The IASP International Board of Directors met at IASP’s Headquarters in Malaga (Spain) from the 7th – 9th February 2018, to discuss the implementation of IASP’s strategies until 2020.

The International Board is made up of 19 members from 15 countries across 5 different continents: Botswana, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Iran, Nigeria, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Mexico, France, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, and the USA. The board members who are all experts from science parks and areas of innovation, travelled to Malaga for the two-day board meeting to discuss progress in implementing the 2020 strategy and to outline the path for IASP to follow over the years come. The Board also reviewed the bids received from IASP members to host our 2020 World Conference.

The agenda of the meeting included the production of new studies and analyses that will be of high practical value for IASP members, and discussion of future growth, in membership as well as in services. The board also analyzed the plan of activities of each one of the seven regional divisions, which enhance IASP’s unique global nature as the only worldwide association in the science park industry.

During the Governing Board meeting, Ms Mozhgan Yazdianpour, Director of International and Scientific Cooperation at ISTT and an IASP Director, elaborated on the progress ISTT has made in line with its hosting of the 35^th IASP World Conference. The news was met with great enthusiasm from board members and several suggestions were made towards creating better experiences for conference participants.