Product Development & Management Association

On the Cutting Edge: How Nanotechnology, Wireless Technology and Biotechnology Influence Product Development

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There will be a remote location providing live remote access to the meeting available to Madison attendees that choose to attend without commuting to the Milwaukee-area. Refreshments will be served at the remote location as well. Feel free to email Shajan John, President, for more information.

The first meeting of 2007 opens with a tour that includes a hands-on, interactive demonstration of Polyvision Thunder, a state-of-the-art collaboration technology that brings an immersive in-room development experience to the global collaboration level.

Following will be an in-depth look at three emerging technologies that will some day (if not already) undoubtedly affect each of our lives. Learn how to reduce product development and product management costs and time with minimal disruption to your current business process.

How will nanotechnology, wireless technology, and biotechnology affect you?

After demystifying nanotechnology and its benefits, we will discuss the wireless technology that is taken for granted in much of our daily lives. Garage doors, cell phones, and blue tooth headsets are common devices that we depend on. Learn about the next wave of devices that will create conveniences and information that will save us time and money.

We will complete the evening with a briefing on biotechnology. Biotechnology touches all of us and leads medical science with new cures that prolong our lives. What is on the waterfront... gene therapy, DNA analysis, or other?

Date

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Time

4:30 - 5:30pm Networking and Tour
5:30 - 6:00pm Nanotechnology (Michelle Manning)
6:00 - 6:30pm Wireless Technology (Ron Pulvermacher
6:30 - 7:00pm Biotechnology (Ralph Kauten)

Location

Primary Location:
AVI Midwest
5300 S. Emmer Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151
262-207-1300
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Remote Location:
AVI Midwest
5201 Femrite Drive
Madison, WI 53718
608-221-8888
Directions

Fees

Member Status	Online	At-the-Door
Member	$45	$55
Non-Member	$65	$75
Students	$25	$25
Walk-Ins	--	$75

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Michelle Manning is an associate with Foley and Lardner LLP, where she is a member of the firm's Nanotechnology Industry Team. Michelle's practice focuses on counseling clients on intellectual property issues and patent prosecution, with a technical emphasis in the field of materials, including nanomaterials. Michelle has been a presenter on the topic of licensing nanotechnology patents at the NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and a contributor to the 2006 Lux-Foley Nanotech Patent Landscape Report. Michelle holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ronald Pulvermacher will discuss wireless technology. Mr. Pulvermacher is President and CEO of Matrix Product Development, a consulting engineering company located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. He has served as Research Engineer, Product Engineer, and Product Engineering Manager for Bou-matic, JI Case Corp, and White Farm Equipment (now AGCO). He has also been awarded two Top 10 Agricultural Engineering Awards and holds several patents. Mr. Pulvermacher holds a BSEE from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Ralph Kauten will discuss biotechnology. Since 2002, Mr. Kauten has served as President and CEO of Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Kauten has served as co-founder and leader in a number of biotechnology companies including Promega Corporation, PanVera Corporation, and Mirus Corporation. Designated as an Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, Mr. Kauten also serves on the Board of Directors and Advisory Boards for companies in the biotechnology industry and in other industries. Mr. Kauten holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a BBA from the University of Iowa.