Study Group programme
Monday 11 January to Friday 15 January 2016
| Monday 11 January 2016 | ||
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration Venue: Mathematical Sciences Building West Campus Loading presentations in Wits Sciences Stadium, WSS2 |
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| 9:00 - 9:15 | Official Opening and Welcome Venue: Wits Science Stdium WSS2 Chair: David Mason Welcome address: Professor Helder Marques, Dean of Science |
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| 9:15 -- 12 :30 (10:30 - 11:00) |
Problem Presentations (30 minutes) The order of the presentations has still to be decided Chair: Neville Fowkes · Storage of sugar cane bagasse Richard Loubser · Rock strength, rock brittleness and blast fragmentation Richard Stacey · Air traffic flow management rerouting Alex Alochukwu Morning tea Venue: Common Room, Mathematical Sciences Building Chair: Graeme Hocking · The utility pricing death spiral Ian Curry · Automated data collection from a football video Dario Fanucchi · Assessment of the performance of composite liner: Shotcrete and TSL Halil Yilmaz |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | Identification of Study Groups Chair: David Mason Formation of Study Groups Room allocation |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Venue: Common Room Mathematical Sciences Building |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 | Study Group meetings | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Afternoon tea Venue: Common Room Mathematical Sciences Building |
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| 16:30 - 18:30 | Study Group meetings | |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Dinnner Parktonian Hotel Shuttle provided |
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| Tuesday 12 January to Thursday 14 January 2016 | ||
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Study Group meetings Planning the work for the day | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Study Group meetings | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning tea | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Study Group meetings | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Study Group meetings | |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Afternoon tea | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Study Group meetings | |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Tuesday and Wednesday Progress reports by Student Moderators on the work of the day (10--15 minutes) Venue: Mathematical Sciences Computer Laboratory Chair: Tim Myers (Tuesday) Sarah Mitchell (Wednesday) Thursday Preparation for report back session to Industry on Friday morning |
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| 19:00 - 2100 | Dinner Parktonian Hotel Shuttle provided |
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| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||
| 9:00 - 12:30 (10:30 -11:00) |
Report back session to Industry Moderators report on progress and recommendations (30 minutes) The order of the presentations has still to be decided Venue: Wits Sciences Stadium WSS2 Chair: Masood Khalique · Storage of sugar cane bagasse · Rock strength, rock brittleness and blast fragmentation · Air traffic flow management rerouting Morning tea Chair: Neville Fowkes · The utility pricing death spiral · Automated data collection from a football video · Assessment of the performance of composite linear: shotcrete and TSL |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | Closing Ceremony Chair: David Mason Award of the Half-Wits Mug |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Prepare for departure | |