The first EROCIPS conference was held in Bordeaux, at the Hôtél de Région, Aquitaine, on the 28^th and 29^th of September 2006. The conference was attended by local, regional and international partners and stakeholders, keen to learn about the outcomes of the EROCIPS Project for the good of managing accidental coastal pollution. The conference was organised by the French Partners, Conseil Régional d’Aquitaine, de Bretagne, des Pays de la Loire, and de Poitou Charentes, and the French technical advisors Le Cedre.

The conference aimed at improving:

• The prevention of oil, chemical and inert pollution
• Emergency responce to oil, chemical and inert pollution
• Protection of the coastal heritage
• Strategies of cleaning of the beaches
• Environmental rescue
• Transport and the temporary storage of waste
• Health and safety
• Training of the decision makers
• The use of the resources available for the management of the emergency response
• and improving effective means of communication.

The conference concentrated on sharing information, tools and techniques  and guidelines developed by the Partners under the  EROCIPS Project, in order help protect our coasts from the potential threat of accidentental pollution.

Conference program can be viewed here (433KB - pdf help) for information in other EROCIPS Conferences please contact erocips@devon.gov.uk