The Metnet Annual Seminar in Minsk 2009 The Preliminary Program
Wednesday 21th October 2009
The Main Building of the National Academy of Sciences 66 Independence Avenue Minsk BY-220072 Republic of Belarus
08:15 Busses from the hotels to the National Academy of Sciences
08:30 Registrations and coffee
09:00 Opening Speech
Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valery Voronetsky or Minister for Economy of Belarus Nikolay Zaychenko
09:15 Presentation of the National Academy of Sciences and the Physical-Technical Institute Prof. Academian Anatolyi Gordienko
09:45 Aspects on the International Cooperation of Research Organisations and Enterprises
Dir. Matti Vaananen, HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland Dir. Mika Lautanala, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation TEKES, Finland Dr. Dir. Alexander A. Uspenskiy, Republican Centre for Technology Transfer in Belarus Dr. Jyrki Kesti, Rautaruukki Oyj, Finland Prof. Stelian Brad, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
11:30 Pause
Busses to the Physical-Technical Institute
Physical-Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Kuprevich str. 10 220141 Minsk Republic of Belarus
12:00 Lunch at the Physical-Technical Institute
13:00 Recent Scientific and Development Results
- Spin-Offs in the Technology industry, Dr. Anna Pobol, Research Fellow, Physical-Technical Institute - Methods in Steel Construction Simulation, Prof. Kuldeep Virdi, Aarhus University - Heat Treatment Processes, Prof. Byeli, Physical-Technical Institute - Natural Hazards and Steel Construction, DI Olaf Einsiedler, Technical University of Braunschweig - Provisional Research Map of Steel Construction, Dr. Vitalina Yurchenko, Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture - Provisional Research Map for Steel Products Industry, Research Manager Juha Nuutinen, Rautaruukki Oyj - Scenario approach – a tool to meet the future challenges of the metal and machinery industry, Dr. Tarja Meristö, Laurea University of Applied Sciences
15:00 Introductions of the Excursion Enterprises
Dir. NNNNNN, the Production Association "Minsk Tractor Works" - MTZ Dir. MMMMM, the Minsk Automobile Plant - MAZ
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Busses to the Excursion Sites
Tractors Automobiles
18:00 Busses to the hotels
19:30 Dinner at the Restaurant HHHHHH
Speech by Prof. Milan Veljkovic, Luleå Technical Universty
Thursday 22th October 2009
Physical-Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Kuprevich str. 10 220141 Minsk Republic of Belarus
08:30 Busses from the hotels to the Physical-Technical Institute
09:00 Visit to some Institute Laboratories
10:00 Welcome to Cottbus – Krausnik February 2010, Prof. Hartmut Pasternak, Cottbuc Technical Universty Welcome to Poznan October 2010, Prof. Tomasz Lodygowski, Poznan University of Technology
10:15 Coffee break
10:30 Survey of previous Metnet project proposals
- COST, Dr. Lauri Tenhunen, HAMK - Marie Curie, Dr. Lauri Tenhunen, HAMK - RobCIL, Prof. Kuldeep Virdi, Aarhus University - Baltic Metnet, T.Lic. Seppo Niittymäki, HAMK
11:00 Group work targeted to new project proposals
Group A: Steel Construction (Prof. Kuldeep Virdi) Group B: European Union (Prof. Stelian Brad) Group C: Other International alternatives (Dr. Oleg Krigotov)
12:00 Lunch at the Physical-Technical Institute
Greetings of the City of Minsk, Representative GGGGGG
13:00 Group work continues
14:30 Coffee to the groups
15:00 Group work results, proposals and discussion
Group A: Steel Construction (Prof. Kuldeep Virdi) Group B: European Union (Prof. Stelian Brad) Group C: Other International alternatives (Dr. Oleg Krigotov)
16:00 Elections, Conclusions and Decisions, Bilateral Meetings, Students exchange etc. Prof. Adam Glema, Poznan University of Technology