Agenda
of the 12th International Symposium and Equipment Exhibition MINE ACTION 2015
Under the high patronage of the Croatian Parliament Speaker
Monday, 27th April 2015
14.00
Arrival and registration of participants, setting up of posters (in front of the Adriatic Hotel
conference hall)
17.00 – 19.00
Meeting of the South East Europe Mine Action Coordination Council (SEEMACC)
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, Internet Corner Room
19.00
Welcome drink ▪ Venue: Iliria Hotel, in front of the restaurant
Tuesday, 28th April 2015
08.00 –
Arrival and registration of participants, setting up of posters (in front of the Adriatic Hotel
conference hall)
10.00 – 10.30
Symposium Opening ▪ Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
Opening Address:
Welcome Address:
Diana Pleština, Director of the Government Office for Mine Action
Nikola Pavković, CROMAC-CTDT Director
Dražen Jakopec, CROMAC Director
Stipe Zrilić, Zadar County Prefect
Ambassador Branimir Mandić, RACVIAC Director
Josip Leko, Croatian Parliament Speaker
10.30 – 11.45
Topic 1: ERW Contamination Problems - International Experience
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATOR: Dražen Jakopec, CROMAC
10.30-10.45
10.45-11.00
11.00-11.15
11.15-11.30
11.30-11.45
Roman Turšič, ITF-Enhancing Human Security: Human Security Perspective and Mine Action
Yvan Baudoin (TIRAMISU), Franco Curatella, D-BOX: Towards a Counter - Explosive Hazards Centre
of Excellence Focusing on the Implementation of New Mature Hardware and Software
Technologies
Mikael Bold, GICHD: Information Management and Technology Development in Mine Action
Johannes Coetzee, Denel MECHEM: Libya Battle Area Clearance
Blake Williamson, Centre for International Stabilisation and Recovery, James Madison University:
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action: Past, Present and Future
11.45-12.15
Coffee Break
12.15 – 14.00
Topic 2: ERW Impact during Natural Disasters – Example of Floods
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATOR: Milan Bajić, HCR-CTRO
12.15-12.30
12.30-12.45
12.45-13.00
Milan Bajić, Nikola Pavković, CROMAC-CTDT: Mine Action after Natural Disaster, Emergency
Response, Technology Development and Capacity Building
Nicole Neitzey, Centre for International Stabilisation and Recovery, James Madison University: Best
Practices for Disaster Risk Management in Explosives-Affected Areas
Dragan Jovanović, Serbian Mine Action Centre: Rapid Response of QRF Team USA-Serbia: Case
Study
13.00-13.15
13.15-13.30
Haris Balta, Royal Military Academy: UAS Deployment and Data Processing of Natural Disaster with
Impact to Mine Action in B&H, Case Study: Region Olovo
Tamara Ivelja, CROMAC-CTDT: Integration of RPAS in Mine Action Procedures of Non-Technical
Area Survey that is Under Destructive Impact of the Landslides and Sediment Torrents - Case Study:
Krsno polje - Maglaj
Emina Hadžić, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo: Landslides, Torrents and Floods Impacts
Analysis on the Expansion of Mines and ERW in Observed Area
Emina Hadžić, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo: Approach to the Modelling of Transport
Processes in the Case of Floods and Torrents
13.30 – 15.00
Lunch break
15.00–19.00
Topic 3: Mine Action Technology and Equipment - Current Situation and Future Perspectives
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATORS: Bruno Esmiller - Franco Curatella – Yvan Baudoin
15.00-15.15
15.15-15.30
15.30.-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-19.00
Yann Yvinec, Royal Military Academy, Belgium: TIRAMISU: Progress in Developing New Tools for
Mine Action
Andrew Smith, AVS Mine Action: Field and Research: Promoting Synergy
Stewart Grainger, BACTEC: A deminer’s wish list: Will Emerging Technology Improve Quality and
Reduce Demands for Resources to Aid Efficient Landmine Clearance?
