Booklet - Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica
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Booklet - Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica
Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers December 2-6, 2013 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Organizers Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan (Institute of Physics) Fernando Brambila (Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology) Joseph Niemela (International Centre for Theoretical Physics) Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics LLC) Elí Santos (Vice-Director of MCTP) Arnulfo Zepeda (Director of MCTP) UNACH/MCTP, Ciudad Universitaria. Carretera Emiliano Zapata Km. 4, Real del Bosque (Terán). Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. C. P. 29050. Tel. 52 (961) 617-80-00 ext. 1380. Http://www.mctp.unach.mx [email protected] F<MI F^lhZf^kb\Zg<^gmk^ _hkMa^hk^mb\ZeIarlb\l Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers December 2-6, 2013, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Venue: Opening Ceremony: “De los Constituyentes” Auditorium of Rectory in Campus I. (Auditorio de los Constituyentes de Rectoría en el Campus I). Following days: “Council Room” of the Central Library (Salón de Consejo de la Biblioteca Central). This one-week intensive Workshop is designed for physicists and engineers from countries of the Mesoamerican region who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to commercialize their scientific inventions. Such an educational programme is missing in many of the developing countries for scientists working in universities and scientific institutions. The participants will benefit from the international perspective provided in this Workshop from both experts and co-participants from developing countries. Goals and objectives The objective of this Workshop is to introduce to scientists and engineers the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialization of a product. Topics included Relation between scientific research, inventions and products; Institutional roles for commercialization; Physicists as inventors and entrepreneurs; Concept of intellectual property (IP) and its significance in developing countries; Basics of patenting; Global IP protection; Taking science to the market - Timelines and processes for taking an invention to product; Working with industry; Small business financing and business plan fundamentals; Success stories; Science parks and innovation tools; Business plan presentation by participants; training of lecturers and scientists in development of an 'Entrepreneurship Curriculum'. Cosponsors Organizers Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Institute of Physics Fernando Brambila Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology Joseph Niemela International Centre for Theoretical Physics Surya Raghu Advanced Fluidics LLC Elí Santos Co-Director of MCTP Arnulfo Zepeda Director of MCTP Elí Santos Vice-Director Speakers Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan (UK) IOP Fernando Brambila (Mexico) Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology and UNAM Richard Brooks (UK) FD Solutions Participation Franklin Carrero-Martinez (USA) US State Department Attendance is open to scientists, engineers, enterpreneurs and investors from Mesoamerican and The Caribbean countries. As the Workshop will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate working knowledge of that language. José Enrique Cázares-Ávila (Mexico) IMPI As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be supported by the home institution. Every effort should be made by candidates to secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare). However, limited funds are available for some participants who are nationals of, and working in, a developing country, and who are not more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those who attend the entire activity. Registration is free-of-charge for all attendees. Michael Lewis (USA/Mexico) US Embassy in Mexico Application The On-line Application form can be accessed in http://mctp.unach.mx/enterpreneurship_wse.html Yumiko Hamano (France) WIPO (RETD.) Claudia Ludlow (Mexico) Angel Ventures, Mexico Duncan Moore (USA) U. Rochester Joseph Niemela (ITALY) ICTP Surya Raghu (USA) Advanced Fluidics Haru Yamasaki (Mexico) FUMEC Arnulfo Zepeda (Mexico) MCTP and CINVESTAV Complete information in: Directorate http://mctp.unach.mx/enterpreneurship_wse.html Arnulfo Zepeda Director [email protected], [email protected] Elí Santos Vice-Director About Workshop Organizing Institutions Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica On December 2011 the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the Autonomous University of Chiapas (UNACH) signed an agreement for setting up suitable conditions for creating the Meso-American Institute for Science, a regional center for science in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico (ICTP-MAIS). As a first step towards this aim, on August 2012 UNACH created the Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics (MCTP), a regional center which will conduct and develop research in physics, mathematics, energy and environment, as well as foster education through diploma courses, graduate programs, workshops and conferences, and promote the mobility of scientists of this region. Mission Contribute to the development of Basic and Applied Science, particularly in Physics, Mathematics, Energy and Environment, by professional and advanced teaching, research and extension of knowledge in the region of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Vision Be the center of education, academic mobility, extension and research in basic and applied sciences that promotes scientific and technological development of the highest quality and excellence in the region of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Http://www.mctp.unach.mx [email protected] and [email protected] 4 The Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology, is a registered non-profit organization established to assist in the production, research and innovation content, tools and implementation strategies of Educational Technology, covering all areas of knowledge. Its objective is to create tools and interactive digital educational materials quality, relevance and technology with ISO whole society benefits. The AMITE is formed by a group of experts with extensive experience in the development of digital educational content in Mexico and abroad who has been active in national and international projects. The AMITE offers its services to any