Division of Chemical Information
226th American Chemical Society National Meeting
New York, New York September 7-11, 2003

Technical Intelligence

As a sub-discipline of Competitive Intelligence, the field of Technical Intelligence (TI) has taken on greater importance within technology leveraged organizations looking for a competitive advantage in their respective industries. Topics pertinent to TI include: Patent Analysis, Technology Forecasting, R&D Strategic Technical Planning, Licensing and Acquisitions and Competitor Technology Profiling. The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information is seeking speakers for a symposium at the 226th National Meeting, to be held in New York City who are interested in speaking on topics related to Technical Intelligence. Speakers are sought from all aspects of this community including industrial practitioners, consultants and representatives from organizations that support this field.

Opportunities are also available for a poster to be presented on the same topic during the division's poster session. Any interested parties please reply to the organizer, listed below.

For additional information regarding the ACS meeting in NYC please see

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/Chemistry?PID=acsdisplay.html&DOC=meetings%5Cfuture.html
If you would like submit a talk for this sessions please refer to the URL listed below and follow the links to the Chemical Information (CINF) Division and the Technical Intelligence symposium (last symposium listed on the page).

http://oasys.acs.org/oasys.htm The deadline for submission is May 12, 2003. Organizer: Anthony J. Trippe Sr. Staff Investigator, IP Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cambridge, MA Phone: 617.877.8201 Fax: 617.444.6680 Email: tony@trippe.com