Programme

March 17th 2008

SYKE (Chair: Timo Asanti)

830

 900 From Hotel to venue (SYKE)
900 920 Registration and coffee
920 935 Opening and welcome Mr. Timo Asanti, Mr. Toni Jokinen, Mr. Hugo Nijkamp
935 955 International Oiled Wildlife Response: Concepts and Backgrounds Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
955 1010 Helcom Work on Response to Pollution at Sea Ms. Monika Stankiewicz (HELCOM)
1010 1030 Arrangements for Oil Spill and Oiled Wildlife Response in Finland Mr. Kari Lampela (SYKE)
1030 1100 Coffee
1100 1130 Integrating Species Sensitivity and Conservation Status in Oil Combatting Decision Making Prof. Dr. Sakari Kuikka (University of Helsinki)
1130 1200 Oiled Wildlife Response Case Studies: Lessons Learnt Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
1200 1230 Effects of Chronic Oilling on Baltic Seabirds, especially Long Tailed Ducks Mr. Kjel Larsson (University of Gotland)
1230 1330 Lunch
1330 1350 Oiled wildlife Response Planning Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
1350 1410 Oil Spill and Wildlife Response, Examples of Baltic NGO Cooperation Mr. Toni Jokinen (WWF- Finland)
1410 1430 Building International Response Networks Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
1430 1500 Coffee
1500 1630 Preparedness in the Baltic Region Participants
1630 1700 Discussions

March 18th 2008

Porvoo Rescue Centre (Chair: Timo Asanti)
800 845 Travel by bus to Porvoo
845 900 Welcome and introduction Porvoo Rescue Centre Mr. Mika Siitonen (Eastern Uusimaa Rescue Service)
845 930 Health and Safety and Oil Pollution, "A Balanced Approach" Mr Richard Thompson (RSPCA)
930 1000 Responding to oiled wildlife Ms. Barbara Callahan (IFAW)
1000 1030 Search, Rescue and Transportation During an Oil Spill Mr Richard Thompson (RSPCA)
1030 1100 Coffee
1100 1130 Setting up and Managing a Wildlife Hospital for Oiled Birds Ms. Barbara Callahan (IFAW)
1130 1200 Considerations for Building a Permanent Facility Mr. Claude Velter (VOC Ostend)
1200 1300 Lunch
1300 1420 Excursion and introduction to Finnish mobile Bird Care Unit Mr. Mika Siitonen (Eastern Uusimaa Rescue Service)
1420 1430 Coffee
1430 1450 Global Response Services to the Oil Industry Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
1450 1510 Developing Mobile Equipment for Oiled Wildlife Response in Estonia Ms. Murel Merivee (State NatureConservation Centre)
1510 1600 Dicussion: Baltic networks and cooperation
1600 1700 Travel back to hotel

March 19th 2008

WWF Office Helsinki (Chair: Toni Jokinen)

800

 900 From hotel to venue by tram
900 930 Introduction to day 3 Mr. Hugo Nijkamp (Sea Alarm)
930 1100 Table top exercise Participants
1100 1130 Coffee
1130 1200 Results from table top exercise Participants
1200 1300 Discussion and conclusions
1300 1400 Lunch and departures of participants