Program

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
15:15 – 17:15 Session 1: Innovative protective products
16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 17:15 Session 1 continues
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 – 15:45 Main poster session continues, exhibition and coffee break
14:45 – 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
Return to the hotels (by transfer bus)

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: 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
08:45 – 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, group photo
13:00 – 14:45 Session 8: Evaluation of firefighter clothing materials performance
14:45 – 15:15 Coffee break and break out rooms (poster presenters), visiting sponsors
15:15 – 17:00 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
17:00 – 21:30 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 – 12:15 Session 11: Medical protection – innovation in production and respiratory protection
12:15 – 12:45 Closing of the conference (awards, next conference)
12:45 – 13:45 Networking and farewell with lunch
Possibility to visit Hospitainer, a company from the RESERVIST project

Program ECPC May 9-12th at NIPV – Arnhem