Send link
Organizers
The 2010 conference is organized by the Society
for Finnish Information Specialists, VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland and VTT's
Knowledge Solutions and the Board of
Patents and Registration in Finland, NBPR .
The
Society for Finnish Information Specialists (Tietoasiantuntijat
ry) is a non-profit professional organisation for those working in the
field of retrieving, analysing, recording and disseminating information in
various forms. The society, founded in 1947, has today about 700 members.
The
goal of the Society is to promote information services,develop professional
skills of its members and to enhance research and publishing in its area of
expertise and to act as a general liaison in the fields of information and
knowledge management.
VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland is a globally networked
multitechnological contract research organization. VTT provides high-end
technology solutions and innovation services. We enhance our customers’
competitiveness, thereby creating prerequisites for society’s sustainable
development, employment, and wellbeing.
VTT's
Knowledge Solutions has proven know-how and expertise in processing,
analyzing and utilizing international scientific-technological, patent, and
market information. Its expertise has been integrated into VTT's services to
offer additional value for VTT's customers. We assist in improving the
pertinence, quality and speed of research and innovation activities.
VTT's
Knowledge Solutions is the Finnish representative of the STN (the Scientific
and Technical Information Network), the leading global patent and technology
information retrieval system.
Other responsibilities include editing
and printing of VTT's publication series and distribution of publications, as
well as maintaining and updating VTT's Publications and Research Registers.
The Board of Patents and Registration
in Finland, NBPR (Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus, PRH) As an
organisation specialised in industrial property rights and business and
corporation activities, the National Board of Patents and Registration of
Finland (NBPR) advances enterprise, innovativeness, and corporate activities
both in Finland and internationally.
The NBPR fosters human capital
and furthers technological and economic development by ensuring that
-
companies, associations, and foundations are able to operate legally in Finland
-
inventors, researchers, product developers, manufacturers, and marketers are
able to obtain patents, trademarks, design rights, or other forms of
industrial property rights
-
the interests of Finns are internationally protected
-
the NBPR information and consultation services are reliable and quickly
accessible. l
The history of the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland (NBPR) started in 1835 when a Manufacture Board was established in the Senate of Finland. In 1842, the Imperial Senate of Finland granted the first Finnish patent on suggestion of the Manufacture Board.
Organizing committee
-
Pirjo Kainu, Executive Manager, Society for Finnish Information Specialists
-
Tuula Salo, Information Specialist, Tieto Konstrakt Ltd
-
Heli Eloranta, Information Analyst, Helsingin Energia
-
Veli-Pekka Hyttinen, Regional Marketing Manager, Central and Eastern Europe,
SIIL Finland Ltd
-
Sirpa Kirjalainen, Information Services Assistant, Society for Finnish
Information Specialists
-
Marjut Kokko, Chief of Information Services, Supreme Court of Finland
-
Merja Lehti, Information Specialist, Knowledge Solutions, VTT Technical
Research Centre of Finland
-
Marjukka Nyberg, CEO, M-Brain Ltd
-
Reija Peltola, Information Specialist, Information Services, Valio Ltd
-
Silja Rekomaa, Chief librarian, The Training Institute of Prison and Probation
Services, Criminological Library
-
Riitta Sivenius, Information Analyst
-
Ina Westman, Communications Manager, BTJ Finland Ltd
Programme committee
-
Kirsi Tuominen, Head of Knowledge Solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland
-
Brian Hitson, Associate Director, the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
-
Jari Karjalainen, Information Specialist, Tapiola-Group
-
Tony Llewellyn, Executive Director; ICSTI International Council for Scientific
and Technical Information
-
Mia Leisti, Legal Information Specialist, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd.
-
Jarmo Saarikko, Knowledge Specialist, Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla
-
Roberta Schaffer, Law Librarian of U.S. Congress
Special Advisors
-
Pam Bjornson, Director General, NRC Canada Institute for Scientific and
Technical Information (NRC-CISTI)
-
Brian Park, Head of Public Relations, Korea Institute of Science and
Technology Information (KISTI)
