The Metnet Annual Seminar in 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

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 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,

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 "" - 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: (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