WE INVITE YOU to a one-day INNOVATION EVENT
        02 April, 2004, at the Waterside Hotel, Bath

THE CENTRE FOR BIOMIMETIC & NATURAL TECHNOLOGIES
 has for several years been improving its unique methods to address
innovation in engineering design. We invite you to join us in our first
public work-shop to add these methods to your existing toolkit,
whilst also collaborating on a practical, commercializable product.

 BENEFITS and DELIVERABLES
 The workshop will present and apply advanced lateral thought
 processes, for highly technical invention as well as solution of
 everyday challenges. Our tools will show you how to deal with
 contradiction and  implement mimicry of nature, through three
 different approaches:

     · Biology – discussing fine points of self-organizing systems and
evolution from the cellular to eco-system level
     · Biomimetics – developing skill in integrating function and design

from biology with engineering
     · Innovation Methods – understanding the latest theories of
creative
thinking, including an expositionof the underlying mechanics of TRIZ,
the Russian ‘Theory of Inventive Problem-Solving’ and the use of FLOW,
extended from the original concept of Csikzsentmihalyi

 WHO SHOULD ATTEND
     · Researchers in Product Development; especially for SME and
start-ups
     · University Lecturers
     · Government and DTI
     · Organizational specialists and Consultancies
     · Managers who want to increase productivity

 PROGRAMME LEADERS
     BIOMIMETICS Professor Julian Vincent, MA PhD DSc MIM
     BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY Olga Bogatyreva MA PhD DSc
                                             & Nicolai Bogatyrev MAPhD
     THEORIES of INNOVATION Anja-Karina Pahl  BSc MSc
     Facilitated by Mr Tim Malnick of Differentspace(TM)

 VENUE
 The event will be held at the Menzies Waterside Hotel, Rossiter Road,
 Widcombe, close to the University of Bath, UK. Bath is a 90 minute
 train-ride from London and easily accessible by car.  The town is
 heritage-listed, world renowned for its Georgian architecture and
 well worth an extended stay.

 PROGRAMME
 08.30  Registration
 09.00  Introductions –concept and programme leaders
 09.30  Presentations –
     Biomimetics: Biology for Engineers
     Biology and Ecology: Ants and Self-Organization
     Innovation: All that’s New…
 10.30    Session 1
 12.30    Lunch
 13.30    Session 2
 15.30    Session 3
 15.30    Close: Natural Mimicry
 18.30    Drinks and farewell

 INVESTMENT
 The event will cost £345, including materials, coffee and tea and
lunch. Should you wish to continue an exciting conversation, you
are invited to join us for dinner at a local restaurant. Accommodation
can be easily arranged at the venue, at the special workshop price
of £110 per night.

REGISTRATION
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 FURTHER DETAILS AND BOOKING, please address:
 The Administrator, Innovation Programs
 The Centre for Biomimetic & Natural Technologies
 The University of Bath, BA2 7AY.
 Claverton Down, UK.
 Tel    +44 (0) 1225 386 933
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 Web   http://www.bath.ac.uk/mech-eng//biomimetics/