organization, institution or company that use or requires to implement new technologies in education, broadcasting or communications. http://www.amite.mx/ [email protected] 5 The American Physical Society is a non-profit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities. APS represents over 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Society offices are located in College Park, MD (Headquarters), Ridge, NY, and Washington, DC. http://www.aps.org/ 6 The National Council for Science and Technology was established by order of H. Congress on December 29, 1970, as a public agency of the Federal Government, a member of the education sector, with legal personality and its own. It is also responsible for developing science and technology policies in Mexico. From its inception until 1999 there were two law reforms and to coordinate and promote scientific and technological development and June 5, 2002 was enacted a new Law on Science and Technology. The goal is to consolidate a National System of Science and Technology that responds to the priority needs of the country, to give solution to specific problems and needs , and to help raise the standard of living and welfare of the population, this requires: Having a state policy in the field, increase scientific and technological capacity of the country, raising the quality, competitiveness and innovation of enterprises. Our Mission is to promote and strengthen the scientific and technological modernization of Mexico, through the formation of high-level human resources, promotion and support of specific research projects and dissemination of scientific and technological information. CONACYT contribute together with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and the productive sector to Mexico have greater participation in the generation, acquisition and diffusion of knowledge internationally, since society considerably increase its scientific and technological culture, enjoying of the benefits of this. http://www.conacyt.gob.mx 7 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. IEEE, pronounced “Eye-triple-E,” stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The association is chartered under this name and it is the full legal name. IEEE’s core purpose is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE will be essential to the global technical community and to technical professionals everywhere, and be universally recognized for the contributions of technology and of technical professionals in improving global conditions. IEEE creates an environment where members collaborate on worldchanging technologies – from computing and sustainable energy systems, to aerospace, communications, robotics, healthcare, and more. The IEEE Brand Identity Toolkit explains the basic usage rules for all corporate identity elements and how to utilize them to create a powerful and consistent communications pieces. http://www.ieee.org/index.html 8 The Institute of Physics is a leading scientific society promoting physics and bringing physicists together for the benefit of all. It has a worldwide membership of around 40,000 comprising physicists from all sectors, as well as those with an interest in physics. It works to advance physics research, application and education; and engages with policy makers and the public to develop awareness and understanding of physics. Its publishing company, IOP Publishing, is a world leader in professional scientific communications. http://www.iop.org. 9 The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics has been a driving force behind global efforts to advance scientific expertise in the developing world for nearly 50 years. Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to enjoy long and productive careers. ICTP has been a major force in stemming the scientific brain drain from the developing world. ICTP alumni serve as professors at major universities, chairpersons of academic departments, directors of research centres and ministers of science and technology in nations throughout the developing world. Many of them have been recognized in their own countries and internationally for their contributions to science and science policy. The impact of ICTP extends well beyond the Centre’s facilities to virtually every corner of the Earth. ICTP’s mission is to foster the growth of advanced studies and research in physical and mathematical sciences, especially in support of excellence in developing countries. https://www.ictp.it/ 10 Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers This one-week intensive Workshop is designed for physicists and engineers from Mesoamerican region countries who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to commercialize their scientific inventions. Such an educational programme is missing in many of the developing countries for scientists working in universities and scientific institutions. The participants will benefit from the international perspective provided in this Workshop from both experts and co-participants from developing countries. Goals and objectives The objective of this Workshop is to introduce to scientists and engineers the process of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialization of a product. Topics include Relation between scientific research, inventions and products; Institutional roles for commercialization; Physicists as inventors and entrepreneurs; Concept of intellectual property (IP) and its significance in developing countries; Basics of patenting; Global IP protection; Taking science to the market - Timelines and processes for taking an invention to product; Working with industry; Small business financing and business plan fundamentals; Success stories; Science parks and innovation tools; Business plan presentation by participants; training of lecturers and scientists in development of an ‘Entrepreneurship Curriculum’. 11 Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers Day 1: Monday, December 2, 2013. Session Chairs: Morning: Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Afternoon: Arnulfo Zepeda Room: Auditorio de los Constituyentes. 08:30-09:00 Registration 09:00-09:15 Arnulfo Zepeda (MCTP & Cinvestav), Rector of UNACH Jaime Valls Esponda, Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan (IOP) and Joseph Niemela (ICTP) Welcome Remarks 9:15-10:30 Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan (IOP) & Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics) Brief introduction of speakers and organizers, Workshop Objectives Richard Brooks (FD Solutions)/Joseph Niemela (ICTP) 1. “Speed-Networking” Exercise 2. Assignment of Project Groups 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Franklin Carrero-Martínez (US State Department) US-Central American Govt Partnerships for Entrepreneurship Promotion and Economic Development 12:00-13:00 Duncan Moore (U. Rochester) Commercializing your inventions - What does it take for a Scientist or Engineer to be an Entrepreneur? 