Advancing Innovation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIECA2010 and 2011
Annual conference of the Eastern European and Central Asian Business Incubators and Technology Parks Network (ECAbit)
Following the high-impact four ECAbit regional conferences held in Kiev, Ukraine in 2005 (founding conference), Yerevan, Armenia in 2007, Tambov, Russia in 2008 and the latest in Gabrovo, Bulgaria in 2009, AIECA already established itself as an important regional forum for incubation practitioners and policy makers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It brings annually ECAbit members, policy makers, researchers and companies to share experience and discuss the recent developments and challenges in incubating new businesses and supporting and technology transfer and academic entrepreneurship. The past experience suggests that hosting the network event provides a significant value and outreach to respective local policy makers, strengthen the positioning of the organizing institution and contributes to an increased trust to its services among international incubation community.
The coordinating office of ECAbit calls for expression of interest among fellow members of ECAbit to organize and host the next two regional conferences scheduled for the falls of 2010 and 2011.
Interested members to organize the AIECA 2010 event should provide by February 28, 2010 and those interested in hosting AIECA 2011 by June 28, 2010 the following information:
- Letter of interest indicating the organization, year and prospective town, where the conference would take place;
- Short outline (max 3 pages) of the conference theme/focus/size (members, tenants, wider public) and model (separate event or combined with another related fair, brokerage event, investment forum, conference or alike);
- Letters of interest of co-organizers or short description of potential co-organizers of the event and availability of co-funding for the event.
- Short statement indicating the apllicants’ track-record in organizing similar events in the past three years.
Based on interest, the Coordinating office and Steering committee will contact short-listed organizations to develop a full-scale proposal by April 15, 2010 and October 15, 2010. Quidelines for full scale proposals will be provided to all short-listed candidates.
Tentatvely the events are expected to take place in September/Novmber 2010 and September/November 2011.
More information on previous events could be found at: AIECA 2009, AIECA 2008 and AIECA 2007. Further insights for the organization of a network event could be obtained from respective partner managers. Letters of interest to be submitted to Todor Yalamov.
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2 February 2010 at 11:23 AM under News.
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