IP is good for your health
Venue: Edinburgh
Date: Thu 8 Oct 2009
This event is being run in partnership with the Licensing Executives Society (LES) and Interface. It will explore two interesting examples of technology transfer in the wellness and health field, offering an excellent opportunity to discuss and debate the issues surrounding technology transfer in general and these examples in particular, as well as a chance to meet experts in this field.
Copyright law vs. Market economics: who does the dancing and who calls the tune?
Venue: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University
Date: Wed 7 Oct 2009
With p2p driving recorded music revenues down to their 1994 level, and over two million people now addicted to Spotify in the UK alone, SSCL debate intellectual property at a critical tipping point; where access trades-off against control.
Explore Cutting Edge Developments in Home Care
Venue: Dementia Services Development Centre, Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK8 4LA
Date: Thu 1 Oct 2009
This simulating event will explore the market for innovative solutions that allow people in the need of care to remain within their home and communities for longer.
Keynote speakers will be Dr Kevin Doughty from the Centre for Usable Home Technology (CUHTec. Kevin will be speaking about Tele-health and Tele-care and also launching the second Wellness and Health Innovation White Paper, on the opportunities for Technology to Support Independance and Assistive Living In Older People and Other Vulnerable Groups.