13:00-14:30 Lunch Break 12 Room: Consejo Universitario at Carlos Maciel Espinoza Library. 14:30-15:30 Panel and group exercise Raghu/Franklin/Dipali/Richard/Brambila/representative of the Chiapas Council of Enterprises Opportunities and Barriers for Commercialization in the region 15:30-16:30 Richard Brooks (FD Solutions) Making a business case of an idea - a classroom exercise, introduction to sales price and gross margin, a worked example and introduction to group project 16:30-17:00 Coffee Break 17:00-18:00 All Speakers Group Project Part 1 1. Groups meet with mentors 2. Product 3. Management team 18:00-18:15 Surya Raghu/Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Wrap-up and example video of group project Day 2: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Room: Consejo Universitario at Carlos Maciel Espinoza Library. Session Chairs: Morning: Franklin Carrero-Martínez Afternoon: Fernando Brambila 08:30-09:00 Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics) Technology Forecasting and Opportunity Assessment 09:30-11:00 Richard Brooks (FD Solutions) Financial terminology including financial forecast app, Return on Investment and Valuation, Business Plan Fundamentals 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 13 11:30-12:30 Yumiko Hamano (WIPO University Initiative) Concept of intellectual property and its significance for starting a high-tech company IP: Patents, trade secrets and trademarks Who is the inventor and who is not? Who owns the rights to an invention - you or your organization/company? Publications vs. patents. 12:30-14:00 Lunch with group mentors, Group Photo 14:00-15:00 Yumiko Hamano/Surya Raghu Classroom exercise on patenting an idea 15:00-16:00 José Enrique Cázares-Avila (IMPI) The Local Patent Office and Patent Filing Procedures 16:00-16:15 Coffee Break 16:15-17:30 Richard Brooks/Surya Raghu Classroom exercise on commercializing an idea 17:30-18:15 All speakers and participants Group Project Part 2 1. IP evaluation and IP strategy 2. Financial Overview 3. Estimating Potential Gross Margin. 18:15-19:30 Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan/Surya Raghu Wrap-up for the Day 2 Day 3: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Room: Consejo Universitario at Carlos Maciel Espinoza Library. Session Chairs: Morning: Amy Flatten Afternoon: Joseph Niemela 08:30-09:45 14 Yumiko Hamano/Surya Raghu Commercializing your innovation - Decision to form your own start-up, license or sell your technology? How does a single inventor/university team/small company make these decisions? Who is the customer? How viable is the technology and how receptive is the market? 09:45-11:00 Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics) Taking the inventions to market - Evaluating the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of an invention for commercialization, processes involved and estimates of time required to develop a product from an invention. 11:00-11:15 Coffee Break 11:15-12:15 Michael Lewis (US Embassy in Mexico) Importance and consequences of IP Enforcement in Mexico and the region 12:15-13:30 Lunch with group mentors 13:30-14:30 Duncan Moore Inventions to start-ups – the ecosystem in the US 14:30-15:30 Haru Yamasaki (FUMEC) Start-up financing options and Expectations of Funders (Govt., Banks, Angel investors and VCs) in Mexico for investing in Hi-Tech Start-Ups” 15:30-15:45 Coffee Break 15:45-16:45 Fernando Brambila (AMITE & UNAM) Examples of successful relations: Enterprise-Academy 16:45-17:45 All speakers and participants Group Project Part 3 Competition Analysis Barriers to Entry Strategic Relationships Forecasting costs and cash requirement, time to market and breakeven, Return on Investment 17:45-18:00 Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan/Surya Raghu Wrap-up for the Day 3 15 Day 4: Thursday, December 5, 2013 Room: Consejo Universitario at Carlos Maciel Espinoza Library. Session Chairs: Morning: Elí Santos Afternoon: Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan 16 08:30-09:30 Duncan Moore (U. Rochester) Importance of Marketing 09:30-10:30 Yumiko Hamano Legal Documents for Entrepreneurs 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Claudia Ludlow (Angel Ventures) Start-ups in Mexico 12:00-13:00 Richard Brooks Pitching for Cash 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-14:45 Surya Raghu Getting Started, Key Decisions and Learning from Failures 14:45-15:30 Joseph Niemela/Richard Brooks Some insights into proposal and business plan writing 15:30-16:15 Central American Organization of Universities (CSUCA) “Programa Universidad-Empresa para el Desarrollo Sostenible (PUEDES) in Guatemala” 16:15-16:30 Coffee Break 16:30-17:15 (optional session) Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan/Surya Raghu Introducing Entrepreneurship and Business skills in Science Curriculum 16:30-18:30 All speakers available for consultation on projects Group Project Part 4 Complete the 10-minute pitch and practice for Friday’s presentation using guidelines provided. Day 5: Friday, December 6, 2013 Room: Consejo Universitario at Carlos Maciel Espinoza Library. 09:00-10:00 Panel: All Speakers, Local industry, business and funding representatives (TBD) Richard Brooks (FD Solutions) Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Upload business-pitch presentations Determine order of presentations Introduction to rules of presentations Introduction to the panel of judges 10:00-11:00 Timekeeping Official: F. Carrero-Martinez Session 1, Groups 1, 2, 3, 11:00-11:15 Coffee Break 11:15-12:15 Timekeeping Official: F. Carrero-Martinez Session 2, Groups 5, 6, 7, 12:15-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-15:00 All panelists: Moderator: Richard Brooks (FD Solutions) Feedback to the participants on their business pitch All participants Moderator: Surya Raghu (Advanced Fluidics) Feedback from participants to the organizers (written and informal) 15:00-15:15 Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Follow-up Support from IOP 15:15-5:30 Amy Flatten Follow up Support from APS 15:30 Joseph Niemela and Arnulfo Zepeda Concluding Remarks Distribution of Certificates after handing out the written evaluations. 