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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WACRA 2005WACRA 2005Brno, Czech Republic
July 3 - 6, 2005
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Capital
Conference site
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Where we areWhere we are
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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
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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
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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"
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Czech Republic - historyCzech Republic - historyNovember 1989 - fall of the Communist regime1.1. 1993 Czech Republic founded after the split
of Czechoslovakia
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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.)
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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).
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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%
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Bohemians
Moravians
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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
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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
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Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Ice-hockey
Jaromir Jagr Dominik Hasek
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Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen Tennis
Martina Navratilova Ivan Lendl
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Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Athletics
Emil Zatopek
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Famous Czechs – sportsmenFamous Czechs – sportsmen
Gymnastics
Vera Caslavska
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Famous Czechs – Nobel PrizeFamous Czechs – Nobel Prize
Jaroslav Heyrovsky – polarography (chemistry)
Jaroslav Seifert – poet (literature)
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Famous Czechs – writersFamous Czechs – writers
Milan Kundera (Unbearable lightness of being, The joke)
Fanz Kafka (The Trial, The Castle)
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Famous Czechs – composersFamous Czechs – composers
Bedrich Smetana (My fatherland)
Antonin Dvorak (Slavonic dances, From the New World)
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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)
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Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
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Spilberk Castle
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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.
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Conference placesConference places
Lednice
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Conference placesConference places
AusterlitzOlomouc
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TourTour
Moravian karst (caves)
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Telc
Namest nad OslavouUNESCO
heritage
sites
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Hluboka
Karlstejn
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PRAGUE
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Brno – ideal site for WACRABrno – ideal site for WACRA