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2009 AURP Annual Meeting
This agenda is preliminary and subject to change.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
11:00 am –12:00 pm	AURP Board of Directors New Board Member Orientation
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm	AURP Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm	AURP Board of Directors Sponsor Appreciation Dinner By invitation only
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
7:00 am - 7:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 4:00 pm	Pre-Conference Intensive: Research Parks 101 Visit the Research Parks 101 page for full details and speaker information.
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Pre-Conference Intensive: Research Parks 201 Visit the Research Parks 201 page for full details and speaker information.
8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Learning Lab 1: Park Finance for CFOs Visit the Learning Labs page for full details and speaker information.
8:30 am - 11:00 am	Exhibitor Set Up
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm	AURP Exhibit Hall Open
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Learning Lab 2: Advanced Research Park Marketing Visit the Learning Labs page for full details and speaker information.
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm	A Doha Style Debate: The Sustainable Research Park Kick off the conference with a great start as these top research park leaders and professional associates provide a lively debate on the truly Sustainable Research Park.  You won’t want to miss out on this intriguing event and the opportunity to cast your electronic vote!
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall All Attendees Welcome
Thursday, October 22, 2009
7:00 am - 2:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 2:00 pm	AURP Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 8:25 am	Opening Remarks Welcome to Vancouver, British Columbia Gregory W. Deason, AURP President Vice President-Real Estate & Research Park Development, Purdue Research Foundation; Director, Purdue Research Park Lafayette, IN, United States Dale Gann, AURP Canada, President President – Technology Parks, Vancouver Island Technology Park & Marine Technology Centre Victoria, British Columbia, Canada David H. Turpin, PhD, FRSC, President and Vice-Chancellor The University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Mark Betteridge Executive Director and CEO, Discovery Parks President, Mark Betteridge & Associates, Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Honorable Gregor Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8:25 am - 8:40 am	Book Release/Announcement Understanding Research, Science and Technology Parks: Global Best Practices / A Report of a Symposium National Research Council of the National Academies
8:40 am - 9:00 am	AURP Awards of Excellence Presentation of Innovation Award and AURP Appreciation Award
9:00 am - 9:45 am	Opening Keynote Speaker Global View of Energy-Environmental Trade Offs Dr. John Byrne, Director and Distinguished Professor of Public Policy University of Delaware Newark, DE, United States
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Plenary Session The Power of Connected Research Parks Dale Gann, AURP Canada President; President, Vancouver Island Technology Park, University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Vice President, Vertical Sales and Industry Solutions Cisco Canada Toronto, Canada David Helliwell, Co-Founder Pulse Energy Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada With a rapid expansion of devices and systems in our global research parks that require connectivity and access to IP networks (and the Internet), the time has come for the research parks to institutionalize "the Network as the Fourth Utility". By elevating the importance of connectivity, the parks have now the powerful ability to cut cost on operations, to reduce energy and carbon footprint, and to explore new and exciting revenue opportunities. Join us to learn how VITP is using its Fourth Utility to optimize metering and energy management as well as provide voice, data and physical security services. Hear from PULSE ENERGY, CISCO, and VITP how convergence and integration will provide unprecedented opportunities for the research park to provide stellar services to its tenants.
