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Introduction
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ASTP
invites you to Turku, the former capital of Finland. The
city is located in an area which has the oldest cultural traditions in
Finland and is surrounded by the vicinity of the sea and the beautiful
Archipelago!
We offer you an interesting program with many experienced speakers from
Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Greece, the
UK and the US.
We are very happy to welcome our
Key note speaker, Mr Richard Jefferson from CAMBIA, who is travelling all the way from
Australia
to join us for the opening session and final debate!
Turku
is not as easy to get as many of our past venues but we were won over by the enthusiasm and help of our members there, the beauty of the region
(the social programs promises to be spectacular), but most of all by
the fact that
Turku
is at the centre of a high technology cluster.
We
have managed to arrange special discounts for flights and will offer
an extra dinner on Friday evening, for those who wish to stay longer
(since flying back on Saturdays will be substantially cheaper)
Program
The
program offers interactive sessions on the following topics:
* Plenary sessions on
"Open source" Biotech
- Power Networking -
Third world protection as a TTO Strategy.
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Introductory Course on
Patent Strategy (Managing
the Patent Portfolio - Does industry differ: a business perspective of patenting
- Experiences before and after a major deal making -
Choosing and using your
Patent Agent - Getting the maximum 'bang-per-buck').
* Parallel sessions on Looking
at TTO (The Finland case – Financing your TTO operation –
Research on TTO – How to get better Entrepreneurs? - Educating Faculty on
Technology Transfer).
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And a third track on Connecting
to Industry (Bridging the gap – The strong link – Open
Innovation: a sharing model – A success story in Techtransfer– Via venture
capital to a trade sale).
To view
more information on the
program of
this Turku
conference,
please
press here. The conference
brochure is also
available in a PDF-version, for a complete overview of our two-day event. All
the presentations of the conference are now accessible for our members in the
restricted
membership area.
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Additional
Events
Executive Forum
on
How to manage IPR through the innovation chain at universities,
Turku May 31st, 2 PM
The afternoon preceding the Annual Conference
a
fourth Executive Forum will
take place. The
theme of this Forum is "How to
manage IPR through the innovation chain at universities" and we aim at
both
the experienced and newer Tech
Transfer Directors.
Numbers are limited to around 20 people, on a 'first come,
first serve' basis in order to maintain
the right group dynamic. Participation is primary
meant for
ASTP members and
free of charge (except for the joint dinner
afterwards).
The report of the Executive Forum is expected to appear by the end of the summer
2006. Please send an e-mail to secretary@astp.net
if you would like to received more information about this Forum.
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IASP
The week after our
conference the IASP organises her 23rd IASP World Conference on Science and
Technology Parks in Helsinki. This event will be held on June 6-9 2006. Please
visit the website of IASP
www.iasp2006.sciencepark.com
for further information on their event.
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Social Program
* Social
Program: Wednesday
afternoon the
31st
of May, the
afternoon preceding the conference,
ASTP offers an optional social program with a visit to the Turku
Science Park combined with a guided tour among the highlights of Turku.
This social program will start approximately at 2 PM and end around 6 PM at the
Wäinö
Aaltonen Museum.
Detailed information on this afternoon will be revealed soon.
*
Opening Cocktail:
Wednesday evening, the 31st of May, every delegate is invited
to join us for an Opening cocktail at the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum,
offered by the city of Turku. The
cocktail starts at 18.30 and ends around 20.00. This cocktail gives you
the opportunity to meet speakers and other participants of the
conference in advance for a first chat!
*
Conference Dinner: On
Thursday evening, the
1st
of June we invite you to our traditional Annual Conference dinner. This time
we will board a ship and sail along the Peninsula to Pikku Pukki Island
to get a taste of the beautiful Archipelago. We will
spend our evening on this island while having a traditional Finnish dinner here!
The boat will brings us back to the city centre of Turku around 22.00.
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Extra informal dinner:
Since
flying back on Saturdays is substantially cheaper we will offer a
second joint dinner on Friday evening, the 2nd of June. This
dinner will be the perfect occasion to catch the last glimpse of
Turku
and to spend this last evening with each other: just the right way to
end your participation in our Annual Conference!
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Mailinglist
If you would like to
receive a hardcopy of the conference brochure, please send an e-mail to
secretary@astp.net.
We will send you our brochure as soon as possible then!
Venue
The Annual Conference takes place at the Turku Conservatory of Music and Dance (Linnankatu
60, FIN-20100, Turku, + 31 358 22 50 76 32). This beautiful conservatory,
built out of a former shipyard and rope factory and which has won many
architectural prices, warmly welcomes you to
this two-day event! To get a first impression of this
building please visit their website www.turunkonservatorio.fi |
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Registration
If you wish to sign up for the ASTP Annual
Conference, please download the
Registration
Form
and fax the signed version to the PCO (details stated on the form). We
would like to refer to our Conference Manager, Mr Geert-Jan Kampman
(g.kampman@science-alliance.nl
or phone + 31 70 35 88 060) in case you have any logistical questions. For all other
questions, we kindly ask you to contact the Secretariat of ASTP (secretary@astp.net
or by phone + 31 70 392 63 74).
If
you are interested in attending this event as an ASTP member but you aren't a
member yet, you can apply for the membership by faxing the Membership
Application Form to ASTP's Secretariat (fax.+ 31 70 392 63 75).
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CEE Countries
We have a special discount for people
coming from CEE Countries:
As
ASTP
Member
you are entitled to pay
€ 395,- and non-members
€ 595,-. Please indicate this when sending us your registration
form.
Flight arrangements
The
following airlines provide a discount of 10% on your flight ticket to
Turku:
SAS, SAS Braathens, Blue1,
AirBaltic, Wideroe and Spanair. More information on
how to book your ticket with discount will be provided in the confirmation
letter you will receive from us
upon subscription.
Sponsors of our Annual Conference
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www.enterprise-ireland.com
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www.orionpharma.com
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www.turkusciencepark.com
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www.cancertechnology.co.uk
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www.nokia.com
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www.scandinavian.net/delegates
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