The opening ceremony of the Josef Ressel-Centre HEUREKA! will take place at campus Hagenberg of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences (FH-OÖ). The event will start on October 23rd 2008 at 15:30. The topics and speakers of the opening ceremoney are:

Welcome:

• Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Witold Jacak, Dean FH-Campus Hagenberg
• Dr. Gerald Reisinger, CEO FH-OÖ Research in Upper Austria

R&D at Austria's Universities of Applied Sciences:

• KommR Viktor Sigl, Minister of Economy, Labour, Youth, Education and European Affairs, Upper Austria
• Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Norbert Vana, Member of the Fachhochschulrat Funding Programme Josef Ressel-Centres
• Dipl.-Ing. Theresia Vogel-Lahner, Structural Programmes, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Josef Ressel-Centre Heureka!
• Prof. (FH) Priv.-Doz. DI Dr. Michael Affenzeller, Head Heureka!

On the Importance of Metaheuristics for Science and Industry

• Prof. Dr. Enrique Alba, University of Málaga, Spain

For administrative reasons, please register for the event until October 20th, 2008 with MMag. Martina Anzinger either by phone: +43 (0)7236 3888-1550 or e-mail: martina.anzinger@fh-hagenberg.at