Visit the dedicated event website for up to date information: www.openlivinglabdays.com

ABOUT:

 OpenLivingLab Days is the annual summit of the worldwide Living Lab community integrated with the popular ENoLL Summer School. The annual 4 day event includes interactive sessions, workshops, lively discussion panels with excursions and off-site visits with the aim of  giving the participants a wider insight about models, theories and technologies related to Living Labs. Participants have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience from the leading experts on the subject and to network with other Living Lab enthusiasts. We will welcome the 9th Wave of new ENoLL members to the network and hold a special conference day with the World Wide Community of Living Labs.

After five successful editions in Paris 2010, Barcelona 2011, Helsinki 2012, Manchester 2013, Amsterdam 2014, the 6th edition will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from the 25th to the 28th of August 2015 and is organised by European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) and hosted by Basaksehir Living Lab.

THE CONFERENCE:

Day 1: RESEARCH DAY & NETWORKING – Tuesday 25th of August
The research day will provide opportunities for the exploration of themes of interest to Living Lab researchers and scientists from many disciplines. Presentation of the results from the call for papers on Living Labs covering theory, method and tools applied in Living Labs today by researchers & practitioners. Discover new ideas, skills, tools & research to take back to your Living Lab or organisation and help to further the academic research of this emerging field of open innovation. The afternoon will conclude with networking and pitching at the Living Lab Fair. 

Day 2: CONFERENCE – Wednesday 26th of August
The conference and its diverse sessions will help you discover how the latest best practices and advances in governance and international collaboration can help your organisation profit from open innovation and Living Lab paradigms. The welcoming of the 9th wave of new ENoLL members will also happen during the conference. The afternoon will conclude with a visit to Basaksehir Living Lab.

Day 3 & 4 WORKSHOPS & VISITS – Thursday and Friday 27-28th of August
Workshops & visits are the pulse point of OpenLivingLab Days! During these days you will meet with Living Lab leaders and fellow specialists to discover latest Living Labs initiatives and open innovation stories. The programme will include:

• Workshops providing forums for small groups of participants (between 20-50 people) to discuss crucial topics in Living Lab research and practice.
• Visits to a selection of Turkish innovation centers to discover their exciting research, products and services.

Day 3, Thursday 27th of August, will conclude with the OpenLivingLab Social Dinner, a networking & social event where participants will be able to connect with other participants whilst enjoying a delicious meal and boat cruise around Istanbul.

JOIN US:

We’re happy to announce that tickets for OpenLivingLab Days are now available for purchase.

Ticket Prices:

• Participant Ticket: 150 Euros
• Participant Ticket with Social Dinner: 190 Euros
• Student Ticket: 75 Euros
• Student Ticket with Social Dinner: 115 Euros

Please note that paying members of ENoLL benefit from a 40% discount on full participant tickets (with or without social dinner). This discount cannot be applied for student tickets. Apply the discount code before the purchase of your ticket to benefit from this reduction. If you have not yet received your discount code please contact info@enoll.org.

If you need an invoice to go along with your ticket please request this at the time of purchasing your ticket via Fikket as it is not possible to issue it retrospectively.

PARTICIPATE:

There are many ways you can contribute in advance of OpenLivingLab Days:

• Submit a workshop proposal and help us co-create the agenda (Deadline May 8th)
• Submit an academic paper on Living Labs and help further the research in this young field (Deadline May 11th)
• Help us to share & promote the event via your social networks helping us  reach the most active players in the Living Lab & Open Innovation community

THE VENUES:

OpenLivingLab Days 2015 will be hosted in  coordination with Basaksehir Living Lab and the majority of the conference will take place at M. Emin Saraç Convention Center in  Istanbul, Turkey. The venue is located very closely to Basaksehir Living Lab (3km away) and we will also visit the Living Lab during the conference.

The address of the conference venue is:
M. Emin Saraç Convention Center
Başakşehir Mah 2.Etap  411. Sok.
Başakşehir / İstanbul

You can find numerous suggested hotel recomendations here which are located either close to the venue, the airport, down town or the old town of Istanbul.

Visit the dedicated event website for up to date information: www.openlivinglabdays.com