Atsushi Iwatani, Tokyo Denki University: Development of Prodder for Humanitarian Demining
Based on Tactile Augmentation
13th IARP Workshop on Humanitarian Demining and Similar Risky Interventions
MODERATORS: Bruno Esmiller - Franco Curatella – Yvan Baudoin
16.00-16.15
16.15.-16.30
16.30.-16.45
16.45-17.00
17.00-17.15
Franco Curatella, Airbus Defence and Space: Towards a Multifaceted Platform for Humanitarian
Demining
Gerd Waizmann, Protime: Information Systems, Data Management, Communication and Positioning
for Demining Actions
Irina Stănciugelu, CBRNE Ltd: Ethical Impact Risk Assessment for Robots and Carried Sensor Systems
for Environmental Surveillance in a Humanitarian Demining Context
Arbnor Pajaziti, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Priština, Kosovo: Development and
Programming of the Mobile Platform with Manipulation Arm for Rescue Operations
Vinciane Lacroix, Royal Military Academy, Belgium; Sabine Vanhuysse, IGEAT, Universit'e Libre de
Bruxelles, Belgium: Geospatial Analysis of the Conflict Landscape for Supporting Non-Technical
Survey; Case Study: Crater Detection in Cambodia
17.15 – 17.30
Coffee break
17.30-17.45
17.45-18.00
Emanuela Cepolina, Snail Aid: Open Source Hardware for Mine Action
Júlio Gouveia-Carvalho, Centro de Investigação: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear Environment: Sensors Review and Concepts of Operations
Héctor Montes, CSIC: E-tutor for Training in Antipersonnel Landmines Identification
Davorin Ambruš, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb: Towards Autonomous
Landmine Detection Using Mobile Robots and Metal Detectors: A Case Study
Ross Gillanders, University of St Andrews, Scotland: Portable Systems for Optical Explosives
Detection; Polymer Sensors for Explosives Detection in REST Samples
Stewart Grainger, BACTEC International: Human Error in Demining
18.00-18.15
18.15-18.30
18.30-18.45
18.45-19.00
20.00
Gala Dinner Co-hosted by CROMAC-CTDT and RACVIAC, venue: Ilirija Hotel restaurant
Side events
09.00 – 19.00
Presentation of Demining Manufacturers and Equipment
Viewing of exhibited equipment and discussion with manufacturers
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall lobby
Exhibitors:
DOK-ING d.o.o.; VALLON GmbH; FAE Group / PRIMETECH; Cluster for Humanitarian Demining;
ARMTRAC LTD., SENSYS GmbH; TIRAMISU, JACQUARD d.o.o., DIME – Universita di Genoa, CEIASpA
Poster presentations
Marcin Szczepaniak, WITI: ERW Transport Container and Mine Roller - TIRAMISU Project Results
Torsten Vikström – SPINATOR: TIRAMISU Information Management Tool (T-IMS)
Andrzej Maslowski, Institute for Mathematical Machines, Warsaw: E-tutor for Humanitarian
Demining Tasks Managing Staff Training
M. Pełka, Institute for Mathematical Machines, Warsaw: Platform for Robot Operators Training in
Humanitarian Demining Action
Roemi Fernández, CSIC: Design of a Human Machine Interface for Training Activities with Prodders
A. Kaczmarczyk, Institute for Mathematical Machines, Warsaw: Evaluation of the Computer Game
for Children MRE “Great Rally on the Back of Electronic Turtles”
L. Scapolla, Snail Aid: Pilot MRE Campaign in Cambodia Using Billy Goat Radio System
Ivan Racetin, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Split: Semi-Automated Detection and Extraction of
Unexploded Ordnances Using the Object Based Image Analysis Approach
Andrija Krtalić, Faculty of Geodesy, Zagreb: Confidence of Indicators of Mine Presence
Tamara Ivelja, CROMAC-CTDT: UAV Deployment in Survey with Hyperspectral Line Scanner
Željko Lozančić, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo: Analysis of Rainfall that Caused the
Occurrence of Floods, Landslides and Torrent Flows in the Period April-September 2014
Nerma Lazović, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo: Approach to the Modelling of Transport
Processes in the Case of Floods and Torrents
George Kechagiadakis, Royal Military Academy, Belgium: The Material Response of PPE Against
Dual Impacts: The Double Tap
Nikola Kezić, CROMAC-CTDT: Detecting Mines with Conditioned Free Flying Bees on Test Mine Field
Cerovac
Wednesday, 29th April 2015
08.15 – 09.00
Organized transportation to the demonstration site – Gaj, Skradin
Departure meeting point: in front of the Adriatic Hotel
09.00 – 11.30
Field demonstration - Venue: Gaj field near Skradin
MODERATORS: Tomislav BAN, CROMAC; Ivan ŠTEKER, CROMAC-CTDT; Tomislav VONDRAČEK,
CROMAC-CTDT
Programme
Presentation of manufacturers: demonstration of work of machines, demonstration of a helicopter
