THE EAF CONFERENCE: 12 & 13 DECEMBER 2024
Venue : Hotel Marriott Grand Place , Brussels . Address: Rue Auguste Orts, Grand Place 3-7, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium. Phone number: 0032-2-516 9090. The Christmas Market is right next door.
Getting there : The four-star hotel/conference venue is situated in the historical heart of Brussels, 30 minutes by taxi from Brussels Airport and only 11 minutes by taxi from the convenient Eurostar terminal at the Brussels Midi (‘Zuid’) station. The subway/metro station Bourse is located fifty meters from the hotel. Also nearby are parking garages at Paul Devauxstraat 8 (BePark Bourse) and 13, Bisschopsstraat 1 (Parking Brucity) and Rue des Augustins 14-16 (Parking De Brouckère). There are also many other hotels with a wide range of prices within easy walking distance.
Booking your Venue Hotel: To book at the conference rate, click on https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1718885302495&key=GRP&app=resvlink The link is only valid until (and including ) October 26, 2024.
Prices
(A) Day One (12 December): Excursion and workshops, incl. lunch and transportation: € 350,- ex VAT
(B) Day Two (13 December): Conference, incl. deluxe lunch: € 740,- ex VAT
( C) Day Two (13 December): Gala Night Dinner, including entertainment: € 180,- ex VAT
NB: VAT does not apply if you do not reside in Belgium or the Netherlands.
Registration and payment
To register: simply email to yw@europeanasbestosforum.org, indicating which events you wish to attend (A/B/C) and if you have any dietary or other special requirements. An invoice will be sent to you within three days by the BOHS, which is kindly supporting the EAF foundation with administrative assistance for this EAF event.
If you would like to pay by credit/debit card, click here to book.
Registration is concluded on receipt of full payment. Speakers and presentations may be subject to change.
See below for the programme. During the conference afternoon sessions on 13 December, you can switch quickly and quietly between the simultaneous presentations, so you can choose from sessions A and B exactly what interests you the most!
| EAF CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2024, DAY ONE (12 December 2024) | |
| 09.00 – 12.00 | Excursion to the Museum of Industry in Ghent |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch buffet at the venue |
| 13:00 – 17:00 | In collaboration with the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), there will be round table debates, interspersed with presentations and workshops by Professor Kevin Bampton (BOHS), Adam Harding (UKATA – UK Asbestos Training Association), Peter-John Jacobs (SAIOH – South African Institute of Occupational Hygiene), Philip Hibbs (FAMANZ – Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management of Australia and New Zealand), Jonathan Grant (FAAM – Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management). Panel Session – The key challenges and opportunities for developing international standards in asbestos education: · Samantha Collins, BOHS Principal Examiner in Asbestos · Jonathan Grant, Registrar of FAAM · Adam Harding, Director UKATA · Philip Hibbs, FAMANZ · Peter John Jacobs, SAIOH |
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Exclusive Meet & Greet Buffet for Speakers, Sponsors and Special Guests only |
| EAF CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2024, DAY TWO (13 December 2024) | |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09.00 – 09.10 | Welcome by Dr. Yvonne Waterman LL.M. FFAAM |
| 09.10 – 09.15 | Introduction of the Chairpersons: Adam Harding (UKATA) and Sara Mason (ABP Associates) |
| Plenary Session | |
| 09.15 – 09.30 | Opening Speech: The legacy of asbestos in buildings and infrastructure, by Jose Blanco (European Decontamination Institute) |
| 09.30 – 09.50 | The legacy of asbestos water pipes, by Professor Arthur Frank (Drexel University) |
| 09.50 – 10.10 | The legacy of asbestos on Australian society, by Paul Signorelli (Baggio Signorelli Foundation) |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | The impact of asbestos on Belgian society, by Kyoto van Herreweghe (Lydian) |
| 10.30 – 10.50 | Break and refreshments |
| 10.50 – 11.10 | Asbestos in schools, by Liz Darlison (Mesothelioma UK) |
| 11.10 – 11.30 | Deterioration of asbestos cement roofs, by Sean Fitzgerald (FACTS) |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Keynote Speech: From prohibition to safe handling of asbestos: navigating the path forward under challenging conditions, by Olha Bohdanova (European Society of Occupational Safety and Health (Ukraine)) |
| 12.00 – 12.45 | Lunch break with exciting exhibitions by Tony Rich (‘Asbestorama’) and Carlos Duane Salinas (Eurofins), as well as occasion to visit stands |
Conference delegates can choose between the simultaneous sessions A & B and switch as often as they like.
