PIUG 2012 Annual Conference
An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals

View From a Mile High –
Best Practices in Analysis and Visualization of Patent Information

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Workshops | Brian Stockdale Award

Saturday April 28 – Thursday May 3, 2012

Denver Hilton City Center
(formerly Denver Marriott City Center)
1701 California Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
+1-303-297-1300

Workshops

The following workshops are being offered in conjunction with the PIUG 2012 Annual Conference. Please note that you must register separately for each workshop. As space is limited please register early. Early bird registration deadline for workshops is April 8. Regular registration fees apply thereafter or until the workshop fills up. Workshop schedule is subject to change.

Saturday, April 28

Instructor	Workshop	Time	Location	Cost	Registration
Edlyn Simmons	Patent Law Basics for Patent Searchers	8:00am-noon	Nat Hill	For fee*	Registration
Stephen Adams, Magister Ltd.	Multi-, Tri- and Bi- ; An Exercise in Lateral Thinking for the Patent Searcher	1:00pm-5:00pm	Nat Hill	For fee*	Registration

* Note that discounted fees are available to people who register for both Edlyn Simmons' and Stephen Adams' workshops.

Sunday, April 29

Instructor	Workshop	Time	Location	Cost	Registration
Gridlogics	Introducing PatSeer and how you can use it for Patent Research Delivery	8:00am - 9:00am	Pomeroy	Free	Registration
Minesoft	New Mile High features in PatBase	9:30am - 10:30am	Pomeroy	Free	Registration
John Willmore, BizInt Solutions Inc.; and Nils Newman, Search Technology	Analysis & Visualization with BizInt Smart Charts and VantagePoint	9:00am - 11:00am	Nat Hill	Free	Registration
Don Walter, Thomson Reuters; and Jim Brown and Terri Dockter, FIZ-Karlsruhe	Searching for Specific and Generic Structures in Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) on STN	8:00am - 11:00am	Mattie Silks	Free	Registration
Questel	Best IP Practices using Orbit.com - A new approach to Patent Landscaping	11:00am - 2:00pm	Colorado F	Free	Registration
Bob Stewart, Ric Snead, and Don Walter, Thomson Reuters	Enhanced Research, Analysis and Visualization Capabilities to Streamline Your Workflow and Improve Decision Making	2:00pm - 3:30pm	Mattie Silks	Free	Registration

Thursday, May 3

Instructor	Workshop	Time	Location	Cost	Registration
STN	STN Patent Forum	9:00am - 4:00pm	Colorado BC	Free	Registration
INTELLIXIR	INTELLIXIR System v7.2: Main and New Features	9:00am - 10:00am	Colorado GH	Free	Registration
Dolcera	BlitzClassify: How to classify 5,000 patents in a day...accurately	10:30am - 11:30am	Colorado GH	Free	Registration