Opening Ceremony of IFIA Jubilee Year 2008
The First International Inventor’s Day 2nd of February 2008, Bangkok | ||||||||||||||||
Without inventor no invention – without invention no innovation – without innovation no development! 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 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 Opening Ceremony of IFIA Jubilee Year and International Inventor’s Day 2 February (Saturday) 11:00 – 12:00
IFIA Outstanding Service Medalists
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)
“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 DJUJIÆ, 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
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To H. M. King Bhumibol Adulyade for Chaipattana Waterwheel Aerator
