PIUG 2006 Annual Conference

An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals

Boolean and Beyond:
Patent Information: Overcoming Pitfalls and Enhancing Productivity

Overview | Program | Conference Materials (PIUG members only) | Sponsors | Travel | Workshops

Saturday, May 20 to Thursday, May 25, 2006
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Workshops

The following workshops are being offered in conjunction with the PIUG 2006 Annual Conference. Please note that you must register separately for each workshop. As space is limited please register early.

Saturday, 20 May 2006

Instructor

Workshop

Time

Location

Registration
Stephen Adams

Legal Status - Beyond The Beaten Track
Magister Ltd.

8:30am-12pm

Mirage Room – 2nd Floor Magister Reg. Word
Magister Reg. PDF
Daniel Phelps

"Excel Tips and Tricks"
DJP Information Consulting Service LLC

1:00pm-4:30pm

Mirage Room – 2nd Floor DJP Reg. Word
DJP Reg. PDF

Sunday, 21 May 2006

Instructor

Workshop

Time

Location

Registration
John Zabilski “ Improving Search Results on STN by Utilizing Patent Classification Codes“
Chemical Abstract Service
9:00am-11:30am Mirage Room – 2nd Floor STN Reg. Form
Rob Austin “Derwent World Patents Index on STN - Reloaded & Enhanced”
Fiz Karlsruhe
1:00pm-3:00pm Mirage Room – 2nd Floor STN Reg. Form
David Dickens,
Joe Terlizzi
"FamPat Enhancements"
Questel*Orbit
8am-12pm Greenway D – 2nd Floor Questel*Orbit Reg.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Saffer “Using Visual Data Mining for More Effective Patent Analysis”
OmniViz
9:00am-11:00am Greenway D – 2nd Floor OmniViz Reg.
Eva Seip "MDL Patent Chemistry Database – Chemical Reactions and Substance Data for Scientists"
Elsevier MDL
1pm-3:00pm Greenway D – 2nd Floor MDL Reg.

Thursday, 25 May 2006

Instructor

Workshop

Time

Location

Registration
Andrew McFarlane
Don Walter
Bob Stembridge
Jonathan Grant
Ron Kaminecki
"Thomson Scientific Workshops"
ThomsonScientific
8:30am-2:00pm Lake Minnetonka and Lake Nokomis –5th Floor Thomson Reg.
Rob Austin
Lora Burgess
Matt McBride
John Zabilski
STN Patent Forum
STN
8am-4pm Lake Superior A – 5th Floor STN Reg. Form