Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 4 March 31, 2014 | Page 4

TTO News Events Organized by TTO Proposals Submitted by TTO • “All About Patents” on March 7, 2014, Invited speaker: Bora Erguvan, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul ÖzÜ TTO has processed 12 proposals for the following supporting programs in December and March 2014. • “HORIZON 2020 European Research Council(ERC) 2014 Calls Info Day” on February 25, 2014, Invited speaker: Aslı Vural, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul • 1 proposal for TÜBİTAK Bilateral Cooperation with University Partnership • 1 proposal for TÜBİTAK Patent Application Promotion and Funding Program (1008) • 1 proposal for TÜBİTAK Public Institutions Research Funding Program (1007) • 1 proposal for FP7 Cooperation “Future Internet”-2013 (FP72013-ICT-FI) • 1 proposal for TÜBİTAK International Industrial R&D Projects Grant Program (1509) • 2 proposals for TÜBİTAK Short Term R&D Funding Program (1002) • 5 proposals for ISTKA 2014 Call Patent Applications: 2 US, 2 PCT, 2 National patents applications filed by ÖzÜ TTO. • Industry Collaboration Day with Finecus on February 18, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • Industry Collaboration Day with Netaş on February 14, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • Industry Collaboration Day with Neotech on February 14, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • Industry Collaboration Day with İnventram on February 14, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • “Horizon 2020 Program Training of Information and Project Proposal Writing” on February 12-13, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul • Industry Collaboration Day with Silverline on February 10, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • Industry Collaboration Day with Vodafone on February 10, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus Meeting Attended by TTO • Industry Collaboration Day with Technology Reserve on February 7, 2014, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • “Association of University Technology Managers(AUTM) Annual Meeting” on February 19-22 2014, organized by AUTM, attended by Nilay Papila, San Francisco CA USA. • Industry Collaboration Day with Biotekno on February 2, 2013, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • “GE Turkey Innovation Challenge Award Ceremony” on February 6, 2014, organized by GE Turkey, attended by Nilay Papila, Zeynep Büküm, Gizem Asker, İstanbul, Turkey • “Kick-off Meeting of EVÜ dp- Market Transformation of Energy Efficient Appliances in Turkey” on January 1 2014, attended by Tuğçe Sağdur Akdik, Ankara, Turkey • “How to Apply for Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions: COFUND Scheme” on December 20, 2013, organized by TÜBİTAK, attended by Nilay Papila, Tuğçe Sağdur Akdik, Ankara, Turkey • “TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1001 and 3501 Project Proposal Development and Evaluation Training in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities” on January 15-16, 2014, Invited speakers: Çimen G. Erkol, Selcen Öztürkcan, Asiye Kumru, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul • Industry Collaboration Day with Neotech on December 25, 2013, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus • “Basic Patent Training for Students” on December 4, 2013, Invited speaker: Bülent Daloğlu, Özyeğin University Çekmeköy Campus, Istanbul Substantial Improvement for TÜBİTAK ARDEB Proposal Limitations Substantial improvements are made for the limitations of taking part in TÜBİTAK ARDEB projects. For full-time faculty members/researchers with no administrative duties, the limitations have increased by 50%. (Please see table for details.) According to new limitations, a faculty member/researcher can take part in; • 3 TÜBİTAK projects(**) as principal investigator or 6 projects as researcher; OR • 1 project as principal investigator, and 4 projects as researcher; OR • 2 project as principal investigator and 2 projects as researcher. Please note that these limits are also valid for faculty members with administrative duties. (Except for 1007 Public Institutions Research Funding Program projects) Researchers, who applied for an HORIZON2020 program and exceeded the threshold, will have one more quota to be a principal investigator in one of the1001/1003/1007 programs. Starting Date: It is v