Meetings & Events

Join university and industry sector leaders to explore emerging and contemporary issues and ideas impacting university-industry collaboration.

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Logistics

Meeting Location
Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
2021Transformation Drive
Lincoln, NE 68508

Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott – Lincoln Downtown/Haymarket
808 R Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
+1-402-904-4800

Airport
The Lincoln Airport (LNK) is the closest and most convenient airport. LNK is serviced by Delta and United and offers nonstop service to/from Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Minneapolis. LNK is conveniently located just 6 miles (15 minutes) northwest of the NIC conference center.

The Omaha Airport (OMA) has many more direct flights and is about a 1 hour drive from Lincoln, NE.

Call OMALink for $42 shuttle from OMA to the hotel in Lincoln.

Projects meeting at UIDP22 and what the teams will be working on:

CONTRACTING

• Contract Accords: Review and discuss revisions to the Contract Accords on Copyrights, Software, and Confidential Disclosure. (See UIDP Contract Accord 8 & 9.) This is an opportunity to better understand the different perspectives involved in U-I contracting.
• National Lab Project:
  • Contracting: Assist in preparing a guide to help UIDP member representatives understand the contracting language and options available when working with DOE national laboratories.
  • Data Analytics: Assist in the experimental design and the development of hypotheses for an objective assessment of how to select cross-sector partners (partners in national labs, universities, or companies).

PARTNERSHIP

• Collaboration Scorecard – Metrics: Review practitioner input on how to measure the success of U-I partnerships and discuss the next steps for the project.
• Partnership Continuum: The revised content is here! Review new introductory content reflecting the shift in how companies and universities perceive the progression of U-I partnerships.
• Effective U-I Engagement Practices: Need to know what your partner is looking for? This project seeks to provide answers. Participate in the survey and share your insights during the session.
• Leveraging the Triple Helix: Make recommendations on how universities and companies can be more competitive when leveraging funding from the federal government, state governments, and foundations.
• Corporate Structures: Help universities understand what’s important to know about how companies operate in order to develop and maintain active, effective engagement in partnerships.
• Partnership Showcase: Learn about and share your own partnering best practices by being a part of interviews for new UIDP case studies.

WORKFORCE

• Careers in Industry: Attend a panel discussion to hear from students, corporate recruiters, and university professors, setting the stage for reviewing the draft quick guide scheduled for Project Breakout Sessions #2.

NEW PROJECT SESSIONS

We are also planning sessions to discuss three new UIDP projects:

• Communicating U-I Research: Get in on the ground floor as UIDP starts discussions around how to communicate U-I collaborations more effectively. This session will lay the groundwork for an in-person working group meeting in June 2016.
• Innovation Centers: Participate in a discussion about these new, emerging centers. Does UIDP need to do a project exploring them? What would that project look like?
• Multi-party Contracts: Tell us which contracts challenge you the most! UIDP heard your requests and wants to launch a new project. Help us understand how to shape this project to be most beneficial to our membership.

[Please Note: these sessions are subject to change. We’ll update the information as it is confirmed.]

For a complete list of current UIDP Projects and their descriptions visit uidp.org/projects.

UIDP Academy: Co-Location Workshop

April 11-12 in Lincoln, NE

The Co-location Workshop will cover the range of different mechanisms organizations use to co-locate; potential benefits and challenges for industry and academic partners in pursuing co-location opportunities; and case studies illustrating different institutional/industrial approaches. Topics we’ll cover include:

• Personnel & Training
• Managing Intellectual Property
• Managing Multi-stakeholder Contracts
• Operations and Facilities Management