SPICE Events 2013–2014

The following list provides information about upcoming events. Numbered events are "SPICE events" (meaning SPICE Group is involved by helping to define the topics, to identify and attract speakers, to prepare and organize the event and/or by holding a SPICE Meeting).

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Cardiff
United Kingdom
24 – 28 June 2013
Creative Regions Summer School 2013

The Creative Regions Summer School is a week of intense learning for postgraduate students, practitioners and policy makers interested in engaging with the current debates and research surrounding the role of the creative economy in local and regional development.
Key themes will be, for example "Understanding creative people, creative work and creative skills", "Mapping and analysing the creative economy" or "Innovation and entrepreneurship in the creative industries".
For more details, please download the flyer below

Contact: Nick Clifton

WWW: www.creative-regions.org.uk

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Riga
Latvia
11 – 13 September 2013
Competence Building for Smart Growth

The 16th International Conference on Innovation - BALTIC DYNMICS 2013 will be titled "Competence Building for Smart Growth" and discus
- Role of Universities and Science / Technology Parks in competence building.
- How to translate knowledge into competence?
- Key factors for the successful business development: Knowledge creation, technology transfer, experience sharing, national and international cooperation, partnerships.
- Innovation management: how to manage the knowledge flow, how to strengthen links between universities and industry, what financial instruments available and needed.
- Overall competence - the indicator of the efficiency of National Innovation System.
The BALTIC DYNAMICS conferences are held in turns in the three Baltic States: Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania and has become an important meeting place for the business incubation professionals of Europe and other parts of the world

Contact: Janis Stabulnieks

WWW: www.balticdynamics.com/

  
Brussels
Belgium
19 – 20 September 2013
8th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2013

The importance of innovation in the creation and success of businesses is widely accepted. Creating new firms is fundamental in a rapidly changing environment and determined by innovation. At the same time the need of more sustainable innovation, combining economic, ecologic and social aspects is recognized. Policy makers face important challenges to stimulate and provide the necessary means for innovation and entrepreneurship.
At the 8th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2013 practitioners, academics, and policy makers will present research, share experiences and discuss trends in innovation and entrepreneurship. Topics will be related to all types of organizations (SMEs - YICs - spin-offs - MNEs – private and public research centers – Universities – Government Institutions).

Contact: Charl Walters

WWW: http://academic-conferences.org/ecie/ecie2013/ecie13-home.htm

  
Birmingham
United Kingdom
19 – 21 November 2013
UKBI Annual Conference 2013

Day one of the conference offers opportunities for professional development through a series of Workshops serving needs of both newcomers and for the more experiences incubation practitioners, for example:
Business Incubation: Back to Basics. Workshop especially developed for those new to managing business incubators. Business Incubation: Is your environment fit for purpose? Although our clients are the most important aspect of incubators’ day to day work, unfortunately looking after the infrastructure can get in the way.
Evening Drinks Reception in the atrium of Faraday Wharf to officially kick off the conference with a pre-conference networking event
Wednesday 20th November is the main conference day held at Aston Business School with a rich mix of content and speakers covering Business Incubation, Innovation, Start Ups, Accelerated Growth and Entrepreneurship. The program will be spilt into a mix of workshops and discussion groups.
The Gala Awards Dinner will conclude the day in the Banqueting Suite of Birmingham City Council House. This beautiful room has played host to numerous world leaders including Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin. Thursday 21st November is final day of the conference  offering the popular incubator tours visiting Birmingham Science Park, Coventry University Enterprises, and the Venture Centre in University of Warwick Science Park

