The First International Inventor’s Day
2nd of February 2008, Bangkok
The IFIA Jubilee Year Opening
Without inventor no invention - without invention no innovation - without innovation no development!
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Introduction
The “International Inventor’s Day” event was established by the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) to raise awareness of the role of inventors in our daily lives, and to celebrate the contribution made by inventors to the development of science, technology and societies across the globe. The “International Inventor’s Day (IID)” must be organized together with an selected national similar event.
The IFIA received a proposal regarding this event from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) which was accepted. Therefore the first issue of “International Inventor’s Day (IID)” was celebrated on 2nd of February 2008 in Bangkok together the Inventor’s Day in Thailand.
The celebration of inventors was realized by way of gala occasion, international invention exhibition and convention.
Our main guest: Geoffrey Onyeama, the Assistant Director General of WIPO
IFIA delegates > > > Photo report
THE EVENTS
Venue of all events:
IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand; It is a world class venue with state of the art facilities on over 140,000 square meters of exhibition, conference and event floor space.
The “International Inventor’s Day (IID)” was organized at Hal 9 . This hall provide a total space of 30,000 square-meters (exhibition place, Grand Diamond Ballroom, meeting rooms, foyers) efficient space designs and high-technology fittings.
Invention Exhibition
2 – 4 February (Saturday – Monday) 10:00 – 19:00 hours
5 February (Tuesday) 10:00 – 15:30 hours
The exhibition consists 4 parts: King pavilion, Thai inventions, IFIA presentation and workshop places
The IFIA organizations from 22 countries presented 140 inventions > > > the list here with booth numbers
Floor plan of Hall > > > Floor plan of IFIA presentation
King pavilion, the IFIA delegates
Children before their visit
Thai visitors and inventions
The floor plan, IFIA booths are green colored
IFIA booth > > > Photo report here
Opening Ceremony of IFIA Jubilee Year and International Inventor’s Day
2 February (Saturday) 11:00 – 12:00
Address by the IFIA President, Opening of IFIA Jubilee Year and IID
Invitation to IFIA GA and Jubilee Celebration in Suzhou, China
Handling over of the IFIA Outstanding Service Medals
IFIA Outstanding Service Medalists
Alireza Rastegar.- First Institute of Researchers and Inventors, Iran
Deb Hess – Minnesota Inventors’ Congress, USA
Djuro Borak – Association of Belgrade Inventors, Serbia
Fan Mingiy – CAI, China
Husein Hujic – SIBIH, Bosnia Herzegovina
James Su. – TIPPA, Taiwan, China
Pavao Havlicek – Association of Croatian Inventors, Croatia
Vladimir Petriasov – Association of Russian House for Inter. Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Russia
Photo report > > > here
IFIA Conference: Invention Promotion and Global Sustainability (Examples from five continents)
3 February (Sunday) 11:00 – 16:30; Venue: at Meeting room, Hal 9
11:00. – 11:10 Opening address
Vedres, András (President of the International Federation of Inventor’s Associations)
11.10 – 11.30 Keynote lecture
“Invention and Innovation Promotion” by VASS, Ilona (Vice President, National Office for Research and Technology in Hungary)
Keynote lecture by VASS, Ilona
11.30 – 13.00 Lectures – country by country
Australia by BOROS, Béla (President of South-pacific Innovation Transfer Society, Sydney)
Iran by MOOSAKHANI, Morteza (President, Qazvin Islamic Azad University in)
Nigeria by MOMODU, Joel Shaka (President, Nigerian Association of Inventors)
Philippines by MALANG L. Virgilio (President, Association of Inventors in Philippines)
13:00 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 16.30 Lectures – country by country
Romania by PLESA, Octavian (President, Inventors Association Romania)
Russia by FOKIN, Vladimir (Director General, F&F Consulting, Russia)
Serbia by Djujić, Ivana (Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia)
USA by HESS, Deb (Executive Director, Minnesota Inventors Congress, US)
Closing remarks by Vedres, András (President of the International Federation of Inventor’s Associations)
Photo report > > > here
High level rewards
IFIA Gold Medal for the organization of IID:
Pentida Tipyotha and Ahnond Bunyarativej
Global Inventor Award
To H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for
the study of land use/land cover map accuracy using digital high resolution
imagery
for Narathiwat Province
The First Commander Medal of International Order of Merit of the Inventors > > > info
To H. M. King Bhumibol Adulyade for Chaipattana Waterwheel Aerator
Technical information
Food for speakers and exhibitors
(1.) NRCT provided lunch during 2 – 5 February
(2.) Welcome Dinner: on 1 February (18.00 – 20.00)
(3.) Banquet Party: on 3 February (18:00 – 20:00)
General conditions
- Charge for participation and entrance fee of Exhibition and Convention exempted by NRCT for IFIA members (2 square meter/invention full equipped booth; maximum 20 sq m / IFIA member).
- Accommodation for 5 nights (double room for one IFIA exhibitor organization) will be borne by NRCT.
- IFIA subsidizes fly ticket expenditure for exhibitors from Least Developed Countries ($500 / one IFIA organization).
Accommodation:
TK Palace Hotel (Bangkok)
TK.PALACE HOTEL THAILAND, 54/7 Chaengwattana Rd. Soi 15 Laksi ,Bangkok 10210.
Tel. (662) 574-1588 Fax. (662) 574-2622
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