CEM Centers of Excellence on Micropiles Nomination by IWM Steering and/or implementation of future R&D of IWM Local contacts of IWM Impact to marketing of micropile industry Easier financing to R&D to IWM activities as administration, workshops etc 21.9.2003 IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen

Why Center of Excellence? The IWM process has been the network of the leading experts on micropiles. Improved effectiveness on R&D Roles of the partners world wide can be defined for further collaboration Multi pole system advantages Improved strategy planning Financing Every single Center of Excellence can utilize the IWM structure 21.9.2003 IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen

IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen CEM When and where? Centers of Excellence would start latest in 2004 At least one center per continent USA Japan Europe France ? Finland ? 21.9.2003 IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen

FinCEM (A proposal:)The Finnish Center of Excellence on Micropiles The starting stage under the PRIMA technology program (up to 2005) Networking The partners TUT Turku Polytechnic Local micropile industry 21.9.2003 IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen

IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen CEM Further actions Action planning Targets of each center of excellence Administration Nomination by the IWM Steering Committee for 5 years Websites Reports in the following IWM meetings Collaboration between the centers 21.9.2003 IWM 2003 Seattle Jouko Lehtonen