Conferences and meetings

Final conference, 23^rd - 25^th November 2005

From 23 till 25 November 2005 we will organise the final conference of the PINCHE project, together with the Plutocracy projects. The meeting will take place in the conference centre Marignan, Chaussée de Louvain 33, in Brussels. At the conference, the results and policy implications of the three projects will be presented. There is a special session with EU Parliamentarians.

For more information on the Programme and the Call for Poster Abstracts: see the Conference programme (PDF) and registration form.

For a list of hotels close to the conference venue and city centre of Brussels: see Hotel Options. For a map with the hotels and conference venue: see Map Hotels.

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Programme

Wednesday 23rd of November 2005 - European parliament building (Rue Wiertz, Brussels; Salon du restaurant; please bring ID!)
15.00 - 16.30	Registration - At the Marignan Centre
17.00 - 19.00 At European parliament - Rue Wiertz	Reception for EU Parliamentarians and other Stakeholders related to PINCHE, CHILDRENGENONETWORK and PLUTOCRACY At this reception stakeholders can informally be briefed on the results of the EU-projects involved with this conference. Short introductory presentations will be conducted by participants and representative of EU parliament. Hosted by Mr Blokland and co-sponsored by Mrs. Buitenweg, Dr. Jackson, Mr. Parish, Mr. Watson and Mr. Whitehead. For security reasons, only delegates with previously confirmed invitations will be able to attend this event at the Europarliament.
Thursday 24th of November 2005 - Marignan Conference Center
08.00 - 09.00	Registration - At the Marignan Centre
09.00 - 09.30	1. Welcome Address Christian Patermann, DG RESEARCH, European Commission Peter van den Hazel, project leader of PINCHE Lisbeth E. Knudsen, project leader of ChildrenGenoNetwork Margaret Saunders, project leader of Plutocracy Opening session moderated by Alan Preece
09.30 - 11.00	2. Science Policy Interface - How are we doing? Viewpoints from different disciplines Chantal Bruetschy, DG Environment, European Commission Peter Pärt, Joint Research Centre, Italy Lis Keiding, National Board of Health, Denmark Edith Rameckers, European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations Leda Nemer, World Health Organisation, Italy Chair: Moniek Zuurbier/Peter van den Hazel
11.00 - 11.30	Break
11.30 - 12.30	3. Science Policy Interface - Review on state of the art in Interpreting science for policy making on different levels Julie Tham, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, Netherlands Policy Recommendations Eva Bonefeld Jørgensen, University of Arhus, Denmark Marie-Louise Bistrup, National Institute of Public Health, Denmark Chair: Lisbeth E. Knudsen
12.30 - 13.30	Lunch
13.30 - 15.30	4. Results from the PINCHE Project Peter van den Hazel, PINCHE coordinator - General outcome of the PINCHE project Alena Bartonova - PINCHE Policy recommendation results on air pollution Radim Sram - PINCHE policy recommendations on reproductive effects Stephen Stansfeld - PINCHE policy recommendations on noise Alan Preece - PINCHE Policy recommendations on carcinogens Chris Busby, PINCHE General Policy recommendations: discussion Chair: Margaret Saunders
15.30 - 16.00	Break
16:00 - 16:45	5. Regional differences and implications Panel representing different stakeholders What lessons learnt from EU-projects can be used in the different parts of Europe? Genon Jensen, EPHA Environment Network Gernot Klotz, CEFIC Scott Brockett, DG Environment, European Commission Leda Nemer, World Health Organisation Dr. Aleksandra Fučić, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia Gabi Spitz, Dutch National Youth Council Chair: Marie-Louise Bistrup
16:45 - 17:45	6. Poster Session - Selected short oral presentations German Environmental Survey for Children (GerES IV) , Kerstin Becker Noise exposure and cognitive impairment in children and adults - some dose effect relationships , Staffan Hygge APHEIS in Austria , Hanns Moshammer Negative associations between prenatal exposure to organohalogen compounds and sex steroids in newborns, Ursula Krämer Air exposures: Making children aware - two Norwegian campaigns , Bodil Innset Impact of genetic polymorphisms on respiratory morbidity of children , Miroslav Dostal Chair: Moniek Zuurbier
Thursday night: 19.30 - ?	Conference Dinner - "Belga Queen" , rue Fossé aux Loups 32, B-1000 Brussels
Friday 25th of November 2005 - Marignan Conference Center
09.00 - 09:10	7. General Introduction to activities from PLUTOCRACY & Children GENONETWORK (CGN) project activities, Margaret Saunders, co-ordinator Plutocracy, UK project activities, Lisbeth E. Knudsen, co-ordinator CGN, Denmark
09:10 - 10:10	8. Keynote presentations Placental Function and Child Health, Lisbeth E. Knudsen Pesticide Developmental Toxicity, Alberto Mantovani Chair: Margaret Saunders
10.10 - 11.10	9. Presentations of results from PLUTOCRACY I Cohort design and atopic status in recruited mothers , Lubica Palkovicova/Peter Ciznar Maternal environmental exposure to selected xenobiotics , Lubica Palkovicova Pesticides and the placenta - is there a risk to the fetus? , Margaret Saunders Chair: Maria Palmer
11.10 - 11.30	Break
11:30 - 12.30	10. Presentations of results from PLUTOCRACY II Modulation of immune function and foetal exposure , Rosette Van Den Heuvel Clinical and laboratory markers of allergy development in a cohort of 18 month-old children from selected European regions , Peter Ciznar Update and preliminary analysis of predictors of Cord-blood IgE positivity among neonates, Belgium, Slovakia, & Romania, 2003 ~ 2005 , Zaruhi Beglaryan Chair: Kristine Desager
12:30 - 13:00	11. Presentation of results from CHILDRENGENONETWORK I Results from pilot family study in Czech Republic of susceptibility to air pollution , Jos Kleinjans Chair: Radim Sram
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14.00 - 15:00	12. Presentation of results from CHILDRENGENONETWORK II Ethical issues related to children , Franco Merlo Prospects of biomonitoring of mother/child cohorts , Gunnar Brunborg Chair: Lisbeth E. Knudsen
15:00 - 15:30	13. Flemish biomonitoring project (VITO) - Greet Schoeters Chair: Rosette Van Den Heuvel
15.30 - 16.00	Break
16.00 - 16.45	14. Symposium "New Emerging Issues" Children and the nanopathologies , Antonietta Gatti EU-biomonitoring pilot project , Birgit van Tongelen EU-biomonitoring pilot project , Ludwine Castelyn EU-efforts to establish cohorts with biobanking , Lisbeth E. Knudsen/Jos Kleinjans Chair: Jos Kleinjans
16.45 - 17.15	15. Conclusions and Future Activities Representatives of PINCHE, ChildrenGenoNetwork and Plutocracy

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