Introduction to the Federal Laboratory Consortium World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Apri

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Introduction to the Federal Laboratory
ConsortiumWorld Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)April 4, 2001

• Sally Rood
• FLC Washington Representative

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Overview

• What is the Federal Lab Consortium?
• Membership
• Users
• FLC history
• Statutory mandates
• Activities services
• Organization
• FLC Washington Office
• Contacts

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What is theFederal Laboratory Consortium?

• Nationwide interagency network of federal
  laboratories chartered by Congress to promote
  strengthen technology transfer throughout the
  U.S.
• A virtual network with elected officials
• Labs, agencies, and users are members

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FLC Membership

• More than 700 federal government RD laboratories
  centers
• 17 Federal departments agencies

• Departments
• Agriculture
• Commerce
• Defense
• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• Education
• Energy
• Health and Human Services
• Interior
• Justice
• Transportation
• Veterans Affairs

• Agencies
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Science Foundation
• Tennessee Valley Authority

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Who Uses FLC Services?

• Private sector
• Federal agencies
• Academia
• State and local governments

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History of the FLC

• 1971
• DOD Laboratory Consortium
• 1974
• Expanded to Federal Lab Consortium
• 1980
• Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act passed
• Federal labs required to make technology transfer
  part of their mission, established tech transfer
  offices (ORTAs)
• Stimulated more FLC growth

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History of the FLC(continued)

• 1986
• Federal Technology Transfer Act
• Formally established the FLC
• Required federal agencies to provide 0.008 of
  their RD budget to operate the FLC
• 1995
• National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
• Mandated permanent FLC funding
• 1999
• FLC celebrated 25th anniversary

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Statutory Mandates

• Develop programs to increase federal lab employee
  awareness of commercialization
• Advise, assist federal agencies labs with their
  tech transfer programs
• Establish clearinghouse for technical assistance
  requests
• Facilitate communication coordination among
  tech transfer offices
• Use the expertise services of the agencies
• Facilitate the use of tech transfer mechanisms
• Help federal labs set up programs using technical
  volunteers to provide tech assistance
• Facilitate communication cooperation among tech
  transfer organizations
• Assist users in establishing programs that
  encourage tech transfer
• Seek advice from the user community

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FLC Activities Services

• For agencies
• Training
• Electronic communications system
• Awards
• National regional conferences
• For industry, other users (including agencies)
• Newsletters
• Laboratory Locator
• Innovative projects - underground utility
  locating, fire fighting technologies, assistive
  technologies, etc.

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FLC Web Site
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FLC Lab Locator

• Centralized point-of-entry for routing requests
  from potential partners to the appropriate lab
  resource
• Accessible through FLC web site or FLC Management
  Support Office at [phone]

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FLC Organization
General Membership
Agency Liaison Group
Executive Committee/Executive Board
National Advisory Group
Standing Committees
Chairperson Vice-Chairperson
Washington, DC Representative
Management Support Office
Laboratory Locator Service
Northeast Regional Operations
Mid-Atlantic Regional Operations
Southeast Regional Operations
Midwest Regional Operations
Mid-Continent Regional Operations
Far West Regional Operations
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Geographical Organization

• Map of FLC Regions

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Organization(continued)

• Standing Committees
• Planning Policy
• Financial Management
• Member Services
• Information Systems
• Marketing Public Relations
• Legal Issues - Provides a forum for discussing
  legal concerns regarding technology transfer
  programs

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FLC Washington Office

• Track legislation, testify
• Coordinate w/ agencies assoc
• Follow trends developments impacting tech
  transfer, ID reports
• Seek opportunities for new FLC ventures
  projects
• Work w/ the media, prepare articles
• Seek opportunities for FLC presentations
• Respond to outside requests
• Staff the FLC Legal Issues Committee
• Brief foreign delegations

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FLC Washington Office

• Examples of interest areas
• Proposed legislation on technology transfer,
  economic development
• RD budget, authorizations
• Special initiatives (nanotech), programs (SBIR)
• Administration policies re. data collection,
  international procedures, research tools, and
  many other areas as they relate to tech transfer
  (reasonable pricing recoupment, FOIA, COI,
  GPRA, etc.)
• Science policy, New Economy issues
• Association agendas balanced research portfolio,
  etc.

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Summary of FLC Assets

• Statutory network of more than 700 labs
  technical facilities and parent agencies
• Through 25 years, has provided a proven,
  broad-based forum
• To link technology with lab missions the
  marketplace
• For timely internal external access to federal
  RD activities
• For resolution of tech transfer issues, policies
• For cost-effective training, outreach
  leveraging
• For recognizing shareholders

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Contacts

• www.federallabs.org
• (Click on Legislation Policy)
• Legislation Policy FLC Washington Office
• Arlington (Crystal City), VA
• 703-414-5026
• srood_at_flcdc.cnchost.com
• Administrative FLC Management Support Office
• Cherry Hill, NJ
• 856-667-7727