CONFERENCE PROGRAMME: Day 1, Thursday
27-28 October 2016, Lisbon, Portugal
Chair: Stefan Aarninkhof, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
08:30 Registration and coffee
0930-0955 SESSION 1: OPENING
Welcome to Lisbon. Carlos Mineiro Aires, President of the Portuguese Association of Engineers, OE, Portugal
Introduction to CEDA: Polite Laboyrie, President of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), Witteveen+Bos, the Netherlands
Introduction to the conference: Stefan Aarninkhof, Conference Chair, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
0955–1115 SESSION 2: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- The Building with Nature program: How to enable broad application of nature-based solutions?, Erik van Eekelen, EcoShape, the Netherlands
- Sustainable and energy efficient dredging vessels, Erik van der Blom, Royal IHC, the Netherlands
- The CO2-balance of dredging projects, an ecosystem approach. Jasper Fiselier, RHDHV, the Netherlands
- Ecosystem Services as a concept to assess integral benefits of dredging projects, Annelies Boerema, University of Antwerp, Belgium
1115-1145 Coffee
1145-1245 SESSION 3: DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS AND COASTS
- Nature conservation and industry in harmony: case studies from the UK, Steve Gilbert, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK
- Sustainability: Ingredients for a Triple P approach, Koen Sweers, Dravosa, Spain.
- Dredging in Portuguese ports: a changing paradigm, Luís Portela, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC).
1245 CEDA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1315-1405 Lunch
1405-1800 TECHNICAL VISIT TO COSTA DE CAPARICA
Introduction to the technical visit. Celso Aleixo Pinto, Portuguese Environment Agency, Portugal
Introduction to the “Sustainable Ports Photography Contest”, Arjan de Heer, Young CEDA, Witteveen+Bos, the Netherlands
1445 Buses depart
1800 Return to OE
1900-2000 Pre-conference drinks
2000-2200 Conference dinner, Restaurant OE
Last update: 7 November 2016