17 Suggested Hotels All rates include taxes. May be changes without notice. Only the Hotels Chiapas Inn, Palmareca, Holiday Inn, and Crowne Plaza offer special rates for UNACH. The Crowne Plaza is the headquarters hotel. Crowne Plaza This is the headquarters hotel. It offers special rate to UNACH http://www.crowneplaza.com/ Blvd. Belisario Domínguez Km. 1081 B, Col. Jardines de Tuxtla. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. México. C.P. 29020 52 (961) 617-10-00 Hotel Crowne Plaza is next to the hotel Holiday Inn. The hotel has a restaurant, lobby bar, room service, internet Wi-Fi, outdoor swimming pool for adults and children, a gymnasium, green areas, business center (secretarial services), travel agency, rent a car, parking lot, bus parking area, laundering and dry cleaning. $ 1,073.00 pesos (approximately $84 dollars) single and double room. Breakfast is included in the accommodations price. Chiapas Inn It offers special rate to UNACH http://www.hotelchiapasinn.com Calzada Emiliano Zapata No. 1927, Colonia Loma Bonita (Terán). C.P. 29050 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 52 (961) 146 41 67 18 Chiapas Inn is only 15 minutes of UNACH and it is the nearest hotel to MCTP, just 10 minutes. The hotel has a restaurant, high-speed Internet, laundering and dry cleaning, parking lot, barbershop, travel agency and hotel-airport transportation. $350 pesos (approximately $27 dollars) single room. $450 pesos (approximately $35 dollars) double room. Best Western Palmareca It offers special rate to UNACH http://www.palmareca.com/sitio Blvd. Belisario Domínguez No. 4120-2, Col. Jardines de Tuxtla. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. México. 52 (961) 617-00-00 Best Western Palmareca is in front of UNACH. The Hotel has a restaurant,bar, room service, free Internet Wi-Fi, outdoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, 24 hours Business center, travel agency and parking lot. $785.00 pesos (approximately $61 dollars) single room. $857.00 pesos (approximately $67 dollars) double room. Palace Inn Blvd. Belisario Domínguez km. 1081 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 52 (961) 615-05-74, 615-69-31 y 615-05-99 The hotel has a restaurant, room service, swimming pool, gymnasium, internet, and parking lot. $562.00 pesos (approximately $44 dollars) single room. $630.00 pesos (approximately $49 dollars) double room. 19 Holiday Inn It offers special rate to UNACH http://www.holidayinn.com Blvd. Belisario Domínguez Km. 1081 B, Col. Jardines de Tuxtla. Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. México. C.P. 29020 52 (961) 617-10-00 Holiday Inn is next to the UNACH. The hotel has a restaurant, lobby bar, room service, internet Wi-Fi, outdoor swimming pool for adults and children, a gymnasium, green areas, business center (secretarial services), travel agency, rent a car, parking lot, bus parking area, laundering and dry cleaning. $ 920.00 pesos (approximately $72 dollars) single and double room. Breakfast is included in the accommodations price. Palace Inn Blvd. Belisario Domínguez km. 1081 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 52 (961) 615-05-74, 615-69-31 y 615-05-99 The hotel has a restaurant, room service, swimming pool, gymnasium, internet, and parking lot. $562.00 pesos (approximately $44 dollars) single room. $630.00 pesos (approximately $49 dollars) double room. Palapa Palace http://www.hotelpalapapalace.com/ Blvd. Belisario Domínguez No.4389, Fracc. La Gloria Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 52 (961) 671 9125 Palapa Palace is only 12 minutes of UNACH. The Hotel has a restau20 rant, room service, outdoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, Internet Wi-Fi and parking lot. $624.00 pesos (approximately $49 dollars) single room. $699.00 pesos (approximately $54 dollars) double room. Hilton Garden Inn http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/index.html Blvd. Belisario Domínguez # 1641. C.P. 29000 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 52 (961) 617-18-00 Hilton Garden Inn is only 10 minutes of UNACH. The hotel has a restaurant, room service, the room has a bedself-adjusting Garden Sleep system, high-speed Internet, outdoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, 24-hours business center (free secure remote printing), laundering and dry cleaning, parking lot. $1,534 pesos (approximately $119 dollars) single and double room. 21 Local information Calzada De Los Hombres Ilustres (Famous Men Walkway) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/?do=servicio&sub=31&id=285 It is one of the oldest and most traditional of the capital, adorned by a thick forest that welcomes with the Museum and Dr. Faustino Miranda Botanical Garden. Across the road, in a walk of 150 m. locates approximate the Regional Museum of Anthropology and History, and almost in front of the Museum of Paleontology Eliseo Palacios Aguilera. At the end of the road is located the City Theatre Emilio Rabasa. The Illustrious Causeway is located on the North East side of the City. Museo Regional (Regional Museum) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/?do=servicio&sub=31&id=286 The Museum displays exclusive archaeological pieces of Chiapas. It has two permanent exhibits: the first refers to the pre-Hispanic peo22 ples of the state and contains a collection of valuable archaeological pieces, the second room houses historical aspects, artistic and ethnographic sixteenth century with an important collection of colonial art of Chiapas, the thirth is temporary showroom. Museo De Paleontología Eliseo Palacios Aguilera (Eliseo Palacios Aguilera Museum Of Palaeontology) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/?do=servicio&sub=31&id=287 The fossils on display dating from different ages, with fossils than 10,000 years to 300 million years, there have been several new species to science. Museo Botánico (Botanical Museum) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/?do=servicio&sub=31&id=288 The Botanical Museum is in front of the main entrance of the Botanic Garden. The main collection is the Wood Museum of Chiapas, another important collection is about Medicinal Plants. 23 Jardín Botánico (Botanical Garden) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/?do=servicio&sub=31&id=289 Founded in 1949 by Dr. Faustino Miranda, it is located on the Avenue of the Illustrious, the Garden stands as a forest in the center of the Capital. On a tour of the Garden Zoque seen, the cacti, the medicinal plants and aquatic, including living collections. Museo De La Ciudad (Museum Of The City) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/index.php?do=servicio&sub=31&id=292 Its is an old house in the San Roque area, known as San Andres. It is located in one of the four original neighborhoods in Tuxtla Gutierrez. This site provides information about the history and urban development of the capital of the state of Chiapas. 