Program of the 12^th IYPT

Vienna (Austria), May 23^rd, 1999 to May 29^th, 1999

• May, 23^rd (Whit Sunday)
• Day of arrival
• Heim und Tagesheim der Schulbrüder
  Strebersdorf
  Anton-Böck-Gasse 20
  1210 Wien

• May, 24^th (Whit Monday)
• a.m.
• 10⁰⁰
• Opening Ceremony of the 12^th IYPT
  presided by Prof. em. Dr. Gunnar Tibell, Uppsala University.
  The President of the IYPT and Chairman of the EPS Forum on Education

  Opening Speeches:
  Prof. Romano A. Rupp
  Mag. Gerhard Schiestl
  

  Location:

  BG, BRG & BORG 22, Polgarstraße 24 1220 Wien

• Setting up of groups by drawing lots

• 11⁰⁰ Meeting of Jurors (Information)
• 12⁰⁰ Lunch I (self service)
• p.m.
• 12⁴⁵ Lunch II (self service)
• 14¹⁵ Gathering of the teams
• 14³⁰ 1^st Round of the competition
• 17⁰⁰ School band (sound check)


• 18³⁰ Begin of free time


• 20⁰⁰ Barbecue party

School band
Manuel Zeitler and his band
Location:
        BG, BRG & BORG 22,
        Polgarstraße 24
        1220 Wien
• 23⁰⁰ return to Strebersdorf by tram

• May, 25^th (Tuesday)
• a.m.
• 8¹⁵ Bus departs from Strebersddorf to

BG, BRG & BORG 22, Polgarstraße 24 1220 Wien

• 9⁰⁰ 2^nd Round of the competition
• p.m.
• 12¹⁵ Lunch I
• 13⁰⁰ Lunch II
• 14³⁰ 3^rd Round of the competition
• evening
• 20⁰⁰ Dinner upon invitation of the Mayor and Governor of Vienna
          Rathauskeller / Rittersaal (Knight Hall)
          Rathausplatz
          1010 Wien
  
• 22³⁰ Return to Strebersdorf
• 23⁰⁰ latest time to hand the proposal of examples for the semifinals to Gunnar Tibell

• May, 26^th (Wednesday)
• a.m.
• 10⁰⁰ Company visits
  

  Departure from
  	Heim und Tagesheim der Schulbrüder Strebersdorf Anton-Böck-Gasse 20 1210 Wien

• Opel Austria & Delphi
• Excursion to a house with low energy consumption
  Niedrigenergiehaus der Fa. Wien Süd
• Novartis Company
• p.m.
• Citywalk
  guided tour
  
• evening
• 18³⁰ Snacks at McDonalds
          Schwedenplatz, City
• 20³⁰ Meeting of the IOC
          Heuriger Seitz
          Anton-Böck-Gasse 5
          21., Strebersdorf

• May, 27^th (Thursday)
• a.m.
• 9³⁰ Semifinal round of the competition
         Palais Eschenbach
         1010, Eschenbachgasse 11

Opening Speech:
Prof. em. George Marx
Eötvös Loránd University
President of the Eötvös Loránd Physical Society

• p.m.
• 13⁰⁰ Lunch for all participants at Palais Eschenbach
• 14⁰⁰ Start of free time
         Meeting for Volleyballmatch in Strebersdorf
• evening
• 18⁰⁰ Dinner in Strebersdorf
• 20⁰⁰ Meeting (teamleaders, members of jury, IOC, LOC)
  special guest:
  Dr. Gertrude Brinek, Abg. zum Nationalrat (XX. GP)
          Location:
          Seminar room
          Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
          Währingerstraße 17, 1090 Wien

• May, 28^th (Friday)
• a.m.
• 9⁰⁰ - 12⁰⁰
• BRG RG 19
  Krottenbachstraße 11
  1190 Wien
• Teams present their experiments
• "String & Sticky Tape"
  workshop by Prof. Dr. Ronald Edge, University of North Carolina
• "Surprising Experiments"
  Prof. Dr. Augustinus Asenbaum, Universität Salzburg
• "Experimental Highlights"
  Wojciech Dindorf, Universität Wien
• 12⁰⁰ Lunch at BRG RG 19
• p.m.
• 13⁰⁰ Press Conference
          Präsidentenzimmer
          Palais Eschenbach
          Eschenbachgasse 11
          1010 Wien
• 14⁰⁰ Final round of the competition
          Palais Eschenbach
          Eschenbachgasse 11
          1010 Wien

Opening Speeches:
• Prof. RNDr. Jan Pisut
  Representative of the Union of Slovak Methematicians and Physicists
• Dr. Gerhard Sauer
  Representative of the German Physical Society
• Prof. DI Dr. techn. Hannspeter Winter
  Representative of the Austrian Physical Society
• 18⁰⁰ Presentation of Winners
• evening
• Farewell party (open end)
  BG, BRG & BORG 22,
  Polgarstraße 24
  1220 Wien

• May, 29^th (Saturday)
• Day of departure
• Possibility for a trip to Bratislava
  (approximately 15 persons)
  interested persons please contact : Jozef Brestensky