Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004 WORKSHOP

08:30	Welcome and Status of ecopa: Vera Rogiers, VUB Brussels, B (c)
08:45	Welcoming address: “Impact of ‘European legislation on Europe’s consumer safety, environment and competitiveness” Yvon Slingenberg, Dep. Head Chemicals Unit, DG Environment, B (c) SESSION I: SCALE up beyond REACH: apprehensions for the next EU programme Chair: Vera Rogiers, Brussels, B
09:00	SCALE it right: animal testing vs. alternative method development for human health Bernward Garthoff, Bayer CropScience AG, Monheim, D (c)
09:20	Intention of the EU Commission for SCALE: quantification of additional testing required or assumed N. N., DG ENV, Brussels, B (a)
09:40	Which overlaps of SCALE do exist with CEHAPE, REACH etc.: The Budapest results Lucianne Licari, Reg. Adv., WHO-Reg. Office EU, I (c)
10:00	Coffee break

SESSION II: Testing for endocrine disrupting, neurodevelopmental and respiratory disorders: the methods available or still being developed ?! Chair: José Castell, Valencia, E (c)

10:40	Existing OECD-guidelines and those underway on a global scale Drew Wagner,OECD, Principal Administrator, Paris, F (c)
11:00	Validated methods and methodology currently validated by ECVAM in this area Thomas Hartung, ECVAM, JRC Ispra, I (c)

The need for testing versus additional alternative method development:

11:20	The view of academia and environmental organisations Lisbeth Knudsen, University of Copenhagen, DK (c)
11:35	The view of the industry Gernot Klotz, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, D (c)

SCALE EU Techn.Working Group on Integr.Monitoring of Endocrine Disruptors

11:50	The view of animal welfare Marylou Heinen, Eurogroup for Animal Welfare, Brussels, B (a)
12:05	Coffee break

SCIENCE FAIR: Basic research on novel alternative approaches in environmental testing and toxicology Chair: Flavia Zucco, Rome, I (c) Julia Fentem, Unilever (a)

14:00	10 mins presentations, resp. poster presentations and final plenum summary and discussion

ROUND TABLE: “Hazard and risk assessment: how much is needed for what purpose? And how much of animal testing necessary ?” Moderator: Lee Bansil, Procter&Gamble, UK (c)

15:30	Participants : Odile da Silva, L’Oreal, Paris, F (a) Drew Wagner , OECD, Paris, F (c) N. N., CEFIC, Brussels, B (a) Sonja van Tichelen. Man.Dir., Eurogroup for Animal Welfare, Brussels, B (c) Artur van Iersel, ecopa Board, Utrecht, NL (c) Walter Pfaller, ecopa Board, Innsbruck, A (c)

ecopa – Working Groups

16:30	Short introduction on ecopa -2003/2004-activities Vera Rogiers,Pres.ecopa, B (c) follow up-activities 6th EU FP , next calls José Castell,VicePres ecopa, E (c) elaboration of future projects in WGs Bernward Garthoff, Treas. ecopa, D (c) WG I (Organisation, Research): moderator: Vera Rogiers,ecopa Board,Brussels,B (c) WG II (Chemicals, Politics): moderator : Karin Gabrielson, ecopa Board, Stockholm,S (c) WGIII (Communication, Education): moderator : Jan van der Valk, ecopa Board, Utrecht, NL (c) WGIV (Ethics): moderator: Tjard De Cock-Buning, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,NL (c)
17:45	End of day 1
19:00	Cocktail and Dinner

Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004 ANNUAL ASSEMBLY Chair : Cooenraad Hendricksen, ecopa Board, rivm, Bilthoven, NL (c) Peter Maier, ecopa Board, Basle, CH (c)

09:00	SESSION A: ecopa-Board Presentations (5 mins each) Vera Rogiers : Overall activities/CONAM José Castell /: Scientific plans/Newsletter Bernward Garthoff: Financials/ 7th EU FP first approaches new NCP platform accreditations, observatory memberships elections (if so needed)
10:00	Coffee break
10:30	SESSION B: Split up in working groups: Group 1: Support actions for platforms in the new member states Moderator : Eugenio Vilanova, Barcelona, E) Group 2: Proposals for the 7th EU Framework Programme Moderator : Horst Spielmann, Berlin, D (c)
11:30	PLENARY SESSION: ecopa-Board Presentations (5 mins each) Moderator : Bernward Garthoff, Monheim, D:
12:30	End of Meeting – Brunch Buffet Luncheon