Conference Proceedings

UKSPA Conference 2007 Post-Conference Report

Day One, February 1st 2007

Keynote Address: Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister
for Scotland and Minister for Enterprise.


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Plenary Session One: Scotland

Chaired by: Paul Lewis, Senior Director of Competitive Place,
Scottish Enterprise.

Paper 1
Scotland: Working Together to Deliver a Successful
Science and Innovation Agenda – Terry Bardell, Scottish
Enterprise National and George Walker, Pentlands Science Park


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Paper 2
Building Design’s Response to New Science –
Malcolm Tait, K J Tait Engineers


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Paper 3
Edinburgh Techopole: a meeting of minds – Alan Somerville,
Grosvenor and Ian Murphy, Edinburgh Technopole


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Plenary Session Two: Overseas

Chaired by: Jane Davies, Chief Executive of Manchester Science Park, Vice Chair of UKSPA and President of the European Division of IASP.

Paper 1
The Application of Science and Technology Park Good Practice in the Middle East – Dr Eulian Roberts, Qatar Science and Technology Park


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Paper 2
The Dilemma of Flexibility in the Control of Spatial Development of a Science Park: The Case of METU Technopolis – Aybike Kiziltas and Mustafa Kiziltas, Metutech, Turkey


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Paper 3
Science Parks and Business incubators: the Portuguese case, Technical University – Tiago Ratinho, Technical University of Lisbon


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Plenary Session 3: Technology

Chaired by: Tim Bacon, Project Director, Loughborough Innovation Centre and UKSPA Board Member

Paper 1
Innovation for sustainability in UK and European Chemistry-using Industries – Dr Neville Hargreaves, Chemistry Innovation


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Paper 2
Fusion Means Business – Dan Mistry, UKAEA


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Closing presentation from Luis Sanz,
Director General, IASP




Day Two, February 2nd 2007


Keynote Address: Dr David Clarke, Head of Research Strategy and Strategic Research, Rolls-Royce

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Plenary Session Four: Strategic

Chaired by: Dr. Malcolm Parry, Managing Director, The Surrey Research Park and UKSPA Board Member

Paper 1
Third Generation Science Parks –
Professor John Allen, Pythia Consulting


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Paper 2
Science parks and competitiveness in the UK – Dr. Rob Walker


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Paper 3
The relationship between science parks and the English RDAs and their role in regional cluster development programmes – Charles Monck of Charles Monck and Associates


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Paper 4
Internationalisation of R&D and the proposed response of science park management – Juliette Morgan, Bidwells


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Plenary Session Five: Property

Chaired by: Steve Moss, Head of UKAEA Central Property Unit, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and UKSPA Board Member

Paper 1
Designing Laboratories for Business Success –
Brian Kowalchuck (presenting) and Rachel Park, CUH2A


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Paper 2
Architecture from the inside out – David Leon, dlp


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Paper 3
Hotels Without Bedrooms – Steve McDowell, Fasset, Langstone Technology Park


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Plenary Session Six: Innovation Support

Chaired by: Nigel Halford, Chief Executive, Tamar Science Park

Paper 1
Emerging Trends and Tangents in International Patent Protection – Lesley Evans, Haseltine Lake


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Paper 2
Canada Open House: A proven concept to facilitate technology transfer between Canadian SMEs and European Science Park resident SMEs – Jean Leger, National Research Council Canada


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Paper 3
Jumping on the Financial Bandwagon into the future of technology – John Devonald, PNO Consultants Ltd


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