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EFCE General Assembly 1.2 President’s Report Digitization Collaboration within the Chemical Engineering Community changes rapidly. To

accommodate this EFCE must adapt its ways to communicate improve its offerings to the community. digitize its administration

EFCE Digitization Project Executive Board Meeting, 25 August 2018 EFCE: Digitization – Digitalization – Digital Transformation

Frontend: Website, Single Sign On, Conference Pages Communication System: Newsletter, Teleconference etc. Partner Relationship Management: Database, Events, Administration Smart = geared to what is interesting to me

40.000€ setup, 4.000€/a maintenance: Dechema IT department Owner: EFCE (Data, Design, Configuration…),

Operator: Dechema (System, Security…)

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https://efce.info

• Modern

• Responsive

• Internal pages

• Connects EFCE conferences

• Ease of maintenance

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Broadcasting

Collaborating

Project One – Ad hoc group formed 2018-04-13– Implement a new kind of information

exchange in the existing networks– Approach young professionals in the

manner they are used to

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Project One • Actions for new ways to

collaborate:1. Test of computer and mobilefon-

based communication platformsat TU Braunschweig (simulationgroup of Carsten Schilde)

2. Several University Groups(Braunschweig, Twente – Luding, Linz – Pirker, Berlin – Kruggel-Emden, Hamburg – Heinrich, etc. ...)

3. One community, e.g. working parties• Criteria: Web and mobile-based,

open source, messanger, data exchange,large number of members, defined groups, start andccordination of joint projects, implenetation of Apps, etc.

• Tools: Slack (communication), Trello (implemented, projects)

© Institut für Partikeltechnik/ TU Braunschweig

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EFCE – ESBES - Agreement • EFCE and ESBES cooperate on ECCE/ECAB conference since

2011 • Cultural Differences, Size Differences • 29 November 2019: mutual agreement on working

arrangements • Bidding: • joint bids of ESBES and EFCE

member institutions • 16 EFCE Trustees, 8 ESBES

Board Members, 3 General Secretariats

• Steering committee / scientific committee / organizing committee

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Scientific VP Report 2019 David Bogle

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Chemical Engineering skills production Teaching staff Average age of staff

Students (B,M&D)

Student/staff ratio

Graduating Chemical Engineers (B,M)

% of popn

Czech R 409 49.5 4296 10.5 550 .0053

Denmark 67 44 442 6.6 171 .0031

France 550 4360 7.9 1550 .0023

Greece 62 54 1079 17.4 135 .0013

Italy 400 55 5500 13.8 1375 .0023

Lithuania 40 45.2 248 6.2 55 .0019

Poland 458 51.4 2540* 5.5* 580 .0015

Portugal 302 53.4 2853 9.4 565 .0054

Romania 360 46.2 3010 8.4 770 .0039

Slovakia 22.5 49 158 7.0 52 .0025

Slovenia 35 45 600 17.1 150 .0073

Spain 900 43-47 11600 12.9 2500 .0053

UK 1028 45 16030 15.6 4206 .0063

Ukraine 194* 57 462 2.4 70 .0002*

Chemical Engineering Skills audit

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WPs and Sections

• Reports still to come Agglomeration, Comminution and Classification,Crystallization, High Pressure Technology, Sustainability

• Some highlights• Loss Prevention 2019• Early career researcher events• COST (QbD, Characterisation of Part Systems), ITN (Mech of Part Solids)• Collaboration: QbD/ProdDes&Eng, PI/CAPE, Energy with several• Special Symposia in ECCE

• 12% of delegates are female, 17% industrial, 13 have delegates fromoutside Europe

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External Engagement

• A-SPIRE• Public/Private Partnership between European Commission and five industry ‘clubs’

(including CEFIC) developing roadmap and set of priorities for EC RTD• Participation in workshop – Process Intensification, Safe Chemicals by Design,

Circular Economy, Sustainability Assessment, Advanced Materials, AdvancedProcesses, Enabling Digital Tech Processes

• Contribution to roadmap• Engagement of WP&S

• SusChem• SusChem is the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry. It is a

forum that brings together industry, academia, policy makers and the wider society.• EFCE Scientific VP appointed to Board - first meeting next Tuesday

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Associazione Italiana Di Ingegneria Chimica

12th EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (ECCE 12) 5th EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY (ECAB 5)

Florence, Italy September 15-19 2019

STATUS AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

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ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report /WEB PAGE and COMMITTEES

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Web page:www.ecce12-ecab5.org

E-mail address: ECCE12_ECAB5@aidic.it

Scientific Committee

All EFCE WP/SECTIONS Chairmen All ESBES SECTIONS Chairmen All candidates proposed by EFCE/ESBES

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3 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Plenary speakers

Topic Speaker Area Gender Origin Country Status

An Initiative for Process Safety Across the Chemical Engineering

Curriculum H.Scott Fogler ECCE m a USA Confirmed

Biocatalysis Protein Enzyme Stability Juergen Pleiss ECAB m

a

Germany Confirmed

Separation challenges in the quest for sustainability Inmaculada Ortiz ECCE f a Spain Confirmed.