| Session A | Asbestos & Its Impact on Society |
| 12.45 – 13.05 | Achieving justice for global asbestos victims, by Michael Armitage and Charles Siegel (Waters Kraus Paul Siegel) |
| 13.05 – 13.25 | Bridging the Gap: ADDRI Patient-Driven Research from Mesothelioma Diagnosis to Treatment, by Dr. Elham Beheshti (ADDRI) |
| 13.25 – 13.45 | Gaza: the latest disaster, by Professor Roger Willey (ACS Risk & UKATA) |
| 13.45 – 14.05 | Creating asbestos expertise in Chile, by Professor Roger Willey (ACS Risk) and Cristian Ramirez Lynch (BRISA) |
| 14.05 – 14.25 | Break and refreshments |
| 14.25 – 14.45 | The impact of asbestos in Australia and South East Asia, by Jonathan Walsh (Maurice Blackburn Lawyers) |
| 14.45 – 15.05 | Epidemiology: raising awareness on risks and control measures, by Professor Tim Driscoll (University of Sydney) |
| 15.05 – 15.25 | Colombia: from international collaboration to acceleration of asbestos removal, by Guillermo Villamiar (FUNDCLAS) |
| 15.25 – 15.45 | Dangerous heritage, by Peter Loockx (ETWIE) |
| 15.45 – 16.05 | Helping the Ukrainian asbestos sector, by Alex Hitch (HSRM) |
| 16.05 – 16.20 | Break and refreshments |
| Session B | Asbestos & Professional Perspectives |
| 12.45 – 13.05 | Clean slate: The power of repurposing industrial sites for asbestos eradication, by Tobias Hans (Ferraro Group) |
| 13.05 – 13.25 | Legacy asbestos in concrete, by Wayne Bagnall (Wayne Bagnall Consulting) and Martin Hönig (Wessling Consulting) |
| 13.25 – 13.45 | The Beirut catastrophe – another 9/11?, by Chris Bishop (UKATA) |
| 13.45 – 14.05 | New research result for the innovative EasyGel application, by Nick Garland (Assure360) and Jonathan Garreau (BCL Invent) |
| 14.05 – 14.25 | Break and refreshments |
| 14.25 – 14.45 | The advantages of TEM vs SEM in the context of European regulations, by Pascal Haller (Eurofins) |
| 14.45 – 15.05 | A challenging case study in Norway, by Tom Eriksen (Eriksen HMS) |
| 15.05 – 15.25 | The Fiberbinder technique, by Morten Einshøj and Jesper Haunstoft (Fiberbinder) |
| 15.25 – 15.45 | The European Commission’s Report on Asbestos Waste Treatment Technologies, by Marco Camboni (RPA Europe) |
| 15.45 – 16.05 | Reducing worker exposure to asbestos: new challenges with advanced technologies, Federica Paglietti (INAIL) |
| 16.05 – 16.20 | Break and refreshments |
| Plenary Session | |
| 16.20 – 16.45 | Plenary session, etc. |
| 16.45 – 16.50 | Introducing the Asbestography Contest and Judges |
| 16.50 – 17.00 | Special announcement |
| 17.00 – 17.05 | Concluding speech |
| Photo Session | |
| 17.05 – 17.15 | Group photos of speakers and audience |
| 18.30 – 21:00 | Gala Night Dinner with wonderful entertainment |
NB: Titles and speakers may be subject to change.