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Free Places at UKSPA
Laboratories for the Future Conference: Nottingham – 2nd July
2008
Companies based on UKSPA Science Parks can send up to three
delegates to the Laboratories for the Future conference entirely
free of charge. The commercial rate remains at £195.00 plus
VAT.
The conference will cover a wide range of current issues featuring
speakers from the USA as well as Europe. Sessions and Workshops include
Laboratory Design and Planning, 'Flexible' Lab Space, Sustainability, Laboratory
Security, Intellectual Property, Converting existing Lab Space, Laboratory Best
Practice and Trends for the Future.
Free places at the event are courtesy
of sponsorship from Scientific Laboratory Supplies who are organising 'The
Scientific Laboratory Show' at the Conference. In order that we have a control
on the numbers attending we have, however, decided to ask for a fully refundable
deposit for each place reserved. Full details and registration form is available
here.
UKSPA
The
mission of UKSPA is to be the authoritative body on the planning,
development
and the creation of Science Parks that are facilitating the development and
management of innovative, high growth, knowledge-based
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A Science Park is a business
support and technology transfer initiative that:
• Supports the
development of links to strengthen technology transfer to help the growth of
business enterprise.
• Promotes initiatives of value to Science Park
tenants.
• Facilitates the interchange of concepts, ideas and
experiences.
• Provides a forum for developing collaborative
initiatives.
• Assists members to develop their Science Park.
Benefits of
Membership
Click
here for detailed information on the benefits of being a member of
UKSPA.
Membership Costs
For the current list of UKSPA
membership charges, click
here.
Looking for Labspace/offices?
To search for
available Lab space or office space at our member sites, click here.
How to become
a member of UKSPA
There are now more than 70 Full and Associate Members
and our Business Affiliates cover a wide range of Science Park-associated
activites. We want you to be part of the future of Science Parks whether you are
a University, an HEI, a Local Authority, Regional Development Agency, central
Government or the private sector. All have a part to play in our future
development and continuing success. » Read
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Apply Now
To become a member of UKSPA simply fill out
our application form: click
here.
The History of UKSPA
Founded in 1984 by the
managers of the eight Parks that then existed, UKSPA has gone from strength to
strength. In the last twenty years the number of science parks has grown
significantly (from 2 in 1982 to approximately 100 in 2002). There is still a
strong regional and local focus to their establishment. What has continued to
happen over the years is that many more UK Universities and centres of
excellence in research have recognised the unstoppable trend and inherent value
of science park development, and have created parks with associated management
structures to help drive technology up the value chain by supporting tenant
companies across a wide range of activities. » Read
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The Planning, Development and Operation of Science Parks,
Second Edition
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Published in 2006 this is
a completely revised and fully comprehensive second edition of the UK
Science Park Association's definitive guide to good practice in science
park development and management. Edited by Dr Malcolm Parry Director of
Surrey Research Park (University of Surrey) it offers insights and case
studies which explore a broad range of topics and initiatives written by
the leading light practitioners in the science park movement today.
- written by experts
- provides a framework of how to develop a science park
- is a reference point for current thinking and practice
Topics
covered include: Business incubation, property matters and legal aspects
of development; the ideas it contains and describes are universal and the
book is an essential buy for all those interested in science parks and
what they are trying to achieve in terms of economic development,
technology transfer, business incubation and commercialising
science.
"The guide will make a significant contribution to
current thinking and practice in the science park sector – essential for
anyone already involved or starting out." David Kirby, former UKSPA
Chairman
To order, please complete the order form: click
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