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Visiting Professors' Schemes
VP Conference 2009:
‘Integrating the VP Schemes’
Wednesday 16th September 2009
10:00 Registration
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Welcome Address: Prof
Richard Dodds FREng
14:30 VPs in Sustainable
Development for Engineering Design: Examples of
effective practice Prof Richard Dodds FREng, VP
University of Liverpool et al
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15:45 VPs in Integrated System
Design: A systems approach to the advanced
engineering & low carbon economy Prof Keith
Robinson, VP University College London
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16:30 Break
17:00 The VP Schemes: Past,
present and future Ian Bowbrick, Head of
Professional Formation, The Royal Academy of
Engineering
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17:30- 18.00 Visiting
Professor & Visiting Teaching Fellow Surgery
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Guest Speaker: Prof
Robert Berry, Dean of Engineering, Aston University
20:30 Presentation of VP
Education Innovation Prizes: Prof Richard Taylor,
Chief Engineer, National Nuclear Laboratory
21:00 Close
Thursday 17 September 2009
08:45 Guest Speaker
Introduction: Prof Julia King CBE FREng,
Vice-Chancellor, Aston University
09:00 VPs in Design &
Innovation: Establishing the Innovation Framework
Prof Geoff Kirk RDI FREng, VP University of
Nottingham
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09:40 Teaching Innovation: A
case study of effective practice Dr Simon Mosey,
University of Nottingham
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10:20 The Innovation Hothouse:
The final stage in the Innovation cycle Prof Geoff
Kirk RDI FREng, VP University of Nottingham
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10:45 Break
11:15 Syndicate Group Sessions
Group A: ‘Should the
Innovation Hothouse approach be encouraged within
all VP schemes?’ (Room 144)
Group B: ‘How can integrating
the VP schemes help take forward the Sustainable
Development agenda?’ (Room 130)
Group C: ‘How can the VP & VTF
schemes benefit by attracting private and industrial
funding?’ (Room 127)
Group D: ‘What will the VPs & VTFs contribute to the Academy’s involvement in the
2010 London Design Festival?’ (Room 122)
12:00 Plenary Session &
concluding comments Prof Richard Dodds FREng
13:00 Close & lunch
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