This week: Thurs. and Fri. lunch meetings

• Saluki Idea Competition "Help" session: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Woody Hall C227 (Please RSVP if you can: 453-4556 or techtran@siu.edu or FB page.)
• "Patents, Innovation and the America Invents Act" (pdf)
  Friday, September 21, 2012, Noon — 1:30 p.m. Lunch is included, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
• Speaker: Ari M. Bai is a patent attorney for Polsinelli Shughart Law Firm. He has served as a Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C. Mr. Bai’s practice now involves preparing and filing of foreign and domestic patent applications in the mechanical, electrical and computer disciplines. For his full biography, please visit: http://www.polsinelli.com/.
• Pre-registration is Required; there is no charge for the event, but seating is limited. Register by phone: 618.453.6754 or by email: lindberg@siu.edu.