Invitation to the international conference "Technology Transfer" in Riga Feb 24-25

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Riga

January 28, 2009

Invitation to participate an International Conference
“Technology Transfer - Title, Profession, System or Action!”

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in partnership with Technology and Innovation Agencies of EU (such as Austria Wirtschaftservice, VINNOVA, ASTP, ProTon) in February 24-25, 2009 is organizing an International Conference “Technology Transfer - title, profession, system or action!”
The Conference will conclude the two year research and communication invested in the implementation of FP6 Project „CERTIFIED TRANS-NATIONAL TT-MANAGER” – Building up a framework to qualify TT-Mangers on a trans-national level and with mutual recognition” that responding towards lack of Technology Transfer skilled people, no registered TT profession and no common education framework recognized has elaborated framework for education program that in partnership with various stakeholders could be implemented further.
Thus, the major aim of the Conference is to analyze, discuss and encourage further emergence and development of the profession and the international networks fostering technology and knowledge transfer.
The Agenda of the Conference are set to cover supply and demand side for the TT professionals. Session I (chaired by Frédéric Caillaud, L`OREAL, LES France) is oriented to analysis of skills necessary for TT manager, within the framework of Session II (chaired by Douglas Roberston, IKT& PRAXIS) will examine the existing training and education programs covering all or some of the aspects necessary for market. Session III (chaired by RNDr. Ivan Dvorak CSc. Societas Rudolphina) will concentrate in the options, barriers for common educational framework, while Session IV (chaired by Jeff Skinner, University College London) will be dedicated to future networks actions to foster further EU cooperation scenarios.

Detailed Conference agenda may be accessed here (174.98 Kb).

Participation in Conference is free of charge.

Please register your participation until the February 17, 2009, visiting the LIAA web-site: here.

For more detailed information please contact:
Ms. Zita Stilina
Project Manager of State Visits Division
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Tālr.: +371 67039 494
Fakss: +371 67039 401
E-pasts: zita.stilina@liaa.gov.lv

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