ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam provides a fascinating, mutifaceted Seminar Programme
Amsterdam 16 March 2010 –
Every visitor to ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam can expand or deepen his/her professional acumen by attending the educational seminar programme the ISSA and Amsterdam RAI have organised. The seminars will cover subjects such as sustainability, hygiene as the keyword for pandemic prevention and the impact of the global economic crisis on the cleaning industry. ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2010, World’s Leading Trade Fair for the Cleaning Industry will take place from Monday 26 – Thursday 29 April at the Amsterdam RAI.Monday 26 April 2010 – sustainability and trendsThe theme of sustainability is a key theme at the trade show and for the seminars. On Monday 26 April, Dr. Steven Spivak (US), Pierre Costa (Europe), Clive Damonze (Africa) and Alan Hardcastle (Australia) will give their vision on the developments of sustainability and green technology in four different continents.
Trend watcher Adjiedj Bakas will show attendants the trends for the coming years and their impact on the cleaning sector during the Innovation Award Ceremony.
Tuesday 27 April 2010 –‘measuring is knowledge’ and reducing illness-related absenteeismThe Nederlands Nationaal Seminar [Dutch National Seminar] will demonstrate that the 'measuring is knowledge' principle is being picked up by the cleaning industry thanks to the application of smart sensor technologies and the remote, online monitoring of locations.
During the second discussion forum on the 'power of the cleaning industry' Chris Cracknell, Andreas Lill, Hans Sanders and Paul Stöver will demonstrate how essential a clean working environment is to reducing absenteeism due to illness.
Wednesday 28 April 2010 – conflict of loyalty and preventing a pandemicManufacturers (Kärcher, Ecolab) and end users (Boma BeNeLux, Vebego) will provide their visions on the changing relationships between manufacturers, distributors and end users during economically uncertain times. Where is the loyalty?
During the pandemic seminar, Thea Daha, Stephanie Dancer and John Rigalsford will – on the basis of their own experiences – show how hygiene in the hospital and food industries is the best way to prevent a pandemic.
Language and costsAll the seminars are in English except the Nederlands Nationaal Seminar. The latter is in Dutch, but will be simultaneously translated into English. Tickets cost € 50,00 for ISSA members and € 100,00 for non-ISSA members and also provide access to the trade show unless stated otherwise. These tickets provide access to all the seminars. For further substantive information: www.issainterclean.com/Amsterdam/Seminars.
European Tissue SymposiumA number of other presentations have been scheduled alongside the seminars provided by ISSA and Amsterdam RAI, such as the study Westminster University was commissioned to carry out by the European Tissue Symposium (ETS): The research focused on what happens to bacteria when people dry their hands in one of three ways: using a warm air dryer, a jet air dryer or paper towels. The remarkable results of this study will be presented on 27 and 28 April 2010 at 11:00 am and 15:30 pm, and at 11:00 am on Thursday 29 April 2010. The press conference will take place on Monday 26 April at 11:00 am in room D201 of the Elicum.
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About ISSA/INTERCLEANISSA/INTERCLEAN is the largest international trade show for the cleaning industry and was started in 1967. This trade show, which is organised by Amsterdam RAI in cooperation with the global sector organisation and its American partner ISSA offers a complete overview of the latest developments in the international cleaning sector. Further information can be found at www.issainterclean.com.
ISSA/INTERCLEAN calendar - ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Amsterdam: 26 – 29 April 2010 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Latin America: 9 – 11 June 2010 in Cancun, Mexico
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® North America: 9 – 12 November 2010 in Orlando, USA
- ISSA/INTERCLEAN® Central/Eastern Europe: 18 – 20 May 2011 in Warsaw, Poland
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