The city of Lahti is situated 100 km North-East of Helsinki with easy connections by train and bus from Helsinki and the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
Welcome to the Symposium
Regardless of the ongoing Covid-19 situation the organising of the event is proceeding well.
We will most certainly keep you updated with the situation closer to the event.
NBC 2022 provides an interdisciplinary forum for sharing the latest information between scientists, industry representatives and authorities.
TOPICS
1. COVID-19 - Lessons learned
2. Detection, identification, monitoring and analysis
3. Protection, decontamination and CBRN medicine
4. Environmental factors and CBRNE defence
5. Risks associated with toxic industrial chemicals
6. Climate change - the challenges
7. Crisis preparedness
8. CBR Education and training
9. Cooperation, treaties, non-proliferation, legislation, strategies, ethics
Invited speakers
ASHER SALMON
Asher Y. Salmon M.D, Ph.D, MHA- is Head of the Department of International relations, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel. He's previously been Deputy Director at Hadassah University Hospital (Ein-Kerem) and Deputy C.E.O & Medical Director at Barzilai Medical Center.
MORE ABOUT ASHER (.pdf)
MIKA SALMINEN
Mika Salminen is the Director of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). His expertise is as a virologist and the surveillance and control of communicable diseases, international health security, contagion preparedness, microbiology and public health policy.
KIMMO KOHVAKKA
Kimmo Kohvakka has served in the Finnish public safety and security services since 1991. His expertise covers risk management, resilience, societal preparedness, rescue services, civil protection and defence with all-of-society multi-disciplinary approach, and he has participated in numerous national development programmes in the area.
MORE ABOUT KIMMO (.pdf)
CHRIS HASSELL
David Christian Hassell serves as the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Science Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He has earlier led research, development, testing, and acquisition of technical solutions to counter chemical and biological threats.
MORE ABOUT CHRIS (.pdf)
PAULA VANNINEN
Prof. Paula Vanninen is the director of Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN). Prof. Vanninen has been working in the Scientific Advisory Board of the OPCW (2010-2016) and its temporary working groups (2005-). She has focused on the research of sea dumped chemical weapons to explore the environmental and marine biota effects of CWAs leaking in the Baltic Sea.
MORE ABOUT PAULA (.pdf)
Symposium Venue
The symposium venue, Sibelius Hall, is one of the largest wooden buildings built in Finland and is located on the shore of lake Vesijärvi, in city of Lahti.
Lahti was the European Green capital for 2021.
Important Dates
Participants - Registration
Participation fee 870€.
Early-bird registration fee is only 770€ ! (until 31.1.2022)
Abstracts - Submission
Deadline for abstracts is NOW February 23, 2022
Covid-19 information
Latest Covid-19 updates & advice in Finland.
FINENTRY - travel to Finland - helping you have a smooth travel experience !
Want to be a sponsor?
The organiser welcomes all event sponsors who want to get extra exposure. If you book a booth at the exhibition, just tick the appropriate box on the booking form and the organiser will contact you.
If you only want to be a sponsor, please use the contact form on the contact page.
1. Gold sponsor, 6000€
(for one company only)
Max. 10 min. presentation at Symposium Opening
Advertisement in printed Symposium proceedings (spread and back cover)
Company logo printed on conference bag
Participation in event press conference
Company logo with link on NBC 2022 website’s pages
One bag insert
Two complementary participants
2. Silver sponsor, 3000€
(for two companies)
Max. 8 min. speech/company at Symposium dinner
Company logo visibility at Symposium dinner
Advertisement in printed Symposium proceedings (spread)
Company logo with link on NBC 2022 website’s pages
One bag insert
One complementary participant
3. Bronze sponsor, 2000€
(for three companies)
Max. 5 min. speech/company at Get‐together party
Company logo visibility at Get‐together party
Advertisement in printed Symposium proceedings (one page, first part of book)
One bag insert
One participant/company with 50% discount of registration fee
4. Half‐page advert in printed Symposium programme, 800€
(organiser decides on advert placement)
5. Company logo on NBC 2022 memory stick, 1000€
6. Bag insert, 300€
(others than sponsors, advertisers and exhibitors)
