5 Meetings and Missions

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Air Quality - Annual summary report 1996

5. MEETINGS AND MISSIONS

When	Where	Event	Participants	Purpose
9-10 January	Brussels	Working Group on SO2 Directive	project leader	Support EC daughter directive position paper
11-12 January	Ispra	Working Group on NO2 Directive	project leader	Support EC daughter directive position paper
15-16 January	London	Working Group on particles Directive	Larssen	Support EC daughter directive position paper
22-23 January	Barcelona	Working Group on Lead Directive	project leader	Support EC daughter directive position paper
29 January	Brussels	Expert Group on Photochemical Pollution	project leader	Support DGXI ozone work. Present ETC ozone exceedance report
5-6 February	Copenhagen	COST CITAIR	van Aalst, de Leeuw., Larssen, Moussiopoulos, Grønskei w/McInnes	Connect ETC to DGXII-COST action on urban AQ
6 February	Copenhagen	ETC-AQ Steering Group meeting	project team	Discuss work plan
7 February	Copenhagen	Topic Centres meeting	project leader, Lalas, Larssen, Berge	Discuss EEA work programme, co-ordinate ETC work
8-9 February	Brussels	Steering Group meeting AQ Directives	project leader w/McInnes	Discuss, evaluate and steer work on position papers
20 February	Brussels	Meeting with EEA/DGXI	project leader w/McInnes	Discuss EEA support to DGXI
26-27 February	Copenhagen	National Focal Point meeting	project leader	Communication in EIONET
5-6 March	Brussels	Working Group on SO2 Directive	project leader	Support EC daughter directive position paper
6 March	Copenhagen	Meeting with EEA information experts	Sluyter, consultant	Present and discuss AIRBASE AQ information system
8 March	Brussels	meeting with DGXI-D3	Sluyter	Discuss technical aspects of data exchange and reporting
11-12 March	Roskilde	Workshop Urban air pollution measurement	de Leeuw	Participate in this EEA-connected activity of NERI
13 March	Amsterdam	Meeting with JRC/ISPRA	van Aalst, Buijsman, Lalas, Larssen	Discuss draft report; set up European QA plan
14-15 March	Barcelona	Working Group on Lead Directive	project leader	Support EC daughter directive position paper
18 March	Oslo	Plenary ETC-AQ project meeting	project team	Preparation for April workshop
20-21 March	Brussels	Telematics for Environment	Potma w/ McInnes	Information on and co-ordination of projects
21-11 March	London	Working Group on particles Directive	Larssen	Support EC daughter directive position paper
28-29 March	Gothenburg	Working Group on NO2 Directive	Larssen	Support EC daughter directive position paper
23-25 April	Copenhagen	European Workshop AQ Monitoring and Assessment	ETC w/ EEA, national experts	Interact with EIONET on ETC products and programme
2-3 May	Brussels	AQ Steering Group meeting	project leader	Review work of AQ Directive working Groups
7 May	Bregenz	meeting with Ministry, UBA and technical experts	project leader	Discuss air quality infrastructure in Austria and ETC products of interest
8-9 May	Oostende	Workshop Harmonisation of Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purpose	Moussiopoulos, de Leeuw, van Aalst	Support workshop as indicated in work programme
14 May	Bilthoven	meeting ETC-AE and ETC-AQ	van Aalst, de Leeuw, Sluyter	Co-ordinate efforts and plan joint products
20-21 May	London	Ministerial conference on tropospheric ozone	van Aalst(nat. repr.) w/Osborn, Gee	Discuss information and abatement strategies for ozone
3 June	Amsterdam	ETC-AQ Steering Group meeting	van Aalst, Berge, Larssen, Petrakis	Discuss and finalise work plan of 1996 subvention
10-12 June	Eastbourne	ECE/WHO workshop health effects O3/NO2	Larssen	Discuss integrated assessment of O3/NO2 health effects in UNECE NOx-protocol
10-11 June	Copenhagen	PHARE-EEA launch meeting	project leader	Start formal collaboration with PHARE countries
12 June	Copenhagen	EIONET meeting	project leader	Discuss progress and prospects of EEA working programme
20-21 June	Brussels	Working Group on SO2 Directive	project leader	Work out position paper for Commission
27-28 June	Paris	ISO/TC146 meeting	Potma	Revision of ISO 7168 standard format for AQ data exchange
28 June	Bilthoven	Visit of EEA to the Netherlands/NFP/ETC-AQ	ETC w/Osborn	Meet with Dutch institutes related to EEA, including ETC-AQ
10 July	Brussels	Exchange of Information AQ meeting	Sluyter	Support DGXI and member states in exchange of air quality information
2-4 Sept	Geneva	EMEP Steering Body	project leader w/McInnes	Review and discuss current and future EMEP work
4 Sept	Geneva	informal evaluation of ETC	project leader w/Asimakopoulos., McInnes	Discuss in depth comments on ETC-AQ made in Scientific Committee
9 Sept.	Berlin	visit to Germany and Länder	Larssen, Sluyter	General country visit in EIONET framework; select AIRNET stations
16-17 September	Ispra	ISO 7168 WG 8	Potma	Discuss new ISO format for air quality and network information
17-18 September	Göteborg	visit to IVL Sweden	Larssen, project leader	General country visit in EIONET framework; select AIRNET stations
30 September	Brussels	AQ Directive horizontal aspects	project leader	Discuss shared aspects in the four AQ directive working group position papers
7-8 October	Rome	ETC-MC Interregional forum	Cartalis	Interaction with ETC-MC work
7-8 October	Copenhagen	EIONET meeting	project leader	Regular interaction with member countries
9 October	Copenhagen	meeting of ETCs	project leader	Enhance collaboration, discuss key EEA reports
10 October	Copenhagen	meeting EEA, ETC-AE, ETC-AQ	project leader, Berge	Enhance collaboration, discuss joint European Air Pollution Report
11 October	Bilthoven	Technical Working Group ozone forecasting	project leader, de Leeuw	Review, report and recommend on ozone forecasting
21-23 October	Berlin	EC AQ Directive WG particulates	Larssen	Draft position paper
23 October	Copenhagen	Air ETCs Follow-up Committee	project leader	Evaluate ETC-AQ and ETC-AE
28 October	Bilthoven	plenary ETC meeting	all members	Discuss progress and way forward
31 October	Brussels	DGXI acidification abatement strategy	Berge w/McInnes	Co-ordinate efforts and contribute
4-5 November	Strasbourg	country visit to France	project leader, Larssen	Strengthen relations with national and regional AQ institutions
12-13 November	Barcelona	EC AQ Directive WG lead	project leader	Draft position paper
26 November	Copenhagen	Air Pollution in Europe report meeting	Berge, Beck, de Leeuw, Schaug	Set up contents and work plan
28 November	Brussels	meeting EEA-DGXI/D3	project leader w/McInnes, Kielland, Jol, Koch	Evaluate collaboration and co-ordinate efforts
28 November	Brussels	visit to DGXIII	project leader w/Kielland	Explore opportunities financing telematics applications
3-4 December	Vienna	EC AQ Directive WG NO2	project leader	Draft position paper
17-18 December	Brussels	Steering Group AQ Directive	project leader	Evaluate position papers, economic study
19 December	Brussels	visit to DGXVI	project leader, Moussiopoulos	Explore opportunities for collaboration