Meetings & Events

The Consortia Workshop is a UIDP Academy event, designed to provide organizational leaders valuable insights on the key issues to organizing multi-stakeholder collaborations by review of different models and approaches.

Updated Locations

Tuesday: Georgia State University, 100 Auburn Ave NE, Centennial Hall, 120 Conference Room, Atlanta, Georgia

Wednesday: Georgia Tech, Academy of Medicine, 875 W. Peachtree NW, Atlanta

Workshop overview

Consortia has emerged as a collaboration model for long, complex, costly and high risk problems that are beyond any one organization’s capabilities. A consortium brings together researchers from a range of organizations to leverage their assets, knowledge and resources towards an aligned goal and to create broadly useable solutions that benefit all participant. To be successful participants that may represent, academia, government, non-profits, and industry share a vision and create a governance structure that supports transparency and accountability throughout the research and development process. This type of collaboration is a complex endeavor – with multiple stakeholders and therefore multiple challenges. Integrating participants, that are driven by different cultures, incentives, resources, and have varying abilities to contribute, is challenging

Workshop Focus

UIDP Academy events bring together expert practitioners to discuss effective strategies and common sticking points within a mutually beneficial and respectful forum. The Consortia Workshop will highlight the differences and issue presented by types of participants, whether government, industry, foundation or third party structure. The workshop session will be led by experienced representatives from a strategically assembled set of organizations representing different models and different sectors. While no two consortia are exactly alike, attendees will hear perspectives and examples from the session facilitators on common models and issues critical to managing consortia including:

• Aligning expectations, cultures, and the mission of the participants
• Governance for managing transparent multi party decision processes and accountability
• Addressing key policy matters including confidentiality, intellectual property, and data sharing among participants.
• Understanding the financial structure
• Measuring value and impact

Who Should Attend

Corporate and academic representatives with university engagement responsibilities –  Legal Affairs, Economic development, Open Innovation, Procurement, Technical Scouts, University Relations – interested in developing an effective program or learning how to optimize their processes of consortia. In order to maximize direct engagement among attendees and speakers, attendance is limited.

Registration

The number of attendees for any UIDP Academy event are limited to allow for maximum benefit to attendees. Registration for this event will close on October 23 or when the event has reached maximum capacity. Member or non-member status will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.

Early Registration – Ends September 5

Member Rate: $225

Non-Member Rate: $325

Regular Registration – September 6 – October 28

Member Rate: $450

Non-Member Rate: $650

This UIDP Academy event takes place October 4-5, 2016, immediately prior to UIDP23.