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InnovationKT15 will be of interest to all knowledge professionals – those academics, business people, managers and researchers working within innovation, enterprise, knowledge transfer, exchange and sharing. This event is running from 15 to 17 April 2015 at Staffordshire University.  For submission dates please click here for more information.

Featuring world-class speakers, oral presentation sessions and interactive workshops, the InnovationKT 2015 conference will provide an excellent opportunity to publish a paper in journal and book form, and at the same time disseminate, share and discuss the impact of university-business and business-business interactions. Papers on relevant topics are invited to be evaluated for the conference under peer-review and if accepted, published in the proceedings.

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peer-review and if accepted, published in the proceedings.

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Conference Scope

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InnovationKT15 covers the following topics (although this list is not intended to

be exhaustive) :

– Case studies of successful university-business

– Examples of best practice in respect of innovation and knowledge transfer from

practitioners

– Innovative innovation and knowledge transfer mechanisms

– The outcomes and results of university-business and business-business projects

– Management of projects and development of applicable policy

Applicable knowledge transfer mechanisms and paradigms include, but are not

limited to:

– The UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)

product

– Spin-out companies

– Incubators and entrepreneur schemes

– University-industry contracts and consultancy

– Licensing of university-originated intellectual property

– Other modes of knowledge transfer and technology transfer, e.g. work-based

learning projects

– The knowledge transfer, knowledge origination and knowledge exchange process

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Invited Sessions

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An invited session consists of a presentation session of 6 to 12 or more papers on a

specific conference topic, organised as half or full day mini-conference. We invite senior

specialists who have an interest in a specific conference topic to take responsibility for

an invited session, gathering papers from a range of research expertise around the world.

If you would like to arrange an Invited Session please contact: admin@kesinternational.org

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Dates & Deadlines

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General Track

Submission of Papers: 19 Jan 2015

Notification of Acceptance: 16 Feb 2015

Upload of Files for Programme / Proceedings: 16 March 2015

Early Registration Deadline: 1 March 2015

All deadlines are provisional and subject to change.

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Location

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The collaboration between Staffordshire University and UK partners includes

excellent relationships with local and national companies as well as 17 further education

colleges plus charitable organisations such as the Institute for Children, Youth and Mission

and Oasis College.

Staffordshire is world renowned for its pottery and there are many beautiful attractions around

the area where you can immerse yourself in British culture. Take a tour around various pottery

museums, galleries and attractions, maybe visit Stoke Minster and round it off with a nice cup

of English tea at Gladstone Tea Room overlooking their famous cobbled courtyard!

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Further information

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