John Woodward to speak at EDA Autumn Event

Our very own John Woodward has been confirmed as a speaker at the EDA Autumn Event.

The EDA Conference and Demolition Fair DEMCON is being held between September 8-10th at Hotel Infracity in Stockholm. John's talk will be on the demolition of a school after a major fire.

If you wish to attend then bookings and hotel reservations can be made by visiting the EDA events page and downloading the relevant forms.

The full conference timetable is included below:

Wednesday, the 8th of September

11.30 National Associations meeting

16.00 National Associations Senior Officers available for one-to-one meeting with sponsors

20.00 Welcome reception

Thursday, 9th of September

08.30 Registration & coffee/tea available at the sponsors area outside the conference room

09.30 Opening of the conference by President Mr Giuseppe Panseri

09.40 "Demolition of a school after a major fire", by Vice-President of Institute of Demolition Engineers Mr John Woodward, C & D Consultancy, UK.

10.00 Sponsor presentation: EDA IC member KOMATSU, by Mr Michael Atkinson

10.10 "The impact of massive demolition project upon both the institutional and community local scene: from a critical situation to an opportunity", by Mr Stefano Chiavalon, EDA IC member General Smontaggi, Italy

10.30 Presentation of EU Project Alert / Company presentation France/Denmark/Sweden

10:50 Q & A

11.00 Coffee break at the sponsors area outside the conference room

11.30 "Controlled explosion of a double silo in Ciudad Real", by EDA Vice-President Ms Pilar de la Cruz, IC Member Voladuras y Demoliciones

11.50 Sponsor presentation available

12.00 "Technical demolition and facade retention of London's famous Cafe Royal, a project including the use of advance 3D modeling and vibration monitoring", by NFDC President Mr David Darsey and Stuart Accleton, both from Erith Group, UK

12.20 Q & A

12.30 Working lunch at the sponsors area

13.30 “Dismantling project in the middle of two areas of explosion risks and in the near of one shock-sensitive turbine in petrochemical industry”, by Mr Marcel Schröder, EDA IC member Richard Liesegang, Germany

13.50 Q & A

14.00 Panel debate about the future of the demolition in Europe moderated by journalist Ms Laura Donadoni, Italy

15.00 Clausure by EDA President Mr Giuseppe Panseri and end of the Conference

15.30 Three different options

* Demolition site visit DEMCOM / Time on your own in Stockholm
* Time or your own at the DEMCON fair
* Meeting of the EDA Technical Commitee

19.30 Gala dinner at the Hotel InfraCity

Friday, 10th of September

Visit of the DEMCON fair on your own

10.00 EDA Board members available for one- to- one meeting with sponsors at the EDA lounge