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Program ECPC May 9-12th at NIPV – Arnhem

Tuesday, May, 9th: conference day 1 – Arrival day of ESPC board members during the day at their hotels

11:00 – 13:00 ESPC board meeting at NIPV Arnhem
13:00 – 14:30 Arrival of conference attendees at NIPV Arnhem, registration, coffee and networking
14:30 – 15:15 Conference opening, Welcome speech by IJle Stelstra, General Director of NIPV
15:15 – 16:15 Keynote 1: Joo-Young Lee: non-invasive wearable technologies to monitor heat strain
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
16:30 – 17:15 Session 1: Innovative protective products
17:15 – 20:00 Guest go to their hotel
20.00 – 21:30 Get together event in the hotel bar, networking at hotel Haarhuis

Wednesday, May 10th: conference day 2

08:15 – 08:30 Arrival at NIPV, coffee and chatting
08:30 – 09:00 Keynote 2: George Havenith, Josh Foster, James Smallcombe and Simon Hodder: Worker protection in a warming world- modelling the impact of climate and clothing on physical work capacity
08:30 – 10:00 Session 2: Physiological impact of protective clothing and environment
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
10:30 – 12:00 Session 3: Digital Human Models and Virtual Ergonomics of PPE Systems
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
13:00 – 13:45 Session 4: Manikins and models
13:45 – 14:15 Main poster session with pitches (á 2-3 min)
14:15 – 15:00 Main poster session continues, exhibition and coffee break
15:00 – 16:15 Session 5: New materials and evaluation methods
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30 ESPC General Assembly for all participants

Thursday, May 11th: conference day 3 – Fire fighter theme day – social event

08:15 – 08:30 Arrival at NIPV, coffee and networking
08:30 – 08:45 Opening of the Day, Welcome speech by Anton Slofstra, Safety Region Director Fire Brigade Commander at VGGM
08:45 – 09:15 Keynote 3: Philippe Agopian, Frank Pons and Thierry Carret: Health management of firefighters during natural wild fires. A global and integrated approach
09:15 – 10:00 Session 6: Wildland firefighting and other operational conditions
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
10:30 – 12:00 Session 7: Ergonomic testing and human studies of clothing systems
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
13:00 – 14:30 Session 8: Evaluation of firefighter clothing materials performance
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
15:00 – 16:30 Session 9: Smart protection and innovative solutions in firefighter protection
16:30 – 22:00 Social event in Open air museum and conference dinner (optional)

Friday, May 12th: conference day 4

08:15 – 08:30 Arrival a NIPV, annoucements
08:30 – 09:00 Keynote 4: Edith Classen: How does circular economy influence PPE
08:30 – 10:00 Session 10: Sustainability in protective clothing and equipment
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
10:30 – 12:00 Session 11: Medical protection – innovation in production and respiratory protection
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
13:00 – 14:30 Session 12: Chemical protection, cleaning, decontamination
14:30 – 15:00 Closing of the conference (best paper, best poster, awards, next conference)
Possibilities for company visits

In this pdf you find an overview of all speakers and topics. This is a preliminary program, small changes can be made.