Cheryl Brown, Manager of the Office of Sponsored Research, UWI, Mona has been appointed a member of the Task Force to produce Volumes 3, 4 and 5 of the Association of Technology Managers (AUTM) Technical Transfer Practice (TTP) Manual, with specific responsibility as editor and reviewer for the third edition. The TTP is aimed at beginning to mid-level technology transfer professionals in university and business settings, patent lawyers and university administrators and is intended to serve as a basic training tool for practitioners. This appointment was made at the recent annual general meeting of AUTM held in San Francisco.
AUTM is a non-profit organization with an international membership of more than 3,300 technology managers and business executives. AUTM members represent more than 300 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals as well as numerous businesses and government organizations.