Events 2009

acatech Meeting "Value Creation in the High-Wage Country Germany", 19. Januar 2009
In the meeting of the National Academy of Science and Engineering were proposals for the Innovation Dialogue between acatech and the Federal Government developed.


RWTHtransparent 2009 - team at work, 30th January 2009
Under the title "RWTHtransparent 2009 - team at work" the rector of RWTH Aachen University invited to the annual report.




Strategy Workshop February 2009
Aim of the second strategy workshop was the creation of a common understanding concerning the maturity of technological solutions within the sub-projects. Hence the feedback from the Scientific Advisory Board and the Industrial Advisory Board was integrated into the strategy refinement of the cluster.




Hannover Messe, 20. - 24. April 2009
Around 210 000 visitors from over 80 countries attended the 2009 Hannover Fair.
The focus of the fair was the economic crisis. The topic was not the cause and course of the crisis, but approaches to the solution. The Cluster of Excellence make a contribution to this solution with its topics.




Girls Day, April 23, 2009
At the Girls Day female pupils in 10th grade from the Märkischen Gymnasium Hamm visited the Cluster of Excellence.




Visit of international science counsellors, May 12, 2009
A group of international science counsellors at foreign missions in Germany visited the Cluster of Excellence.




Visit of the management group of the programme ‘SISU 2010 –Innovative Manufacture’, May 26, 2009
‘SISU 2010 –Innovative Manufacture’ is a Finnish national technology programme which targets the discrete manufacturing industry within the technology industry, machine and equipment manufacturers producing factory-level production equipment and systems, and universities and research institutes in the field.



Tampere Manufacturing Summit 2009, June 8-10, 2009
Tampere Manufacturing Summit, where the Cluster of Excellence was represented, is an international benchmarking and networking forum in the manufacturing field. Its key role is to bring together front line industrial manufacturers and researchers to exchange opinions and ideas about different aspects of manufacturing and keys to improved global competitivity and business profitability.

Study Information Day, June 10, 2009
The Cluster of Excellence presented at study information days different exhibits.



RWTH Sience Truck, June 26, 2009
The Cluster of Excellence visited with the Science RWTH-Truck the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Dinslaken.




Colloquium for employees, July 2009
The central objective of the colloquium for employees in July 2009 was to figure out possibilities of measuring the contribution of each sub-project and Integrative Cluster Domain to the resolution of the polylemma of production technology. After a plenary presentation of key performance indicators on the level of the entire cluster, key performance indicators on the level of single projects were presented and discussed among the cluster members.




International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, July 22, 2009
At the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in San Diego the IAW presented the theme Cognitive Engineering for Direct Human-Robot Cooperation
in Self-Optimizing Assembly Cells.


Pupils‘ University, August 14, 2009
At the Pupils’ University Day pupils in 10th grade or higher came to visit the Cluster of Excellence and other institutes at the RWTH Aachen.


Workshop Production 2025 in Denmark, September 17, 2009
The Cluster of Excellence visited the ‘Grundfos contre’ in Bjerringbro to present itself. The main theme was the integrative production technology for high-wage countries.


The Source Event, September 25, 2009
At the Source Event in London the Cluster of Excellence presented itself to scientist who are looking for new employment.


RWTH Science Truck in Essen, October 1, 2009
The Cluster of Excellence visited with the Science RWTH-Truck the ‘Haus der Technik’ in Essen.


RWTH Science Truck in Lennestadt, October 8, 2009
The Cluster of Excellence visited with the Science RWTH-Truck the ‘Städtische Gymnasium’ in Lennestadt.


Korean delegation KAIST at RWTH Aachen, October 10, 2009
Being part of the Technical Tour to Europe by KAIST the Cluster of Excellence presented its area of work to the Korean delegation which came to visit the RWTH Aachen and its institutes.


RWTH Night of Science, November 13, 2009
Science in an unusual form presenting at an unusual time - this is the idea of the RWTH Science Night. The Cluster of Excellence presented at this event the results understandable to a broad regional audience.