24 Zoológico Miguel Álvarez del Toro (Miguel Alvarez del Toro Zoo) http://bit.ly/I7xabS Located in the Natural Reserve “The Zapotal”, just five minutes from the downtown of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Regional Zoo Miguel Alvarez del Toro or ZOOMAT is considered one of the best zoos in Latin America. The visitors can observe the animals that live in the region through a circuit fashion walker. Daytime tours: Tuesday to Sunday: from 8:30 to 16:00. General: $ 20.00, Credential: $ 10.00 (students, teachers, retirees, pensioners and older than 60 years). Parque Bicentenario (Bicentennial Park) http://www.turismo.tuxtla.gob.mx/index.php?do=servicio&sub=31&id=294 Here is the Monument to the Flag which has a huge flagpole of 25 feet high and was built in 1942 with a cover of inspiration prehispanic flat reliefs that provide the backdrop for two female figures shaking hands, representing the Chiapas Federation to the Republic of Mexico in 1824. 25 Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero (Sumidero Canion National Park) http://www.turismochiapas.gob.mx/sectur/can-del-sumidero Walls made of limestone that reach altitudes of up to 1,200 meters, lush vegetation, wildlife , valuable geological adorn abundant runoff and simultaneously feed the Grijalva, one of the largest rivers in the country are some of the elements of one of the most breathtaking scenery in Mexico : The Sumidero Canyon, declared a national Park since 1980. Impressive geological fault over 30 million years, which brings unique conditions for its variety of vegetation, allowing the habitat and refuge for species in imminent danger of extinction such as the: hocofaisán , spider monkey and crocodile river as well as endangered species such as: jaguarundi, ocelot ,agouti ,deer, anteaters and king Vulture . Access to the canyon so you can make by land, following first the road to Tuxtla Gutierrez and then Walkway to sink , reaching the viewpoints of the Canyon: La Ceiba, The Coyote, The Roblar, The Tepehuaje and The Chiapa, which since heights show a panoramic view of its spectacular beauty . 26 San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas http://sancristobal.gob.mx/ For its colonial past as their ancestral indigenous background , San Cristobal de Las Casas is considered “Magic Town” for the wonderful preservation of their customs and maintenance of colonial buildings. Ideal destination for nearby towns such as Amatenango del Valle, San Juan Chamula, Teopisca, Zinacantán Tenejapa, Oxchuc, San Andrés and Chenalhó Larráinzar all inhabited by indigenous people belonging to ethnic Tzeltal and Tzotzil Maya inheritance . Visually San Cristobal de Las Casas is a beautiful colonial city that preserves its traditional red-tiled roofs, yards with flowers, baroque facades, Moorish-style buildings and huge mansions and neoclassical showing the splendor of Mexican colonial architecture. Its narrow cobbled streets lead us to the center of the city, to the Plaza March 31 that transports us to the eighteenth-century Magic . Knowing San Cristobal is walk across the Tourist Corridor that part of the Diego de Mazariegos house, go through the Cathedral, Los Portales , the magnificent church of Santo Domingo, San Francisco and Baroque, the Temple of Mercy, the former Temple Theatre St. Augustine Zebadúa, and finish the tour in the arch of El Carmen . Culturally San Cristobal de Las Casas has a reputation among its museums and cultural centers are: Jade Museum, Museo Na - BOLOM, Amber Museum, Cultural Center of the Highlands of Chiapas, Museum of Popular Culture, Museum of Mayan Medicine and the Metalworking Museum. 27 Organizers and speakers 28 Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan (UK) Institute of Physics [email protected] Dipali is currently responsible for a wide range of IOP’s international activities, with particular experience in enhancing educational opportunities in nine sub-Saharan African countries such as Ghana, Gambia, Ethiopia, Malawi and Rwanda, and providing entrepreneurship training to practising scientists/engineers from developing countries such as Jordan, India, Argentina, Indonesia, South Africa, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Philippines and Brazil. She has successfully organised 14 training courses and have trained hundreds of scientists/engineers around the world. Dipali manages IOP’s school programme, IOP for Africa, establishing IOP resource centres to promote hands-on physics education throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and provide low-cost equipment and training for teachers in developing countries. Alongside her educational work Dipali designs and organises training programmes for scientists and engineers from developing countries on ‘Entrepreneurial Skills’. The Entrepreneurship Workshops are designed to introduce key concepts to scientists and engineers, from technology transfer to the commercialisation of research and the generation and protection of intellectual property. She also manages the Institute’s relations with other physics-related learned societies outside the UK. She has a PhD in Molecular Electronics from Sheffield University, UK, following which she gained professional experience working in both the semiconductor industry and academia in the UK. She is a member of International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP): Commission C13 Physics for Development and Member of European Physical Society (EPS) - Interdivisional Group of Physics for Development (IGPD). 29 Fernando Brambila (Mexico) AMITE and UNAM [email protected] Born in Mexico City in 1957. Obtained his B.S. in Mathematics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with his dissertation about “Scattering theory for short range perturbations” under Gunther A. Uhlmann advice. He did a Postdoctoral stay at the International Center for Theorical Physics in Trieste, Italy. He has been awarded with distinctions such as the National University Prize for Academic Youth and the Gabino Barreda medal (UNAM). Dr. Brambila is Member of the American Mathematical Society since 1979 and elected member of Science Academy of New York. He is also a former president of the Mexican Mathematical Society. He has collaborated repeatedly with the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) and in several projects on Innovation. He is counselor to the Secretariat of Public Education and he is member of the Counselor Forum of ICT of Mexico city. He has been professor at the UNAM for over 25 years and during that time he has directed diverse thesis of Bachelor degrees, Masters and PHD studies and published several articles in scientific magazines. Currently he is the president of AMITE (Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology). 