Calendar of upcoming events

Regular events include:
UNU-MERIT academic research seminars about technology and development.
    Coordinators: Conrad Schmidt-Bens & Zakaria Babutsidze
Policy seminars covering issues of importance to developing countries in the area of innovation, new technologies and development.
    Coordinators: Nora Engel, Bilal Mirza & Daniel Vertesy
Short term training programme "Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy" DEIP
    Coordinator: Adam Szirmai
The PhD seminar series
    Coordinator: Semih Akcomak
Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminars
    Coordinators: Asel Doranova & Sonila Tomini | more information
Charles Cooper Public Lecture Series
    Coordinator: Wangu Mwangi | more information

October 2008
02	Creativity and motivation in consumption Marina Bianchi, Department of Economic Sciences, University of Cassino, category: Academic research seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
06-17	DIMETIC category: Training seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht time: 09:00 - 17:45 abstract   More information
16	Estimation of Purchasing Power Parities for Regional and Global Poverty Measurement Prasada Rao, University of Queensland, School of Economics, Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: Auditorium 0.009, Maastricht School of Governance, Kapoenstraat 2, 6211 KW Maastricht time: 16:00 - 17:30 abstract   More information
23	The Micro-foundations of Social Contracts, Civil Conflicts, and International Peace-Making Prof. Mansoob Murshed, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague category: Policy seminar venue: Conference Room, 4th Floor, UNU-MERIT time: 16:00 - 17:15 abstract
30-31	Entrepreneurship, Technological Innovation, and Development category: Conference venue: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, the Netherlands More information
November 2008
05	Assessing the Assignation of Public Subsities: Do the Experts Choose the Most Efficient R&D Projects José García-Quevedo, Economic Institute of Barcelona, University of Barcelona category: Academic research seminar venue: UNU-MERIT Conference room, 4th floor, Keizer Karlplein 19 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
10-14	Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP) category: Training seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht, the Netherlands More information
25	The West and the Rest in the World Economy:1000-2030 Maddisonian and Malthusian Interpretations by Angus Maddison Angus Maddison, UNU-MERIT category: Academic research seminar venue: Conference room, 4th floor, UNU-MERIT, Keizer Karelplein 19, Maastricht abstract
27	Trying to meet the challenge of creating health innovaton for neglected diseases: Do we have new players in an old game or a new game and some different players? Prof. Joanna Chataway, The Open University, UK category: Policy seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor time: 14:00
December 2008
10-11	The 5th International Conference on Innovation and Management (ICIM2008) UNU-MERIT, supported by Wuhan University of Technology (China) and Yamaguchi University (Japan) category: Conference abstract   More information
18	t.b.a. Erik Arnold, Technopolis Ltd., Brighton UK category: Policy seminar time: 16:00 abstract
January 2009
29	t.b.a. Dr. Helena Marques, Manchester Business School, UK category: Policy seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor time: 16:00 abstract
February 2009
02-07	Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy in Developing Countries (DEIP) category: Training seminar venue: New Dehli, India abstract   More information
April 2009
23	t.b.a. Sisule F. Musungu, category: Policy seminar venue: Keizer Karelplein 19, 4th floor time: 16:00 abstract

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