- Sunday, June 8, 2014 - Visit to TUT Mektory and Welcome Reception
- Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - Excursion and Conference Dinner
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - Visit to TUT Mektory and
Welcome Reception
Sightseeing tour to Tallinn University of Technology and innovation and business centre Mektory.
Meet other conference attendees, renew old acquaintances, and begin new friendships and collaborations.
TIME: June 8, 2014 (buses leave at 18:00)
DEPARTURE POINT: Park Inn by Radisson Central Tallinn (venue) (map)
EVENT LOCATION: Raja 15, 12618 Tallinn (map)
DRESS: Informal
INCLUDED IN THE FEE: yes
DIRECTIONS: see Directions to TUT & Mektory
Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) was founded in 1918. Today, Tallinn University of Technology is the only technological university in Estonia and the flagship of Estonian engineering and technical education. It has 8 faculties, 10 institutions, more than 13 500 students and 2 000 employees, and over 65 000 alumni members. TUT is a modern campus university, where synergy between different fields (technological, natural, exact, social and health sciences) is established. This is the place where new ideas are born, discoveries transferred into studies and real life through knowledge. TUT as a research university has cooperation projects with the top 10 universities (Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, etc.), scientists and companies (e.g. Microsoft, Google, IBM, ABB, etc.) of the world. TUT also has a representative office in Silicon Valley, USA.
MEKTORY stands for Modern Estonian Knowledge Transfer Organization for You. This unique innovation centre is a huge leap of development for TUT, but it is still only the beginning of a large-scale work. Mektory is an innovation and business centre for those who are connected to technology transfer in the area, who accept every challenge posed by technology. Mektory targets to bring academic knowledge in tangible form to real life as competitive products and services.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - Excursion and Conference Dinner
Excursion to Haapsalu and Dinner at Haapsalu Kuursaal. This is the premier social event of the conference.
TIME: June 10, 2014
DEPARTURE POINT: Park Inn by Radisson Central Tallinn (venue) (map)
LOCATION: Haapsalu city
DRESS: Smart casual, please be prepared for moderate walk
INCLUDED IN THE FEE: please refer to your registration details
The excursion will bring us to Haapsalu, a major seaside resort on the west coast of Estonia, formed in 1279. Haapsalu is well-known for its historic and maritime ambience, warm sea water, curative mud baths and friendly residents.
The conference dinner will be held at Kuursaal.
Key attractions:
- Haapsalu Bishop's Castle
- Haapsalu Railway Station (1906)
- Estonian Railway Museum
- Kuursaal
- Africa Beach and Promenade
