General Information
Join us for the USPTO IT Vendor Expo, the only chance to get in front of USPTO employees at this facility this year! Companies specializing in IT Security products and services are invited to exhibit at this one day event.
Attendee Audience:
The event host, the IT Security Management at USPTO, and FBC works together to promote the IT Vendor Expo to all personnel. The USPTO promotes the event internally through their "USPTO Weekly" newsletter and via an electronic flyer. The 2019 event brought in over 250 attendees from throughout the agency.
USPTO MISSION AND ORGANIZATION (from the USPTO Strategic Plan):
The United States is a global leader in promoting laws and policies that foster innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) rights – and in encouraging economic investment in the arts, innovation and creativity. The USPTO Vision is to "Lead the Nation and the World in Intellectual Property Protection and Policy." The USPTO Mission is to "foster innovation, competitiveness and economic growth, domestically and abroad, by delivering high quality and timely examination of patent and trademark applications, guiding domestic and international intellectual property policy, and delivering intellectual property information and education worldwide, with a highly skilled, diverse workforce."
In the USPTO Strategic Plan, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office outlines a vision and establishes goals, which recognize the importance of intellectual property protection in a global and technology-based economy. In concert with the USPTO Strategic Plan, this Strategic IT Plan documents the role that information technology plays in achieving the USPTO mission, vision and goals. The SITP also defines a vision for USPTO information technology that will greatly enhance the quality of service to its customers and guide the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
The USPTO is organized to support its constitutionally mandated business functions, with a Commissioner for Patents, a Commissioner for Trademarks, Advisory Committees and Appeals Boards that report directly to the Director. The other offices that report directly to the Director provide support for enterprise-wide management functions. One of those is the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), which by law oversees all information technology used by the USPTO.
The offices that report directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) support all USPTO business areas, but manage their work by having subordinate divisions and/or segmenting their resources by business area. In addition to its purely IT function, the OCIO’s Office of Information Management Services includes divisions that manage a constitutionally mandated business function to disseminate information about patents and trademarks to the general public.
Pricing
Marketing Services Package Fee:
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$1,299
Standard Marketing Package
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$1,695
Premier Marketing Package (5 available)
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Marketing Service Package
The Standard Marketing Service Package includes:
- Increased brand recognition through face-to-face interaction with USPTO personnel
- Pre-event promotions by FBC event team and USPTO event host, including emails, electronic flyer and USPTO Weekly newsletter
- Company description and contact info distributed to each attendee in the Event Guide
- One-day access for 2 company reps to the expo and sessions
- Exhibit Space includes a table and standard electricity with a power strip
Premier Marketing Package Includes:
- All the Standard Marketing Service Package items
- Half-page ad in the Event Guide
- Logo in the Event Guide next to your exhibit listing
- Included on "Thank You To Our Sponsors" signage
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Directions
Directions coming soon
Driving from D.C.
- Take 14th Street Bridge to George Washington Parkway going SOUTH toward Alexandria, Virginia.
- Make a RIGHT onto Duke Street.
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane.
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue.
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
- Driving from Crystal City.
- Take Jefferson Davis Highway [Route 1] SOUTH.
- Make a RIGHT onto Duke Street.
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane.
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue.
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
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- Take Jefferson Davis Highway [Route 1] SOUTH and exit onto ramp to take cross-over toward National Airport.
- Take exit on RIGHT to the George Washington Parkway SOUTH.
- Make RIGHT onto Duke Street.
- Make a LEFT at the traffic light onto Holland Lane.
- Make the THIRD RIGHT onto Emerson Avenue.
- Proceed ONE BLOCK on Emerson to the parking garage.
Driving from the Beltway, points east/north (Inner Loop):
- Take the Telegraph Road NORTH exit.
- At the end of the ramp turn RIGHT onto Pershing Road.
- Turn RIGHT at the light onto Stovall.
- Turn LEFT at the light onto Eisenhower Avenue.
- Proceed approximately 1 mile to the Eisenhower Circle.
- Proceed counter-clockwise around Eisenhower Circle and veer off onto Holland Lane.
- Take FIRST LEFT onto Emerson Avenue.
- Proceed ONE BLOCK to parking garage.
Driving from the Beltway, points west/south (Outer Loop):
- At the Eisenhower connector interchange take Eisenhower Avenue EAST [RIGHT turn].
- Go approximately 3 miles to the Eisenhower circle.
- Proceed counter-clockwise around Eisenhower Circle and veer off onto Holland Lane.
- Take FIRST LEFT onto Emerson Avenue.
Proceed ONE BLOCK to parking garage.
Parking and Equipment
Equipment may be brought through the front entrance to the Madison Building.
Parking is available in the East Garage, 551 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
Hourly and daily parking is available to visitors.
Hourly and daily parking is available from 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Hourly and daily parking is on a first-come, first-served basis.
In the event the garages reach capacity, parking will be limited to monthly permit holders and to USPTO daily parkers who show their badge to the attendant. Daily and hourly parkers will receive a ticket each time they enter the garage and will pay each time they leave the garage. Daily and hourly parkers using the East Garage must enter and exit only from the garage's John Carlyle Street entrance. Daily parkers can pay in cash or by credit card (checks not acceptable). No in/out privileges on a daily ticket. Lost ticket pays maximum daily rate. Release fee for failure of hourly or daily parkers to exit the garage during operational hours (5:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.) will be $25.00 plus any parking charge
Rates: 1 hour $ 3.00 2 hours $ 6.00 3 hours $ 9.00 Maximum $10.00
Hotel Information
Embassy Suites Alexandria 1900 Diagonal Road Alexandria, VA 22314 703-684-6818
Fairfield Resorts, Inc. 1757 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-837-3400
Hilton Alexandria Old Town 1767 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-837-0440
Residence Inn by Marriott Alexandria – Old Town 1456 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 703-684-6818