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11/09/2019 - AI3SD Network+ TownMeeting & Funding Workshop - Wide Lane, Southampton

posted 14 Feb 2019, 03:13 by Samantha Kanza   [ updated 4 Sep 2019, 09:03 ]

This meeting has been organised to provide useful information about both the AI3SD-FundingCall2 and funding call applications in general. There will be talks from experts in the areas of IP for AI, there will be a top tips for writing your funding application session where we will provide advice on strengthening your applications based on previous experience of reviewing funding applications. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about our second funding call and to find other people / institutions to collaborate with.  We strongly encourage all interested parties to come along, as we hope that this event will not only answer any questions you have, but offer an opportunity to match up companies with academic institutes for collaboration on projects proposals. All questions and answers will be written up and added to our Funding Call Page as an FAQ. 
A draft Agenda for the day is as follows:
  • 10:00-10:30: Coffee & Registration
  • 10:30-11:00: Welcome from Professor Jeremy Frey & Introduction of Funding Call
  • 11:00-11:45: Building Sustainable Research Software - James Graham
  • 11:45-12:30: Aspects of Intellectual Property for AI Research Software - David Woolley
  • 12:30-13:30: Lunch followed by Coffee
  • 13:30-14:15: Top tips for writing your funding application (based on lessons learned from last time) & Further Discussions - Dr Samantha Kanza
  • 14:15-15:00: Questions & Discussions about the funding (which will be written up into an FAQ)
  • 15:00-15:30: Flash talk introductions from attendees
  • 15:30-16:30: Networking session with coffee to match up academic institutes and companies looking for collaborators
  • 16:30-17:00: Wrap up and conclusions
Travelling to the Event
  • By Bus: The U1A Bus will take you directly to Southampton Airport Parkway which is just across the road from the Wide Lane Sports Grounds
  • By Train: Southampton Airport Parkway is just across the road from the Wide Lane Sports Ground, or if your train can only arrive at Southampton Central or St Denys then you can get the U1A bus from either of these stations to Airport Parkway
  • By Car: The postcode for the Wide Lane Sports Ground is SO50 5PE and there will be parking available for delegates. Upon arrival please inform the staff manning the barriers that you are part of this event and they will let you through.
  • By Plane: Southampton Airport is just across the road from the Wide Lane Sports Ground.
FAQ
1. Who should attend? 
Anyone who is considering applying for our second funding call. Even if you do not currently have an established project or team it would still be very worthwhile to attend as you will gain further understanding of the funding process, and potentially meet people to collaborate with at the meeting!

2. What will I get out of it? 
You will have the opportunity to learn about our funding call process. There will be opportunities to ask specific questions about our funding process, and there will be sessions to provide advice on how best to structure your funding application. There will also be useful talks about IP for AI and plenty of opportunities for networking and potentially finding new collaborators.