Kick off
meeting
January 20 2006
“het Pand” Ghent, Belgium
The kick-off meeting of the European Surveillance Network
for Influenza in Pig took place in the old Dominican
monastery at the center of the city of Ghent, Belgium. The
consortium partners had the opportunity to meet each other,
some for the first time and discuss about the first actions
in order to get operational. Agreements were reached about
the timeframe and details over the first year of the
project. The kick-off meeting marked the beginning of a new
and ambitious project for the better understanding of swine
influenza in Europe.
Dr. Isabel Minguez-Tudela, the scientific officer of the
project (EC, Brussels) was also able to attend the meeting.
Interim meeting during the IPVS congress
July 18 2006
Bella Congress Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
During the International Pig
Veterinary Society congress in Copenhagen a few partners
had the opportunity to meet again and discuss their
progress, problems and questions. Most problems were solved
and it was agreed to further discuss matters in the next
major meeting in the UK.
The second
official ESNIP 2 meeting
December 11-12 2006
VLA-Weybridge,
United Kingdom
The second major ESNIP 2
meeting was help in Weybridge, UK, hosted by the Veterinary
Laboratory Agencies. The progress of each partner, the
preliminary findings of an entire year of investigations
and future work plans were discussed. It was a successful
meeting marking the prospects of ESNIP 2 in its second
year.
Interim
meeting during the 5th
international
symposium on emerging and re-emerging pig diseases
June 26 2007
Krakow, Poland
Eight ESNIP partners from 6 laboratories were able to
attend the ESNIP meeting during the international symposium
on emerging and re-emerging pig diseases in Krakow, Poland.
The progress of some workpackages was discussed and
agreements were made regarding the next steps each partner
should take.
The next
appointment was set for Ploufragan France in December 2007.
The third
official ESNIP 2 meeting
December 13-14 2007
AFSSA-Ploufragan,
France
The third official ESNIP 2 meeting was held at Ploufragan,
France on the 13th and 14th of December 2007, hosted by the
Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments
(AFSSA). Fourteen participants from seven laboratories
attended. The results obtained during the second year of
the project were discussed and plans for the upcoming third
and final year of the co-ordination action were set and
agreed upon. Among others, partners agreed to the
organization of an ESNIP minisymposium in Ghent, Belgium in
June 2008.