Committees

Committees

We bring together experts to shape our initiatives and drive the knowledge transfer community forward. Each committee focuses on key areas, fostering collaboration and innovation across Europe.

Awards Committee

This group of volunteers steers the ASTP Impact Awards. They oversee the nomination, shortlisting and selection processes, ensuring that achievements across the European knowledge transfer community are recognised in a fair and transparent way. Through the awards, they celebrate impact, innovation and outstanding contribution to the profession.

Metrics and Impact Committee

The committee's main activities revolve around the ASTP annual survey on knowledge transfer. Their main responsibilities are to set up the indicators and prepare the questionnaire, to analyse data collected from the annual survey s and to report the results, which offer valuable insights into European KT offices’ activities and outputs. Published annual survey reports can be found here.

Professional Development Committee

This team of top professionals manage ASTP's professional development activities, which include the training courses, masterclasses, on-site and online training events and site visits. They are dedicated to your career development.

Conference Programme Committee

This group of volunteers develop the programme content for ASTP's annual conferences. Among some of Europe's most experienced KT professionals, they share their unique insights into the professional development needs of the community, the latest trend and most burning issues when developing the annual conference programme.

Europe Committee

This group of volunteers work to drive the conversation with the European Commission and other public bodies involved in the issues surround knowledge transfer issues and opportunities.

Digital Events Committee

These volunteers, from across Europe, develop the programme content for ASTP's online events, particularly the webinar series, Tea with ASTP.

Testimonials

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Was great to meet counterparts in my profession who may share my experiences, but who may also have other ideas and approaches.

Tim Moser

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands

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One very long and hard day, but very useful for my work in TTO.

Petr Kubečka

Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Perfect place to meet colleagues and share experiences on Technology Transfer.

Lidia Aguilera

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Organisation and speakers were great, so enthusiastic about their work and very good at transferring their knowledge.

Sarka Bartova

Research Centre Rez, Czech Republic

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Most relevant, interesting and practical training I have ever had, very interactive an multi-disciplinary. It makes an IMPACT.

Edith van Lishout

KU Leuven, Belgium