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Call for papers for the Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference at the University at Albany, SUNY-October 17 - October 18

  • 1.  Call for papers for the Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference at the University at Albany, SUNY-October 17 - October 18

    Posted 07-08-2008 14:52

    Dear Colleagues:

    Please see the call for papers below for the Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference , which will be held a t the University at Albany, SUNY on Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18, 2008 .

    Best regards,

    Don Siegel

    Donald S. Siegel, Ph.D.

    Dean and Professor

    School of Business

    University at Albany, SUNY

    1400 Washington Avenue

    Albany, NY 12222

    Tel: (518) 442-4910

    Fax: (518) 442-4975

    DSiegel@uamail.albany.edu

    http://www.albany.edu/business/

    http://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/psi32.htm

    http://ssrn.com/author=33607

    President-Technology Transfer S ociety

    Call for Papers

    Entrepreneurship and INNOVATION CLUSTERS

    Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference

    Hosted by the School of Business and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the University at Albany, SUNY

    Friday, October 17 – Saturday, October 18, 2008

    The Technology Transfer Society (T 2 S) will hold its 2008 annual conference at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Technology.

    Keynote Speaker:  Professor Marie Thursby, Georgia Tech

    "Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER)"

    The theme of this year's conference is Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clusters.   Areas of particular interest include (but are not limited to):

    ·       Innovation Clusters and National and Regional Competitiveness

    ·       Innovation Clusters and Technology Transfer

    ·       Best Practices in University Patenting and Licensing

    ·       Technology Commercialization at Federal Labs

    ·       Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy

    ·       Corporate Strategy and Innovation Clusters

    ·       Social Networks and Innovation Clusters

    ·       Employment Benefits from Innovation Clusters

    ·       Technology Incubators

    ·       Research/Science Parks

    ·       University-Based Startups

    ·       The Entrepreneurial University

    ·       Social Entrepreneurship in Innovation Cluster Industries

    ·       Public Policies and Innovation Cluster Formations

    ·       Economic Impact of Innovation Clusters

    ·       Innovation Clusters as a Technology Infrastructure

    ·       Innovation Clusters and New Entrepreneurs

    Those who wish to organize and chair a session should submit a proposal (title of the session, brief description of the session's focus, and names and affiliations of three confirmed paper presenters) by Friday, July 18, 2008 . 

    Those who wish to present a paper should submit an abstract (title of the paper and a 100 to 150 words description) by Friday July 18, 2008 .

    Proposals and abstracts should be submitted electronically to all five of the program organizers:

    Additional information regarding the 2008 T 2 S annual conference, including hotel and registration information, will be posted on the website of the School of Business, University at Albany, SUNY ( http://www.albany.edu/business/ ) and the Society's website: ( http://www.t2society.org )

    Sincerely yours,

    Professor Donald Siegel, Dean, School of Business, University at Albany, SUNY

                                             President, Technology Transfer Society

                                             Editor, Journal of Technology Transfer  

    Professor Albert N. Link, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Technology Transfer

                                             ( http://www.springer.com/business/journal/10961?detailsPage=journal