U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Host IP Roundtables with Members of Congress

As part of its 2018 Driving Innovation Roadshow, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) will host three intellectual property and innovation business roundtables in Minnesota and Illinois.  The Minnesota roundtable will be held from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (CDT) on August 29, 2018 at the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, 1411 W St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, and two Illinois roundtables will be held on August 30, 2018 -- from 9:00 am to 10:00 am (CDT) at the Peoria Chamber of Commerce, 403 NE Jefferson Street, Peoria, IL, and from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm (CDT) at the Sarah Bush Education Center, 1000 Health Center Drive, Mattoon, IL.  The roundtables will highlight the importance of IP rights to the U.S., and will feature U.S. Representatives Tom Emmer (MN-06), Darin LaHood (IL-18), and John Shimkus (IL-15) as well as local members of IP-intensive industries.