As a result of continuous social and economic development, the roles of science parks in developing new technologies and nurturing innovative enterprises have been recognized by more and more governments and enterprises around the world.
The International Association of Science Parks (IASP) and the Asian Science Park Association (ASPA), which are the only organizations whose members are the science park builders and operators, have played growing roles in promoting the exchanges and cooperation between science parks and between park-based enterprises.
Established in 1984, IASP has five branches respectively for Asia-Pacific, West Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America. Currently, it has over 300 members in 70 countries around the world, which represent over a hundred thousand park-based enterprises. ASPA was established in 1997, and currently has 80 members in 22 countries in Asia. It has an extensive influence among the science parks in the Asia-Pacific region.
IASP holds a world annual conference, and its branches also hold regional annual conferences. Since 2006, IASP Asia Branch has held joint annual conference with ASPA, in the Iranian city of Isfahan in 2006, in the Korean city of Anshan in 2007, and in Beijing's Tsinghua Science Park in 2008.
Tsinghua Science Park was first established in 1993. Mass construction began in 2001 and concluded in 2007, turning a dream into a reality within about a dozen years. Currently, it is the largest and best-operating science park in China. Built on 22 hectares of land, the park now has a gross floor space of 690,000 square meters and 400 park-based enterprises. Not only its premises construction and hardware facilities have reached the world advanced level, but also its innovation service system for research and practice has been rated among the best of its peers in the world.
The joint annual conference to be held in Tsinghua Science Park by IASP and ASPA will further boost the park's prestige and influence among its peers around the globe and increase the competitiveness of China's university science parks and high-tech development zones in world science parks. It will build a better platform for the exchanges between the science park operators and managers in the Asia-Pacific region.
The steering committee include:
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Mr. Luis Sanz
IASP Director General | Mr. Lee, Jong Hyun
Chairperson of ASPA, Professor | Mr. Meng Mei
Vice Chairperson of ASPA Chairmen of TusPark |
Mr. Herbert Chen
IASP Asian Pacific Division President |
M. Mottaghitalab (Ph.D)
Managing Director GSTP
President, IASP West Asia Division
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2008 IASP-ASPA Joint Conference
“Gathering, Sharing, Innovating and Developing”
Time:
Oct. 22-24, 2008
Venue:
TusPark international conference center, TusPark, Beijing, China
Hotel:
Wenjin Hotel, 5 minute walk to TusPark
http://www.wenjin.com.cn/
Hosted by:
International Association of Science Parks (IASP)
Asian Science Parks Association (ASPA)
Supported by:
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Torch High Technology Industry Development Center, The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China
Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park
Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park
Organized by:
TusPark Co., Ltd
Post Conference Program of 2008 IASP-ASPA Joint Conference
The Role of Science Parks on Regional Development Forum
Time:
Oct. 25-26, 2008
Venue:
Kunshan, China
Hotel：
Swissotel Kunshan, in the center of the city: 1 hour drive from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, 1.5- 2.0 hours drive from Shanghai Pudong Airport, 0.8-1.0 hours drive from TusPark（Kunshan）conference Center
http://www.swissotel.com/EN/Destinations/China/Swissotel%20Kunshan/Hotel%20Home/Hotel%20Home.htm
Hosted by：
International Association of Science Park（IASP）
Asia Association of Science Parks（ASPA）
Kunshan Municipal Government
Supported by:
Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province
TusPark, Beijing, China
Organized by:
TusPark（Kunshan）
The summary of the conference program is:
Oct. 22 (Wednesday) Registration and welcome reception (Beijing)
Oct. 23 (Thursday) Conference and gala dinner (Beijing)
Oct. 24 (Friday) Business & culture tour + transfer from Beijing to Kunshan
Oct. 25 (Saturday) Post conference forum + welcome dinner (Kunshan)
Oct. 26 (Sunday) Culture tour to Zhouzhuang + transfer to Beijing
Important notice:
1. The post conference program is free, Kunshan Municipal Government would like to pay all the expense of traveling from Beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao – Beijing, including all ground travel, culture tour, hotel and meal.
2. However, you have to book air ticket by yourself, the recommended Airlines are:
Beijing to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport: CA1589 （20:30—22:40）
Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing: MU5125 （20:00—22:15）
(Note: Shanghai Hongqiao Airport: one hour drive to Kunshan)
We strongly recommend you to book above Airlines so that it will be easer for us to keep the group together.
Just in case, the other two backup options are:
Beijing to Shanghai Hongqiao: MU5126（20：00—22：00）; CA 1857（19：30—21：40）
Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing, MA7073（20：00—22：05）;CA1856（21：05—23：25）.
Participants can also choose to leave China from Shanghai (Pudong Airport) without flying back to Beijing.
3. For the reimbursement of your air fee:
If the individual invoice for traveling between Beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao is available, please submit it to conference secretary during the conference registration with your name at the back of the invoice; we will reimbursement it according to the price of economy class.
If the individual invoice is not available, we will pay you USD 380 to cover your expense.
Invoice please issued to “Tsinghua Science Park Co., Ltd”. We will pay you before your departure from Kunshan.
4. For providing better service, please let me know your whole travel plan, i.e. flight No, arriving/departure time. Best before
Sep. 26, 2008. Then we can allocate the car for your ground transportation. If you do not receive a confirmation from conference secretary 24hours after you send us the information, please contact us again by email or phone.
Our email:
info@iasp-aspa2008.cn Fax: 86-10- 8215 0196
5. We will provide the ground transportation in these sections of your travel:
Oct. 24 (Friday) From TusPark to Beijing Airport
From Shanghai Honqiao Airport to Kunshan
Oct. 26 (Sunday) From Kunshan to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport & Pudong Airport
6. If you have booked hotel till Oct. 25, 2008 in Beijing please change the reservation by sending an e-mail to info@iasp-aspa2008.cn. Because we are going to leave for Kunshan at the night of Oct. 24,2008 and be back to Beijing at the night of Oct. 26.
7. Please refer to the conference website,
http://www.iasp-aspa2008.cn/ for updated information. Further enquires & questions please contact Conference secretary.