30 Richard Brooks (UK) FD Solutions. [email protected] Richard is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience of working with start-ups and small and medium sized enterprises. Richard lives in Cambridge and provides a finance director service to a range of businesses. He has a particular interest in innovative financing options and he has developed and implemented innovative approaches to financing and management information systems. Richard is Co-founder and director of FD Solutions. Vice Chair of PraxisUnico, the educational not-for-profit organisation supporting innovation and commercialisation of public sector and charity research for social and economic impact. Finance Director of Cellcentric, a dominant discovery platform in epigenetics. Former Chairman of widely-acclaimed The People’s Supermarket. Sits on the Finance and Taxation Committee of the BioIndustry Association. Richard qualified at Ernst & Whinney (E&W) in Edinburgh in 1984 and moved to London with E&W (now Ernst & Young/EY). After finance roles in London with The Arts Council and Island Records he became Financial Controller of Samuelson Group Plc and Finance Director of Samuelson Communications Ltd. In 1990 he moved to Laserpoint Communications Ltd in Cambridge as Finance Director. In 1991 he was appointed as Managing Director as part of an agreement to put the company into administration. Since then he has developed particular expertise in technology, food, manufacturing, and not-for-profit businesses. As co-founder of FD Solutions, Richard has overseen growth of the business from start-up to the firm being the leading provider of flexible Director services. FD Solutions also provides HR director services. 31 Franklin Carrero-Martínez (USA) US State Department [email protected] Dr. Franklin Carrero-Martínez is a senior policy advisor with the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser (STAS) to the Secretary of State. After completing his BS in Biology he enrolled in the Cell and Structural Biology program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and upon completion of his Ph.D. thesis research, he joined the National Institute of Genetics in the Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan as a research fellow. Upon his return to Puerto Rico he joined UPR-Mayagüez as an assistant professor of Biology. There he established a competitive basic and applied research program in Cell and Developmental Neurobiology. There he led efforts aimed at understanding the cellular and molecular dynamics that shape synapse formation. He later expanded his research program to include evidence-based approaches on how to best develop talent among students with high potential, but lacking experience and exposure to research. Last year, Franklin was named the Roger Revelle Fellow in Global Stewardship by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This distinction “provides a unique opportunity for an accomplished scientist to address global stewardship issues by applying his broad, multidisciplinary background toward solutions to important societal problems”. He served with a dual appointment between the US National Academy of Sciences and STAS. Franklin joined the Department of State for a second year shaping the science diaspora effort, entrepreneurship and education and many other S&T issues faced by developing, transitional, and advanced industrial societies. 32 José Enrique Cázares-Ávila (Mexico) IMPI [email protected] José Enrique Cázares Ávila is Mechanical Engineer by the National Polytechnic Institute, (ESIME, IPN). His Industrial Property Experience include Substantive Examiner for Utility Models and Patents. since april 1999 to October 2006 at Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Supervisor of Substantive Examination, since november 2006 to January 2013 and Coordinator of Substantive Examination in Mechanical Area, since February 2013. Substantive Examination Courses that Enrique Cázares complete are: Patent training for new examiners, Imparted by European Patent Office and State Intelectual Property Office of Popular Republic of China on July 1 - 5, 2002. Participant in the program of Latin American Cooperation in International Patent Searches (CIBIT), Since FebruaryDecember 2005 imparted by Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, and Training the trainer on EPOQUE Net (Database for patent search in European Patent Office) on October 9 – 13, 2006. 33 Yumiko Hamano (France) IP and Business Consultant, ET Cube International [email protected] Ms. Yumiko Hamano, a national of Japan, has extensive experience in the field of intellectual property in particular, patents, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System, university intellectual property management, university intellectual property policies, technology transfer, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and technology based business strategies. Until April 2013, she had worked as a senior official for over 25 years at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva based United Nations’ specialized agency, responsible for the promotion of intellectual property systems and protection of intellectual property rights worldwide. Together with two other partners, she has now founded a consulting and training company ET Cube International providing training and consulting services on intellectual property policies, intellectual property management, technology transfer and technology based entrepreneurship in collaboration with various international organizations including government institutions. She is a frequent speaker and lecturer in international conferences and professional training. In addition to her technical expertise she has solid diplomatic skills built over her long experience in working in the United Nations organization and organizing more than 140 international conferences and workshops through negotiation and coordination with governments and inter-governmental organizations, in particular, major and middle size Intellectual Property Offices and Ministries in charge of Science, Technology, and Innovation. 