112 Awards Ceremony
Brussels, 10 February 2009
Under the patronage of the Czech Republic Presidency of the EU & the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
See below 112 Awards Ceremony's video
See below speech of the President of EENA, Olivier Paul-Morandini
See below interviews made during the 112 Awards Ceremony
The 3rd 112 Awards Ceremony was held on 10 February 2009, eve of the 2nd European 112 Day (11/2) on 11 February 2009 in Brussels with the presence of several high-level politicians. During a dinner, the 112 Awards Ceremony intended to recognize and congratulate individuals and organizations which had shown evidence of extraordinary behaviour and/or results and/or achievements in the topics detailed below.
Venue: Palais d'Egmont, Brussels More information here - Google Map
Date & Time: 10 February 2009 - from 7.15pm to 10.30 pm
Programme:
7.15pm - 7.30pm: Registration
7.30pm - 8.15pm: Cocktail & Welcome Speech
8.15pm - 10.30pm: Dinner & 112 Awards Ceremony
112 Awards will be delivered to individuals and organizations for:
Outstanding Citizen Award , Ute and Siegfried Steiger, Germany
Outstanding 112 First Responder & First Aid , Joan M. Hansen & M. Andersen & M. Knudsen, Falck, Denmark
Outstanding 112 Call Centre , 112 Madrid, Spain
Outstanding National initiative on 112 , Fire and Rescue Service, Czech Republic
Outstanding Emergency Service Initiative , 112 Murcia, Spain
Outstanding Accessible 112 Initiative , Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Slovenia
Outstanding in-vehicle emergency calling initiative (eCall) , ADAC, Germany
Outstanding Contribution to Public Warning , Ministry of Interior, The Netherlands
Outstanding Education on 112 , Special Telecommunications Service, Romania
Outstanding Vision for 112 , Hannes Tschofenig, IETF-ECRIT
Outstanding Political Initiative , Ms. Vergnaud & Mr. Busoi, Members of the European Parliament
In order to attend the event, please contact Gary Machado at gm@eena.org before 20 January 2008.
Confirmation of politicians'participation received so far:
Olivier Chastel , Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Belgium
Gérard Onesta , Vice-President of the European Parliament
Bernadette Vergnaud , Member of the European Parliament
Kader Arif , Member of the European Parliament
Margie Sudre , Member of the European Parliament
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski , Member of the European Parliament
Dushana Zdravkova , Member of the European Parliament
Michael Cramer , Member of the European Parliament
Adina-Iona Valean , Member of the European Parliament
Carlos Coelho , Member of the European Parliament
Cristian Silviu Busoi , Member of the European Parliament
Christel Schaldemose , Member of the European Parliament
Cristina Gutierrez-Cortines , Member of the European Parliament
Marc Tarabella , Minister of Formation, Walloon Region, Belgium
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso , President of Murcia Region and President of the Euromediterranean Regions, Spain
Francisco José Granados Lerena , Chief Advisor to the President of the Community of Madrid, Spain
Mounia Mejbar , Brussels Municipal councillor, Belgium
Confirmation of emergency service representatives'participation received so far (country):
Romania, Spain (Madrid & Murcia), Czech Republic, Lithuania, Netherlands, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia,Denmark, Germany, Greece, Sweden
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