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International Convention MIPRO 2010 –                 Opatija, 24. – 28. May 2010

From 24th to 28th May 2010 the 33rd International Convention MIPRO 2010 was held in Opatija. The topic of Round table held on 27th May was: Nanotechnology – new challenge for the Republic of Croatia.

The discussion was intended for people who make strategical decisions about economy and science, scientists and experts in the field of natural and technical science as well as technologists in industry. Prof. Sandra Bischof Vukusic, coordinator of the FP7-REGPOT-2008-1 project funded within the FP7 topic Nanoscience, nanotechnologies, materials and new productional technologies, took a part as one of the keynote speakers of the Round table.

 

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Trends and development of the textile economy of North America Atlanta 2010

From 18th to 20th May 2010 several significant events occurred simultaneously: AATCC International Conference 2010 and Symposium Techtextil North America as well as three parallel exhibitions: ATME.I MEGATEX 2010 (American Textile Machinery Exhibition – International), Techtextil North America (International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens) and SPESA (Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas). Dynamic new alliance within the textile industry has created a powerful tri-location of events. They were organized concurrently at the premises of World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Three participants from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology have actively participated in the International Conference AATCC 2010 with the presentation of their scientific work or with the presentation of recently established Textile Science Research Center (TSRC).

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Picture 1: Croatian representatives Prof. Tanja Pušić and Prof. Drago Katović in front of the World Congress Center in Atlanta, USA

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Lisbon Goals: Croatia and Montenegro Outperform Lowest-Ranked EU Members

The most recent assessment of the progress made by EU Members in reaching the goals of the Lisbon Strategy shows that, as expected, the key objectives were not met so far. However, Croatia and Montenegro have achieved better results than the lowest-ranked Member States. Moreover, the FYR of Macedonia and Turkey have outranked Bulgaria, the EU state with the lowest rank.

The World Economic Forum’s study is the fifth and final review in a biennial series that assesses the progress made by EU Member countries in the far-reaching goals of the EU’s Lisbon Strategy of economic and structural reforms. In addition to assessing the performance of 27 existing EU Members, it also measures the competitive performance of EU candidates and potential candidate countries.

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