THE FUTURE OF GAS TURBINE TECHNOLOGY - ETN

EVENING, WEDNESDAY 17 OCTOBER 2012
The European Turbine Network welcomes you to an evening
of inspiring discussions, delicious food and a beautiful view.
The kind sponsors, MTU for the Cocktail Reception, and
Siemens for the Gala Dinner, welcome you to the Panoramic
Hall at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre.
There will be a bus transfer from the Thon Hotel to the
Gala Dinner venue. Please meet in the Thon Hotel lobby
at 18:00.
The Cocktail Reception will commence at 18:30, and the
Gala Dinner at 19:15. Please bring your badges for entrance.
We look forward to enjoying the evening with you!
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Optimism and its impact
on the quality of life
Guestspeaker Leo Bormans (Belgium)
is the International Am bassador of
Happiness & Quality of Life. He is the
author of the international bestseller
“The World Book of Happiness”, which
has been translated into different
languages (including Chinese) and
which has been sent by European
President Herman Van Rompuy to
all leaders of the world as a special
New Year’s gift in 2012. His initiatives have inspired many
organisations, businessmen and policy-makers. He supports the
international movement for Happiness
and Quality of Life and is ambassador
of organizations in East and West
(including Professor Richard Layard’s
Action for Happiness at the London
School of Economics). Most recently
he was keynote speaker at the World
Conference Appreciative Inquiry in
Ghent and at the European Conference
of Positive Psychology in Moscow.
www.theworldbookofhappiness.com
For the first time in history the United Nations recently published The World Report on Happiness. The topic is now being
taken seriously all over the world. The economic crisis is a challenge for new priorities. How can strive for a hopeful and
optimistic future? Leo Bormans has just returned from a visit to the government of Bhutan, the country of Gross National
Happiness. Their approach is mentioned by the United Nations as an inspiring example. What can we learn from them
and from the insights of more than 100 professors in 50 different countries? Happiness at work is an important element
in the harmony of our lives and it leads to more success and better results. Happiness has become a science and a policy.
Leo Bormans unveils the secrets of what we know about this most important aspect in life, work and society.