WP3 training in Newcastle closed successfully
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On July 7th, the first WP3 training was conducted in Newcastle (UK).
The first WP3 training was about explaining the multi-stakeholder approach, selecting stakeholders in the study sites and creation of advisory panels (Task 3.1).
Stakeholder selections by WP3 forms the cornerstone of the multi-stakeholder approach, and will start by establishing multi-stakeholder advisory panels in each Study Site in collaboration with study site teams. With training and guidance from the WP3 team, a stakeholder analysis will be conducted in close collaboration with these stakeholder advisory panels, to identify relevant workshop participants, including those who may typically be marginalised from decisionmaking processes (and in selected sites, interviewees). These advisory panels will also provide information on the information needs that different stakeholder groups have. Stakeholder involvement in other WPs (e.g. participatory development of scenarios in WP6) will also be supported through guidance and internal training from the WP3 team.
A detailed report from the Newcastle meeting can be donwloaded by clicking HERE.
Kick-off meeting presentations available for download
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The presentations given during the SoilCare kick-off meeting in Leuven from 14-18 March 2016, are available for download on the SoilCare kick-off overview page.
The page also contains links to video recordings of a number of presentations. Not all video recordings have been processed yet, so more will be added in the near future. Also a link to a picture gallery, showing a visual overview of the week in Leuven, is available from the overview page.
Note: the overview page can be viewed after logging in only.
Shocking events in Brussels
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Yesterday, March 22nd 2016, the world was shocked by the terrible news of terrorist attacks in Brussels. Only last week the kick-off meeting of our SoilCare project was held in Leuven, only 30 km away from Brussels. Many participants of the meeting travelled through Zaventem airport to reach our meeting.
We, as coordination team of the SoilCare project, express our sympathy and condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims of this terrible attack. Our thoughts also go out to the Belgian people and especially our colleagues and friends of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Bodemkundige Dienst Belgie and Milieu. We want to let them know we stand beside them in these difficult times, and wish them the courage to continue all day life.
The SoilCare Coordination team.
SoilCare kick-off meeting successful
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The SoilCare project kick-off meeting was held from 14-18 March 2016 in Leuven, Belgium. More than 60 scientists representing all 28 partners in the project took part in the meeting that was successfully closed on Friday, March 18th.
During the week of the meeting, time was spent on making detailed plans for the first 1.5 years of the project. Also, time was spent on getting to know each other better, something that is essential in such a large, international project. On Thursday, an excursion that visited several locations in the Belgian study site took place.
The coordination team is currently busy organising all material resulting from the meeting. The meeting presentations, Study Site posters and notes will be made available on this website. Later, also a number of video recordings of important presentations will be made available as well.
In the picture project leader Rudi Hessel delivering his opening speech.
