Organisation of conferences and workshops, presentation of scientific results
ECT is experienced in organising workshops and project meetings resulting from our participation in a number of research projects. We offer the following services:
• Organisation of workshops and
• conferences
• Identification and invitation of speakers
• Invitation of participants
• Moderation of the workshop or conference
• Proceedings and summary records
Examples of such events organised or co-organised by ECT with participants numbers ranging from 20 to 150 people:
Substances of very high concern under REACH – II) Substances with endocrine disrupting properties. Moderation of a workshop of the Federal Environment Agency. (6 – 7 December 2010, Berlin, Germany)
Guideline Implementation of Dung Fauna Studies for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (German Federal Environmental Agency / Aveiro, Portugal, 2007, and Berlin, Germany, 2008)
International Conference on Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (Central Science Laboratory, York, U. K., September 2007)
Workshop: Ring Test of the Test Method: “Bioaccumulation: Soil Test using terrestrial Oligochaetes” (Coimbra/Curia, Portugal, May 2007; German Federal Environment Agency R&D No. 204 67 458)
European Ring Test – Ecotoxicological Characterisation of Waste (German Federal Environmental Agency, Berlin, Germany, 2007)
Environmental Risk Assessment of Veterinary Medicines (German Federal Environment Agency, Berlin, Germany, December 2006)
Relevance of Endocrine Disrupting Substances and Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water (German Federal Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany, October 2006)
Optimisation of ecotoxicological test methods for routine use (Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Hamburg, Germany, 2006)
Effects of Plant Protection Products on Functional Endpoints in Soil (EPFES) (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Lisbon, Portugal, 2003)
Approaches for biological assessment strategies in soil protection (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety, Bonn, Germany, 2002)
In addition, colleagues of ECT regularly participate in meetings, workshops and conferences throughout the world as speakers and chairpersons (e.g. with German authorities, industry, OECD, OSPAR, SETAC).