“Making new connections to new people at new places make new things happen.”
Ulf Andersson, Project Manager, Swedish Environmental Protection Service (COPENMIND 2008 evaluation)
The evaluation of COPENMIND 2008 has been completed. The COPENMIND team would like to thank all exhibitors and participants, who have participated in our surveys for the time they have invested in us and their interest in our concept. This comprehensive feedback provides us with valuable knowledge and ideas for how to constantly improve and optimize the COPENMIND events.
Below, you will find selected facts and findings from our surveys, as well as statements made by exhibitors and participants alike.
What the exhibiting universities said:
- 80.4 % met new potential industry partners during COPENMIND 2008
- 80.4 % think that COPENMIND is an appropriate venue for networking and partnership building
- 84.0 % would like to attend COPENMIND 2009: Energy
“COPENMIND 2008 makes me really rethink the way in which I can promote our science in the future.”
N.J. Hewitt , University of Ulster, Centre for Sustainable Technologies (UK)
“We met several very promising industry contacts during COPENMIND 2008.”
Yoshinobu Ueba, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)
What the participants said:
- 79.5 % of industry participants met new potential partners from universities or industry during COPENMIND 2008
- 55.3 % discovered something new that they believe they can benefit from in the future
- 78.9 % of industry participants believe that COPENMIND is an appropriate venue for building partnerships
- 70.8 % of all participants wish to participate in COPENMIND 2009: Energy
“A unique and very effective opportunity to meet with universities in a short period of time.”
Alain Jacques, Colgate Palmolive
“COPENMIND 2008 was an unique and excellent opportunity to meet so many different universities under one roof.”
Roland Dargaud, Renault
“COPENMIND 2008: Cleantech was an excellent opportunity to network with researchers and industry managers. I was impressed about the involvement of the participants and the quality of their work. I really look forward to COPENMIND 2009: Energy!”
John Kryger, Director, Industrial Symbiosis Institute
“An excellent place for building strategic alliances and learning from diverse stakeholders. Good meeting place for academia, private and public sector.”
Khalid Sheikh, Senior Vice President, ABN AMRO
COPENMIND wishes to thank both exhibitors and participants for the positive comments on this year’s event. Even more, however, we thank everyone for the constructive suggestions for next year’s event. Based on these, COPENMIND will focus even more on optimizing the matchmaking- and networking opportunities that can create an unparalleled possibility for partnership making across the university-industry gap.
Created at: November 03, 2008 00:00