34 Michael Lewis (USA/Mexico) US Embassy in Mexico [email protected] Michael G. Lewis is the First Secretary for Intellectual Property and will be stationed at the U.S. Embassy, Mexico in 2012. In 2011, Mr. Lewis served as Director and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Executive Office of the President. Mr. Lewis was responsible for providing policy and legal guidance on a broad range of intellectual property matters to the IPEC, coordinating the development and execution of the Administration’s Joint Strategic Plan against counterfeiting and infringement, and facilitated the issuance of policy guidance to U.S. departments and agencies on intellectual property enforcement issues. Prior to his service with IPEC, Mr. Lewis served as Acting Chief of Staff and Associate Counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As acting Chief of Staff, Mr. Lewis assisted in the oversight and direction of the activities of the Office of General Counsel (OGC), served as an advisor to the General Counsel on substantive law and administrative related matters and acted as the liaison between the General Counsel and OGC attorneys to ensure implementation of legal services. Mr. Lewis also served as a Trademark Examining Attorney with the USPTO and a Copyright Examiner for the U.S. Copyright Office. Mr. Lewis earned his BA in Political Science with a minor in Economics from Howard University. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Catholic University, Columbus School of Law also in Washington DC. He earned his L.L.M in Intellectual Property from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. 35 Claudia Ludlow (Mexico) Angel Ventures [email protected] Claudia Ludlow is a Business Administration with emphasis in Finance by Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (2007). Current, Mrs. Ludlow works at Angel Ventures México in Mexico City as Project Manager. She lead an eighteen month program with Red Nacional de Ángeles Inversionistas at Colombia, to foster regional alliances to support internationalization of startups in South America. Support eleven transactions to raise seed capital from angel investors, the eleven-company portfolio totals 10.8 million dollars investments. Assist in the development and fundraising for the coinvestment fund AVM – I, a 20 million dollar fund that allocates coinvestments in enterprises seeking seed capital. Developed the financial model and provide feedback to the follow-up process. Manage the pipeline of potential projects in order to identify value proposals for Club de Inversionistas de México. Develop and supervise the “Business Plan Area” which focuses on developing financial models specifically focused on raising capital. Coordinate and create the Angel Ventures “Deal Digest” a quarterly publication for investors and mentors, focused on showcasing current and in-progress deals to attract investors and to receive feedback. Maintain constant communication with entrepreneurs in order to give them guidance and feedback on their projects as well as serve as a the first filter and link between them and the Angel Ventures Mexico selection committee. Train and oversee a team of 7 analysts every semester through an internship program. Create, train, and coordinate 40 fellows and interns (both local and internationally based) who are part of the Angel Ventures Mexico “Trainee Program” and the “Fellowship Program”. 36 Duncan Moore (USA) U. Rochester [email protected] The Honorable Duncan Moore is the Vice Provost of Entrepreneurship, the Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Professor of Optical Engineering, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Moore has extensive experience in the academic, research, business, and governmental arenas of science and technology. Dr. Moore was Associate Director for Technology in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). In this position, he worked with Dr. Neal Lane, President Clinton’s Science Advisor, to advise the President on U.S. technology policy; including the Next Generation Internet, Clean Car Initiative, elder tech, crime tech and NASA. Dr. Moore holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in optics from the University of Rochester, and a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Maine. Dr. Moore was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February 1998. He has been the recipient of the Science and Technology Award of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce (1992), Distinguished Inventor of the Year Award of the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association (1993), GradientIndex Award of the Japanese Applied Physics Society (1993), and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Maine (1995). In 1999, he received the National Engineering Award of the American Association of Engineering Societies and also was recognized as the Engineer of the Year by the Rochester Engineering Society. In 2006, Dr. Moore received the Gold Medal of The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and in 2009 Dr. Moore was the recipient of the 2009 Edwin H. Land Medal presented by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology and the Optical Society of America. 37 Joseph Niemela (Italy) ICTP [email protected] Dr. Niemela is a Senior Research Scientist at ICTP, which he joined in 2003, and is currently head of its Applied Physics Group. In addition to conducting research in areas of fluid turbulence and low temperature physics, he coordinates a number of research and training programs with external partners, including the Central European Initiative’s Science and Technology Network, the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). He is a member of the teaching faculty of the University of Trieste Doctoral School in Environmental and Industrial Fluid Mechanics and besides teaching he serves on its Entrance Examination committee. Dr. Niemela also serves as a board editor for Papers in Physics and the African Review of Physics. He is a member of the European Physical Society’s Physics for Development Board, and represents the ICTP on the International Commission for Optics’ Education Committee. Dr. Niemela is currently Director of the UNESCO’s Active Learning in Optics and Photonics Program--an undergraduate level teacher training program-- and also serves as the ICTP liaison to UNESCO’s Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences. In addition, he represents ICTP at the SESAME Council and is amember of the SESAME Training and Advisory Committee (TrAC). 38 Surya Raghu (USA) Advanced Fluidics [email protected] Dr. Surya Raghu has been a co-director and speaker in workshops on Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers in Argentina, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Philippines and South Africa, a member of the missions to Morocco and Pakistan on Tech Transfer and Research Commercialization. His recently developed Entrepreneurship Course Module has been implemented in several universities in the developing countries for training university students in the basics of entrepreneurship. