Rocky Mountain SBIR Conference May 8, 9, & 10, 2007
SBIR Pre-Conference Workshops
Monday, May 7, 2007 ($95.00)
8:00am - 5:00pm Registration Open:
8:30am – 4:30pm		Phase I proposal preparation, Jim & Gail Greenwood (8 Hrs.) (box lunch provided)
8:30am – 4:30pm		Designing Businesses to be Successful, Russ Farmer (8 hrs.) (box lunch provided)
Conference Officially Begins
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Open:
Continuous networking and one-on-one meetings with SBIR Program Managers and Strategic Partners
7:00 – 8:00 Continental BreakfastLight breakfast (rolls, juice, and coffee, etc)
8:00 – 8:30		Conference introduction – What to expect from the conference and how to get the most from the conference, Russ Farmer
8:30 – 12:00		Six SBIR Program Manager presentations 25 min. sessions, Gene Watson, Moderator, Mark Henry, Intoduction to the SBIR Programs
12:00 – 1:30		Lunch and keynote speaker,  Terry Bibbens (Importance of SBIR reauthorization)
2:00 – 4:30		Final SBIR Program Manager presentations, Gene Watson, Moderator
4:30 – 6:00		Networking cocktail reception before dinner
6:00 – 8:00		Dinner with success story panel focused on internal activities for successful commercialization, Cliff Brown, ADA Technologies, Carl Gibson, Ekips Technologies
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
7:00am – 5:00pm Registration Open:
Continuous networking and one-on-one meetings with SBIR Program Managers and Strategic Partners
7:00 – 8:00 Light breakfast (rolls, juice, and coffee, etc)
8:30 – 10:45 Three Parallel Tracks:
8:30 – 9:30		Track 1: SBIR IP & IP Strategy, Doug Swartz, Sheridan Ross
		Track 2:  Licensing Technology, Jason Haislmaier, Holme Roberts & Owen
9:45 –10:45		Track 1: Technology Marketing, Chris Wasden, Simplexity MD
		Track 2: SBIR Data Rights, Corey Sanchez, McKenna Long & Aldridge
11:00 – 12:00 Combined Track: DoD CPP Program, Carol Van Wyk
8:30am – 12:00pm Track 3: NIH e-Submission Hands-On Workshop (requires a laptop extra cost of $25)
12:00 – 1:30		Lunch and Keynote Speaker :
12:30– 1:30		Examining how effective use of SBIR-STTR builds value, Ann Eskesen
1:45 – 5:00 Three Parallel Tracks:
1:45 – 2:40		Track 1:   Non-government funding, Terry Bibbens, Moderator, Brian Wallace, VC, Larry Fenster, Angel, Cindy Grove, Banker
		Track 2:  Positioning technology for commercialization, Nick Knowlton, ADA, Jeff Bond, Manufacturing Technology
2:55 - 3:50		Track 1: Non-SBIR Government Funding, ATP, BAA's, NAsA funding, Russ Farmer, Congressional Plus-ups, Jeff Bond, Procurement Tech Assistance, Rick Horn, NIH funding, Jo Anne Goodnight
		Track 2: Licensing & Teaming with Universities and Federal Labs, Susan Sprake, Moderator/Presenter, Marty Murphy, NREL, David Allen, CU TTO
4:05 - 5:00		Track 1: Structuring Deals with Strategic Partners, Paul Grimmer, Eltron Research
		Track 2: Government Contractor Accounting Requirements, Laurie Wilson, Russ Farmer, PBC inc.
1:45 – 5:00 Track 3: NIH e-Submission Demonstrations--Two Sessions
5:00-7:00 Networking reception:  Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres
Thursday, May 10, 2007
7:30-8:00 Light breakfast (rolls, juice, and coffee, etc)
8:00 – 11:30 Single Track
8:00 – 9:00		What small businesses look for in strategic partners, Bob Viola, Square One Systems Design
9:15 – 10:15		Spin-off commercialization companies, Mohan Misra, ITN Energies
10:30–11:30		What large companies look for in SBIR strategic partners, Steve varlese, Ball Aerospace
Conference Officially Concluded
SBIR Post-Conference Workshops
Thursday, May 10, 2007  ($65.00)
12:00 – 12:30 Box lunch for Post Conference Workshops
12:30 – 4:30		Phase II Proposal preparation (box lunch included) Jim & Gail Greenwood
12:30 – 4:30		Accounting, Budgeting and Contracting (ABCs) With the Government (box lunch included) Russ Farmer
12:30 – 3:00		2-Cents Session, Ann Eskesen (Invitation only)