An Introduction to ResNet
Morning session, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Cost: $40

Facilitators:  Kathy Hausmann, Saint Mary's College, IN; Dave Futey, Stanford University, CA; Reuben Painter, University of Connecticut, CT; Darrin Printy, St. Cloud State University, MN; Judi Rennie, Tufts University, MA; Lori Higashi Seluga, Yale University, CT; Logan Hazen, University of Rochester, NY; Thor Brickman, University of San Diego, CA; plus others TBA.

This session provides those new to their ResNet programs or in the first year or two of implementation with an introduction to ResNet and an opportunity closely interact with those who have been involved in their ResNet programs for more years than they would like to admit!

Session highlights will include:

• A brief review of ResNet's history
• How to get the most out of the ResNet Symposium
• Getting started with ResNet
• ResNet resources and tools of the trade
• ResNet support models
• Inheriting someone else's ResNet
• ResNet and viruses
• Important partnerships for ResNet
• Things to watch out for
• Your ResNet Philosophy
• And much, much more!

Assessing Your ResNet
Morning session, 8:30 a.m. - Noon
Cost: $40

Facilitators: Deborah Frost, Western Washington University, WA; Carrie Levow, North Carolina State University, NC

Now that your ResNet program has been up and running for a while with you at the helm, take this opportunity to review what you're doing and the direction your ResNet program is headed. This session will encourage reflection on what you and your institution have implemented, brainstorm new ideas, and interact with ResNetters from other schools in similar situations as yours. Learn about a variety of assessment strategies (surveys, questionnaires, focus groups, etc) and how each can be used on your campus. This is an ideal opportunity to decide what 2004 ResNet Symposium program sessions would best meet your needs.

Management for New Managers, Non-Managers, and Techies
Afternoon session, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $40

Facilitators: Kathy Hausmann, Saint Mary's College, IN; Darrin Printy, St. Cloud State University, MN

A gentle introduction to management, this session will provide you with the basics to get started with wrangling a staff of students, including adjusting to your (new) position, adjusting to your staff, motivation, evaluations, and hiring.

Training Your Student Staff - Ideas and Examples
Afternoon session, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $40

Facilitators: Reuben Painter, University of Connecticut, CT; Judi Rennie, Tufts University, MA

This session will include discussions on staff empowerment, developing staff leadership, responsibilities and boundaries, and motivation. It will also be filled with ideas and activities that you can take back with you and use during your own training

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Afternoon session, 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $50

Facilitator: Peter Tu, Senior Counsel, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

This session will include discussions on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Recording Industry Association of America, and related copyright issues facing ResNet.

Peter Tu is currently Senior Counsel and Global Licensing Attorney for Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., one of the world's leading research-oriented healthcare companies with core businesses in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. In that capacity, Mr. Tu is responsible for technology licensing, patent prosecution and counseling management on patent and intellectual property issues.

Prior to joining Hoffmann-La Roche, Mr. Tu was in-house patent counsel and Director of Intellectual Property for Physiome Sciences, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, where he was responsible for managing Physiome's patent portfolio and for counseling management on a wide variety of intellectual property and other strategic issues.

Prior to joining Physiome's senior management team, Mr. Tu was a senior associate in the Patent Litigation and Counseling Group in the New York office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. While at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Mr. Tu specialized in patent litigation and prosecution, intellectual property licensing, antitrust and false advertising law.

Prior to Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Mr. Tu served as a law clerk for Justice Stewart G. Pollock (NJ Supreme Court) and later for Judge Leonard I. Garth (Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit). Mr. Tu graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall Law School, where he served as the Symposium Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review. Mr. Tu also received an MBA in Finance from Seton Hall University and bachelors degrees in chemical engineering and biology from MIT.

Mr. Tu is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), where he serves on the Board of Trustees. He also serves as Chair of the Minorities in the Profession Section, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Racial Profiling and Chair of the On-Line Legal Research Committee. He is also a member of several other NJSBA sections and committees, including the Finance and Operations Committee, the Internet and Computer-Related Law Committee, the Intellectual Property Section, the Task Force on Diversity, and the General Council Executive Committee. Mr. Tu is the NJSBA's representative on the Board of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).

Mr. Tu is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association, the Mercer County Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union (where he serves on the Board of the New Jersey affiliate), Chinese Alumni of MIT (where he serves as General Counsel), and the MIT Educational Council. Mr. Tu has served on the NJ Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Bar Admissions (the "Wallace Committee"), the NJ Supreme Court Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges and the District Ethics Committee for District VIII (Middlesex County).

Mr. Tu was recently selected by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association as one of the Best Lawyers Under 40 in the United States for 2002. Only twenty-five attorneys throughout the country were selected to receive this prestigious designation and award.

Team Building
All day session, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $85
(Please note that this class requires a minimum of 10 people in order to be held)

Facilitator: Denise Mitten, Ferris State University

Denise Mitten, Assistant Professor, from Ferris State received rave reviews at last year's PCT and was invited to return and facilitate another team building session at Princeton.  She will be covering team-building on a budget, with activities that can be done anywhere. She will cover some of the theory behind the games and why teamwork is important.

Most importantly, she will help you have fun as you explore new activities and put together a program you can use with your groups. For the past 25 years, Dr. Mitten has worked in adventure/experiential education. As a consultant in the areas of group dynamics, ethics, and gender considerations she has presented workshops U. S., Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. As an adventure guide Dr. Mitten has led climbs on Mt. McKinley, in the Swiss Alps, and in the Himalayas.  She also leads rock climbing, backpacking, bicycling, canoeing, kayaking, rafting, skiing, and SCUBA trips.