XVIII International Materials Reseach Congress
16-20 August 2009, Cancún, México

Symposium 14: Strategies for Academy-Industry Relationship


XVIII INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS RESEARCH CONGRESS (IMRC 2009)
Hotel Casa Magna Marriot, Cancún, México
Fecha: 16 al 20 de agosto 2009
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 7th, 2009
Manuscript Submission Deadline: August 20th, 2009
www.mrs-mexico.org.mx

Dear Colleagues:

We would like to invite you to participate in the XVIII International Materials Research Congress and in particular we encourage you to submit contributions to Symposium No. 14, "Strategies for Academy-Industry Relationships". The objective of this Symposium is to provide a forum to discuss and evolve a strategy to optimize materials research interactions between Academia and Industry in Mexico. To aid in having a meaningful forum we solicit contributions from University, Industrial and Research Centers actively working in this area.

Contributions in the following general areas are encouraged:

• Applied research to solve specific problems to industry.
• Patents resulting from such interactions: patent portfolio management, IP ownership.
• Technological services for industries
• Technology transfer
• Joint research projects
• Academy-Industry mechanisms for collaborative work
• Academy-Industry agreements
• Others.

At the end of each symposium session we will hold a round table discussion focused on the session topic, to define a strategy to increment interactions between academia and industry. The outcome of these round table discussions and the most significant contributions to the symposium will be selected to generate a summary document that will be published by MRS-Mexico. This publication will be made available to leading institutions in Mexico responsible for science and technology policy, higher education, national research center directors with a view to leverage technology development in Mexico through effective Academic-Industry Interactions.

Contributions should be submitted on line by June 7th by following the instructions detailed in our website: www.mrs-mexico.org.mx

a) click on “Abstract submission”
b) complete online registration
c) return to “Abstract Submission and enter your ID and password and provide required information (select Symposium 14).

Symposium Organizers

Chairmen

Dr. David Ríos Jara
IPICYT- S.L. Potosí
david.rios@ipicyt.edu.mx
Dr. Luis Enrique Sansores Cuevas
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales. UNAM
sansores@servidor.unam.mx
Dr. Ernesto Marinero
Hitachi, USA
Ernesto.Marinero@hitachigst.com
 

Co-Chairman

Dr. Ismeli Alfonso López
Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales. UNAM
ialfonso@iim.unam.mx