On 14-15 December 2006, the Innovation Support Centre of the RAS Physics and Technology Institute named after A.F.Ioffe (Sankt-Petersburg) hosted the certification workshop for new members of the Russian Technology Transfer Network and its international ssegment - British-Russian Innovation Network (BRIN).

The participants represented the following organisations:

· Regional Technology Transfer Centre of Vyatka State University 
· International Association of instrument-makers and ICT experts (Russian-German Technology Transfer Centre)
· Volga State Academy of Water Transport
· Sankt-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrument Making 

· Udmurt State University
· South-Urals Technology Transfer Centre of RAS
· Technology Transfer Centre of Mordovian State University 
· Innovation Support Centre of the RAS Physics and Technology Institute named after A.F.Ioffe

The workshop was aimed at training the TTC experts in using modern TT tools: electronic platform of the Russian Technology Transfer Network and its international ssegment - British-Russian Innovation Network. The  training is based on the methodology and practical experience of RTTN and IRC network.