SmartAnswer Mid-Term review meeting (M24), Workshop & courses

Interim review Meeting (PO, ESRs, Beneficiaries and Partners) - Seminar Room “De Groote”

Tuesday 19, 2019

• 8:30 – 9:00 Welcome coffee
• 9:00 – 9:15 Introduction to SmartAnswer Project – PO and C. Schram
• 9:15 – 9:45 Round table and presentation of the consortium (Beneficiaries and Partners) – C. Schram & J. Christophe (VKI)
• 9:45 – 10:45 Coordinator’s mid-term report – C. Schram & J. Christophe (VKI)
• 10:45 – 12:45 Poster session – Fellows’ individual report (ESR), ~ 8min/ESR
• 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 – 15:00 Meeting between ESRs and PO (ESR, PO)
• 15:00 – 15:30 Financial review meeting (PO, Beneficiaries, Partners)
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
• 16:00 – 17:00 Feedback and open discussion (PO, Beneficiaries, Partners, ESRs)
• 19:00 Dinner
  
  

SmartAnswer Public Workshop (open to public) - Thermotechnisch Instituut

Wednesday 20, 2019

• 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome coffee
• 9:30 – 10:15 Overview of the SmartAnswer project - C. Schram & J. Christophe (VKI)
• 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
• 10:45 – 12:00 Noise reduction through flow control (ESRs)
• 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 – 14:45 Acoustic control and materials (ESRs)
• 14:45 – 15:15 Coffee break
• 15:15 – 16:30 Modeling techniques (ESRs)
• 16:30 – 17:00 Open discussions

Course “From ideas to products: the innovation track” (ESRs, Beneficiaries and Partners) - Seminar Room “De Groote”

Thursday 21, 2019

• 9:00 – 10:15 Science and policy making (Part 1) – Mr. Gavin Costigan (https://www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/about/staff/gavin-staff.page)
  Shows how science research feeds into key policy decisions. Interactive course based around a case study, and will involve individual and group exercises. Particularly relevant to doctoral researchers wanting to engage policy makers with their research and those who would like a career in policy making.
• 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
• 10:45 – 12:00 Science and policy making (Part 2) – Mr. Gavin Costigan
• 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch
• 13:15 – 14:30 Business awareness (Part 1) – Dr David Baxter (University of Southampton https://www.southampton.ac.uk/business-school/about/staff/db1y13.page)
  Strategic thinking, planning and delivery; people management; innovation & creativity; sales & marketing and customer service.
• 14:30 – 14:45 Coffee break
• 14:45 – 16:00 Business awareness (Part 2) – Dr David Baxter
• 16:00 – 17:00 Industrial innovation – Oriol Ferret Gasch (Siemens Gamesa) – Online presentation
  Industrial considerations regarding noise and innovation, socio-economical impact, integration of innovation in a design process, links to market, etc.

Friday 22, 2019

• 9:00 – 10:15 IPR (Part 1) – H. Van der Auweraer (SISW)
  Legal principles of IPR including: IPR in practice, awareness of EU law in theory and practice, copyrights, trademarks, patents and designs.
• 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee break
• 10:45 – 12:00 IPR (Part 2) – H. Van der Auweraer (SISW)
• 12:00 – 13:15 Lunch
• 13:15 – 14:30 An SME success story– R. Corin (SNT) (To be confirmed)
  Lessons learned and feedback from a successful SME story : business development, patenting, etc.