MEDEVAC, demonstration of conditioning of mine detection bees; demonstration of mine detection dogs,
demonstration of detection of ERW containing depleted uranium
Demining machines
MV-4; MV-10 (DOK-ING); LOCOSTRA tractor (DIME – Universita di Genoa); ARMTRAC 20T
Detectors and sensors SBL10; MAGNETO MXPDA (Sensys); VMR3G (Vallon), CEIA
Mine Detection Dogs
FOSSIO Ltd. Požega
11.30
Lunch at the demonstration site
12.30
Organized transportation to the hotel
14.00 – 20.00
Presentation of demining manufacturers and equipment
Viewing of exhibited equipment and discussion with manufacturers
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall lobby
Exhibitors:
DOK-ING d.o.o.; VALLON GmbH; FAE Group / PRIMETECH; Cluster for Humanitarian Demining;
ARMTRAC LTD., SENSYS GmbH; TIRAMISU; JACQUARD d.o.o.; DIME – Universita di Genoa; CEIA SpA
15.00-16.00
Meeting of the Project partners (CROMAC and Baranya Province Police) with the Joint Technical
Secretariat from Budapest – Cross-Border cooperation Hungary - Croatia 2014 - 2020
15.00 – 17.30
Topic 4: Cluster Munitions Contamination - Problems and Solutions
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATORS: Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director of RACVIAC; LtC Jörg Rauber,
Defence Attaché in the Republic of Croatia, MoD, Germany
15.00-15.15
15.15-15.30
Dražen Šimunović, CROMAC: Definition of SHA Contaminated by Cluster Bomblets KB-1
Branislav Jovanović, Serbian Mine Action Centre: Management of Residual Risk - Serbian Case
Study
RACVIAC – Centre for Security Cooperation
Introduction into Humanitarian and Security Conventions – Convention on Cluster Munitions
15.30-15.40
15.40-16.10
16.10-16.40
16.40-17.00
17.00-17.20
17.20-17.30
17.30 - 19.30
Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director of RACVIAC; LtC Jörg Rauber, Defence Attaché in
the Republic of Croatia, MoD, Germany: Welcome Address
Amelie Chayer, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)/Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC):
Humanitarian Consequences of Cluster Munitions Use
Norman Lizano, Minister Counsellor, Ortiz, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN in Geneva:
Costa Rican Presidency of the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Commander (GEN) Wolfgang Heuer – Herbert Simon, Ministry of Defence, Germany: Cluster
Ammunitions: Stockpile Destruction
Panel discussion / all participants and presenters
Moderator: LtC Jörg Rauber, Defence Attaché in the Republic of Croatia, MoD, Germany
Closing Address:
Brigadier General Zdravko Jakop, Deputy Director of RACVIAC
Poster presentations – continuation (individual one-minute introductory presentations)
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall and the area in front of the hall
Thursday, 30th April 2015
10.00–11.00
Continuation of Topic 1: ERW Contamination Problems - International Experience
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATOR: Dražen Jakopec, CROMAC
10.00-10.15
10.15-10.30
10.30-10.45
10.45 – 12.00
Willington Benitez, Colombian Army: Capacity of the Colombian Demining Battalion
Fredy Aldemar Combita Guzman, Colombian Police: Operational demining by the Colombian Police
and the humanitarian demining project
Kamil Usun, TRANSTEC SA: Mine Action in Turkey
Panel discussions
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATORS: Jun Ishikawa, Tokyo Denki University, Yann Yvinec, Royal Military Academy,
Belgium, Zdravko Jakop, RACVIAC
Panel discussions
Topic 1: ERW Contamination Problems - International Experience
Topic 4: Cluster Munitions Contamination - Problems and Solutions
Panellists: Mikael Bold, GICHD
Branislav Jovanović, Serbian MAC
Topic 2: ERW Impact during Natural Disasters – Example of Floods
Topic 3: Mine Action Technology and Equipment - Current Situation and Future Perspectives
Moderator: Yann Yvinec, Royal Military Academy, Belgium
Panellists: Jun Ishikawa, Tokyo Denki University
Franco Curatella, Airbus Defence and Space
Milan Rezo, BH MAC
12.00 – 12.30
Conclusions, wrap-up and adjourn
Venue: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall
MODERATORS: Dražen Jakopec, CROMAC; Nikola Pavković, CROMAC-CTDT; Hrvoje Debač,
Government Office for Mine Action
Side events
14.00 – 20.00
Excursion and dinner organized by the host, TBD depending on the number of registered
participants
Departure meeting point: Adriatic Hotel, conference hall lobby
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