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STCU offices in Kyiv, Ukraine are moving. The new STCU headquarters will be at #7a Metalistov Street, 5th floor, in a building on the KPI - Kyiv Polytechnic Institute campus. Additional information will soon be provided.

On 2-4 December, STCU participated in a workshop on "Nuclear Forensics and Law Enforcement" for Caucasus countries, held in Karlsruhe, Germany. The event was organized by the U.S. Department of State in collaboration with the Institute of Transuranium Elements (Karlsruhe) and the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC). Approximately 80 participants from 9 countries attended this workshop, including scientific delegations from STCU-Recipient countries Azerbaijan and Georgia.
International and regional cooperation in nuclear forensics, and the need to improve forensic technology and capabilities, is a priority issue for many nations in the fight against nuclear material smuggling. This workshop brought together regional law enforcement, nuclear regulatory officials and nuclear scientists to discuss basic principles of nuclear forensics; applications of nuclear forensics into national response plans to nuclear/radioactive smuggling; and development of research projects related to improving nuclear forensic capabilities.
During the workshop, the STCU-hosted Azeri and Georgian delegations developed preliminary proposals for possible STCU projects in the sphere of nuclear forensics.

STCU Roundtable Workshop on Technology Transfer in Chernivtsi in Ukraine

On 17 October, STCU held a round-table event, "Commercialization of R&D, STCU Programs and Initiatives" at the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Chernivtsi, Ukraine). STCU DED (US) Vic Korsun and other STCU staff gave presentations on technology transfer, patenting, IPR, and commercialization of science research. Also presented was information on STCU supplemental programs that help participating scientists in protecting and exploiting their research results. It was one in the series of round-tables conducted earlier by STCU in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv.
The Program of the round -table from STCU side was following:

• Commercializing Intellectual Property: New Opportunities Vic Korsun, STCU Deputy Executive Director (USA) 
• STCU Patent Program Oleg Zalozhenkov, STCU Patent Officer 
• Technology Commercialization: NIS Peculiarities, Introduction to EU 7-th Framework Program, STCU Partner Program Peter Melnik-Melnikov, STCU Non-Governmental Partnership Manager 

The Program of the workshop also included presentation about Chernivtsi National University innovation potential.

STCU DED (US) Vic Korsun met with Rector Stepan Melnichuk and Vice-President (Research) Oleksandr Ushenko.

On October 17 2008, during a round-table "Commercialization of R&D, STCU Programs and Initiatives" at the Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Chernivtsi, Ukraine) STCU DED (US) Vic Korsun met with Rector Stepan Melnichuk and Vice-President (Research) Oleksandr Ushenko

STCU Signed Memorandum Of Understanding With National Science Center "Kharkiv Institute Of Physics And Technology" And Holds Tech. Transfer Seminar

Under its Chief Technology Commercialization Officer (CTCO) Program STCU signed Memorandum of Understanding with National Science Center "Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology".
On November 26, a round table "Commercialization of R&D" was conducted in the Institute. Scientists from Scientific and Technological Corporation "Institute for Single Crystals" also participated in the event.
Vic Korsun, STCU Deputy Director (USA) made 2 presentations: "Chief Technology Commercialization Officer or Technology Transfer & Commercialization through International Collaboration in Ukraine" and "Commercialization of Intellectual Property, New Possibilities".
STCU sponsored Sergiy Pugach, newly appointed CTCO from National Science Center "Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology" to take part in Seed Forum, Kyiv November 27, 2008.

Young Scientists Conference in Kharkov

During the Young Scientists Conference STCU staff and visitors were given a tour of the famous Ukrainian laboratory known as Buran, Kvark and Tornado. This important laboratory is unique in the world, equipped to make Cryo-magnetic Radio-spectroscopy measurements in the millimeter waveband (EHF frequencies 60-150 GHz, at temperatures from 0.3K to 150K, under magnetic fields).

On November 25, Vic Korsun took part in VIII Kharkiv Young Scientists conference on "Radiophysics and electronics, biophycics", Usikov Institute of Radio physics and Electronics, Kharkiv. For more information about the conference please visit: http://www.ysc.org.ua/index.php 
Please see Vic Korsun's presentation "Technology Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Or How You Can Make a Difference".

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