Innovation in the 21st Century, 26-28 April 2006, Newcastle (UK)
26 April 2006 - 28 April 2006
Austria
To succeed in the innovation race today, innovation support and technology transfer professionals are obliged to keep abreast of the latest technological developments and innovation trends on a worldwide scale. “Innovation in the 21st Century”, the theme of TII’s 2006 annual conference, will put the spotlight on three major issues on today’s innovation agenda, namely foresight, technology and globalisation. These recurring themes will be featured in plenary session presentations by senior policy makers, top industrialists and leading-edge researchers, and will form the basis for in-depth reflection and discussion in the parallel working group sessions. A point-and-counterpoint debate will likewise focus on the same three themes. Through this two-day programme of researched inputs, discussion and exchange, delegates will receive some rich and varied insights into the innovation challenges of the 21st century.
The 3-day event begins on 26 April with two half-days of pre-conference seminars, one sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the second by the Newcastle Science Cities Initiative. A welcome drinks reception, open to all conference delegates, is offered by one of the conference sponsors on the first evening. The official conference programme begins on Thursday 27 April and offers a mix of high-level plenary presentations in the morning and a choice of parallel working groups in the afternoon focusing on the three conference tracks: foresight, technology and globalisation. The conference dinner is to be held at nearby Lumley Castle, courtesy of the conference sponsors. The programme continues on 28 April with an exhibition and tools fair, a second session of plenary presentations and a point-and-counterpoint debate. The conference concludes with a presentation of science and enterprise by young people and a final wrap-up session.
The TII annual conference is the main networking event of the year which attracts on average some 100 to 120 members of the association. This year we expect a strong participation from local delegates and from the UK in general. A multitude of networking opportunities are therefore offered with representatives of innovation and technology consultancies, knowledge transfer offices and business development units of universities and research centres, SME support organisations, both regional and national, regional development agencies and chambers of commerce, technology/ licensing brokerages, business incubation support structures, R&D departments of companies and research centres, new product/process development units of companies from all areas of Europe.
Conference rates range from 250 EUR for delegates coming from the CEEC to 400 EUR for TII members and 550 EUR for non-members. Accommodation may also be booked through the organisers at the conference venue (Hilton Hotel Gateshead)or in nearby hotels.
TII (www.tii.org) is the leading European association representing the technology transfer and innovation-support professions and has some 225 corporate members in over 30 countries. The members are active in areas such as business and technology consultancy and start-up support, research-industry technology transfer, including spin-off creation, and the provision of infrastructure to foster innovation, in particular high-tech incubators. The association provides its members with services in four main areas: information and networking, special interest sections, technology transfer facilitation and professional development.
The 3-day event begins on 26 April with two half-days of pre-conference seminars, one sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the second by the Newcastle Science Cities Initiative. A welcome drinks reception, open to all conference delegates, is offered by one of the conference sponsors on the first evening. The official conference programme begins on Thursday 27 April and offers a mix of high-level plenary presentations in the morning and a choice of parallel working groups in the afternoon focusing on the three conference tracks: foresight, technology and globalisation. The conference dinner is to be held at nearby Lumley Castle, courtesy of the conference sponsors. The programme continues on 28 April with an exhibition and tools fair, a second session of plenary presentations and a point-and-counterpoint debate. The conference concludes with a presentation of science and enterprise by young people and a final wrap-up session.
The TII annual conference is the main networking event of the year which attracts on average some 100 to 120 members of the association. This year we expect a strong participation from local delegates and from the UK in general. A multitude of networking opportunities are therefore offered with representatives of innovation and technology consultancies, knowledge transfer offices and business development units of universities and research centres, SME support organisations, both regional and national, regional development agencies and chambers of commerce, technology/ licensing brokerages, business incubation support structures, R&D departments of companies and research centres, new product/process development units of companies from all areas of Europe.
Conference rates range from 250 EUR for delegates coming from the CEEC to 400 EUR for TII members and 550 EUR for non-members. Accommodation may also be booked through the organisers at the conference venue (Hilton Hotel Gateshead)or in nearby hotels.
TII (www.tii.org) is the leading European association representing the technology transfer and innovation-support professions and has some 225 corporate members in over 30 countries. The members are active in areas such as business and technology consultancy and start-up support, research-industry technology transfer, including spin-off creation, and the provision of infrastructure to foster innovation, in particular high-tech incubators. The association provides its members with services in four main areas: information and networking, special interest sections, technology transfer facilitation and professional development.