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IRI 2012 Annual Meeting - Getting there

The Venue

Esmeralda Renaissance Resort

44-400 Indian Wells Lane

Indian Wells, CA 92210

Online Reservations

Toll free: 1.877.622.3140

Driving directions to the hotel:

From Palm Springs International Airport
Turn left on El Cielo, then left on Ramon Road to Interstate 10 East. Take Interstate 10 East to Cook Street. Turn right on Cook Street, left on Hwy.111, then left on Indian Wells Lane. The resort will be on your right. (About 30 minutes driving time)

From Los Angeles
Exit the Airport to Sepulveda Boulevard. Enter Century 105 going east. Continue east on 105 to 605 North. Continue on 605 North to Interstate 10 East. Exit Cook Street and turn right. Go 4.5 miles to Hwy. 111 and turn left. Go 2 miles to Indian Wells Lane and turn left. The resort will be on your right. (About 2 hours driving time)

From Ontario Airport
Exit Ontario Airport to Archibald Avenue North. Take Archibald Avenue to Interstate 10 East. Take Interstate 10 East for 83 miles. Exit Cook Street and turn right. Go 4.5 miles to Hwy. 111 and turn left. Go 2 miles to Indian Wells Lane and turn left. The resort will be on your right. (About 1.5 hours driving time)

From San Diego Airport
Take 5 North to 163 North to 15 North. Take 15 North to 215 North to 60 East. Continue 50 miles to Interstate 10 East. Take 10 East for approximately 45 miles. Exit Cook Street and turn right. Go 4.5 miles to Hwy. 111 and turn left. Go 2 miles to Indian Wells Lane and turn left. The resort will be on your right. (About 2.5 hours driving time)

Shuttle Services:

SkyCap Shuttle

www.skycapshuttle.com

Main reservations: 760-272-5988

760-272-4175

SkyCap Shuttle has offered IRI meeting attendees special shuttle rates.

From Palm Springs International Airport- $35 (cash only) each way
From LA International Airport - $200 each way (credit card/cash)
From Ontario Airport - $125 each way (credit card/cash)

Guest who opt to use this service will be greeted at the baggage claim by an attendee with an "IRI" sign. Please call ahead for reservations. Sky Cap will do everything within its power to accommodate those who wish to use this service but don't have a reservation, but encourage attendees to call ahead.

When making a reservation online, under "Special Instructions", attendees should enter IRI Annual Meeting in order to get the discounted rates. When making reservations by phone, attendees should mention the IRI Annual Meeting to get the discounted rates.

At Your Service Shuttle

http://www.atyourserviceshuttle.com/

760-343-0666

Desert Valley Shuttle

www.palmspringshuttle.com

800-413-3999

Cardiff Transportation

http://www.cardifflimo.com/index.php

Toll Free: (800) 669-0355
Telephone: (760) 568-1403

Hotel Information

Renaissance Esmeralda
44-400 Indian Wells Lane
Indian Wells, CA

Online reservations

Reservations by phone: 1.877.622.3140. Please mention the Industrial Research Institute Annual Meeting to receive the conference rate of $174/night

Reserve early and before April 6. After this date, or when the room block sells out, we cannot guarantee room availability or the conference room rate.

Keynotes

Mr. John W. McDonald, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Chevron Corporation
Vijay Govindarajan, PhD, Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business, Dartmouth College

Award Recipients

John J. Curro, PhD, Victor Mills Fellow, Procter and Gamble Company (2012 IRI Achievement Award Recipient)
F. Emil Jacobs, PhD, Vice President, Research and Development, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (2012 IRI Medalist)

Additional Presenters

Dr. Atieh Abu-Raqabah, General Manager, SABIC Corporate Research and Innovation Center at KAUST
Dan Adams, Founder & President, Advanced Industrial Marketing
Gunjan Bagla, Managing Director, Amritt
Will Charles, General Manager, Technology Development, Auckland UniServices Limited
Ashish Chatterjee, Director, Connect+Develop, Global Business Development,Procter & Gamble
Dr. Martha Collins, Director, Global Technology Centers, Air Products & Chemicals
Dan Edgar, Emerging Markets Innovation Leader, DuPont
Dr. David N. Edwards, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Avery Dennison
Dr. John Farnbach, Principal, Silver Streak Partners
Dr. Sharon Feng, Vice President of Business Development, Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Dr. Hari Harikumar, Vice President, Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, Ingersoll Rand
Dr. Michael Holman, Research Director, Lux Research
Robert Kirschbaum, Vice President Open Innovation, DSM N.V.
Paparao Kodali, VP and GM, Ingersoll Rand
Dr. Carla Kuesten, Senior Research Scientist in Consumer Product Research, Amway
Dr. Navin Kunde, Global Partnerships Leader, The Clorox Company
Dr. Peter Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Auckland UniServices Limited
Max Lewis, Vice President, Global Innovation, Sherwin Williams
Dr. Jeffrey D. Lindsay, Head of Intellectual Property, Asia Pulp and Paper
Russ Martinelli, Senior Program Manager, Intel
Langdon Morris, Director, Innovation, PwC
Mathieu Mottrie, CEO, CREAX Projects
Dr. Irene Petrick, Managing Director, Trendscape Innovation Group, Penn State University Professor
Dr. Raymond Price, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Mitrabarun Sarkar, Professor of Strategy & Innovation & Stauffer Research Fellow, Temple University
Dr. Scott Smith, Director of Physical Chemistry, Allergan
Dr. Rich Sonnenblick, CEO, Enrich Consulting
Paul Stead, Co-CEO/Founder, NewEdge
Dr. Andrew Swift, Executive Vice President, Intertek Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Intertek
Dr. Fadi Trabzuni, Director of Business Development,Cristal Global
Venkatesh Valluri, President, Ingersoll Rand India
Dr. Bruce Vojak, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Winfield, Senior Director, RTI

Special Thanks to our 2012 Annual Meeting Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

In kind Sponsor

Thanks to our 2012 Annual Meeting Tech Fair Exhibitors: