EC meeting in Tehran

Ariaian Young Innovative Minds Institute (AYIMI)  held IYPT 2011 EC meeting in Tehran on November 25-29 .On Nov. 25 they visited one of the Muesums' palace in north of tehran, Saad Abad Muesume and on Nov 26 in the morning Martin Plesch, Dina Izadi, John Balcombe, Georg Hofferek and Timotheus Hell started the EC Meeting. They talked about: 1- IYPT 2011 Iran 2. FP7 project for IYPT
3. Finances of IYPT, support for the EC meeting, refund of web page hosting costs
4. IOC members definition in statutes
5. Observer condition for participation of new countries in IYPT
6. IYTP tool kit, further reading material for IYPT, publication policy
7. Jurors in IYPT
8. Update of grading sheets
9. Questionnaire IYPT 2010 and plans for IYPT 2011
10. Visitors and guests at the tournament, policy
11. IYPT archive
12. IYPT journal
13. Web page
14. Any other business

Some of the universities in Iran have offered to cooperate with AYIMI to organize this event and are ready to cover all the basic costs i.e. food, accommodation and transportation. Two days tour to Shiraz, One day tour to Isfahan and two half day tours  have been organized for the 24th IYPT.The best choice  will be announced on IYPTwebsite. 

Thursday Morning , Nov. 25:  Saad Abad Muesume tour

 Friday , Nov. 26:  EC Meeting

 Friday , Nov. 26:  Welcome Dinner

  The Research Institute of Petroleum Industry had organized a visit on Nov. 27 and after lunch the EC members came back to countinue their  meeting . 

Saturday , Nov. 27:  IRIP

     On Nov 28 Martin, Georg and Tim paid a visit from Amirkabir University of Technology . The main bulding was Aboureihan and then dining hall, laboratory and studying room. the dormitories was full so they could see just from outside.

Sunday , Nov. 28:  Amirkabir University

After lunch they went to Bazar and bought somethings. EC meeting finished and Tim and Georg stayed two more days. On Nov 29  Tafresh University invited them to have a visit from their university too. It is about 2 and half hours from Tehran. They  expected  EC members kindly and unfortunately the power was cut so it seemed one of the most important problems. The other was the conference hall for openning and closing ceremony.

Monday , Nov. 29:  Tafresh University