CINet PhD Workshop

• Objective

The CINet PhD workshop offers PhD students a unique possibility to present and discuss, receive feedback, and exchange comments and views on their research in an inspiring academic community of fellow PhD students and experienced researchers active in the CINet community.The PhD workshop starts a day prior to the 6th International CINet Conference in Brighton , and ends at the afternoon of the last conference day, while there are also meetings during the conference.

• Structure

The CINet PhD workshop offers three classifications of attendance, depending on the experience of the PhD. Note that the classifications describe full time students; for part time students longer time periods might be more relevant.

In the first year, participants are invited to present their research design and preliminary results. This class is aimed at students who are in the first or early second year of their PhD research.

Students who took part in the first class will be invited to join the second class, the following year. In that workshop, the discussion focuses on results and preliminary conclusions (contribution to the theory and/or practice of continuous innovation).

Third/fourth year's PhD students are also strongly encouraged to join (by invitation) the PhD workshop and present parts of their PhD thesis. The interaction between more advanced students and the first and second year's students has been a feature of previous CINet Doctoral Workshops, and appeared to provide valuable networking and learning opportunities for all research students involved.

At least one ‘young doctor' will be invited to present her/his recently completed PhD project.

All PhD students working on topics related to continuous innovation are also strongly encouraged to attend the annual CINet PhD Seminar on Research in Continuous Innovation (see http://www.continuous-innovation.net/ for more information).

The PhD workshop during the CINet conference
In addition to attending the Saturday sessions, the participants will receive a specific task, namely to review and discuss conference papers within a small group facilitated by a senior researcher. This will provide students with an opportunity to learn how to review papers, to critically assess research methodology and results presented, and how to write a conference paper. At the end of the CINet conference, an evaluation session with all the participating students and senior researchers will provide a forum for reflecting on and discussing the learning moments, and exchanging ideas and views with senior researchers in the CINet community.

• Work mode: presentation, discussion and reflection

First year's participants to the CINet PhD workshop must provide a written project description as part of their application for the PhD workshop. Each student will be given a slot of one hour – 30 minutes for presentation, followed by 30 minutes discussion.
Second year's participants must submit a working paper covering their initial findings and conclusions. Also these students get one hour to present (30 minutes) and discuss (30 minutes) their research.

• Location and date

The CINet PhD workshop will take place at The Freeman Centre on the campus of the University of Sussex , United Kingdom . The PhD workshop will start on 3 September 2005, the Saturday before the 6th International CINet Conference, and will end on the afternoon of 6 September with a closing session. During the conference several smaller meetings will be scheduled.

A preliminary programme is available for download.

• Participation

The maximum number of participants in the first year's group is 25. The second year's seminar is by invitation only.

• Fee

The fee for the CINet PhD workshop is €450. The fee includes:

Participation in the CINet PhD workshop, the workshop lunch and dinner, coffee/tea and refreshments.
Participation in the 6th International CINet conference (4-6 September 2005, The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex , UK ), including proceedings, lunches, refreshments and conference dinner.

• Application

To apply for participation in the CINet PhD workshop, first year's doctoral students must submit a short project description (maximum 5 pages) with name, project title, affiliation, as well as a recommendation from their supervisor. This set of documents must be sent by e-mail to the conference secretariat (Jeannette Visser-Groeneveld) no later than May 30, 2005. Second year's students will be invited by e-mail, and apply by responding positively.

• Notification and preparation

Applicants will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their proposal by 30 June 2005. Successful applicants will then be asked to prepare and submit no later than Friday 12 August 2005, a short paper describing their research design (first year's group) or a working paper covering the preliminary results and conclusions of their research (second year's group).

• PhD Development team

The PhD development team involved in the CINet PhD workshop includes:

Professor Dr. Harry Boer (Aalborg University , Denmark)
Professor Dr. Ross Chapman (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Dr. Mariano Corso (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Rasmus Kaltoft (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Rick Middel (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Dr. Claudine Soosay (Central Queensland University, Australia)

Other prominent researchers will be invited to participate in the CINet PhD workshop as well.