Introduction
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ASTP is pleased to invite you to its Annual Seminar to be held in Valencia, home of the American’s cup race, situated in the central-eastern coast of Spain. This year’s Annual Seminar focus is “Mobilising partners in technology transfer”.
Program
A dedicated track covers the issues related to certification and regulatory issues not only found in drugs and medical device but also in food. Though most of us do not actively engage in this area, a basic understanding of the main aspects of these very important steps towards commercialization of research is becoming a pre-requisite for successful licensing strategies.
For all of you who are
newer entrants to the field, or would like to fresh up some items, we
are providing an introductory track which focuses on the licensing
process, an important topic for all of us. We are grateful to Karen
Hersey and Morag McDonald to bring an updated version of their
acclaimed introductory track presented at our annual conference in
Budapest, 2004.
Former President of LES France, Frédéric Caillaud is an expert in licensing trends and is currently leading a committee of IP experts in charge of the preparation of recommendations to the French Ministry of Industry in order to speed-up the development of a more efficient IP market. We are very grateful that he will contribute to our conference with an opening plenary. Next to him, we are very pleased to welcome Karl Koster, Director of Corporate Relations, MIT Office of Corporate Relations for the plenary session on Friday morning. Karl has a tremendous experience in dealing with companies interested in interacting with public research institutions and will help us understand what the key drivers are to establish and maintain long term partnerships.
Located in a strongly
growing economy, Valencia has strived in recent years. Buildings
designed by world class architects are now
orming new parts
of the city that complete its historical landmarks. The America’s cup
choice to select Valencia as the host of the oldest trophy in
international sports had a permanent impact on what is seen today as
one of the most vibrant cities in Europe. |
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Networking events Visit to the Science Park & guided tour The afternoon preceding the seminar, ASTP offers an optional social program with a visit to the Polytechnic City of Innovation. This Science Park is the most ambitious project under development at the heart of the UPV’s campus. It represents a new model of cooperation devised by the University to leave all its scientific potential at the disposal of entrepreneurial research and development, in fewer words, its goal is to capitalize knowledge. We continue the social program with a guided tour through Valencia. Welcome cocktail We are pleased to invite all delegates to join us on our welcome cocktail, kindly offered by Fundación Comunidad Valenciana. We warmly welcome you to have a first acquaintance with each other directly after the social program of Wednesday afternoon (location to be announced). Thursday, 30 October 2008 Joint Dinner Our traditional conference dinner will be organized on Thursday evening. The dinner will be held in a typical Spanish Cortijos “Masia de Xamandreu” a unique farmhouse outside of Valencia. With the palm & orange trees, and the relaxing ambiance, it will be an evening you won’t forget! This informal gathering will provide plenty of time for conversation and exchange of experiences with the participants and speakers. |
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If you wish to sign up for the ASTP Annual
Conference, please download the
Registration Form
and fax the signed version
to our office. The registration fee
for members is
€795,-
euro and €1095,- for non members (both
excl. 19% VAT). Please note that we offer an Early Bird discount of 100 euro,
when signing up before the 1st of September 2008.
The scheme below shows all the discounts that we offer our
delegates. 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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Discounts 1. Early Bird registration There is the opportunity to register at a reduced rate when registered two months prior to the event. This means a discount of 100 euro on the registration fee. However, this discount is not valid in combination with other discounts as seen below. You can sign up for the Early Bird prize until the 1st of September 2008. After this date, we will invoice you for the regular participation fee. 2. CEE Countries
As a token of
welcome we offer a reduction on the registration fee
to people from the following countries:
Albania,
Belorussia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Romania, Ukraine and Russia.
As
ASTP
Member
you are entitled to pay
€ 395,- (excl.
VAT) and non-members
3. Students Student registration is possible for € 295,- euro (excl. VAT). Please note that proof of full-time student status is required to register at the student rate.
4. Group discounts
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Hotel reductions We arranged special prizes at the following hotels: * Hotel Beatriz Rey Don Jaime, € 105,00, Tel. + 34 96 337 50 30. (as well the venue location) Please note that the rooms are upon availability, including breakfast. We advise you to make a booking as soon as possible! Don’t forget to refer to the ASTP Annual Seminar when arranging your hotel accommodation. |
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Sponsoring
opportunities This Annual Seminar is the unique occasion to expose yourself towards almost 200 Technology Transfer professionals. Our sponsors gain serious business from the exposure at our events, by interacting with an unrivalled cross-section of senior Knowledge Transfer professionals from across Europe. At the same time, your support provides ASTP with the funds that it can use to help spread best practice and raise professional standards across the profession. Please take a look at our Sponsoring packages, if you are interested in sponsoring the event in Valencia. You could contact our office in order to gain further information about the offered sponsoring opportunities. Of course we would will be happy to make the required arrangements or supply you with any further information. Our partners |
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