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 am - 11:15 am	Concurrent Sessions Building Regional Platforms for Technology Commercialization: Early Lessons Learned from the United States’ First Multi-Institute Proof-of-Concept Program Robert Greene, Managing Director InVenture Partner LLC New York, NY, United States Curtis M. Hess, AURP Board of Directors Senior Vice President, Real Estate The Science Center Philadelphia, PA, United States This session shares the University City Science Center's unique "lessons learned" from researching, designing and implementing the United States’ first multi-institute proof-of-concept program. Attendees will gain a concrete sense of the opportunities and challenges of such a program - what's involved, how to do it, and the applicability to their research park and constituencies. It is hoped that attendees will be inspired and informed about this innovate but pragmatic new way to fortify connections with universities, industry, funders and other partners in commercializing technology. Think Globally, Act Locally Molly Gilbert, Director of Strategic Initiatives University of Arizona Science and Technology Park Tucson, AZ, United States Bruce A. Wright, Associate Vice President of University Research Parks University of Arizona Science and Technology Park Tucson, AZ, United States How do you move from no to yes? The University of Arizona had exactly that challenge when it traded land to develop the Arizona Bioscience Park. While the park provided a clear benefit to the community, there were still critics who questioned the validity of the project and why the university was working with partners it has in the project. The session will provide a best practice in how active community engagement can not only move you to "yes", but move a project from being local to global. A Case Study in University and Municipal Partnership: University of Waterloo Downtown Kitchener Health Science Campus Rod Regier, Executive Director of Economic Development City of Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario, Canada This case study will illustrate a possible model of university/municipal partnership in the planning, financing and development of university research parks based on their common interest in the knowledge economy. In the midst of one of the most networked communities in Canada, vision, proximity, physical infrastructure and urban design still matter. The Colorado School of Mines Earth Energy Institute Thomas Boyd, Dean of Graduate Studies Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO, United States Ricardo Dumont, Principal Sasaki Associates Watertown, MA, United States Willa Small Kuh, Senior Associate Sasaki Associates Watertown, MA, United States In this case study, the partnership of three neighboring institutions created the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaborative, which enables sharing talent and resources towards a great environmental gain and regional economic benefit, also motivated the Colorado School of Mines to create a research park. The presentation by the Colorado of Mines will describe the study of the viability of their school's research park - its mission, siting options and costs - which ultimately lead them to conclude that an on-campus location was best. Emblematic of this decision, was creation of the Earth Energy Institute, a complex of connected buildings to integrate academic research with industry and government within the context  of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory. Singapore's Campus for Research Excellence and Technology Enterprise (CREATE): Sustainable Development Facilitating Inter-University Collaboration Russell Drinker, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Perkins + Will San Francisco, CA, United States CREATE, to be completed in 2010, is a global magnet for scientific research. Strategically located in the heart of Asia, its mission is to stimulate innovation, discovery and entrepreneurship through the interaction and collaboration of scientists and engineers from all research institutions and corporations. With a mandate for sustainability, it marries a high-tech program with a sophisticated understanding of nature. Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR): A Case Study in Innovation and Sustainability Robert T. Geolas, AURP Board of Director, Executive Director Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) Greenville, SC, United States Mary Jukuri, Senior Principal, Campus Planning JJR Ann Arbor, MI, United States David R. King, Senior Vice President SmithGroup Washington, D.C., United States Successful research parks require innovative business plans, strong leadership and flexible master plans to guide sustainable development. The Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) is founded upon the vision of partnership between academia and industry to produce cutting edge research and technology applications in a collaborative and sustainable world class campus environment. Technology Neighborhoods, designed as dense urban villages linked by high quality open spaces, support interaction and innovation. A range of sustainable strategies enhance land and building development.
11:15 am - 11:30 am	Coffee Break with Exhibitors
