Celebration for the 60th anniversary of the von Karman Institute
Friday 14 October 2016 - Saturday 15 October 2016This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Phone: 32 2 359 96 04
We have the pleasure to announce you that the von Karman Institute will celebrate its 60th Anniversary on
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October 2016. We hope that you will join us at this occasion.
Save the date!
Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October 2016
Schedule
Friday 14th October 2016
09:30 AM Registration
10:00 AM Visit of the VKI laboratories (for alumni and industries)
12:00 AM Lunch (sandwiches - 10€)
01:30 PM VKI Alumni General Assembly
03:00 PM Break and welcoming of external invited people
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM Academic Session (on invitation for the external people):
Chairman of the session: Mr. Jean-Jacques Dordain, Chair of the von Karman Institute Board of Directors, Belgium
03:30 PM Welcome address – Review of the research at VKI from 2006 - 2016
Dr. Jean Muylaert, Director, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
03:50 PM ESA activities in space transportation
Dr. Giorgio Tumino, Programme Manager, ESA/ESRIN, Italy
04:10 PM Nuclear reactor 4th generation
Prof. Hamid Aït Abderrahim, Deputy Director-General International Relations SCK•CEN, Belgium
04:30 PM CFD and high performance computing
Prof. Cord-Christian Rossow, Head of Institute, DLR Braunschweig, Germany
04:50 PM European Cleansky projects
Dr. Jean-François Brouckaert, Project Officer, CLEANSKY Engines ITD, Belgium
05:10 PM Impact of CFD on the development of industrial nanomaterials
Prof. Pierre Proulx, Full Professor, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
05:30 PM Cocktail
07:30 PM VKI Alumni Dinner (Kasteel Gravenhof, Alsembergsesteenweg 676, 1653 Dworp)
Saturday 15th October 2016: Open Day (open to the public)
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Visit of Laboratories
06:00 PM Aperitif & BBQ for the alumni, the present students and the VKI staff
For the alumni, if you know any fellow member of the VKI Alumni that unfortunately did not receive this invitation, he/she can send a mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with his/her coordinates and we will be more than happy to send an invitation.
Accommodation: special rates
VKI has negociated special rates at the Hôtel des Colonies (Bruxelles).
The discount is valid from Friday 14th to Saturday 15th of October 2016
- Single Room at 60.00€
- Double Room at 70.00€
These rates are taxes, breakfast and Internet included. Brussels City Tax (5.75€ per room, per night) is not included and will have to be paid upon departure. Any cancellation later than 72 hours prior to the arrival date will be fully invoiced.
To guarantee your reservation at this special rate, reserve your room before the 24thof September 2016 (extended offer).
Follow this link http://www.hotel-des-colonies.com and enter your code VKI10.
If you need any assistance with your reservation, please contact the reservation department
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Tel: +32 2 643 93 78
Location : von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Waterloosesteenweg 72, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode