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Technical Tours

Two different technical tours will be offered to delegates during the conference, one of them sponsored by AMTA. Registration to them is mandatory and can be done at the registration desk, on a first come first served basis. Please note that due to the transportation to the different sites, a minimum fee of 10CHF must be charged to the attendees.

AMTA Technical Visit to Küblis Powerplant

The Küblis Powerplant is an abbey-like power plant dating back to 1922 located in the city of Küblis. The power plant is listed as one of the building of cultural relevance in the “Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance”.
Some of its technical specifications are:

Gross head 355 m
Processed amount of water 16.5 m3 / s
Number and type of turbines 2 Double Pelton horizontal
Power 45 MW
Annual production 178.2 GWh/year

Three different tours will be organised to the Küblis Powerplant

  • Tuesday, 12th April 2016 - 15:00 - 17:00
  • Wednesday, 13th April 2016 - 15:00 - 17:00
  • Thursday, 14th April 2016 - 15:00 - 17:00

The tour includes the visit to:

  • Regional control center for production and power distribution network
  • Machine room and the powerplant
  • Pipes and water distribution lines
  • Outdoor switching system (approximately 10 minutes outside if it is not raining)

Snow and Avalanche Institute in Davos

Tours at the Snow and Avalanche Institute in Davos will be organized on Tuesday 12th April 2016 at 10:00 and 14:00. The tours will include a visit through the facilities of the institute in Davos and will provide an overview of their work, concerning specially snow, avalanches and other natural hazards, including links to climate change.
Scientists working at the institute will also be available and giving short presentation of their work and be ready to answer questions that the visitors have.


 
 
 


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Exhibition Schedule
DayBeginEnd
Monday 11 10:40 18:00
Tuesday 12 09:00 18:00
Wednesday 13 09:00 18:00
Thursday 14 09:00 18:00
SPONSORED BY

Platinum Sponsors

CST-Computer Simulation Technology AG LOGO

Schmid & Partner Engineering AG LOGO

Gold Sponsors

Altair Engineering GmbH LOGO

ESA LOGO

Huber+Suhner LOGO

TICRA LOGO

Viasat, Inc LOGO

Silver Sponsors

ANSYS

COST Switzerland - SERI - The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation LOGO

Microwave Vision Group (MVG) LOGO

OFCOM - Federal Office of Communications LOGO

Bronze Sponsors

IMST GmbH LOGO

Coffee Breaks Sponsors

Nespresso LOGO

 

 

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