Save the Date: 2011 IRI Annual Meeting

"R&D in Transition: Where We Go From Here" gains high ratings from attendees

Thinkers, doers and influential technology leaders converged in Seattle to network, build knowledge and share steps needed for a thriving R&D program. Timely content, developed for and by practitioners, provided actionable learnings and practical solutions that attendees were able to take back to their respective organizations.  High scores were givent to content and excellent quality of networking.

Annual Meeting Quick Facts:

• 92% of survey respondents rated "networking" at this meeting as good to excellent 
• 90.5% rated the overall quality of the Annual Meeting as good to excellent
• 91% of respondents would likely recommend this meeting to a colleague
• 195 organizations represented
• 125 IRI member organizations in attendance

Here's what attendees said about the 2010 event:

Excellent high level industry forum that looks at the large picture of industry directions.
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, ON Semiconductor

Valuable experience in networking outside of my company...refreshing. I am looking forward to future meetings.
Human Resources, Boeing Research and Technology

An excellent forum to network, learn, and share best practices.
Portfolio Manager, Pfizer

A really great experience. I enjoyed meeting people from so many different industries. I feel like I came away with a number of ideas to try or revisit.
Director of Portfolio & Operations Analytics,  Motorola

I always bring back some real gems in innovation management from the speakers as well as interaction with other senior technology leaders.
Chief Executive Officer, Innovation Insights

Very impressed with the open discussions and friendly atmosphere.
Senior Project Manager, Technology Development, Swagelok Company

[The IRI] meetings help me stay on top of key R&D issues and hear from world class speakers about real problems and solutions.
Vice President, Strategic Development, Intellectual Assets, Inc.

The IRI  forum has been an asset in seeking answers to pressing questions and making new connections to others between meetings.
Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

I especially liked the networking opportunities, and the willingness of other members to share information about their approaches to managing R&D in their companies.
Engineering Manager, Smith & Wesson

I continue to like the ROR [Working Groups] the best because of the rich discussion and networking, along with working issues of importance.
Program Director, External Technical Affiliations, The Boeing Company

Excellent networking ... plenty of opportunity for discussions.
Executive Vice President, Technology & Regulatory Affairs, Crown Holdings

All the right people attend this conference. You have a great opportunity to help them do their job better.
Vice President, Micro Encoder, Inc.