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Yale University in 1987 and is the founder-president of Advanced Fluidics LLC since 2001. His earlier affiliations were with Yale University, Technical University of Berlin, SUNY Stony Brook, and Bowles Fluidics Corporation. He has also been a visiting scientist at NIST and AFOSR Laboratories and a guest lecturer at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Dr. Raghu has inventions related to aerospace, automotive, consumer and biotechnology applications and has been awarded 12 US patents and has over 10 pending patents/invention disclosures as an inventor or co-inventor. He has experience in the development of products from inventions related to physiological monitoring, DNA testing, wireless corrosion sensors, aerodynamic flow control and spray technology and has active research collaborations with many institutions in the US and Europe. Dr. Raghu is a recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt award from Germany and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He has served as an invited member of the Special Emphasis Review Panels on Micro and Nanotechnology at the National Institutes of Health. 39 Jaime Valls Esponda (Mexico) UNACH [email protected] Jaime Valls Esponda was born on July 22, 1968 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. He is Master in Political Economy by the University of Essex in England, a grant from the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), BA in Economics from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM ) and has an Automated Tax Diploma (ITAM). His Experience includes has been Rector of the Autonomous University of Chiapas , (2010-2014), Municipal President of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas (2008-2010), President of the Association of Local Authorities of Mexico , AC, Secretary of Planning and Sustainable Development of the Government of the State of Chiapas (December 2006 - April 2007), Treasurer of the City of Tuxtla Gutiérrez , Chiapas. (2005-2006) Deputy General Manager of Investments and Federal Contributions in the Coordination Unit with Federal Entities of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (2002-2004), Deputy General Manager of Evaluation, Coordinator of advisers of the Sub-secretary of Communications and of the President of the Federal Comision of Telecomunications at the Communications and Transport Secretariat (1997-2001), Chief of Staff of the Principal Officer of the Secretariat of Public Education, Head of Department , Deputy Director and Director of the General Administration Area Collection, Treasurer and Secretary of the National Association of Economists . 40 Haru Yamasaki (Mexico) FUMEC [email protected] As General Director of TechBA, Haru Yamasaki is currently responsible for coordinating, establishing and developing the program TechBA (Technology Business Accelerator ) through its network of technology business accelerators. TechBA is a program supported by the Ministry of Economy of Mexico and operated by the United States-Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC) for the purpose of supporting first class Mexican companies to bring innovative technology, products and services to world markets. TechBA works with organizations and talented people from various regions in high-tech business ecosystems. The program has presence in eight of the most dynamic regions, including Arizona, Austin, Michigan, Seattle and Silicon Valley in the United States; Montreal and Vancouver in Canada, and Madrid in Spain. Haru Yamasaki furthermore occupied the charge of General Director of TechBA heads TechBA Arizona, where he played a key role in creating new strategic alliances with key local institutions in the economic ecosystem of the region and the implementation of new models for involving Member companies and maximize the impact of the program. Haru Yamasaki has over 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of science and technology strategies and management practices as detonators of the technological innovation at economic development of regions and organizations. He has held positions consulting and internal leadership, both public and private organizations across a wide range of industries. Haru Yamasaki has a Master of Science and Technology Policy by Science Policy Research Unit ( SPRU ) of the University of Sussex, UK, and graduated with honors from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Electrician Mechanical Engineering (Industrial Area). 41 Arnulfo Zepeda (Mexico), MCTP and CINVESTAV [email protected] Arnulfo Zepeda is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Physics of the Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (Cinvestav) and holds the category of National Researcher Emeritus in the National System of Researchers. He currently serves as Director of the Mesoamerican Center for Theoretical Physics installed at the Autonomous University of Chiapas in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Prof. Zepeda was born in the city of San Luis Potosi in Mexico in 1943. He studied nuclear engineering in Prague, Czechoslovakia, obtaining the degree of Master of Science in 1967 . Later he obtained the degree of Doctor of Science specializing in Physics at Cinvestav in 1970 and a PhD in 1972 at Rockefeller University (USA). His specialty has been the field of elementary particle physics, extending over the past 17 years to ultraenergetic cosmic ray physics . Prof. Zepeda has published more than 100 scientific articles, he was President of the Division of Particles and Fields of the Mexican Physical Society and President of this society. Prof. Zepeda has directed the research of more than 30 young scientists. And has received numerous awards. Currently, Prof. Zepeda has specific roles in the scientific teams responsible for the construction and operation of ultra-high cosmicray observatories: the Pierre Auger Observatory and the HAWC gamma ray observatory, built the first in Argentina and the second in Mexico. 42 43 Organizers Dipali Bhatt-Chauhan Institute of Physics Fernando Brambila Mexican Association for Innovation in Educational Technology Joseph Niemela International Centre for Theoretical Physics Surya Raghu Advanced Fluidics LLC Arnulfo Zepeda Director of MCTP Elí Santos Vice-Director of MCTP Further information and materials scaning the QR code Mesoamerican Centre for Theoretical Physics Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica
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