Program of the Conference
Wednesday, October 15 2003
| 09:00 AM | Opening Plenary Session Welcome Address |
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| 09:00-10:00 AM | Representative of Greek government (pending) John Henshaw, Assistant Secretary, US Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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| Berhard Jansen, European Commission, Director, Employment and Social Affairs Representative of local administration (pending) |
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| 10:00-10:15 AM | EU (Labor) Marc Sapir, Director, European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety | |
| 10:15-10:30 AM | US (Labor) William Kojola, Industrial Hygienist, AFL - CIO | |
| 10:30-10:45 AM | EU (Industry) Janet Asherson, Head of Environmental Affairs (CBI) | |
| 10:45-11:00 AM | US (Industry) Frank White, Vice President, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc (ORC) | |
| 11:00-11:15 AM | Coffee break | |
| Keynotes Addresses | ||
| 11:15 AM | Jose Ramon Biosca De Sagastuy, European Commission, Head of Unit, Health, safety and hygiene at work | |
| 11:30 AM | Kathleen M. Rest, Deputy Director, US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | |
| 11:45 AM | US/EU JOINT WEB PAGE US/EU Remarks and demonstration Questions and Answers Cheryle Greenaugh, Director, Directorate of Information Technology,Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hans-Horst Konkolewsky, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
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| 1:00 - 2:45 PM | Lunch | |
| -Concurrent Workgroup Sessions 02:45-06:00 PM (Coffee break: 04:15-04:30) |
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| Theme Setting | ||
| 02:45 - 03:00 PM | EU/US | |
| 06:00 PM | EU Delegates Session | |
| 08:30 PM | Social Event | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2003 | ||
| 08:15 - 09:15 AM | Breakfast meeting (EU/US Steering Committee, Chairs and Scribes) | |
| 09:30 - 09:45 AM | Plenary Session | |
| -Concurrent Workgroup Sessions 09:45-01:00 PM (Coffee break: 01:00-11:15 AM) |
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| Theme Setting | ||
| 09:45 - 10:00 AM | EU/US | |
| 01:00 - 02:45 | Lunch | |
| -Concurrent Workgroup Sessions 02:45-06:00 PM (Coffee break: 04:15- 04:30 AM) |
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| 06:00 PM | EU Delegates Session US Delegates Session |
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| 08:30 PM | Official dinner | |
| FRIDAY, October 17, 2003 | ||
| 08:15 - 09:15 AM | Breakfast meeting (EU/US Steering Committee, Chairs and Scribes) | |
| 09:15 - 09:30 AM | Plenary Session | |
| 09:30 - 11:15 AM | Concurrent Workgroup Meetings to finalize Plenary Reports | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM | Coffee break | |
| Closing Plenary Session 11:15 AM - 01:00 PM | ||
| Presentation of Topic Reports |  Click image to enlarge |
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| 11:15 AM | Topic I: | Chemicals in the workplace Chair EU: Torben Jepsen , Danish Employers Confederation Co-chair US: WIlliam Kojola, Industrial Hygienist, AFL-CIO Scribe US: Melinda Pon, Chief, Coal Health Group |
| 11:30 AM | Topic II: | Stress and its relationship to organizational changes and improvement of the work environment Chair EU: Raili Perimäki-Dietrich, Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) Co-chair US: Joseph J. Hurrell Jr., PhD, National Institute of Safety and Health Scribe US: Marina Provatas, OSHA Division of Internal Affairs |
| 11:45 AM | Topic III: | Quantitative and qualitative indicators - Monitoring and Evaluation Chair US: John R. Caylor, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration Co-chair EU: Bertil Remaeus, Deputy Director General, Sweedish Work Environment Authority Scribe EU: Eric Jannerfeldt, Director Sverski Närlngsliv |
| 12:00 PM | Topic IV: | Partnerships: Chair US: Frank White, Vice president, Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. Co-chair EU: Tom Beegan, Director, Health and Safety Authority, Ireland Scribe EU: Jim Keyes, Chief Executive, Health and safety Executive (pending) |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Questions and Answers | |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Closing Remarks Bernhard Jansen, European Commission, Director, Employment and Social Affairs Leo Carey, Executive Director Government Services, US National Safety Council, Inc. (NSC) |
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| 12:30 | Close and farewell drink | |
| 01:15 PM | Luncheon - EU/US Steering Committee | |
| Afternoon | Excursion around the Island of Lemnos for those interested | |
