The Innovation Research Center in partnership with the Latin-Ibero-American Association of Technology Management (ALTEC), held the 16th Latin-Iberoamerican Congress on Technology Management – ALTEC 2015, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the period from 19 to 22 October 2015.

ALTEC 2015 had as its main theme “Innovation beyond technology”. The congress program provided for lectures, panel discussions and parallel presentations of national and international papers and research on technology, innovation and its developments.

About 500 participants from different countries attended this edition, making this event a great opportunity for contact between participants and exchange of experiences.