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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
- ESPC board meeting at NIPV Arnhem
- Arrival of conference attendees at NIPV Arnhem, registration, coffee and networking
- Conference opening, Welcome speech by IJle Stelstra, General Director of NIPV
- Keynote 1: Joo-Young Lee: non-invasive wearable technologies to monitor heat strain
- Session 1: Innovative protective products
- Coffee break
- Session 1 continues
- Guest go to their hotel
- Get together event in the hotel bar, networking at hotel Haarhuis
Wednesday, May 10th: conference day 2
- Arrival at NIPV, coffee and chatting
- 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
- Session 2: Physiological impact of protective clothing and environment
- Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
- Session 3: Digital Human Models and Virtual Ergonomics of PPE Systems
- Lunch break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
- Session 4: Manikins and models
- Main poster session with pitches (รก 2-3 min)
- Main poster session continues, exhibition and coffee break
- Session 5: New materials and evaluation methods
- Coffee break
- ESPC General Assembly for all participants
- Return to the hotels (by transfer bus)
Thursday, May 11th: conference day 3 – Fire fighter theme day – social event
- Arrival at NIPV, coffee and networking
- Opening of the Day, Welcome speech by Anton Slofstra, Safety Region Director Fire Brigade Commander at VGGM
- Keynote 3: Frank Pons, L. Landes, M Poulat, L. Joseph, Thierry Carret, Philippe Agopian: Health management of firefighters during natural wild fires. A global and integrated approach
- Session 6: Wildland firefighting and other operational conditions
- Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
- Session 7: Ergonomic testing and human studies of clothing systems
- Lunch break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors, group photo
- Session 8: Evaluation of firefighter clothing materials performance
- Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
- Session 9: Smart protection and innovative solutions in firefighter protection
- The bus leaves immediately after the conference from NIPV to Open Air Museum in Arnhem and brings the remaining conference participants to the hotels
- Social event in Open air museum and conference dinner (optional)
Friday, May 12th: conference day 4
- Arrival a NIPV, annoucements
- Keynote 4: Edith Classen: How does circular economy influence PPE
- Session 10: Sustainability in protective clothing and equipment
- Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
- Session 11: Medical protection – innovation in production and respiratory protection
- Closing of the conference (awards, next conference)
- Networking and farewell with lunch
- Possibility to visit Hospitainer, a company from the RESERVIST project
Download final program
In this pdf you find an overview of all speakers and topics.