Chemical recycling of complex plastics

Marinke Wijngaard ECAB f a NL Confirmed

Perspectives for CO2 Utilization Flavio Manenti ECCE m a IT Confirmed

Dankwerts lecture Advancing Chemical Development through Process Intensification,

Automation, and Machine Learning

Klavs Jensen ECCE

m

a USA

Confirmed

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4 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Coordination with ESBES

Agreement for EFCE/ESBES cooperation discussed and finalized in a dedicated meeting with Presidents and VPs in Frankfurt on Nov 29.

Steering Committee meetings held by teleconference on Feb 19, April 18, May 31 and June 19.

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5 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Participation and Program 1/3

1623 abstracts were received within the final deadline of April 30.

For reference, the corresponding figure for ECCE 10/ECAB 3 was 1698, while final participants in Nice were 1776 (1326 from academia, 440 from industry).

Registrations of participants for Florence were 1277 by September 6 (see breakdown on next page).

Final program was published by August 20, modifications accepted until August 25, when BoA was sent for printing.

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Country of origin of registered participants (more than 20): - Germany 217 - France 166 - Italy 128 - UK 67 - Spain 64 - Holland 61 - Brazil 39 - Portugal 39 - Japan 38 - China 33 - Switzerland 32 - Austria 29 - Belgium 26 - Korea 25 - Czech Republic 24 - Danemark 23 - Chile 20

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EFCE abstracts: - Received 1167

ESBES abstracts: - Received 470

SYMPOSIA abstracts - 1 (36-41) 17 - 2 (15, 42-48) 124 - 3 (49-53) 0 DELETED - 4 (54-48) 27 - 5 (59-62) 2 DELETED

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8 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Student Committee

Student Committee members: • Verrecchia Gabriele, Italy (coordinator)• Vilardi Giorgio, Italy• Trucillo Paolo, Italy• Landi Eleonora, Italy• Bassani Andrea, Italy• Giarracca Lucia, France• Lusinier Nicholas, France• Pirro Laura, Belgium• Diaz-Sainz Guillermo, Spain• Sanchez José Luis, Spain• Grossmann Oliver, Germany• Hadjidemetriou Kyriacos, UK

Program includes: Process Simulation Cup (PSC), Student Pub Quiz, PhD Career Fair, Meet your Idol event, Scientific Speed Date.

Sponsor: ChemStations Europe (CSE), that will arrange the PSC.

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9 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Sponsorship

Team establised: Elisa Pisati, Rossana Sormanni, GV.

Confirmed sponsorships: BASF as Gold sponsor; BHGE as Silver sponsor; Novo Nordisk, Milazzo Refinery, NextChem (MT Group) and

Europic as Bronze sponsors; Chemstations Europe (CSE) as Young Program Sponsor; Elsevier, Versalis, ICP, Acqua d’Elba, Prosim and NextChem

as Special Event Partners; 20 exhibitors stands, including EFCE/ESBES,

DECHEMA/Berlin and Chisa

Confirmed contributions: 112k.

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10 ECCE12 & ECAB5 Status report / Timeline Summary

Next Period Key Milestones

• Conference Welcome Reception: Sep 15, 2019, at 17:30• Conference Opening: Sep 16, 2019, at 8:30• Conference Closing: Sep 19, 2019, at 12:00• First EFCE/ESBES informal feedback session: Sep 19, 2019, at 13:00

EFCE Management Committee Update

• At monthly meetings, next on Sep 10, 2019

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THANKS 11

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THANK YOU

FOR ATTENTION

See you in Florence!

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Berlin, a vibrant city

+ excellent infrastructure

+ exceptional choice of hotels

+ centre of science & research

+ outstanding venues

+ open-minded and intriguing

+ rich cultural offer

+ architectural highlights

+ diverse culinary offers

+ eventful history

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The Venue

City Cube Berlin operated by Messe Berlin

Well connected by public transport Capacity of the main lecture hall:

3000 persons Numerous rooms for parallel

sessions, satellite events andbusiness meetings

Exhibition and poster area:5000 qm2

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The European forum for chemical and process engineering, biotechnology and bioprocessing, and related fields Addressing innovative solutions for food supply, mobility, energy, health and well-being while striving for a sustainable economy Meeting point for industry and academia

Website: www.ecce-ecab2021.eu

13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering 6th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology

Theme: Engineering the Future

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Students’ and PhD Programme ChemCar Competition Proposed special symposia/workshops

Product design and engineering Energy conversion & storage Food processing/production Pharmaceutical production Plant & process safety Thermodynamics Electrochemical und biotechnological processes

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Satellite events

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Meetings 22 August 2019, Frankfurt, Germany Kick-off meeting 15 September 2019, Florence, Italy 1st Meeting of the ECCE13 & ECAB6 International Scientific Committee Schedule August 2020 Paper submission opens 15 January 2021 Deadline for abstract submission 15 March 2021 Deadline for poster submissions March 2021 Review of the submitted abstracts May 2021 Confirmation of the acceptance of lectures/posters

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European Fora on New Technologies

• 3d Printing – Paris, Sept 2018 • Digitalisation – Frankfurt, March 2019, 75 attendees, 25 WP&S

present, report on EFCE website (on Digitalisation page) • Factory of the Future – Paris, Spring 2020 • Circular Economy – Paris?, Autumn 2020 (Sustainability WP to

organise)

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