International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation unveils European conference details.

The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) has announced that its European annual conference will be held on 27-29 November at NETPark in County Durham.

The theme of the conference will focus around specialising, with delegates discussing whether science parks should pursue a tech focus or a more general approach.

The event will include workshops and discussions around park support, management, communication, partnerships, and spin-off activity.

Ebba Lund, chief operations officer of IASP, said: “Workshops organised by local members are a cornerstone of our overall strategy. They serve both for our training strategy based on knowledge sharing and also for our flexible approach to networking which combines various layers and depths at local, regional and global levels. Our workshop at NETPark in County Durham is also special because of the particular topic that will be dealt with and we are sure it will deliver a different perspective and many enriching ideas to the participants.”

Global University Venturing will be in attendance.