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ISPIM’s events 2012 5TH ISPIM Innovation Symposium Seoul, Korea XXIII ISPIM Conference Barcelona, Spain
2011 4TH ISPIM Innovation Symposium Wellington, New Zealand XXII ISPIM Conference Hamburg, Germany
2010 3 ISPIM Innovation Symposium Quebec City, Canada XXI ISPIM Conference Bilbao Spain RD
2009 2 ISPIM Innovation Symposium New York City, USA XX ISPIM Conference Vienna, Austria ND
Delegates include researchers, practitioners, independent and well-known consultants, regional and national policy-makers as well as science parks, innovation agencies etc. Profiles range from CEOs and VPs to mid-executives, from full professors to PhD researchers, and from independent researchers and consultants to global companies. 2012 is set to be a growth year for ISPIM. We have just received submissions from 550 authors from 53 countries for the XXIII ISPIM Conference in Barcelona, which takes place in June, just 6 months before the Seoul Symposium in December.
The trend is definitely towards more relevant events where effective networking can take place HQ: What is the association's decision process concerning the organization of your annual meeting? Iain Bitran: The Board of ISPIM decides where to hold our events. Criterion include attractiveness of the host city, availability of local support and identification of a local host. As a not-for-profit association we rely heavily on a local host to be able to provide a local venue for our event at no cost to out association.
HQ: What kind of venues do you need and what criteria must they satisfy? Iain Bitran: We are looking for the following: + Event Venue: A centrally located venue with a plenary room for up to 500
delegates (200 for the symposium) plus 7 breakout rooms for up to 50 delegates (3 rooms for the symposium). All rooms should have AV facilities and an onsite technician. + Social Event Venues for the following 3 evenings: Welcome Reception (for a 1.5 hour cocktail and canapé reception); Gala Dinner (for a 2.5 hour seated/ served dinner in a venue with some historical significance); Social Evening (for an informal 3.5 hour buffet dinner and drinks in a fun venue) + Hotels: A 4 star property near to our event venue. We will only offer one event hotel and expect to receive a special rate for our delegates that includes free WiFi. In addition we expect to receive 1 free room for every 30 room nights booked by our delegates. + Airline partners + Technology providers
HQ: How would you summarize new trends in the association congress world? Iain Bitran: The trend is definitely towards more relevant events where effective networking can take place. We believe by having a mixture of academics and practitioners we offer a unique environment in the innovation management field.
HQ: Any memorable destination for one of your events? If yes, why? Iain Bitran: Definitely Barcelona. It’s a vibrant city with a great deal of culture yet very innovative at the same time. www.ispim.org
In Bilbao, for the XXI ISPIM Conference
XVIII ISPIM Conference - Warsaw, Poland (2007)
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XXII ISPIM Conference