The venue for the 2nd ISPIM Innovation Symposium is The Fashion Institute of Technology located in Manhattan at Seventh Avenue at 27th Street.

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a State University of New York (SUNY) college of art, design, business, and technology. FIT is the meeting place for innovative achievers, original thinkers, and industry pioneers. FIT’s singular approach to higher education balances a real-world curriculum with hands-on instruction. FIT offers more than 40 programs of study leading to the Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees. The University provides students with an unmatched combination of specialized curricula, an in-depth liberal arts education, affordable tuition, and an extraordinary location in the center of New York City – world capital of the arts, business, and media.

FIT’s Center for Innovation Management embodies the College’s commitment to serve as a vital resource for business and industry in the New York metropolitan area. As a resource for business, FIT’s Center for Innovation Management works with companies by helping them build their capacity to innovate faster and more effectively, and to significantly improve their performance, profitability and global competitiveness. Through customized, world-class corporate education programs that teach senior managers how to solve challenging problems innovatively, the Center helps companies develop truly reflective leaders that can manage creatively, implement the ideas of their people and create environments that can successfully drive innovation.

The plenary sessions will take place in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre and the parallel sessions in rooms adjacent to the amphiteatre (note the entrance to The Conference Center is on 28th Street).

The address of the venue is:
The Fashion Institute of Technology
Center for Innovation Management
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
Tel: +1 (212) 217-4603
www.fitnyc.edu/innovationmanagement

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Entry to The United States: Important Information

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From 12 January 2009 all travellers wishing to enter or transit through the USA under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must apply for authorisation to travel using the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA). Please allow sufficient time when making an ESTA application. It is recommended that such an application is made at least 72 hours before departure. Register through ESTA here https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.

For delegates requiring a visa support letter, please contact the symposium secretatiat at symposium@ispim.org.

Contact Information

To contact the symposium secretariat, please email symposium@ispim.org.