1. WACRA 2005 Brno, Czech Republic July 3 - 6, 2005

2. Capital Conference site

3. Where we are

4. Czech Republic - history rich, complicated, and ancient 4 th century B.C. – Celts End of the 5 th and beginning of the 6 th century - arrival of Slavs First unified „state“ - 7 th century – Frankish merchant Samo (Greater Moravian Empire) 1346-1378 - the peak in the prestige and power of the kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV

6. Beginning of the 15th century – crisis of state, Hussite movement 1526 - the Habsburg dynasty – formation of a multi-national empire 1620 – defeat of Bohemian Estates (Battle of White Mountain), continued centralization 28 th October, 1918 – foundation of an independent state of Czechs and Slovaks March 1939 – May 1945 – German occupation February 1948 – Communist takeover Czech Republic - history

7. August 1968 – Soviet-led invasion by Warsaw Pact countries brings an end to the "Prague Spring" and an attempt to build "Socialism with a human face"

8. Czech Republic - history November 1989 - fall of the Communist regime 1.1. 1993 Czech Republic founded after the split of Czechoslovakia

9. Czech Republic - geography landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; (traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube) Area - 78,866 sq km (slightly smaller than South Carolina) Elevation extremes: –lowest point: Elbe River 115 m highest point: Snezka 1,602 m (5 254 ft) Land use: –arable land: 40% permanent crops: 3.04% other: 56.96% (1998 est.)

10. Czech Republic - climate Weather: continental influences marked by large fluctuations in both temperature and precipitation, –The mean annual temperature 45º F (7º C) to 48º F (9º C). –High temperatures (July) can reach 91º F (33ºC), –Low temperatures (February) may drop to 1º F (-17º C).

11. Czech Republic - people Population: 10,249,216 Median age: 38.4 years Life expectancy: 75.18 years Population growth rate: -0.08 % Ethnic groups: Czech (Bohemian) 81.2%, Moravian 13.2%

12. Bohemians Moravians

13. Czech Republic - government Capital: Prague Government type: parliamentary democracy Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal chief of state: President Vaclav KLAUS (since March 2003) note: the Czech Republic's first president Vaclav HAVEL stepped down from office in February 2003 having served 10 years; cabinet: coalition of Social democrats, Cristian democrats and Liberty union

14. Czech Republic - economy GDP per capita: $ 15,500 –agriculture: 3.8% industry: 41% services: 55.2% Inflation rate: 0.6% Unemployment: 10 % Currency: CZK (Czech koruna) Exchange rate: USD 1.00 = CZK 26.00

15. Famous Czechs – sportsmen Ice-hockey Jaromir JagrDominik Hasek

16. Famous Czechs – sportsmen Tennis Martina NavratilovaIvan Lendl

17. Famous Czechs – sportsmen Athletics Emil Zatopek

18. Famous Czechs – sportsmen Gymnastics Vera Caslavska

19. Famous Czechs – Nobel Prize Jaroslav Heyrovsky – polarography (chemistry) Jaroslav Seifert – poet (literature)

20. Famous Czechs – writers Milan Kundera (Unbearable lightness of being, The joke) Fanz Kafka (The Trial, The Castle)

21. Famous Czechs – composers Bedrich Smetana (My fatherland) Antonin Dvorak (Slavonic dances, From the New World)

22. Brno 400,000 inhabitants 6 universities, almost 40,000 students Two dominants: –Gothic castle from the 13th century - Spilberk –St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral built in the 14th century (Petrov Hill)

23. Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul

24. Spilberk Castle

25. Mendel Universiy founded in 1919 Faculties: –Agriculture (*1950); –Forestry and Wood Technology (*1950); –Horticulture (*1985); –Business and Economics (*1959). Faculty of Business and Economics: –Currently 88 teachers and 2150 students –Three-level education (Bc., MSc., PhD) –3 study programmes: Management and Economics, Economic policy and public administration, System engineering and informatics.

27. Conference places Lednice

28. Conference places Austerlitz Olomouc

29. Tour Moravian karst (caves)

30. Telc Namest nad Oslavou UNESCO heritage sites

31. Hluboka Karlstejn

32. PRAGUE

33. Brno – ideal site for WACRA