What is the standard intellectual property provision that CRGP and all other industrial affiliate programs administered at Stanford University are required to include in their corporate affiliate agreements?
[Company] acknowledges and agrees that this Industrial Affiliates Program ("program") is governed by Document 10.5 of Stanford's Research Policy Handbook which is attached hereto as Exhibit [A]. Specifically, [Company] understands that (a) Stanford's principles of openness in research and dissemination of research require that any results of research pursuant to this Program be made available in a timely manner to person (s) and entities not participating, in this Program; (b) while members may offer suggestions for research activities, Stanford faculty must select research topics, adopt research methodology, and select participants, (c) any requests to send representatives to Stanford to collaborate on research will follow the established procedures and standards applicable to visiting scholars at Stanford, and (d) no license or other intellectual property rights will be granted as a result of membership in the program.

What are the requirements for the establishment and review of Industrial Affiliates Programs at Stanford University?
The guidelines for the establishment and review of centers at Stanford University is posted in a 1982 memo from the Vice Provost and Dean of Research.

What other Industrial Affiliates Programs exist at Stanford Unversity?
The Corporate Relations Office maintains a list of all Industrial Affiliates Programs at Stanford University.

What specific roles can industry affiliate members play in CRGP activities?
Depending on the level of funding provided by the member firms, the types and levels of participation in CRGP activities will vary as described in “Membership” section of this website. More active and direct participation can be achieved through: representation in the Executive Committee and Industry Advisory Council; or through participation in seed or sponsored research projects.

• Seed Research Projects are funded from membership contributions of all members. They tend to involve for the most part pre-commercial projects with findings that are generally applicable to the industry as a whole. Results from seed projects are placed in the public domain, but CRGP members have the earliest access to these results through their participation in CRGP research.
• Sponsored Research Projects tend to focus on more applied topics; they are supported by specific grants from smaller groups of members and address particular issues/concerns that are of narrower interest to the sponsoring member organizations. Each organization that funds a sponsored project has the right of first refusal to license technology developed in the project, non-exclusively, with respect to the other sponsors.
  

Aside from technology licensing, what other specific benefits can be derived from CRGP research activities that are directly applicable in the real world practice by the industry affiliate members?
The basic tenet of CRGP is to carry out long range, fundamental research. The benefits derived by member firms can be more immediate or can have more subtle, long-term implications. Among others, the following short- and long-term benefits can be identified at the outset:

• Affiliation and partnership in research with Stanford University
• Benchmarking your firm’s level of success in global projects against comparable firms
• Identification of recurring obstacles as well as best practices for implementing global projects within your organization and within similar organizations
• Pointers to relevant business literature on how to improve current practices
• Leveraging your contribution to CRGP funding several fold through related CRGP research funded by more traditional research funding sources, e.g. National Science Foundation
• Recruiting the best minds in the subject area from Stanford University
• Promotion/advertising opportunities for your firm through acknowledgements and linkage to each member’s website on our member page.

In addition, sponsored research projects provide opportunity to directly address global project concerns/issues that are unique to the member firms.

What is the past and current portfolio of research projects conducted by CRGP and are there plans to expand this portfolio to other areas of interest to the affiliate industry members?
The types of global projects to be considered by CRGP in the long run are identified in the “Vision” section of this Website. The “Publications” section also provides papers and articles that document past research activities that focused on complex projects that are mono-cultural rather than multi-cultural in nature. These past projects included large infrastructure projects as well as commercial, industrial and product development projects. Global project benchmarking studies are currently underway for large capital projects and for high-technology projects. CRGP's primary area of focus has been on large capital projects; however, the focus areas will be expanded to include other areas in subsequent years.

Which firms have been involved in CRGP research projects?
The list of firms and other organizations that have participated in CRGP studies includes:

• Bechtel (EPC, US)
• Bilfinger & Berger (EPC, Germany)
• BT (EPC, Hi-Tech)
• CCC (EPC, Greece)
• Ch. Karn Chang (EPC, Thailand)
• Cisco (Hi-Tech)
• Comptel (Finland,Hi-Tech)
• Continental Engineering Corp. (EPC, Taiwan)
• Daiko (EPC, Japan)
• Evergreen Construction (Taiwan)
• Flatiron Construction (US)
• Foster Wheeler (EPC, US/Finland)
• Fu Tsu Corporation (EPC, Taiwan)
• Haliburton (EPC, US)
• Hindustan Construction (EPC, India)
• Hochtief (EPC, Germany)
• HP (High-Tech)
• Hyundai (EPC, Korea)
• Intel (Hi-Tech)
• Italian Thai (EPC, Thailand)
• Knight Prisol Engineering (EPC, US)
• Kone Elevators (EPC, Finland)
• Larsen & Toubro (EPC, India)
• Ledcor (EPC, Canada)
• LT Consulting (EPC, Finland)
• Microsoft (Hi-Tech)
• Nokia (Hi-tech, Finland)
• Nortel (Hi-tech)
• Obayashi (EPC-Japan)
• Pan Asia Corporation (EPC, Taiwan)
• Samsung (EPC & HI-Tech, Korea)
• Shimizu (EPC, Japan)
• Trend Micro (Hi-Tech, Taiwan)
• Verisign (Hi-Tech)
• Veritas (Hi-Tech)
• Wartsila (EPC, Finland)
• Xilinx (Hi-Tech)
• World Bank (Funding)
• 360 Networks (EPC/Telecomm, Canada)

What are the main differences between the different membership levels?
Associate level members realize all of the same benefits that are available at the Member level, plus several more. They gain the option of sending to Stanford for one academic quarter a visiting fellow who can work alongside the CRGP research team and sit-in on selected Stanford classes; they gain an avenue to request visits and presentations by CRGP faculty at their project or home office; they gain the option of becoming closely involved in the selection of topics and participants for CRGP Roundtables; and they gain a seat on the CRGP Industry Advisory Council, which gives them a role in steering new and ongoing CRGP research activities.

In addition to the benefits available at the Associate level, Partner level members also gain a much more active role in interacting with CRGP faculty and staff through an extra seat on the CRGP Industry Advisory Council and through two extra seats at the annual summer program; they gain an ability to send a visiting fellow to Stanford for a full calendar year; and they gain an opportunity to request intensive employee training programs.