11:30 am - 12:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions Soft Landing Centers: The Solution for International Collaboration and Market Expansion David E.  Baker Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology Executive Director, University Technology Park at IIT Chicago, IL, United States Curtis M. Hess, AURP Board of Directors Senior Vice President, Real Estate The Science Center Philadelphia, PA, United States Catherine E. Vorwald, MS, MBA Director, Business Development Wexford Science + Technology, LLC Hanover, MD, United States Across the world, technology parks like University Technology Park at IIT and The Science Center at the University of Pennsylvania are coming to realize a special role they can play in promoting economic development and company growth. The special combination of ready space, focus on business development and contacts, and linkage to universities and potential customers has led to the development of a "soft landing" program in research parks that encourages and supports international technology companies to set up their foreign offices within the research park instead of in a generic commercial real estate location. This panel will discuss what made these research parks want to invest in a soft landing program and explore international collaborations. They will review what has made them successful and what they think will make these parks sustainable. Energy Parks: Issues and Opportunities Mitch Horowitz, Vice President and Managing Director Battelle Technology Partnership Practice Bethesda, MD, United States Mike Schwenk, Vice President, Director of Technology Deployment and Outreach Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, WA, United States In the context of current United States energy policy and increased investment in domestic energy development and diversification, new opportunities are emerging that seek to leverage certain assets of the United State Department of Energy's national energy laboratories and other installations. The Energy Park Initiative has been developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management. This panel discussion will present and frame a set of issues and opportunities that are emerging in this context, including the kinds of business ventures that can benefit from these new developments over time. Sustainable Design Case Study – Natural Resources Canada’s CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory at McMaster Innovation Park Birgit Siber, Barch, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, Architect, Principal Diamond & Schmitt Architects Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jason Manikel, P.Eng., LEED AP, Associate Cobalt Engineering Toronto, Ontario, Canada This presentation will describe the key sustainable design strategies of the CANMET MTL building, a new industrial research facility currently under construction and on target to achieve a Platinum level of LEED Certification.  CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory (MTL), a division of Natural Resources Canada, is the anchor tenant for the LEED Silver McMaster Innovation Park (MIP), which is affiliated with McMaster University located in Hamilton, Ontario. Managing Pre-Investment: Designing Sustainable Research Park Facility Models Jeffrey French, FAIA, Principal Ballinger Philadelphia, PA, United States Keith Mock, AIA, Principal Ballinger Philadelphia, PA, United States Sustainability in a single user or multi-tenant research facility implies extending its useful life and accommodating a wide array of disciplines today, as well as those yet unforeseen. Emerging disciplines will demand different space types and ratios, team configurations, infrastructure distribution and importantly, the ability to foster collaborations that will compel the research community to embrace the building over the long run. This session will explore targeted pre-investment in facility components to enable long-term facility viability. Making the Most of LEED Points: Getting to LEED Gold with a LEED Silver Design Ron Whalen, Preconstruction Director BE&K Building Group Maitland, FL, United States While constructing the recently completed Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona, BE&K Building Group implemented innovative LEED design and constructability programs to push the project from Silver to Gold status - at no additional cost to the client. While maintaining the aggressive project schedule and adhering to the project budget, the project team created an innovate recycling program and strategized ways to "do better" in other LEED categories to make the category jump. The session will share these ideas and help attendees make the most of LEED points in a cost and schedule conscious manner.
12:30 pm - 2:45 pm	A Presentation of AURP Awards of Excellence Presentation of Leadership Award and Career Achievement Award Luncheon Presentation Sustainability as Part of the Corporate DNA Ken Loeppky, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Innovation Place Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Marianna Grossman, Executive Director Sustainable Silicon Valley San Jose, CA, United States Michael Driedger, Dip T LEED® AP, Sustainability Research Advisor Busby Perkins + Will Vancouver, BC Canada More information to follow soon.
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm	Break
3:00 pm - 8:15 pm	Cutting Edge Tour through Discovery Parks, and on to LifeLabs OR Xenon Pharmaceuticals. This will be followed by a Reception at Richmond Olympic “Speed Skating” Oval. Innovative minds, entrepreneurial attitudes, and state-of-the-art facilities combine to form the foundation of Discovery Parks of Vancouver. A unique hub for scientists, scholars and research and technology experts, Discovery Parks includes unique tenants such as LifeLabs and Xenon Pharmaceuticals. Wind up the day at the Richmond Olympic Speed Skating Oval Reception, site for the 2010 Winter Olympics. This will be a fun-packed event, with tours of the award-winning building and even some speed skating demonstrations!
Friday, October 23, 2009
7:00 am - 2:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast 7:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. AURP "Meet Yourself" You'll want to participate in this fast-paced networking event. Grab your breakfast in the Exhibit Hall and then sit at one of the assigned AURP "Meet Yourself" tables in the General Session room. AURP leaders, past and present, will be seated at these tables and will facilitate dynamic discussion among participants in 15-minute intervals. When time is up, the group members will switch for more conversation. Come prepared to greet old friends and make some new ones!
7:00 am - 12:00 pm	AURP Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 8:30 am	AURP Awards of Excellence Presentation of Emerging Science/Tech Park Award
8:30 am - 9:15 am	Plenary Session Building Entrepreneur Teams Keith Krach Chief Executive Officer in Residence, Benchmark Capital Chief Executive Officer, 3Points Menlo Park, CA, United States More information to follow soon.
