[ut.general] Meeting on research in Tours, France.

molnar@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Tom Molnar) (05/01/89)

                SITTING OF THE CONGRESS ON RESEARCH

                      26th and 27th MAY 1989

                    Universite Francois Rabelais

                           Tours, FRANCE


                       CHERCHEURS AU GRAND JOUR


                         We are grateful to
              "Le ministere de l'Education nationale"
                               and to
         "Le ministere de la recherche et de la technologie"
         for confering their patronage upon this undertaking.

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GOALS:

 1) To describe and explain the organization of research in the french
    universities through an overview of the existing reasearch groups ;
 2) To stimulate a sound and fruitful dialog between university researchers
    and members of the economical, political and social life, in order to
    highlight the role of the university in the development of the region.

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                         PROVISORY PROGRAM

Friday 26th of May.

 8.30h   : Greeting of university researchers.
           Interchange of ideas : "Researchers speaking to Researchers"

 10.45h   : Opening. "International and European Cooperation : The Plans
            for Research at Francois Rabelais."

 14.30h   : Simultaneous micro-seminars:
              1: Publishing and Communicating in the Scientific World.
              2: Local Communities and Development: Decentralisation in
                 "La Region centre".
              3: Cultural Animation and Tourism.
              4: The Responsabilities in the Areas of Economy and
                 Professional Life.

 16.30h   : Coffee-break.

 17.00h   : Simultaneous micro-seminars:
              5: Autism and Handicap in Infancy.
              6: Communicating within Business and Industry.
              7: Planning the Life Pace of our Children.
              8: Town-planning and Social Life: To Live Within the
                 Family and to Live Within the City.


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Saturday 27th of May.

 8.45h    : Simultaneous Seminars.
             1: Environment : Our Rivers.
             2: The Technics of Image and Visual Representation in
                Biology and Medecine.
             3: Agriculture and Alimentation.
             4: Computer Science: Industry and Daily Life.

 10.45h   : Coffe Break.

 11.00h   : Conference/Discussion: The University and the Economy.

 14.30    : Simultaneous Seminars.
             5: Learning Languages.
             6: Ageing : Social and Psychological Aspects.
             7: Memory and its Extensions: Creation of Documents.
             8: Biotechnology and Cell Biology.

 16.30h   :  Coffee Break

 17.00h   : Conferences (for non specialists).
             9:  Analysis of Electoral Bills of Francois Mitterand.
             10: Saharian Oasis: Agricultural Life and Urbanisation.
             11: Economical Exchanges between the European Community
                 and Latin America.
             12: Teaching, Cinema and Audio-visual at the University.
             13: The Origin of Surnames.
             14: The Architecture of Country Churches.
             15: Geology and Searching for Stone in historical Monuments.
             16: Electronic Mocroscopy at the University: Available
                 to the Local Industry.

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    Debates will be under the responsability of journalists (Press, Radio,
 Television). An exhibition of material, products and services will be held
 by various groups of the university.

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GREETING       3, rue des Tanneurs, 37041 TOURS CEDEX FRANCE
               as from Friday 26th of May 10h.

INFORMATION    Mmes M.F. BARATON & C. VASLIN
               3, rue des Tanneurs, 37041 TOURS CEDEX FRANCE
               Tel: (33).47.38.56.00  Postes 344 et 543

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Tom Molnar
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