Hi ##firstname##!

After months of working and collaborating to shape our very first Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit, the event is finally in sight! Only 4 more weeks and we’ll be welcoming you in our hometown, Ghent.

We feel very grateful to have gathered such an interesting group of speakers, including yourself! So thank you in advance for your time and effort, it is much appreciated. If you’re curious about the other speakers and their topics, take a look at the Summit program. 

The event is a bit different compared to many other conferences or exhibitions. We focus on translational aspects, university-industry collaborations, research to market activities, and needs or challenges for science-driven innovation coming from the field. In that sense, it will create an opportunity to not only talk about what has happened in the past, but also to interact with others based on what could happen in the future. 

Now onto the more practical side of things. You will soon receive a personal email from Kristof about your session (at what time it starts, what the scope/outline is…). We ask all our speakers to be present at the location of their panel/presentation 15 min before it starts. Someone from the STRN team will guide you to this location and assist you with the set-up of your presentation. If you are bringing your own slideshow, please bring your own laptop and make sure you can connect with a hdmi port. We want to avoid issues with slide design, video and sound which often happen when presentations are sent over email or dropped somewhere in a folder.

In two weeks from now, you will also receive an email with more detailed info about the event practicalities. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact me. 

We ask all Summit attendees to register for the breakout sessions they want to follow. You can do so through this registration form. To be able to see and fill out the form, you need to be logged in with your STRN account. If you don’t have an STRN account yet, you can create one through the website (takes 1 min).

One more thing: don’t wait too long to book your stay in Ghent if you haven’t done so already! We compiled a list of hotels that are located in the city center (and are about 15 min of walking from the venue). 

That’s it for now! We hope you are as excited about the Summit as we are. Looking forward to meeting you!

Kind regards,

Merel from the STRN team