EMPEREST project 2nd workshop in Gdańsk

Project: EMPEREST
Physical Meeting
External project event on technical solutions for removing organic micropollutants from wastewater.

Description

EMPEREST international workshop #2 in Gdańsk, Poland will take place on 10-12 June 2024. 10 and 12 June are reserved for internal meetings and site visits for EMPEREST project partners.

The second day, 11 June, will be open to externals as an EU Green Week partner event and national event - we warmly welcome experts to join us! The program will focus on the topic “Technical solutions for removing organic micropollutants from wastewater” and include inspirational presentations from a variety of experts in Poland and the Baltic Sea Region. The topics discussed in the presentations will especially highlight wastewater technologies for monitoring and removing PFAS and other micropollutants. You will also hear about the experiences concerning the pilot containers built within the EMPEREST project.

The workshop targets experts addressing PFAS and other organic micropollutants in their work - in the water and wastewater treatment sector, local administrations, water associations and environmental centres, research, and international organisations.

This EMPEREST workshop has been granted the EU Green Week Partner Event label.

Programme and practicalities

Info package for external participants (11 June 2024):

Info package for EMPEREST project partners (10-12 June 2024):

Agenda

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    Time
    Item
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    Day 1
    Internal partner meeting
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    13:00 - 18:00 (EEST)
    14.00-16.30 EMPEREST partner meeting 16.30-18.00 PSG meeting
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    Day 2
    EMPEREST 2nd international workshop / EU Green Week event
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    10:00 - 18:00 (EEST)
    10.00-10.30 Welcoming words 10.30-11.40 Panel 1: Emerging micropollutants - substances of very high concern 12.10-13.40 Panel 2: Monitoring and available removal technologies including pilot studies 15.00-18.00 Panel 3: Feedback from recent studies and networking village with solution providers
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    19:00 - 22:00 (EEST)
    Networking activities only for EMPEREST project partners
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    Day 3
    Study visit and internal partner meeting
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    09:30 - 14:30 (EEST)
    Study visit to Gdansk WWTP and the meeting at the premises.

Events

Upcoming events

12
February
EMPEREST national workshop in Rostock (in German)
Project: EMPEREST
Physical Meeting
12. February 2025
12-14
May
EMPEREST project 4th international workshop in Szczecin
Project: EMPEREST
Physical Meeting
12. - 14. May 2025

    Past events

    29-31
    October
    EMPEREST at the 15th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
    Project: EMPEREST
    Physical Meeting
    29. - 31. October 2024
    10-11
    October
    EMPEREST project 3rd workshop in Riga
    Project: EMPEREST
    Physical Meeting
    10. - 11. October 2024
    26
    March
    UBC TALKS about mapping and monitoring PFAS in cities
    Project: EMPEREST
    Virtual Meeting
    26. March 2024
    09:30 - 11:00 (CET)