Events

General Assembly of Members of the ENVITECH-Net Network, 11-12 June 2007, Ustron, Poland [added 18.06.2007]

The General Assembly of ENVITECH-Net Members combined with thematic workshops focused on development of the ENVITECH-Net Strategic Research Agenda took place in Ustron, Poland, in the days of 11-12 June 2007. In total 42 participants from 29 Member Organisations attended to the meeting. The final minutes of the meeting are available for download here.

On the agenda were the following:

11 JUNE, MONDAY

  BREAKFAST
9.00-10.00 Registration of participants
 
10.10-12.00 Setting the context for ENVITECH-Net ctivities in Europe and Poland
10.10-10.40 6th Environmental Action Plan at a half-way point (PL), Janusz Jeziorski, the Polish Ministry of Environment
10.40-11.00 Environmental Technolgies Action Plan (ETAP), activities in Europe and in Poland (PL), Beata Michaliszyn, Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas
11.00-11.30 Strategic Research Agenda - methods for carrying out SRA and pre-existing knowledge, Janusz Krupanek, Institute for Ecology of Industrial Area
11.30-12.00 Discussion
12.00-12.30 COFFEE BREAK, split into 4 thematic working panels
 
  • RF1 Waste management technologies
  • RF2 Water resource management technologies
  • RF3 Air protection and GCC prevention technologies
  • RF4 Soil protection technologies

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    12.30-14.00 PANEL WORKS PART I: presentations of Network Members
    Parallel presentations in each of the 4 panels comprises:
    • short description of the core activities of an organisation
    • research offer and needs of an organisation related to existing and developed competences, expertise and interest
    • examples of cooperation with industry
    RF1 Waste management technologies
    Różana Room, groundfloor     		RF2 Water resource management technologies
    Tenisowa Room, level -1     		RF3 Air protection and GCC prevention technologies
    Conference Room, level -1     		RF4 Soil protection technologies
    Angielska Room, groundfloor
    Moderators:
    dr. Ireneusz Baic,
    IMBiGS Center of Wastes Management
    prof. Liliana Krzystek,
    Technical University of Lodz, Process and Environmental Engineering     		Moderators:
    prof. Wojciech Dabrowski,
    Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering
    dr. Włodzimierz Ratajczak,
    IChP Industrial Chemistry Research Institute     		Moderators:
    dr. Janina Fudała,
    IETU Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas
    M.Sc. Damian Kasperczyk,
    IICh Institute for Chemical Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences     		Moderators:
    prof. Rafał Kucharski,
    IETU Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas
    14.00-15.00 DINNER
     
    15.00-18.00 PANEL WORKS PART II: identification of research issues and needs (groups and moderators mentioned above)
    Moderated discusison in each panel group:
    • working out of a list of technological research trends based on presentations and discussions
    • selection of the 3 priority trends
    • (for at least 1 priority trend) definition of:
      • time horizon
      • scope of specific research needs (at least 3 items)
      • type of projects facilitating realization of the identified subjects e.g. research & development projects, implementation / demonstration projects, pilot projects
      • potential industrial partners
      • potential funding sources
      • proposed supporting actions (e.g. lobbying, influance on strategic documents)
    16.30-16.45 COFFEE BREAK
    18.00-19.00 Meeting of Members interested in creation of the ENVITECH-Net Environmental Technologies research potential database, Marcin Kelm, ENVITECH-Net Co-ordination Office
    19.30-22.00 DINNER (barbecue in a garden outside the hotel)

    12 JUNE, TUESDAY

      BREAKFAST
    9.00-11.00 Presentation and wrap-up of results of the group panel meetings, Panel Moderators, (Conference Room, level -1)
    11.00-11.30 COFFEE BREAK
      General Assembly of Members of the ENVITECH-Net, moderator Jan Skowronek, Network Co-ordinator (Conference Room, level -1)
     
    • voting over amendments to the Internal Regulations of the Network [PDF]
    • Presentation of the Spanish Member, Fundacion CARTIF
    • presentation of ENVITECH-Net 2006 activities report,
    • presentation of Network Action Plan for 2007, report on advancements of the information system on research potential of the Network Members, discussion over its further development and financing from separate sources,
    • ENVITECH-Net peer-reviewed publication,
    • discussion over organisation of an international scientific conference in 2008 - thematic scope, establishing a Scientific Committee,
    • discussion over a strategy for acquiring new international Members,
    • presentation of ideas for exhibition of the Network during POLEKO2007 Fairs
    14.00-14.20 General issues
    14.20-14.30 Wrap-up and closing of the meeting
    14.30-15.30 DINNER

    The report covering results of works on SRA will be available for open comments before the end of June 2007.

    Contact address: office@envitech-net.org

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