LIVING LAB Summit to be held in Brussels on March 2nd
2 March 2010
Belgium
The invitation-only LIVING LAB Summit will be held in Brussels on Tuesday 2 March. It will will provide exclusive information about the labs that are now under development, and be a platform for discussing next steps on how to contribute to European industry innovation success. We would like to generate ideas for potential LIVING LAB projects with experts from industry and research institutions. We will also provide the opportunity to meet business development and research partners.
There are many challenges that households have to respond innovatively and sustainably: an ageing society, the predicted energy and water shortages, climate change issues, and growing constraints on (auto) mobility. LIVING LAB will help industry and academia to work together to develop and test successful products and services for sustainable households by gaining a better understanding of the behaviour of people living in these households and interacting with these products. Prototypes can be installed in LIVING LAB homes throughout Europe and accessed by large numbers of temporary residents who will generate insights into living behaviour using these products.
In 2008, the LIVING LAB project consortium set up a design study regarding the creation of a European network of research & innovation centres. This project is supported by the European Seventh Framework Programme. In January 2010, we are now developing the first nodes of this network in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Other sites are being considered in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The programme will include presentations on:
- European LIVING LAB project developments
- Philips User Experience Labs
- The Swiss Sustainability Lab (ETH Zurich)
- Consumer research at Procter & Gamble
In addition there is the possibility to discuss potential LIVING LAB research projects in smaller workshops.
If you are interested in joining the LIVING LAB summit, please send a message before Friday February 19 to Elly Doek at projectoffice@livinglabproject.org indicating your interest. Because of the limited number of available places during the event, the organisation keeps the right of the final selection of the participants. Details of the final programme will be sent to selected participants on confirmation.
There are many challenges that households have to respond innovatively and sustainably: an ageing society, the predicted energy and water shortages, climate change issues, and growing constraints on (auto) mobility. LIVING LAB will help industry and academia to work together to develop and test successful products and services for sustainable households by gaining a better understanding of the behaviour of people living in these households and interacting with these products. Prototypes can be installed in LIVING LAB homes throughout Europe and accessed by large numbers of temporary residents who will generate insights into living behaviour using these products.
In 2008, the LIVING LAB project consortium set up a design study regarding the creation of a European network of research & innovation centres. This project is supported by the European Seventh Framework Programme. In January 2010, we are now developing the first nodes of this network in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Other sites are being considered in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The programme will include presentations on:
- European LIVING LAB project developments
- Philips User Experience Labs
- The Swiss Sustainability Lab (ETH Zurich)
- Consumer research at Procter & Gamble
In addition there is the possibility to discuss potential LIVING LAB research projects in smaller workshops.
If you are interested in joining the LIVING LAB summit, please send a message before Friday February 19 to Elly Doek at projectoffice@livinglabproject.org indicating your interest. Because of the limited number of available places during the event, the organisation keeps the right of the final selection of the participants. Details of the final programme will be sent to selected participants on confirmation.