65th iCeMS Seminar: David Lundberg, PhD

The focus of this presentation is on the steps necessary to generate international awareness of newly founded research institutes. First, I discuss different forms of printed and electronic publicity and how their content can be shaped to suit the interests of different audiences -- scientists, politicians, general public, etc. Second, I touch on the essential role played by faculty and administrators and the occasional obstacles to working with them created by the hierarchy of the academic world. Third, I describe the importance of having personal, one on one contacts with foreign institutions -- establishing a "human face" for an abstract institute. Fourth, I show how small academic meetings (workshops, seminars, symposia) contribute to the creation of international linkages. Finally, I list the factors needed for successful partnerships and collaborations combining this with a discussion of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and their value in raising international visibility.

Lecturer	David Lundberg, PhD Director, Global Partnership Program California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Title	Telling the World Who We Are, Where We Are, and What We Do: the Challenge of Giving Global Visibility to New Research Institutions
Date / Time	December 6, 2010 / 15:00-16:00
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), Main Building iCeMS Complex 1, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (216KB)
Host	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University
Contact	iCeMS Innovation Management Group sengoku-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp