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Dr. Krzysztof Walczak participated in Brussels – as an independent expert of European Commission – in a working session evaluating projects submitted to the 7 Framework Program (FP7-ICT-2009-4). 

Dr. Wojciech Wiza participated in the International Conference on Electronic Imaging & the Visual Arts EVA 2009, which was held from April 28th to April 30th in Florence. Dr Wiza presented results of the European Project MM4ALL realized by the Department od Information Technology in the framwork of the Program of European Commission CULTURE 2000.

Mr. Adam Wojtowicz was invited to visit The Malbork Castle Museum. Mr. Wojtowicz presented to the Museum staff an ARCO system for virtual museum exhibitions.

The Department of Information Technology and the National Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa n/Poznan organized a conference "Multimedia Museum MMM 2009". The conference was organized in the framework of the project Multimedia for All (MM4ALL) - European Program CULTURE 2000. Dr. Wojciech Wiza served as a General Chair of the conference, Prof. Wojciech Cellary gave an inaugurational lecture "Multimedia Museums - Virtual Exposition - Real Culture", and Dr. Krzysztof Walczak gave a lecture "Creatin Virtual Exhibitions using ARCO System". Dr. Nick Tyson from The Regency Town House, MM4ALL project coordinator, presented a lecture entitled "Conveyor System for Multimedia Displays". <

Prof. Wojciech Cellary gave an inaugural lecture for participants of V Days of Academic Entrepreneurship. The event was held in Poznan from April 21 to April 23, 2009.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary has been invited to join the Council of the Global Librairies Program for Poland, realized in the framework of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary gave an inaugural lecture "New trends in teaching using electronic tools" during a Conference of School Networks Managers, which was held in Nowy Tomysl n/Poznan. He also participated in a panel discussion on new trends in XXI century education.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated in a conference inaugurating European Year of Creativity and Innovation which was held in Warsaw. Prof. Cellary gave a lecture "Economic Aspect of Innovation".

Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated in a working meeting of the partners of the project entitled "IT-SOA - New information technologies for electronic economy and information society based on Service-oriented Architecture", realized by IT-SOA Consortium. The meeting was hosted by AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow.

Dr. Krzysztof Walczak served as a lecturer during a seminar "How to become an independent expert for European Commission?" organized by the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU and Poznan University of Economics. During his lecture Dr. Walczak shared with participants his experience as an independent expert evaluating projects submitted to 7FP.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary has been invited to visit the International Institute for Software - Center for Electronic Governance of the United Nations University in Macao (China). During the visit Prof. Cellary gave an invited lecture "Economic Dilemma of the Knowledge-Based Economy" for UNU IIST staff. He gave also a lecture entitled "Strategic Impact of e-Government on Economy and Society" for representatives of the government in Macao. The main goal of the visit was to establish close research relationships between UNU IIST and PUE.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary gave an invited lecture "Innovation and transfer of technology" to the executive staff of the Poznan City Hall.

Dr Wojciech Wiza was invited as a visiting researcher to the Centre for VLSI and Computer Graphics in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Sussex. During the visit Dr Wiza participated in a kick-off meeting launching a project entitled "Reanimating Cultural Heritage: Digital Repatriation, Knowledge Networks and Civil Society Strengthening in Post-conflict Sierra Leone".

Dr. Krzysztof Walczak participated in a working meeting of a consortium created by 11 Polish scientific institutions and museums in order to submit together a project entitled "Individual, interactive, computer-supported visitor guiding system for the Wilanow Palace Museum"in the framework of the Innovative Economy Operational Programme 2007-2013. The meeting took place in Wilanow Palace Museum.

Prof. Wojciech Cellary gave an inauguration lecture entitled "New trends in teaching using electronic ways" during a conference "e-School Wielkopolska 2009", organized in Poznan by the Adam Mickiewicz Uniwersity and Fundation for Computer Education.