Contact: Keiron Bradbent

WWW: www.ukbi.co.uk/conference-2013/programme.aspx

Earlier Events of SPICE Group

1
Annual ADT comnference / First ICECE Meeting
Berlin, Germany
20 November 1991
118
Regional Innovation and Incubation Capacity Building Workshop
Casablanca,
31 January – 3February 2006
67
Lviv, Ukraine
2 – 5 March 2001
119
VI. Innovation Salon
Moscow, Russia
5 – 9 February 2006
68
Almaty, Kazakhstan
24 – 27 April 2001
120
13th Global Summit at the NBIA conference "Cultivating the Seeds of Innovation"
St. Louis, United States
30 April – 3May 2006
69
Chicago, United States
25 – 28 April 2001
121
Asia Pacific Forum on Innovation and Incubation
Shanghai, China
17 – 19 May 2006
70
Budapest, Hungary
27 – 28 April 2001
122
BALTIC DYNAMICS' 06
Vilnius, Lithuania
24 – 26 May 2006
71
Itzehoe, Germany
13 – 16 May 2001
123
Special SPICE Workshop and PBICA Conference
Poznan, Poland
26 – 27 October 2006
72
4th Global Summit at the Annual NBIA conference
San Jose, California, United States
20 – 24 May 2001
124
Second Global Forum on Business Incubation
Hyderabad, India
5 – 10 November 2006
73
Bilbao, Spain
11 – 13 June 2001
124
14th Global Summit of Business Incubation Associations
Hyderabad, India
11 November 2006
74
Tallinn, Estonia
16 – 19 June 2001
125
Best Practices in Science Based Incubators
Copenhagen, Denmark
7 – 8 December 2006
75
Riga, Latvia
14 – 16 September 2001
126
10th AABI Assembly
Auckland, New Zealand
12 – 15 March 2007
76
Bucharest, Romania
23 – 24 September 2001
127
21st NBIA conference
Seattle, United States
1 – 4 April 2007
77
Lviv, Ukraine
27 – 29 September 2001
127
15th Global Summit at the 21st Annual NBIA conference
Seattle, United States
1 – 4 April 2007
78
Poznan / Kiekrz, Poland
11 – 14 October 2001
128
16th Global Summit at the BALTIC DYNAMICS 2007
Riga, Latvia
12 – 14 September 2007
79
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 – 26 October 2001
129
Advancing Innovation ECA 2007
Yerevan, Armenia
17 – 20 September 2007
80
Kiev, Ukraine
16 – 18 November 2001
130
17th Global Summit of Business Incubation Associations
Shanghai, China
23 September 2007
81
Vincovci, Croatia
22 – 24 November 2001
131
Shaping the Future through Innovation
Bahrain, Bahrain
21 – 24 October 2007
82
Tallinn / Tartu, Estonia
21 February – 23 2002
132
Forum on Developing and Supporting ICT Based Entreprenurship
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
21 – 24 November 2007
83
Bratislava, Slovakia
11 March 2002
133
BI 9: Innovation and Entrepreneurship - The Global Challenge
Brighton, United Kingdom
28 – 30 November 2007
84
Paris, France
21 – 23 March 2002
134
18th Global Summit of Business Incubation Assoications
San Antonio, Texas, United States
4 May 2008
85
IASP Conference
Toronto, Canada
28 April – 1May 2002
135
First Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Skopje, Macedonia
8 – 10 May 2008
85
5th International Summit of Business Incubation Associations
Toronto, Canada
28 April 2002
136
Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship effectively through Business Incubation
Bangkok, Thailand
27 – 29 July 2008
86
Prague, Czech Republic
6 – 9 June 2002
137
19th Global Summit at the 20th Annual ADT conference
Berlin, Germany
21 – 23 September 2008
87
Tallinn, Estonia
9 – 11 June 2002
138
7th MENAinc Workshop
Ifrane, Morocco
29 – 30 October 2008
88
Madeira, Portugal
24 June – 26July 2002
139
Best Science Based Incubators
Paris, France
11 – 12 December 2008
89
Shymkent, Kazakhstan
10 – 15 September 2002
140
International Incubator Conference
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
16 – 17 March 2009
90
Kiev, Ukraine
25 – 28 September 2002
141
Women Business Incubation Workshop
Bishkek-Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
9 – 16 April 2009
91
Mierzecin, Poland
9 – 12 October 2002
142
20th Global Summit at the NBIA International Conference 2009
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
19 – 22 April 2009
92
Tartu, Estonia
10 – 12 October 2002
143
20th Annual Conference of PBICA
Gdynia, Poland
14 – 16 May 2009
93
6th International Summit at the Annual ADT conference
Dortmund, Germany
17 – 18 November 2002
144
St. Petersburg SPICE Meting
St. Petersburg, Russia
6 – 8 July 2009
94
The Hague, Netherlands
5 – 6 December 2002
145
2nd International Business Extreme Forum: Innovation. Personality, Growth
Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia
