Technology Commercialization Training Program

at UC San Diego for the

Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology (KIAT)

Arrival: Monday, November 2, 2009

Departure: Thursday, November 12, 2009

This is the central component of an in-service professional development program for Korean technology commercialization professionals organized by UCSD Global CONNECT in collaboration with the von Liebig Center at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UCSD, on behalf of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). The purpose of the program is to enhance the professionals' skills and knowledge through in-depth exposure to, and practical experience with, the technology commercialization process in San Diego, California. Program participants include technology transfer/commercialization professionals, entrepreneurs, and others in the innovation community.

The Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology (KIAT) is a public institute founded under Article 38 of the Industrial Technology Innovation Promotion Act. KIAT conducts activities to promote technological policy, including:

medium- and long-term planning and results analysis; the construction of an industrial technology infrastructure; and the transfer and commercialization of industrial technology.

The UC San Diego campus, with the community of

La Jolla in the background.