WELCOME TO THE
5th International Safety Education Seminar
REACHING OUT, HOW TO INVOLVE PEOPLE IN FIRE SAFETY
19 – 20 NOVEMBER, 2019
ANTWERP, BELGIUM
Dear Colleagues,
As the organizers of the 5th International Safety Education Seminar, we are delighted to invite you on the 19th and 20th of november 2019. On this seminar attendees from different countries will gather to exchange experiences concerning fire safety awareness. Themes like research, focus on target audiences, communication, innovation and behavioral change including overseas experiences will be presented and discussed.
The congress is intended for all people dealing with (fire) safety issues and who are daily committed to improve fire safety awareness and endorse sharing knowledge.
During the coffee breaks and lunches our exhibitors will present their innovations in the field of fire safety in the living environment.
We hope to see you all!
Best regards,
The organising committee
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Programme at a glance
Nouhätä
Welcoming and introduction |
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08:15 | Registration & coffee and visiting exhibition | |
09:00 | Introduction and welcoming | Veerle De Decker (BE) |
09:10 | Opening address | Bert Brugghemans (BE) & guest speaker |
Theme 1: Research |
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10:00 | Cases | Joost Ebus (NL) |
10:30 | Coffee Break | |
Theme 2: Getting connected with the community 1 |
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11:00 | Pop-up | Jan Leenknecht (BE) |
11:30 | Staywise | Chris Bigland (UK) |
Keynote 1 |
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12:00 | NFPA Ecosystem | Meredith Hawes (US) |
13:00 | Lunch | |
Theme 3: Target audiences |
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14:00 | Nouhätä | Taina Hanhikoski (FIN) |
14:30 | BeFireSafe@School | Finian Joyce (IRL) & Loreta Kelbauskaite (LT) |
15:00 | Behavioral influence among the elderly | Margo Karemaker (NL) |
15:30 | Coffee Break | |
Keynote 2 |
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16:00 | UL Xplore Labs : Fire investigations for kids | Kelly Keena & Cara Gizzi (US) |
16:50 | Wrap-up and closing remarks of the seminar | Veerle De Decker (BE) |
17:00 | End of day 1 | |
Social Program |
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19:30 | HORTA – Dresscode: casual chic |
Welcoming |
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08:30 | Assemble and prepare for meeting | |
Theme 4: Getting connected with the community 2 |
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09:00 | Wild about safety Disneyland | Sofie Pedemonte (FR) |
09:30 | Live fire-safe | Arne Dewaet & Koen Maertens (BE) |
10:00 | Estonian approach to reduce fire casualties | Heidi Mõttus (EST) |
10:30 | Coffee Break | |
Theme 5: Data support |
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11:00 | Domestic fire statistics | Rene Hagen (NL) |
11:30 | EVAPREM | Brita Somerkoski (FIN) |
Keynote 3 |
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12:00 | UL safety index and data driven decisions | David Wroth (US) |
13:00 | Lunch | |
Theme 6: Innovative approach |
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14:00 | Civil protection public safety | Malin Niklasson (SWE) |
14:30 | Hackaton | Fireplan |
15:00 | Coffee Break | |
Keynote 4 |
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15:30 | Take a new look at fire prevention education | Becki White (US) |
16:20 | Wrap-up and closing remarks of the seminar | Veerle De Decker (BE) |
16:30 | End of seminar |
Speakers

Veerle De Decker
Belgium
Manager Fire Prevention, Antwerp Fire Service

Bert Brugghemans
Belgium
Fire Commissioner, Antwerp Fire Service

Joost Ebus
The Netherlands
Researcher IFV, Institute for Safety

Arne Dewaet
Belgium
Sergeant, fire region Oost Vlaams Brabant

Koen Maertens
Belgium
Managing Director Oscare, Antwerp

Margo Karemaker
The Netherlands
IFV, Institute for Safety

Meredith Hawes
USA
Regional Education Specialist, NFPA

Chris Bigland
UK
Deputy Chief fire Officer, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, UK Programme Executive Staywise

Taina Hanhikoski
Finland
Senior Specialist International Relations, The Finish National Rescue Association SPEK

Heidi Möttus
Estland
Chief Specialist, Estonian Rescue Board

Kelly Keena
USA
Director of Education and Outreach, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Cara Gizzi
USA
VP Education and Outreach Team, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Sophie Pedemonte
France
The Walt Disney Company

Malin Niklasson
Sweden
Fire protection engineer, MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency)

Becki White
USA
Assistant Chief of Training and Prevention, Eden Prairie Fire Department

Finian Joyce
Ireland
Chief Fire Officer, Leitrim County Council

René Hagen
The Netherlands
Lector, IFV, Institute for Safety

Brita Somerkoski
Finland
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Teacher Education, University of Turku

David Wroth
USA
Director, Data Science, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Jan Leenknecht
Belgium
Major for the Fluvia fire zone

Loreta Kelbauskaite
Lithuania
CEO, Director of LearnKey Lithuania
Registration
Attending the International Safety Education Seminar on
November 19th and 20th |
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EARLY BIRD (till 23/09) | 175 euro |
NORMAL (from 24/09) | 200 euro |
FOR INDUSTRY | 595 euro |
November 19th or 20th |
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EARLY BIRD (till 23/09) | 95 euro |
NORMAL (from 24/09) | 120 euro |
FOR INDUSTRY | 395 euro |
Social event November 19th |
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85 euro |
Location
HORTA Art Nouveau Congress CenterThe HORTA Art Nouveau Congress Center is located in the city center, in the middle of the shopping area, near to the Grand Theater and the Meir, the most important shopping street of Antwerp.
Hopland 2
2000 Antwerp
Belgium
Social programme & seminar dinner
HORTA Art Nouveau Congress CenterThe HORTA Art Nouveau Congress Center is located in the city center, in the middle of the shopping area, near to the Grand Theater and the Meir, the most important shopping street of Antwerp.
Hopland 2
2000 Antwerp
Belgium

The European Fire Safety Week will bring together the fire safety community and its regulators through a 4-day programme to take stock on technology, regulation and programmes and propose an EU action plan to reduces fires and their impact in Europe.
The EU Fire Safety Week aims to raise awareness on fires safety toward EU policy makers, engage stakeholders to share best practices within EU Member States, and formulate recommendations to solve gaps in knowledge, data, legislation and standards related to fire and electrical safety.
More on: www.firesafetyweek.eu
Sponsors & Exhibitors
This seminar is made possible thanks to: Netwerk Brandweer and the European Fire Safety Alliance.








Exhibitors
Our exhibitors who help make the International Safety Education Seminar a powerful event:
Please contact us partners@ises2019.eu if you are interested in exhibit options.