IPS SAB Meeting
12.30 - 15.00
15.00 -17.00
8.30 - 11.30
IPS Executive Board Meeting
National Committee Chair + Secretary Get-together
IPS National Committee round table
26th
August
Tuesday
9.00 - 18.00
19.00 - 22.00
9.00 - 17.00
Exhibitions set-up, early registration
8.00 - 18.00
Keynote I - Dr. Norbert Siebels
Opening the Symposium
Registration
9.40 - 10.10
9.00 - 9.40
27th
August
Wednesday
13.30 - 15.30
15.30 - 17.00
15.10 - 15.30
19.00 - 23.00
Keynote II - Dr. I.Ozola
Sessions:
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Peatland survey (Chairman: Mr. Erki Niitlaan)
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Peatland restoration and conservation in practice (Chairman: Prof. Lars Lundin)
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Peat harvesting technologies (Chairman: Mr. Giedrius Kavaliauskas)
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Horticultural peat and its effective use (Chairman: Gerald Schmilewski)
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IPS Commission VIII- Cultural aspects of peat and peatlands session “Value and use of peatlands for education” (Chairman Mr. Michiel Gerding)
Coffee break
Sessions:
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Peatland survey (Chairman: Mr. Erki Niitlaan) (15.30 - 16.10)
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Peatland restoration and conservation in practice (Chairman: Prof. Lars Lundin)
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Peat harvesting technologies (Chairman: Mr. Giedrius Kavaliauskas) (15.30 - 15.50)
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Horticultural peat and its effective use (Chairman: Gerald Schmilewski)
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IPS Commission VIII- Cultural aspects of peat and peatlands session “Value and use of peatlands for education” (Chairman Mr. Michiel Gerding)
12.30 - 15.00
9.00 - 10.20
10.20 - 11.00
11.00 - 12.20
12.30 - 13.30
13.30 - 15.00
15.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 18.00
19.00 - 23.00
IPS Annual Assembly
Coffee break
Baltic Peat Producers season update
Lunch
Sessions:
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Planning (construction) of peat production areas (Chairman: Mr. Donal Clarke)
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Horticultural peat: equipment for its processing (Chairman: Mr. Renārs Skudra)
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Social, Environmental and Ecological viewpoints in the production and use of Energy Peat (Chairman: Mr. Jaako Silpola)
Sessions:
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Planning (construction) of peat production areas (Chairman: Mr. Donal Clarke)
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Horticultural peat: equipment for its processing (Chairman: Mr. Renārs Skudra)
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IT Solutions and communication in peat industry (Chairman: Mr. Artūrs Kažmers)
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Social, Environmental and Ecological viewpoints in the production and use of Energy Peat (Chairman: Mr. Jaako Silpola)
Coffee break
29th
August
Friday
19.00 -21.00
Exhibition "Sounds of the Earth"
Workshop:
IPS Commission III - Agricultural Use of Peatlandsand Peat: workshop “Drained organic soils – responsible management”
(Chairman: Ms. Barbara Kalisz) More information >>
9.00 - 12.00
IPS Commission IX - Tropical Peatlands: workshop about vision and details of the scientific programme for IPC15 in Kuching in 2016
(Chairman: Dr. Lulie Melling)
IPS Commission II - Utilization of Peat and Peatlands for Horticulture, Energy and Other Economic Purposes: meeting
(Chairman: Mr. Gerald Schmilewski) More information >>
IPS Commission VI - Chemical, Physical and Biological characteristics of Peat and IPS Comisson IV - Peat balneology, medicine and therapeutics join meeting
(Chairman: Mrs. Riitta Korhoonen)
12.30 - 14.00
EPAGMA Board of Directors - IPS Executive Board meeting
Coffee break
The IPS Strategy 2014 - 2016 (Chairman: Hannu Salo)
Responsible Peat Production (Chairman: Hein Bonn)
10.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.20
11.20 - 12.00
International Conventions, Agencies, Agreements and Programmes Implications for peat and peatland management (Chairman: Jack Rieley)
12.00 - 12.20
Lunch
12.20 - 13.30
10.10 - 10.30