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Agenda for the Environmental Committees Chairpersons MeetingBrussels, 3-4 October 2010Flemish Parliament
(as of 20.07.2010)
Sunday 3 October 201013.30 – 18.30Visit to Umicore* and visit to the city of Antwerp**(venue: buses leave from the hotels at 13.30)- 13.30 Brussels – departure of bus to Hoboken- 14.15 Hoboken - arrival and visit of Umicore*- 15.45 Hoboken – departure of bus to Antwerp- 16.00 Antwerp – arrival and visit of the historical city ofAntwerp**- 18.00 Antwerp – departure of bus to Brussels- 18.30 Brussels – arrival in Hotels in BrusselsReception and dinner(venue: ‘De Daktuin’ – Flemish Parliament – Leuvenseweg 86 1000Brussels)
20.00 – 22.00
Monday 4 October 2010(Venue: hemicycle of the Flemish Parliament)09.00 – 09.30Welcome addressRegistration of the participants and coffeeWelcome by Mr Jan Peumans, Speaker of the Flemish ParliamentWelcome by Mr Bart Martens, Chairman of the Committee onEnvironment of the Flemish ParliamentKeynote speaker: Ms Ans Rossy, Sustenuto – Presentation of the study“Sustainable Materials Management for Europe, from efficiency toeffectiveness”***Keynote speaker: Mr Kurt Vandenberghe, head of cabinet of Mr JanezPotočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment – The policy ofthe European Union regarding Sustainable Materials ManagementPresentation of the discussion paper “Towards a European policy onsustainable management of materials”
09.30 – 09.4009.40 – 09.50
09.50 – 10.20
10.20 – 10.40
10.40 – 10.55
10.55 – 11.3011.30 – 11.4511.45 – 13.0013.00 – 13.1013.10 – 14.0014.00 - 15.3015.30 – 15.45
DebateCoffee breakDebateFamily photoWalking Lunch – zuilenzaalDebateConclusions by Mr Bart Martens, Chairman of the Committee onEnvironment of the Flemish ParliamentSpeech by Ms Joke Schauvliege, Flemish minister of the Environment andholding the Presidency of the Environmental CouncilReception - zuilenzaal
15.45 – 16.15
16.15 – 17.15
* Umicore is a materials technology group focusing on application areas where it knows itsexpertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference. Umicoregenerates approximately 50 % of its revenues and spends approximately 80 % of its R&Dbudget in the area of clean technology, such as emission control catalysts, materials forrechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and precious metals recycling.Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop,produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customerbase. It generated a turnover of € 6.9 billion (€ 1.7 billion excluding metal) in 2009 andcurrently employs some 13,700 people. (http://www.umicore.be/en/)** In the city of Antwerp we organize a guided tour (English-French) which will include a visitof the Cathedral and to the Plantin-Moretus museum (300 years of printing history). The visitwill be concluded with the drinking of a ‘bolleke’ (a typical Antwerp beer) in a typicalAntwerp café. (http://museum.antwerpen.be/plantin_moretus/index_eng.html)*** The study “Sustainable Materials Management for Europe, from efficiency to effectiveness”(Rossy/Jones/Geysen/Binge 2010) (Sustenuto, KULeuven and the Wuppertal Institute) wascommissioned by the Flemish Department of Environment for the Belgian EU Presidency.(http://www.parlement-eu2010.be/en/index.html)
