Brian Leon, USC ETTC Project Manager, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Technology Transfer Society (T2S).  Mr. Leon was elected to a two-year term as Vice President of Operations.  The Technology Transfer Society is a not-for-profit professional organization that was established in 1975.  The Society is dedicated to sharing methods, opportunities and schools of thought with the technology transfer community. Member organizations find opportunities to promote their businesses and learn how to incorporate technology transfer into their business strategies.

Mr. Leon was installed into his new position at the 25^th annual meeting of the T2S held in Austin, Texas in July 2000.  He succeeds Mr. Ken Dozier, Executive Director of the USC ETTC, as Vice President of Operations.  Mr. Dozier served in this capacity for the previous two years.  Mr. Leon’s official duties include overseeing the Membership Committee and reporting its status to the Board.  The purpose of the Membership Committee is to execute the goals and objectives of a strategic plan in attracting and retaining members.  Specifically, Mr. Leon will manage the T2S website and membership database.  Mr. Leon will also assist in planning the annual and joint conferences.

USC ETTC is the 1999 winner of the Technology Transfer Society’s Justin Morrill Award, presented for excellence in technology transfer. The national award is presented to an organization that has an exemplary record on the transfer of technology and also has made outstanding contributions to the theory and practices that are widely used by others.  Previous winners of the award include Associated Business Publications (publisher of NASA TechBriefs magazine), the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, U.S. Department of Energy, Ford Motor Company, and 3M Corporation.