Announcements, Programme & Call for Papers

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Announcements

Final Announcement - February 2008

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First Announcement - July 2007

Programme

Preliminary Programme at February 2008

Abbreviation: STP - Science and Technology Parks

Sunday 14 September 2008
Conference Companions Day Trips
09:00-16:00	IASP pre-Conference event: Improving Science Parks Management Skills - training workshop organised directly by the IASP - enrolment information can be found on www.iasp.ws under Conferences and Events
14:00-17:00	IASP International Board Meeting
14:00-17:00	Conference Registration
17:30-20:00	Welcome & Networking event, Sandton Convention Centre
Monday 15 September 2008
Conference Companions Day Trips
09:00-10:00	IASP Africa Division establishment meeting & election of President
10:00-11:30	Opening & Keynote Session
10:00-10:05	Master of Ceremonies Luis Sanz, Director General: IASP
10:05-10:35	Welcome Address SA Deputy President: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
10:35-10:45	Technology to the market - South Africa's National System of InnovationTechnology & Innovation Agency in the context of its ten-year R&D Strategy Minister of Science & Technology: Mosibudi Mangena
10:45-10:55	Host Greeting and introduction of IASP Africa Division Dr Neville Comins, CEO, The Innovation Hub
10:55-11:00	Conference Opening Prof Chachanat Thebtaranonth, Thailand, IASP International President
11:00-11:30	Keynote Speaker: Dr Ramesh Mashelkar, President Global Research Alliance
11:30-12:00	Refreshment/Networking break
12:00-13:30 PLE1	Entreneurship as a key value in knowledge economies - role of STPs
	Invited Speaker Mauricio Guedes, Director: Parque Tecnológico do Rio, Brazil, and IASP Executive Board Member Call for Papers Authors' presentations
	Q&A
13:30-15:00	Lunch
14:00-14:50	'Informal' presentations
15:00-16:00	Parallel Sessions - Call for Papers Authors' presentations
PAR1	Partnerships and collaboration to accelerate integration in the value chain
PAR2	Policies that drive innovation
PAR3	Exploring the new horizon of STPs
PAR4	Building local capabilities to develop STPs
16:00-17:00	Refreshment/Networking break
16:15-17:15	WAINOVA [World Alliance for Innovation] Meeting
19:30-22:00	'Sophiatown' event, Sophiatown Bar Lounge, Newtown, Johannesburg
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Conference Companions Day Trips
08:00-08:45	Registration continued
09:00-10:30 PLE2	Fast-tracking developing economies into the global economy - STPs as vehicles
	Invited speaker Dr Ramesh Mashelkar Call for Papers Authors' presentations
	Q&A
10:30-11:00	Refreshment/Networking break
11:00-12:30 PLE3	Innovation and business country culture in relation to the development and success of STPs
	Invited speaker Dr Nick Segal, Non-Executive Director Genesis; Extraordinary Professor University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Call for Papers Authors' presentations
	Q&A
12:30-14:00	Lunch
13:00-13:45	'Informal' presentations
14:00-15:00	Parallel Sessions - Call for Papers Authors' presentations
PAR5	Staffing of STPs
PAR6	Designing a STP - making the 'big choices'
PAR7	Incubators: what are the new developments in the incubation industry?
15:00-16:00	Refreshments
15:15-18:00	IASP General Assembly
20:00-23:00	Conference Gala Dinner, LC de Villiers Stadium, University of Pretoria
Wednesday 17 September 2008
09:00-10:30 PLE 4	Cities and their science parks - growing local economies
	Invited speaker: Yingli Liu, Executive Vice Mayor: Shenzhen, China Call for Papers Authors' presentations
	Q&A
10:30-11:00	Refreshment/Networking break
11:00-12:30 PLE 5	Impact measures for STPs
	Invited speaker Luis Sanz Call for Papers Authors' presentations
	Q&A
12:30-12:45	Wrap-up Session
12:45-13:15	Closing Ceremony
13:15-18:00	Site Visits
13:15	Coaches leave for site visits & Farewell event - picnic lunch on the coaches!
15:00-16:00	Automotive Supplier Park, Pretoria
16:30-17:30	Automotive Industry Development Centre, Pretoria
14:30-17:00	IASP Enviroparks & University of Pretoria Global Water meeting, venue: University of Pretoria - this event is being organised by the University of Pretoria with the IASP Enviroparks - the link to information will be on the XXV Conference website in the next few months.
18:00-21:00	Farewell event at The Innovation Hub

Note: all fees/rates for the Conference Programme, Companions Day Trips, Pre and Post-Conference Tours, and Hotel Accommodation are indicated on the Enrolment Form.

IASP 2008 Johannesburg Call for Papers: Excellent response

Following the excellent response to the Call for Papers the IASP Director-General met with the members of the Evaluators Panel and Steering Committee in South Africa in December 2007 to finalise the provisional selection of the abstracts. All the authors were notified by the IASP of the outcome of this first phase of the peer review and evaluation process.

The remaining deadlines for the Call for Papers are:

• Submission of full paper - Friday 14 March 2008 - Guidelines
  NB this only applies to authors who were notified by the IASP that their abstract has been provisionally accepted pending final evaluation after receipt of the full paper.
  Authors are reminded that:
  • approval of the full paper can either be for oral presentation and publication in the proceedings or for publication in the Conference Proceedings only. Should the paper be approved, the Steering Committee may also decide to include it in a session different to the one initially indicated, according to the needs of the Conference Programme.
  • Full Papers and correspondence relating thereto must only be eMailed to iasp2008papers@iasp.ws
• Notification to authors - Monday 14 April 2008