Conference Agenda and Optional Workshops

(Sessions are subject to change.)
All sessions and events are included in the Conference fee unless otherwise noted.

Online registration for the conference and optional pre- and post-conference workshops is available here. You may also download a registration form here (pdf).

Learn more about SBIR/STTR here.

A detailed agenda is available here (pdf).

Monday, November 2, 2009
Optional Pre-Conference Workshops and Meetings

All sessions are held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort.

Registration/Check-in and Service Desk open

Concurrent Sessions (Morning)
• Plan Your Phase III Before You Bid a Phase I • $120
• Coaching the Coaches • $120

Concurrent Sessions (Afternoon)
• State Representatives Meeting, by invitation only
• Government Contracts and Grants • $120

Conference Opens

Evening Reception and Registration/Check-in (Poolside Terrace)
• How to Make the Most of this Conference

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Conference

All sessions are held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort.

Registration/Check-in and Service Desk open

Exhibit Area open

Vendor Presentations open

One-on-One Sessions

Breakfast

Welcome, Opening Remarks, Overview and Keynote

Concurrent Sessions
• SBIR/STTR 101 Program Overviews
• Reviewing the Reviewers
• Small Business Technology Council Meeting
• Agency Overviews (Track A, B; see topics below)
• Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and the SBIR Program

Agency Overviews (Track A)
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• U.S. Dept. of Defense
• U.S. Dept. of Education
• U.S. Dept. of Energy

Agency Overviews (Track B)
• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation

Lunch Presentation: SBIR Topics, Tools and Success

Concurrent Sessions
Leveraging Effective SBIR-STTR Involvement
Valuation of your Intellectual Property

One-on-One Sessions

Speed Networking

Concurrent Sessions
• Agency Presentations (Track A, B or C; see topics below)
• Speed Networking: Focus on Medical and Agricultural Advances
• Speed Networking: Focus on Science and Defense

Agency Presentations (Track A)
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Army
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Navy
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Air Force
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Missile Defense Agency
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Chemical and Biological Defense
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Special Operations Command

Agency Overviews (Track B)
• Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Dept. of Energy
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Science Foundation
• U.S. Dept. of Education
• U.S. Dept. of Defense: Defense Logistics Agency

Agency Overviews (Track C)
• U.S. Dept. of Transportation
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health

Tips for Successful Negotiations

Poster/Industry Showcase and Reception

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Conference

All sessions are held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort.

Registration/Check-in and Service Desk open

One-on-One Sessions

Exhibit Area open

Vendor Presentations open

Breakfast

Concurrent Sessions
• Demystifying Proposal Preparation
• Strategies for Technology Start-Up Companies
• Commercialization and Transition Plans and Planning
• Speed Networking: Focus on Energy and Environmental Protection

Concurrent Sessions
• Finding Prime Contractors
• Submitting Your Proposal Electronically
• After the Crash: Future of Venture Capital

Concurrent Sessions
• Compliance from Day One to Closeout
• Three Success Stories: DOD, NIH, and DOE
• Working with Small and Medium-Sized Prime Contractors

Governor’s Welcome and Lunch Presentation: Driving Innovation in a Challenging Economy

Concurrent Sessions
• Legislative Update: Changes in SBIR/STTR Technology Transfer Program
• Data Rights and Patent Issues
• Agency Technical Commercialization Assistance Programs

Concurrent Sessions
• Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
• Facilitating Technology Transfer with Universities Through Intellectual Property Agreements
• Access to Federal Labs for World-Class Partnering and Opportunities

Concurrent Sessions
• Writing a Phase I Proposal
• Evaluating Readiness for Funding
• Commercialization Tactics

Reception and No-host Bar

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Conference

All sessions are held at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort.

Registration/Check-in and Service Desk open

One-on-One Sessions

Vendor Presentations open

Exhibit Area closed

Breakfast

Concurrent Sessions
• Building Your Corporate Team
• Accounting and Audits

Concurrent Sessions
• Utilizing an SBIR/STTR Consultant
• State and Regional Resources Beyond SBIR/STTR

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Optional Post-Conference Workshops

Full-day Session
• Negotiations Between Universities and Companies • $195

Concurrent Sessions (Afternoon)
• Phase II Proposal Preparation Workshop • $120
• R & D Project Planning, Cost Estimating and Control • $160

Conference coordinators

For more information about the 2009 National SBIR/STTR Conference, contact:

Conference content
Dr. Fritz Grupe
Small Business Development Center
University of Nevada, Reno
Phone: (775) 813-7407 (Pacific Standard Time)
Email: fhgrupe@gmail.com

Conference registration
Shera Alberti-Annunzio
Extended Studies
University of Nevada, Reno
Phone: (775) 784-4046
Email: shera@unr.edu