9:15 am - 9:25 am	Introduction of British Columbia Innovation Council Dean Rockwell, Chief Executive Officer British Columbia Innovation Council Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9:25 am - 10:15 am	Plenary Session Giving Young Ventures an Entrepreneurial Edge Jerome Smith, Co-Director, VMS Outreach Project MIT Venture Mentoring Service Cambridge, MA, United States MIT is recognized worldwide as a leader in innovation and enterprise. Today’s emerging MIT entrepreneurs face an unusually fast-moving and competitive business environment. Through active support of entrepreneurs, MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service contributes to the entrepreneurship education of the MIT community, strengthens MIT’s role as a leader in innovation, and helps to broaden MIT’s base of potential financial support.
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Showcase of 2010 Events AURP BioParks 2010 Spotlight David E.  Baker Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology Executive Director, University Technology Park at IIT Chicago, IL, United States AURP 2010 International Conference Highlight Peter Bianco, Director of Lifescience Business Development Halleland Health Consulting Minneapolis, MN, United States
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 am - 11:30 am	AURP Town Hall & Annual Business Meeting Brian Darmody, AURP 1st Vice President Associate Vice President of Research and Economic Development, University System of Maryland; Special Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Development, University of Maryland Baltimore, MD, United States
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Break in Exhibit Hall
11:45 am - 12:30 am	Concurrent Sessions A New Paradigm in Science Parks: The Virtual Park at Aula Dei Science Park Federico de Gispert Boix, Advisor Aula Dei Science Park Zaragoza, Spain In Spain, the next generation of science and technology park is being developed, which aims to translate the traditional park model to the internet through the principles of virtualization, ubiquity, talent and a networked park structure. To be launched in January 2010, we will share our ideas and value proposition on the Virtual Park. Using BIM/VDC to Drive Value in Science and Technology Development Murray Hestley, Director of VDC, Project Manager The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Baltimore, MD, United States Matthew Brady, Regional VDC Coordinator, Project Manager The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Maitland, FL United States R.J. Reed, Southeast Regional Coordinator Whiting-Turner Virtual Design and Construction Building Group Maitland, FL United States The theories and principles of Building Information Modeling add value throughout a project's lifecycle and allow project teams to design and construct buildings with greater efficiency than ever before. This session demonstrates how this technology can provide cost certainty to the construction process and accurate documentation of the built space. Through the use of real-world examples, participants will see how BIM enables greater flexibility for future improvements and enhances overall building quality. Collaboration Strategies for Global Science Park Networks David Fuller, Director Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong Wollongong, Australia Explore how parks (new or established) might establish fruitful collaborative connections with other parks, especially those in other countries. Using the efforts and plans of the Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Australia and as a case study to demonstrate that high performing research teams that have maintained good and rewarding international collaboration networks over long periods of time present a platform for broadening those connections to park wide collaborations, critical referrals and trust building. Enabled by ONAMI: Impacts and Lessons from the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute Alan C. O'Connor, Research Economist RTI International San Francisco, CA, United States ONAMI is the Oregon University System response to the offshoring of the semiconductor industry, disconnects between corporate and university research and development and a poor history of collaboration. Oregon created ONAMI to boost research and workforce development in emerging sectors that aligned with an industrial base in materials science and microtechnology and create a pipeline of commercializable research. The speakers will discuss how ONAMI invigorated collaboration, grew research expenditures by a 78% CAGR between 2002 and 2008 and changed the university research culture in micro- and nanotechnology. Campus Sustainable Energy Plan and High Performance Buildings Albert Bicol, P.Eng., LEED AP, Partner Cobalt Engineering Vancouver, BC, Canada Campus planning involves the upgrading of existing buildings and infrastructure. Moreover, the sustainable plan includes the development of new, efficient facilities. A key component of a Campus Sustainable Energy Plan is allowing a campus to grow without adding to its environmental footprint. To achieve your desired results, this presentation will demonstrate how you can utilize synergies between environment, architecture, site planning and human well being.
12:45 pm - 2:30 pm	AURP Luncheon with Closing Keynote Speakers More Than Just Bricks and Mortar Jackie Copland, Global University Relations Team Electronic Arts Canada Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Greg Stackhouse, Real Estate Project Manager Google, Inc. Canada Tom Corr, Associate Vice President of Commercialization, Chief Executive Officer Accelerator Centre The University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Technology companies create unique communities within research parks that go beyond bricks and mortar. Join these panelists from world-renowned organizations as they share corporate structure and philosophies including: culture, space, sustainability efforts, employee programs and work dynamics.
2:30 pm	AURP 2009 Annual Conference Concludes