PROGRAM DRAFT 1 (5) Program METNET International Workshop Hämeenlinna, Finland Wednesday 18 th and Thursday 19 th February 2015 Meeting Place: City Hall Hämeenlinna Raatihuoneenkatu 15 13100 Hämeenlinna Map of the city, see http://kartta.hameenlinna.fi/
PROGRAM DRAFT 2 (5) Wednesday 18 th February City Hall of Hämeenlinna, First Floor On Wednesday 18 th, the workshop will concentrate on presentations of new Metnet members and on planning and preparing scientific papers in international groups. In addition, key areas for the Metnet Budapest seminar will be discussed. 08:30 Registration begins 09:00 Opening Words, Mayor Timo Kenakkala, City of Hämeenlinna 09:10 Workshop Program Presentation Dr.Sc., HAMK University of Applied Sciences 09:30 Presentation of Steel Construction Excellence Centre, Dir. Arto Ranta-Eskola, SSAB 10:00 Presentations of new Metnet members 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 State of Art in Structural Engineering, Prof. Markku Heinisuo, Tampere University of Technology TUT Discussion 11:30 State of Art in Steel Architecture, Dir. Petteri Lautso, Ruukki Discussion 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Suggestions, ideas and abstracts for research groups by the participants (5 mins each). Key areas in Metnet Budapest international seminar. 13:20 Starting the Research Groups Work. 14:00 Coffee break 16:00 Group work presentations and discussions 16:20 Welcome to Metnet Annual Seminar in Budapest 13-14.10.2015, Professor Lazslo Horvath, Budapest University of Technology and Economics 16:30 Estimated finishing time After workshop, bilateral meetings take place, sightseeing etc. 19:00 Dinner at Restaurant Hällä, Raatihuoneenkatu 3, Hämeenlinna
PROGRAM DRAFT 3 (5) Thursday 19th February City Hall Hämeenlinna, First Floor On Thursday 19 th, the workshop will concentrate on planning new projects and accomplishing ongoing projects. 08:30 Registration begins 09:00 Current EU Calls for Metnet purposes Jarmo Raittila, Senior Technology Adviser, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) 10:00 Group work, groups to be decided later on, for example - Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) topics - Harmonised design standards - Demonstration projects - EU NPM basket topics - Public-Private Partnership - Entrepreneurship Education - Youth Guarantee - EU Lifelong Learning Program - Erasmus possibilities - 12:00 Group work presentations and discussions 12:30 Lunch 13:30 A Shortcut to Activities, responsibilities and time schedules for the near future, Metnet Chairman 13:45 Excursion: HAMK Sheet Metal Centre 16:00 Estimated finishing time
PROGRAM DRAFT 4 (5) Accommodation, travelling etc. The workshop fee is 100 euros per participant. You can pay the fee in advance by agreeing with the the workshop secretary. Otherwise, HAMK will collect the fees at site. Coffees, lunches and the dinner are included to the workshop fee. The participants cover hotel costs as well as travelling. The recommended hotel in Hämeenlinna is: Hotel Cumulus Raatihuoneenkatu 16-18 13100 Hämeenlinna Tel: +358 (0)3 64 881 Fax: +358 (0)3 648 8299 hameenlinna.cumulus@restel.fi Check bus timetables from Vantaa Airport to Hämeenlinna and back, from pages http://www.paunu.fi/english.html (new timetables starting from 1.1.2015) Dinner Restaurant BBB, Address Hämeenlinna, Finland Tel. +358-33- Email: Invitations Those who need an invitation, please let us know (Birgitta.pirhonen@hamk.fi) Registration and secretary Mrs. Birgitta Pirhonen Event Secretary HAMK University of Applied Sciences Visamäentie 35 A, PO Box 230 FI-13101 Hämeenlinna FINLAND Mobile +358 40 8215477 birgitta.pirhonen@hamk.fi
PROGRAM DRAFT 5 (5) Sponsors Sponsors of the workshop are Ruukki, City of Hämeenlinna, HAMK University of Applied Sciences