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WACRA 2005. Brno, Czech Republic. July 3 - 6, 2005. Capital. Conference site. Where we are. Czech Republic - history. rich, complicated, and ancient 4 th century B.C. – Celts End of the 5 th and beginning of the 6 th century - arrival of Slavs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WACRA 2005WACRA 2005Brno, Czech Republic
July 3 - 6, 2005
Capital
Conference site
Where we areWhere we are
Czech Republic - historyCzech Republic - history
rich, complicated, and ancient4th century B.C. – CeltsEnd of the 5th and beginning of the 6th
century - arrival of Slavs First unified „state“ - 7th century – Frankish
merchant Samo (Greater Moravian Empire)1346-1378 - the peak in the prestige and
power of the kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV
Beginning of the 15th century – crisis of state, Hussite movement
1526 - the Habsburg dynasty – formation of a multi-national empire
1620 – defeat of Bohemian Estates (Battle of White Mountain), continued centralization
28th October, 1918 – foundation of an independent state of Czechs and Slovaks
March 1939 – May 1945 – German occupation
February 1948 – Communist takeover
Czech Republic - historyCzech Republic - history
Czech Republic - historyCzech Republic - history
August 1968 – Soviet-led invasion by Warsaw Pact countries brings an end to the "Prague Spring" and an attempt to build "Socialism with a human face"
Czech Republic - historyCzech Republic - historyNovember 1989 - fall of the Communist regime1.1. 1993 Czech Republic founded after the split
of Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic - geographyCzech Republic - geography landlocked; strategically located astride some of
oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; (traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube)
Area - 78,866 sq km (slightly smaller than South Carolina)
Elevation extremes: – lowest point: Elbe River 115 m
highest point: Snezka 1,602 m (5 254 ft)Land use:
– arable land: 40% permanent crops: 3.04% other: 56.96% (1998 est.)
Czech Republic - climateCzech Republic - climate
Weather: continental influences marked by large fluctuations in both temperature and precipitation, – The mean annual temperature 45º F (7º C) to
48º F (9º C).– High temperatures (July) can reach 91º F
(33ºC),– Low temperatures (February) may drop to 1º F
(-17º C).
Czech Republic - peopleCzech Republic - people
Population: 10,249,216Median age: 38.4 yearsLife expectancy: 75.18 yearsPopulation growth rate: -0.08 %Ethnic groups: Czech (Bohemian) 81.2%,
Moravian 13.2%
Bohemians
Moravians
Czech Republic - Czech Republic - governmentgovernmentCapital: PragueGovernment type: parliamentary
democracySuffrage: 18 years of age, universalchief of state: President Vaclav KLAUS
(since March 2003) note: the Czech Republic's first president Vaclav HAVEL stepped down from office in February 2003 having served 10 years;cabinet: coalition of Social democrats, Cristian democrats and Liberty union
Czech Republic - Czech Republic - economyeconomy
GDP per capita: $ 15,500– agriculture: 3.8%
industry: 41%services: 55.2%
Inflation rate: 0.6%Unemployment: 10 %Currency: CZK (Czech koruna)Exchange rate: USD 1.00 = CZK 26.00
Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Ice-hockey
Jaromir Jagr Dominik Hasek
Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen Tennis
Martina Navratilova Ivan Lendl
Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Athletics
Emil Zatopek
Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Gymnastics
Vera Caslavska
Famous Czechs – Nobel PrizeFamous Czechs – Nobel Prize
Jaroslav Heyrovsky – polarography (chemistry)
Jaroslav Seifert – poet (literature)
Famous Czechs – writersFamous Czechs – writers
Milan Kundera (Unbearable lightness of being, The joke)
Fanz Kafka (The Trial, The Castle)
Famous Czechs – composersFamous Czechs – composers
Bedrich Smetana (My fatherland)
Antonin Dvorak (Slavonic dances, From the New World)
BrnoBrno
400,000 inhabitants6 universities, almost 40,000 studentsTwo dominants:
– Gothic castle from the 13th century - Spilberk– St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral built in the 14th
century (Petrov Hill)
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
Spilberk Castle
Mendel UniversiyMendel Universiyfounded in 1919Faculties:
– Agriculture (*1950);– Forestry and Wood Technology (*1950);– Horticulture (*1985);– Business and Economics (*1959).
Faculty of Business and Economics:– Currently 88 teachers and 2150 students– Three-level education (Bc., MSc., PhD)– 3 study programmes: Management and Economics,
Economic policy and public administration, System engineering and informatics.
Conference placesConference places
Lednice
Conference placesConference places
AusterlitzOlomouc
TourTour
Moravian karst (caves)
Telc
Namest nad OslavouUNESCO
heritage
sites
Hluboka
Karlstejn
PRAGUE
Brno – ideal site for WACRABrno – ideal site for WACRA