Schedule of the Summer School

Schedule of the Summer School 2007 in Zvolen:

Spatial modelling and information systems in forestry and e-learning aspects

SUNDAY, 9th of September 2007

14:00 – 22:00 Arrival to Student Dormitory Bariny, accommodation.

MONDAY, 10th of September 2007

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

8:45 Meeting with Ing. Roman Sitko at Lodge of Student Dormitory Bariny

and joined outgoing to Technical University.

9:00 – 9:30 Opening of Summer School by rector Prof. Ján Tuček in room No. B307.

9:30 – 10:30 Registration in room No. A110.

Lectures in room No. A110

10:30 – 11:00 Tree growth models (categories and principles).

Introduction by Prof. Branislav Sloboda and Assoc.Prof. Marek Fabrika.

11:00 – 12:30 Introduction to SIBYLA model, principle, construction and architecture.

Lecture by Assoc.Prof. Marek Fabrika.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break, Lunch in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

Exercises in room No. A110

14:00 – 16:30 SIBYLA growth simulator, software, making simulations, examples.

Exercises by Assoc.Prof. Marek Fabrika.

Evening programme

17:00 Departure from Student Dormitory Bariny by bus to ice-break:

Cottage Poruba of Forest School Enterprise

·  short information about Forest School Enterprise of Technical University in Zvolen.

·  refreshment and informal discussion.

TUESDAY, 11th of September 2007

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

Exercises in room No. A110

9:00 – 12:30 SIBYLA growth simulator, software, making simulations, examples.

Exercises by Assoc.Prof. Marek Fabrika.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break, Lunch in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny

Exercises in room No. B111

14:00 – 17:00 Simple GIS interface for spatial modelling by SIBYLA growth simulator,

SIBYLA Cartographer, examples and usage.

Exercises by Dr. Peter Surový.

17:30 – 18:30 Dinner in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

WEDNESDAY, 12th of September 2007

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

Exercises in room No. B111

9:00 – 12:00 Geodatabase and model SIBYLA, analysis and visualization in ArcGIS.

Exercises by Dr. Milan Koreň.

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break, Lunch in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

13:00 – 14:00 Payment of accommodation and board in Cash Desk of Student Dormitory

Bariny, Ing. Roman Sitko will assist during procedure.

Lectures in room No. B111

14:30 – 16:00 Web-based growth simulations, Web GIS and e-learning aspects.

Lecture and examples by Assoc.Prof. Marek Fabrika.

15:30 – 17:00 Hungarian Forest Software, DigiTerra Technology.

Lecture by Assoc.Prof. János Gál.

17:30 – 18:30 Dinner in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

THURSDAY, 13th of September 2007

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

Lecture and exercises in room No. B111

9:00 – 12:00 Structural models, principle, growth grammars, GroIMP Software.

Lecture and Exercises by Dr. Dirk Lanwert.

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break, Lunch in dinning room of Student Dormitory Bariny.

13:00 Departure to Dobroč Virgin forest by bus from Student Dormitory Bariny.

Guide and lecturer: Assoc.Prof. Viliam Pichler.

Evening: Bus tour to High Tatras (Račková dolina, hotel Akademik).

Accommodation and dinner.

FRIDAY, 14th of September 2007

Breakfast in hotel Akademik.

·  day-long excursion in High Tatras mountains,

·  visit of National Park TANAP,

·  survey of wind disaster with short walk,

·  TANAP-Centre Movie,

·  evening return bus travel to Zvolen.

Guide: Ing. Roman Sitko.

Return to rooms in Student Dormitory Bariny in Zvolen.

SATURDAY, 15th of September 2007

Morning departure to home Universities.