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Dear Colleague *Apologies for cross-posting* Please find below details of UKCGE's forthcoming Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights & Knowledge Transfer which will be taking place on 20th April 2007 at Novotel, Bristol. The cost of the workshop is £145 for UKCGE members and £185 for non-members. Bookings can be made online by visiting http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/workshop_booking_form.html This workshop will give an update on the emerging policies for the management of Intellectual Property (IP) and key issues relating to Knowledge Transfer (KT) in Higher Education Institutions - coupled with an opportunity to network with professionals. Best practice and guidance will be shared on how to develop and embed policies for handling IP rights & KT arising from research programmes with PG Research Students, Post-Docs and academic supervisors. Case studies will be discussed and evaluated in small group format covering: * the equitable partitioning of IPR between HEIs and Industrial and other Sponsors, * the ethical issues arising from collaborative research with commercial organisations, * the development of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, * the opportunities for the development of spin-out companies * plus the need for legal advice to protect the interests of the inventors, the HEI and Sponsors. The differing perspectives of key stakeholders, including the Research Councils, the Charitable Institutions, Commercial Enterprises and HEIs will be reviewed and guidance on best practice available will be identified. This programme has been designed for professionals who are managing, supporting or supervising PG Research Students and/or Post Docs, including Senior Administrators involved in managing IPR & KT, Graduate Deans, Principal Investigators managing Post Docs, PG Research Supervisors, Research Managers, Administrative and Staff Development personnel. 9.45 Registration and Coffee/Tea 10.20 Session 1: Chair - Professor Mick Fuller, Head of Graduate School, University of Plymouth Introduction 10.30 Intellectual property - online teaching of IP awareness. Professor Ruth Soetendorp, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management, Bournemouth University. 11.10 Generating IP through PG Research Students and Post-Docs Susan Boulton, Research & Innovations Office, University of Plymouth 11.30 12.30 Breakout Session: IPR issues and implications of an Externally Sponsored Research Studentship - A Case History 3 Parallel Groups facilitated by Susan Boulton, Tony Fell and Mick Fuller Plenary Discussion of Breakout Session 13.00 Lunch 14.00 14.40 Session 2: Chair - Professor Tony Fell, University of Bradford Spinning out companies from HEI's - the ISIS innovation example - Sarah McNaughton, ISIS Innovation, University of Oxford Management of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and lessons learned from 15 years of TCS/KTP's - James Best, Senior KTP Adviser for the South West and Wales. 15.20 Tea/Coffee 15.45 Panel Discussion (with all speakers) 16.30 Closing Remarks Please note that this programme is subject to change If you require any further information about this or any other UKCGE event please visit http://www.ukcge.ac.uk <http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/> or otherwise please do not hesitate to contact me. To find out whether your institution is a member of UKCGE, please email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . We look forward to seeing you at one of our events very soon. Best wishes Angus Burns Events Officer UK Council for Graduate Education Lichfield Centre The Friary Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QG Tel: 01543 308603 Fax: 01543 308604 Web: http://www.ukcge.ac.uk <http://www.ukcge.ac.uk/> The information in this email is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, except for the purpose of delivery to the addressee, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Kindly notify the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your computer.