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Prof. Tim Choy recently participated in the "Futures of Nature" workshop in
Johannesburg, February 2-6, 2012, as part of a partneship between the Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism (JWTC) and UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI).

He also presented at the conference, "What's New about New Materialisms?" at UC Berkeley on May 4-5, 2012. 

Professor Chander delivered a lecture at Zhejiang University Guanghua Law School in Hangzhou, China in March. He spoke on his new paper, "How Law Made Silicon Valley." The paper examines law's role in the success of Silicon Valley.

He also delivered a lecture on his forthcoming book "The Electronic Silk Road" at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in late March. The book analyzes the rise of trade in services via the Internet, from Bangalore to Silicon Valley.

Professor Peter Lee recently presented a work-in-progress entitled "Transcending the Tacit Dimension: Patents, Relationships, and the Industrial Organization of Technology Transfer" at faculty workshops at George Washington Law School and the University of San Francisco School of Law.  The piece explores the roles of inventor-licensee relationships and organizational integration in transferring patented academic technologies to the private sector for commercialization.

Prof. Kenney was a panelist on a panel titled "Fostering Innovation Through Human Capital Policies” at the 2012 Fuqua School of Business Asia Business Conference in Durham, NC  on April 7, 2012.

Professor M. Kenney presented “What Might Emerge Out of the Current ICT Value Chaos.” at the BRIE-ETLA Conference, Espoo, Finland on August 29, 2011.

Professor M. Kenney presented “Silicon Valley Today – Model or Curiosity” at the Agora Open Forum, Jyväskylä University, Finland on August 23, 2011.

Professors M. Kenney and A. Hargadon present "Following Venture Capital  into Clean Technology: Is Current U.S. Government Policy Wise?" at the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy in Helsinki, Finland on August 19, 2011

Yale Law School on Nov 11 for the CSIS 

On Nov. 11, 2011 Professor Sunder delivered a talk on Technologies of Enlightenment: Upending Authority, from Common Sense to Google at the Yale Law School.

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Professor Peter Lee recently delivered the 14th Annual Niro, Haller & Niro Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture at DePaul University College of Law.  Professor Lee's lecture, entitled "Patent Law and the Two Cultures," examined the challenges faced by generalist judges in adjudicating technologically complex patent cases.  Past Niro Lecturers include Professor Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School, Judge Richard Posner of the U.S.

Professor Peter Lee presented his paper "Transcending the Tacit Dimension: Markets, Relationships, and Organizations in Technology Transfer" at a faculty workshop at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law on October 10.  Professor Lee's talk was hosted by the law school's Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition.