ER - Emerging News (August 2009)
Newsletter August 2009
EMERGING RISK - EMERGING NEWS
Bi-monthly newsletter of Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies and EU-VRi
European Virtual institute for Integrated Risks Management.
INTEG-RISK
Conjuring up the Team Spirit
First iNTeg-Risk Conference took place in Stuttgart
The First iNTeg-Risk Conference which was held from June 2 to June 4, 2009 in Stuttgart was a success. About 250 participants from 28 countries met in order to find guidelines to make the use of new technologies safer. more
Searching for the Key
Project Work for KPIs has started
One cornerstone of the project iNTeg-Risk is to develop comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be able to evaluate the issues of industrial safety on a European level. On two workshops KPIs have already been discussed. more
Ensuring Peer Support
Members of International Advisory Board met - Rapporteur selected
After the first iNTeg-Risk Conference in Stuttgart from June 2 to June 3, 2009, the members of the international advisory board (IAB) came together to discuss the objectives of the project and the future workplan. more
MISCELLANEOUS
Training on Every Level
CSR-Education: One of the Main Activities of EU-VRi
The European Virtual institute for Integrated Risks Management considers education in corporate social responsibility as one of their main tasks. Therefore EU-VRi has applied for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Training Program. more
Opportunities are Calling
Brokerage Event: FP7 call to be published at the end of July
On July 10, 2009 the EU-VRi managers organised an internal „EU-VRi Brokerage Event“ in order to prepare EU-VRi members fort he coming call of the Seventh Framework Program (FP7) of the European Community. more
Successful Cooperation
DIN includes activities of Steinbeis in their annual report
Thorsten Bahke, director of the German Institute for Standardisation (DIN) spoke on the traditional „Steinbeis Day“ last year. In the annual report by DIN, Bahke now emphasises the positive cooperation with Steinbeis. more