(Central Regional Meeting - Dayton)
June 16-19, 2010 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Dayton Convention Center Cermacs homepage
Organizers: Tobey Cordell, Universal Technology Corp.; Nina Joshi, UES, Inc.; and Ronald J. Versic, Past Chairman, Small Chemical Businesses Division, ACS
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
“How Chemical and Materials Small Businesses Survive and
Prosper in the Business World”
8:00 - 8:50 am - CERMACS Plenary Session
8:50 - 9:00 am - Break
Session 1: Support Network for Establishing Chemical and Materials Small Businesses
9:00 - 9:40 am - “Support Groups that I Use”
Speaker: Ronald Versic, President, Ronald T. Dodge Co.
9:40 - 10:20 am - “Government Contracting for Chemical and Materials Small Businesses”
Speaker: Meredith Threatt, Director, Southwest Central Ohio PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center)
10:20 - 10:40 am - Morning Break
10:40 - 11:20 am - “Intellectual Property (IP) 101 for Entrepreneurial Companies”
Speaker: Harry J. Guttman, Ph.D., J.D., Counsel Patent Attorney, Stipkala LLC
11:20 - 12:00 noon - “Access to Capital”
Speakers: Amy Stose and Deborah Fitzwater, PNC Bank
12:00 - 1:00 pm - CERMACS Lunch
1:00 - 1:50 pm - CERMACS Plenary Session
1:50 - 2:00 pm - Break
Session 2: Chemical and Materials Small Business: True Stories
Practical advice on starting and running a chemical and materials small business from speakers who will share their insight on planning, operating, and growing a business.
2:00 - 2:40 pm - “Challenges in Building a Small Business”
Speaker: David Curliss, Performance Polymer Solutions Inc.
2:40 - 3:20 pm - “Disruptive Technology from Concept to Production”
Speaker: Patrick Hood, President, Cornerstone Research Group, Inc.
3:20 - 3:40 pm - Afternoon Break
Session 3: Prior Speakers Panel Discussion
Facilitator: Joseph E. Sabol, Chemical Consultant and SCHB Program Chair
3:40 - 4:10 pm - Introductory statements by panel members
4:10 - 5:00 pm - Open discussion with the audience