Make Your Plans for 2012 Spring Training Registration Now Open
St. Petersburg, Florida
March 19 – 23, 2012 How are you preparing for 2012? What keeps you and your park on the cutting edge? We know your professional development needs are as unique as your park. Last year, AURP launched the Spring Training Meeting to meet those needs. You called it "AURP's best event ever" and now we're bringing it back in 2012 with all new topics and in a new location - St. Petersburg, FL. Meet face-to-face with senior-level research park executives who are ready to dive into topics that members have identified as a top priority. Spring Training sessions include:
-Excellence in Leadership Skills: Executives, Board and Staff -Escalating Energy Costs: New Technologies to Help Your Park Compete -BioParks: Transformation and Influence -The New Political Climate: An International Perspective -Your Park as an Economic Engine: Getting the Word Out
Bring your questions--be prepared to participate in meaningful discussions with top subject-matter experts. To maintain a highly-interactive format, space is limited for this event.
The Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Named the 2011 Outstanding Research Park
University research parks, innovation leaders and companies were recognized for excellence in innovation by the Association of University Research Parks (AURP) at the 2011 International Conference in New Orleans. AURP presented their 2011 Annual Awards of Excellence naming the Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the 2011 Outstanding Research Park. The awards were presented at the AURP 2011 International Conference in New Orleans, December 1st. Read more.
AURP Celebrates 25 Years
Innovation Key to Job Creation
Research, science and technology parks creating high-wage jobs
Research, science and technology parks are catalysts for job creation. As communities look for ways to create jobs and drive economic growth, many are finding innovation to be a key element.
“Research and science parks help grow local, high-tech companies while attracting new ones to the region,” said Harold Strong, Jr., Association of University Research Parks (AURP) President and Director of Discovery Park and Technology Transfer at the University of North Texas. “These parks are impacting their communities in a big way – with high-wage jobs.” Read more.
Creating Communities of Innovation
Bring your stakeholders together with AURP's custom programs taught by highly experienced, successful research park directors. By focusing on your region’s unique strengths and minimizing challenges, AURP’s on-site seminars help communities find the path to successful high technology economic development endeavors. Read more.
