapdat.

The IHOP's seating capacity is approximately 35 folks, so come early!

Just ask for the Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network meeting, or the ORCNET meeting.

REMINDER!
Once again it's time for annual ORCNET dues! Members (or prospective members) should bring a check for $50 to this meeting. 

(ORCNET meetings are always open to the Public - you needn't be a member to attend.)

AGENDA
6:00 PM - (or thereabouts) Eat (optional) and chat.
6:45 PM - Show and Tell (if anyone brings toys!)
7:00 PM - Call to Order - meeting begins.
             - Officer Reports
             - Old Business
             - New Business
7:30 PM - Ms. Federici's presentation
9:00 PM - (approx) - Adjourn

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THE ORCNET's REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
The Oregon IEEE Consultants' Network (ORCNET) meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month, except for a combined November/December meeting on the first Thursday of December.

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SHOW AND TELL THE ORCNET
Our "Show and Tell" sessions happen before and after most meetings, so bring your gadgets! Your latest circuits! LINUX tools! Your creations! If something interests you technically, then others in our group will be interested, too.

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ORCNET MEMBERSHIP:
If you've been attending our group, please consider becoming a member ($50 annually). Cheap! To learn more, surf to http://www.eeconsult.org/membership.html, or contact any ORCNET Officer (listed below).

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SURF THE ORCNET WEBSITE!
Are you seeking a technical expert or consultant? Thinking of becoming one? Considering joining our group? Just want more information about the IEEE's presence in Oregon? Surf to http://www.ieee-oregon.org, click on "Affinity Groups", then "Consultants", to reach our site. Or surf directly to our alternate portal at http://www.eeconsult.org.

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ORCNET MAILING LISTS
Our valiant webmaster has configured our mailing lists for usefulness and maintainability.
We offer three lists: 
    - one for members-only,
    - another for a general public discussion forum, and 
    - a third for our (infrequent) public announcements such as this one.

Both public lists allow recipients to opt in or out, at their own discretion. These new lists were officially adopted on Jan 1, 2008.

Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for information about subscribing or unsubscribing to our lists.

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QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS for the ORCNET? 
Email our Chairman, Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org.

Want to be added/removed from this list? 
Surf to http://eeconsult.org/members/index.html for instructions about subscribing\unsubscribing, or contact our Webmaster, below.

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2009 OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
Chairman - Pat Barrett, pbarrett at ieee.org
Secretary - H. Joe Tabor, harryjoe at teleport.com
Webmaster - Keith Lofstrom, keithl at ieee.org
Treasurer - Brian Conley, bconley at ieee.org
Program Coordinator - Henri Joyaux, HBJoyaux at ieee.com

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end of meeting announcement - See you There!
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