9 – 11 July 2009
95
BALTIC DYNAMICS '03
Vilnius, Lithuania
15 – 17 May 2003
146
Baltic Dynamics 2009
Vilnius, Lithuania
30 September – 3October 2009
96
7th International Summit at the NBIA Conference in Richmond
Virginia, United States
18 – 21 May 2003
147
3rd infoDev Global Business Incubation Forum
Florianopolis, Brazil
26 – 30 October 2009
97
IASP Conference
Lisbon, Portugal
1 – 4 June 2003
148
8th Best Science Based Incubator Award and Conference
Stockholm, Sweden
18 – 20 November 2009
98
20 years of business incubators in Germany
Berlin, Germany
28 September – 1October 2003
149
Annual NBIA conference
Orlando, United States
16 – 19 May 2010
99
Business and Innovation Centers within Programs of the European Community
Kalisz, Poland
10 – 13 October 2003
149
21st Global Summit to be held in Orlando, USA
Orlando, United States
16 May 2010
100
8th International Summit
Kitakyushu, Japan
14 November 2003
150
"Beethoven, a Castle, a Park, and Delicacies" - The Third SPOAC
Budapest, Hungary
23 – 25 July 2010
101
New Zealand Business Incubation Summit
Christchurch, New Zealand
10 – 11 March 2004
151
Baltic Dynamics 2010
Riga, Latvia
15 – 17 September 2010
102
Three Country Association Meeting
Tägerwilen, Switzerland
2 – 4 April 2004
152
Science and Technology Parks in Poland - Experiences and Perspectives
Poznan, Poland
4 – 5 October 2010
103
5th International UBICA Conference
Kiev, Ukraine
23 – 25 April 2004
153
9th Annual Conference: “Best Practices in Science Based Incubation”
Liverpool, United Kingdom
17 – 19 November 2010
104
9th International Summit of Business Incubation Associations
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
25 April 2004
154
Fifth international ECAbit conference
Baku, Azerbaijan
2 – 3 December 2010
105
Country Gateways Global Network Meeting
Bonn, Germany
25 – 28 June 2004
155
Annual International NBIA conference
San Jose, CA, United States
10 – 13 April 2011
106
BALTIC DYNAMICS 2004
Riga, Latvia
9 – 12 September 2004
155
22th Global Business Incubation Summit
San, Jose, United States
10 April 2011
107
Annual Conference of PBICA
Mielec region, Poland
14 – 16 October 2004
156
Annual PBICA Conference
Gliwice, Poland
19 – 21 May 2011
108
infoDev Global Incubation Symposium
New Delhi, India
14 – 19 October 2004
157
Baltic Dynmaics 2011
Tallinn, Estonia
4 – 6 September 2011
108
10th International Summit of Associations
New Delhi, India
20 October 2004
158
infoDev Business Incubation Managment "Training of Trainers"
Ooty, India
28 October – 4November 2011
109
11th Global Summit of Business Incubation Associations
Baltimore, United States
15 May 2005
159
Science Based Incubators as Connectors between High-Tech Clusters
Aukland, New Zealand
28 – 30 November 2011
109
19th International NBIA Conference
Baltimore, United States
15 – 18 May 2005
160
MENAinc Meeting in BBIC, Bahrain Business Incubator Center
Manama, Bahrain
28 – 29 January 2012
110
Regional Innovation and Incubation Capacity Building Workshop
Kiev & Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
9 – 11 June 2005
161
infoDev Business Incubation Management Training
Istanbul, Turkey
20 – 26 February 2012
111
111th SPICE Meeting at the BALTIC DYNAMICS 2005
Tallinn, Estonia
23 August 2005
162
26th Annual International NBIA conference
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
6 – 9 May 2012
112
3rd APEC Incubators' Forum
DaeGu, South Korea
26 – 28 August 2005
162
23rd Global Business Incubation Summit(GBIN)
Atlanta, United States
6 May 2012
113
Networking of Business Incubators
Bratislava, Slovakia
20 – 21 September 2005
163
Almedalensvekan
Visby, Sweden
4 – 7 July 2012
114
XVIth annual conference of PBICA
Belchatuw, Poland
22 – 24 September 2005
164
Forth SPICE Picnic
Novi Sad, Serbia
27 – 29 July 2012
115
KOBIA-SPICE Leqdership Program
Birmingham, United Kingdom
26 – 27 October 2005
165
Baltic Dynamisc 2012
Vilnius, Lithuania
13 – 15 September 2012
116
Business Incubation and Innovation Support
Yerevan, Armenia
4 – 5 November 2005
166
SPICE G&G Workshop and 166th SPICE Meeting
Berlin, Germany
14 – 15 December 2012
117
12th Global Summit at the 7th Annual UKBI Conference "Future Success" -
Sheffield, United Kingdom
27 – 29 November 2005
168
Annual NBIA Conference
Boston, United States
7 – 10 April 2013
118
Regional Innovation and Incubation Capacity Building Workshop
Casablanca,
31 January – 3February 2006