inorms 2010
11 to 15 April 2010 =Cape Town International Convention Centre = South Africa
Managing Research for Impact: New Approaches to Research and Innovation Management
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Programme Outline
The provisional programme outline is available below. The full Conference Programme (including details of workshops, plenary and thematic sessions and social events) will be available closer to the time of the Conference. This outline can be downloaded by clicking here.
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SUNDAY, 11 APRIL 2010 PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS |
· Poster presentations will be available for viewing on Tuesday and Wednesday, 13 and 14 April and contributors will be available for questions about their posters during session break times.
· Tea/coffee and lunch breaks will be provided for all registered Conference delegates from Tuesday to Thursday, 13 to 15 April. Tea/coffee and lunch breaks will be provided for registered workshop participants only on Monday, 12 April. |
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11:00 - 15:30 |
SARUA workshop: Executive Programme for Research Managers* |
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14:00 - 17:00 |
Workshop Registration |
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14:00 - 18:00 |
Meetings*: SARIMA, Conference Organising & Programme Committees, Editorial Advisory Board of Research Global, INORMS |
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15:00 - 17:00 |
Research Africa: New users training session* |
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MONDAY, 12 APRIL 2010 CONCURRENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS |
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08:00 - 17:00 |
Conference Registration |
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09:00 - 17:00 |
Concurrent Workshops ACU / Wellcome workshop* WS1: Managing R&D evaluation Presenters: Johann Mouton, Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Peter Weingart, Bielefeld University, Germany WS2: Going for Gold with Science Communication Presenter: Marina Joubert, Southern Science, South Africa WS3: Research Management Basics Presenters: Johann Groenewald, Stellenbosch University, South Africa and Ari Rip, Twente University, The Netherlands WS4: Grant Proposal Writing – Train the trainers toolkit Presenter: Ms Riana Coetsee, Stellenbosch University, South Africa WS5: Research-Africa Training Workshop Presenter: William Cullerne-Bown, ResearchResearch-UK WS6: From Compliance to Integrity: The challenge of Research Ethics and Integrity in the Zone of Cultural Contest Presenter: Edward Gabriele, Special Assistant for Ethics and Professional Integrity, United States Navy, USA WS7: Research Contracts and Intellectual Property Management Presenter: Phil Clare, University of Oxford, UK |
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13:30 - 17:00 |
Funders' Forum (TBC)* |
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Welcome Reception |
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17:30 - 19:00 |
Conference opening Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology Keynote address Martin Kropff, Wageningen University, The Netherlands |
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19:00 - 21:00 |
Welcome Reception continues |
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TUESDAY, 13 APRIL 2010 CONCURRENT THEMATIC SESSIONS |
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08:00 - 17:00 |
Conference Registration |
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09:00 - 17:00 |
Posters & Exhibitions |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Plenary session: Research Strategy, Management & Impact |
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10:30 – 17:00 |
Concurrent Thematic Sessions: TS 1: Impact in the research institution TS 2: Impact on the research & innovation process TS 3: Building a 21st century profession Lead paper: David Langley, University of Bristol, UK TS 4: Developing the next generation of researchers Lead paper: Maresi Nerad, University of Washington, Seattle, USA |
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17:00 – 18:00 |
Reception |
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WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 2010 CONCURRENT THEMATIC SESSIONS |
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09:00 – 17:00 |
Posters & Exhibitions |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Plenary session: Innovation, Policy & Science |
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10:30 – 17:00 |
Concurrent Thematic Sessions: TS 5: Impact on innovation TS 6: M&E for research & innovation excellence Lead paper: Bill Trochim, Cornell University, USA TS 7: Impact on social & economic development Lead paper: Monty Jones, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Sierra Leone/Ghana TS 8: Diversifying the funding base |
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19:00 - 22:00 |
Conference Banquet |
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THURSDAY, 15 APRIL 2010 CLOSING EVENTS |
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09:00 - 11:00 |
Plenary panel discussion: Leadership for Research & Innovation Chair: Jonathan Jansen, University of the Free State, South Africa |
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11:30 - 13:30 |
Plenary panel discussion: Question Time with Funders Chair: William Cullerne-Bown, ResearchResearch-UK |
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13:30 |
Conference Closing |
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FRIDAY, 16 APRIL 2010 |
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Visits to Research Offices of Universities in the Western Cape
SARIMA invites INORMS 2010 delegates to visit the Research Offices of the tertiary institutions in the Western Cape after INROMS 2010. Visits to: Stellenbosch University (www.sun.ac.za) , University of Cape Town (www.uct.ac.za) , University of the Western Cape (www.uwc.ac.za) or Cape Peninsula University of Technology (www.cput.ac.za)
Persons interested in going on one of these visits must please notify Thereza Botha (thereza@technsocene.co.za) no later than 15 March 2010. If possible, also indicate to us what your specific interests are and also whether there are certain individuals you would like to meet with. |
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* Events are for members of the noted organisations/forum and is by invitation only
Poster presentations will be available for viewing on Tuesday and Wednesday, 13 and 14 April and contributors will be available for questions about their posters during session break times.
Tea/coffee and lunch breaks will be provided for all registered Conference delegates from Tuesday to Thursday, 13 to 15 April. Tea/coffee and lunch breaks will be provided for registered workshop participants only on Monday, 12 April.