About ISPIM
ISPIM has its origins in an initiative taken by Prof. Knut Holt at the University of Trondheim in 1973. He started and organised a
programme of comparative cross cultural studies on Needs Assessment and Information Behaviour: the NAIB Program. The objective was to
present an array of tools, as well as guidelines for their practical application for the assessment of user needs in the product innovation
processes. During the NAIB Project an international group formally founded ISPIM in Trondheim, Norway in June 1983. Since then, ISPIM has
succeeded in developing a strong international network, leading to professional cooperation across nations and cultures.
The history of the first 13 years of ISPIM can be downloaded here.
ISPIM Presidents/Executive Directors
| Iain Bitran |
United Kingdom |
2003 - present (Executive Director from 2008) |
| Umberto Del Canuto |
Italy |
2001 - 2003 |
| Ferdinando Chiaromonte |
Italy |
1997 - 2001 |
| Arie Nagel |
Netherlands |
1993 - 1997 |
| Jens Arleth |
Denmark |
1989 - 1993 |
| Villko Virkkala |
Finland |
1985 - 1989 |
| Knut Holt |
Norway |
1981 - 1985 |
Past ISPIM Events
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2nd ISPIM Innovation Symposium: New York City, USA (2009)
Stimulating Recovery - The Role of Innovation Management
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XX ISPIM Conference: Vienna, Austria (2009)
The Future of Innovation
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1st ISPIM Innovation Symposium: Singapore (2008)
Managing Innovation in a Connected World
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XIX ISPIM Conference: Tours, France (2008)
Open Innovation: Creating Products & Services through Collaboration
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XVIII ISPIM Conference: Warsaw, Poland (2007)
Innovation for Growth: The Challenges for East and West
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XVII ISPIM Conference: Athens, Greece (2006)
Networks for Innovation
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XVI ISPIM Conference: Porto, Portugal (2005)
The Role of Knowledge in Innovation Management
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XV ISPIM Conference: Oslo, Norway (2004)
Successfully creating innovative products and services: integrating academia, business and consulting
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XIV ISPIM Conference: Manchester, United Kingdom (2003)
Innovation through Collaboration: Clusters, Networks, Alliances
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XIII ISPIM Conference: Rome, Italy (2002)
Successful Managerial Choices in Innovation Management: Their Socio-Economic Implications
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XII ISPIM Conference: Lappeenranta, Finland (2001)
Challenges of Innovation and Technology Management for the New Millennium
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XI ISPIM Conference: Tokyo, Japan (1999)
New roles and issues facing innovation management in the 21st century
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4th ISPIM International Workshop: Vienna, Austria (1998)
The Power of Innovation Leadership
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X ISPIM Conference: San Sebastian, Spain (1997)
Theory and Tools for Innovation Management
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3rd ISPIM International Workshop: Stavanger, Norway (1996)
The Effect of Networking
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VIX ISPIM Conference: Rome, Italy (1995)
Dissemination of Innovation and its Implications
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2nd ISPIM International Workshop: Kassel, Germany (1994)
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VIII ISPIM Conference: Eindhoven, The Netherlands (1993)
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1st ISPIM International Workshop: Copenhagen, Denmark (1992)
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VII ISPIM Conference: Jerusalem, Israel (1991)
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VI ISPIM Conference: Berlin, West Germany (1989)
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V ISPIM Conference: Brighton, United Kingdom (1987)
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IV ISPIM Conference: Innsbruck, Austria (1985)
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III ISPIM Conference: Trondheim, Norway (1983)
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II ISPIM Conference: Frankfurt, West Germany (1979)
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I ISPIM Conference: Trondheim, Norway (1974)
Collaborative Research Projects
ISPIM is involved in participating in or promoting research projects in the field of innovation management. If you would like to contact
ISPIM with regard to participation in, or promotion of, a project, please contact
info@ispim.org. Currently ISPIM is a partner in the EU-funded
SM-BIO-POWER project (see www.smbiopower.eu).
Publications
ISPIM News: A quarterly news digest of events, member communications and society news.
Publication of Conference/Symposium Proceedings: The proceedings of each conference/symposium are published on CD with
an ISBN number and are available to all delegates. An online version is available to all ISPIM members in the members section of the website.
Professional Cooperation
ISPIM is strongly committed to cooperating with synergistic associations worldwide. These links range from hosting joint events and
collaboration on research projects to networking and promotion of events. A list of partner associations and organisations can be found on
our links page.