INVITATION:
Innovation Bazaar & Future Forecasting with SMEs
Midnight Sun Workshop, Luleå, Sweden
17-18 June 2013, Luleå University of Technology, LTU
Mediating Presence is an activity within ICT Labs of the European Institute of Technology (EIT), through its innovation area Smart Spaces focusing on
- Quality of experience in interactive media production and consumption
- Modular software based on low-cost web technologies (HTML5, WebRTC, WebGL) and tangible computer interaction
- Transfer of technology between Karolinska University Hospital (SE) and Princess Maxima Centre for Child Oncology (NL)
- New innovative products for mediated hospital contexts
Please registrate here for the workshop.
DRAFT AGENDA
Monday 17 june
10-13 Arrivals (12.40 arrival, flight connection from Stockholm)
Taxi from airport (15-20 mins) to Luleå University of Technology
13-14 Lunch
14-18 Innovation Bazaar with presentations by SMEs:
Inspirational input: Mediated hospital scenarios from previous workshop
Innovative output: New ideas for products and services
18 Bus transport to Brändö conference centre and hotel (24km)
19-21 Evening work session out-of-doors
Collaborative dinner in work groups who are given a shared task: Future foresighting based on earlier work material produced within the Mediating Presence activity
21- Midnight sun plenary: reporting back from the groups
Tuesday 18 June
9-11 Continued idea formation based on the interest from SMEs
11-12 What EIT offers to SMEs: Business catalysts, IPR-issues etc.
Presentation by EIT ICT Labs representatives.
12-13 Lunch
13-16 Departures or focused work groups for those who can stay.
All EIT ICT Labs' partners are welcome!
More information from Peter Parnes, peter.parnes@ltu.se and Charlie Gullström charlieg@kth.se
Recommended hotel:
Preliminary arrangements have been made at Brändön conference centre: please confirm your interest in participating asap. No other local hotel is available as this is a bit outside of the city centre.
Please note that each EIT task leader books trip and accommodation on his/her own budget.
