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Mar 26, 2015
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Soil Atlas of Europe
Launch
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Finished!
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StimulatingStimulating
•High quality product
•Very please with final result
•Very positive feedback
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VenueVenue
One Great George StreetTelford Theatre
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AgendaAgenda
09:15 Arrival of Participants & coffee 10.00 Welcome on behalf of DG JRC Prof Manfred Grasserbauer
Director EC-JRC-IES 10:10 Keynote address Lord Bach of Lutterworth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Lords) (Sustainable Farming and Food) DEFRA, UK
10:30 Reply & supporting activities of the European Soil Bureau Network (ESBN)
Professor Mark Kibblewhite Chairman of ESBN
10:50 Soil Protection in the European Union Dr. Michael Hamell EC DG Environment
11:10 Presentation of the Soil Atlas of Europe Dr Arwyn Jones DG JRC 11:25 Soil Maps of Africa DVD Dr Senthil Selvaradjou, DG JRC
11:40 World Soil Survey Archive Catalogue
(WOSSAC) Dr Stephen Hallett NSRI Cranfield University
11:55 Closing Remarks Sharon Ellis, DEFRA 12:00-1300
Buffet Lunch offered by the JRC Distribution of Soil Atlas to participants
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•One copy per delegate at tomorrow’s launch.
•Will distribute minimum 3500 copies to ESBN
•Pro-rata? on the basis of population?
•Already 300 requests – multiple copies!
•Check with ESBN member for complimentary copy.
•Office of Official Publications – Luxembourg
•JRC
Distribution Distribution
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•Already started!
Raising awarenessRaising awareness
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