Programme SDIN Seminar: May 12th – 13th 2014

Programme SDIN Seminar: May 12th – 13th 2014
May 12th: Venue Chemelot Campus
When
11.45 - 12.30
What/who
Buffet lunch
12.30 - 12.35
Opening: prof. dr. Herman van den Bosch on behalf of the Open University NL
Setting the scene: prof. dr. Frans Boekema
12.35 - 14.05
Paper presentations, first round:
Prof. dr. Arnoud Lagendijk: Clusters: 30 years old and still performing strong
Dr. Paul Benneworth: The role of universities in innovation networks
Dr. Roel Rutten: Proximities and innovation
Moderator: prof. dr. Frans Boekema
14.05 - 14.30
Coffee break
14.30 - 16.00
Paper presentations, second round:
Prof. dr. Martina Fromhold-Eisebith & Marcel Vojnic MSc: A knowledge base
typology of knowledge structures of scientists
Dr. Claudia Werker & Ward Ooms MSc: The Role of Personal Proximity in
Collaborations: The Case of Dutch Nanotechnology
Ward Ooms MSc: Research Orientation and Agglomeration: Can Every Region
Become a Silicon Valley?
Moderator: dr. Dessy Irawati
16.00 - 16.30
Chemelot through your own eyes: short walking excursion
Moderation: Klaas Bos MSc
Official part: forum presentation under leadership of dr. Paul Benneworth
“Campuses: Local networks for global action”
Dr. Bert Kip (CEO Chemelot): Welcome at Chemelot
Prof. dr. Gerard Mertens: The South Limburg smart services hub and the role of the
Open University
Dr. Mikel Landabaso: How to foster collaboration between companies, HEI and
government within the frame of smart specialization; an European perspective
Peter Paul Mertens MSc: Collaboration between companies and HEI’s within the
Dutch innovation policy
Drs. Theo Bovens, Governor (King’s commissioner) of the Province of Limburg: The
development of campuses: a regional policy perspective.
Prof. dr. Frans Boekema: SDIN; another milestone…..
16.30 - 17.30
17.30 – 18.00
Short break
18.00 – 19.00
Chemelot campus and Maastricht health campus: models for regional
development and innovation? Presentation and discussion
Chemelot Campus: Klaas Bos MSc
Maastricht Health Campus: mr. Jan Kees Dunning
Moderator: dr. Roel Rutten
19.00 – 20.00
Transfer to Heerlen / Check-in hotel
20.00
Buffet dinner and social evening in Heerlen
May 13th: Open University Heerlen
When
9.30 – 11.00
What/who
Paper presentations, third round:
Dr. Franz Huber: Global networks for innovation in Norway
Miranda Ebbekink MSc: Strategic coupling: global positioning of local clusters
Huub Smulders MSc & Jos van den Broek MSc: Cross-border innovation systems
Moderator: Dr. Roel Rutten
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 - 12.30
Paper presentations, fourth round:
Prof. dr. David Charles: The rural university campus and rural innovation
Maarten Kruger MSc & Prof. dr. Veronique Schutjens: The role of proximity in
business relationships: incubatees in the BioPartner Centre Leiden
Moderator: dr. Paul Benneworth
12.30
Closure of the seminar and farewell lunch

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