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2015 CONFERENCE DETAILED AGENDA
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tour of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1:15 pm: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel. Meet in the Main Lobby.
Interested individuals must register for this tour no later than February 13, 2015 by emailing
kleach@academyofinventors.org for NASA pre-screening. No exceptions after Feb 13.
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
NAI Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: The Boardroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Early Conference Check-in
Location: Foyer of the Georgian Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
President’s Welcome Reception
Location: Georgian Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
Thursday, March 19, 2015
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Conference Check-in and Information Table
Location: Foyer of the Viennese Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
General Session A
Location: Viennese Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
10:00 am to 10:40 pm
Keynote Speaker
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Address
Esther Sans Takeuchi, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University
NAI Charter Fellow
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Luncheon
Location: The Horse Shoe Garden (outdoors)
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
General Session B
Location: Viennese Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
3:20 pm to 4:00 pm
Keynote Speaker
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Address
Steven Chu, Ph.D., Former Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Professor of Physics and Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Stanford University
Recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
California Institute of Technology Architectural Tour
3:00 pm: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel for Caltech. Meet in the Main
Lobby. Buses will pick up passengers at the same location as drop off at 4:30 and 5:00 pm.
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Break
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Buses depart the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena for the California Science Center.
Meet in the Main Lobby. Two bus times are available 6:00 pm and 6:15 pm.
6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Evening Reception
California Science Center
Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center
700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037
(Plated dinner provided, dress is business attire)
Master of Ceremonies:
Paul R. Sanberg, President, National Academy of Inventors
9:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Buses depart the California Science Center to return the Langham Huntington Hotel. Buses
will be waiting at the drop off location. Two buses are available starting at 9:30 pm.
Friday, March 20, 2015
7:30 am to 8:30 am
Technology & Innovation Editorial Board Breakfast & Meeting (Invitation Only)
Location: The Promenade
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
8:00 am to 11:00 am
Conference Check-in and Information Table
Location: Foyer of the Viennese Ballroom
The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
9:00 am to 10:30 am
General Session C
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Keynote Speaker
Introduction of Speaker
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Keynote Address
Richard DiMarchi, Ph.D., Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry, Indiana University
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Travel to the Athenaeum at Caltech for the Fellows Luncheon
11:30 am: Buses will depart the Langham Huntington Hotel. Meet in the Main Lobby. Buses
will pick up passengers at the same location as drop off at 4:00 pm immediately following the
Fellows Induction Ceremony.
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
NAI Fellows Luncheon
Location: West Patio of the Athenaeum
California Institute of Technology
551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Late Conference Check-in and Information Table
Location: West Patio of the Athenaeum
California Institute of Technology
551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Walk to the Beckman Auditorium for the Fellows Induction Ceremony
(Guide will be provided)
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Fellows Keynote Speaker
Location: Beckman Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology
Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Thomas F. Rosenbaum, President, California Institute of Technology
Keynote Address
Andrew Faile, Deputy Director for Patent Operations
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
2014 NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony
Location: Beckman Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology
Inducted by Andrew Faile
Deputy Director for Patent Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
4:30 pm
Conference Ends
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Buses depart California Institute of Technology and return to the Langham Huntington Hotel.
Buses will be waiting at the drop off location. Two buses are available starting at 4:30 pm.
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
NAI Fellows Reception (Invitation Only)
Location: Main Lounge of the Athenaeum
California Institute of Technology
551 South Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA 91106