1. WFD conference Lille 2007: “Water Status Monitoring under the WFD”

2. Organised by RSC - Water Science Forum , UK
Society of Chemical Industry - Environment Group, UK
Institute of Water Officers, UK
Institut Pasteur de Lille, France
The Organising Committee
DG ENV
DG RTD
DG JRC
other scientists

3. The Organising Committee
Ulrich Borchers (chairman)
K Clive Thompson (co-chair and secretary)
Maggi Churchouse (sectretariat)
John Farmer (treasurer)
Commission members
Philippe Quevauviller (DG ENV)
Panos Balabanis (DG RTD)
Elena Dominguez (DG RTD)
Philip Taylor (JRC IRMM)
Andrea Held (JRC IRMM)
Giovanni Bidoglio (JRC IES)
Jan Wollgast (JRC IES)

4. The Organising Committee
Other members
Peter Lepom
Thierry Davy
Gareth Digges La Touche
Patrick Charbonnier
Graham Mills
Tristan Simonart

5. The Scientific Committee
To be installed after the next committee meeting in January 2006

6. Motivation Focus Motivation and Focus
monitoring programmes operable end of 2006
Scientific exchange on water monitoring
Focus
Policy and science-policy aspects of chemical and biochemical water monitoring under the WFD

7. Date and Venue
April 2007
Lille, France
Le Nouveau Siècle

8. Draft Programme Poster sessions on day 1 and day 2 EU R&D projects
- AQUATERRA, BRIDGE, SWIFT-WFD
- REBECCA, EAQC-WISE, NORMAN
Session 4
Science into policy integration
Session 3
Science day
Day 2
Case studies / best practices
covering monitoring of relevant types of waters
Session 2
Introduction to EU policy
Session 1
Policy day
Day 1

9. Draft Programme research perspectives, future needs Round table
research perspectives, future needs
Round table
Perspectives on science & technology integration into WFD implementation
Session 5
Perspectives and Visions
Day 3

10. Schedule 2nd announcement 2006/03 consolidated programme,
poster sessions,
conference fee, ....
Final Programme 2006/06
Submission of abstracts 2006/11
Submission of papers 2007/03
Conference 2007/04

11. Sponsoring and Support
Further Sponsors are sought!
CONTACTS:
Ulrich Borchers
Clive Thompson

12. We are looking forward
to meeting you
in Lille
in Spring 2007