2009 European Productivity Conference held in Grimsby England

2009 European Productivity Conference conducted by European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC) was held at the Grimsby Institute in Grimsby between 28-30 October 2009. MPM Delegation consisted of Secretary General and Member of the Board Kerim ÜNAL, Member of the Board Bekir Şinasi ÖZDEMİR, Congress Coordinator Rasim YILMAZ, Expert İlknur YAVUZ FROLET and Yonca GÖKTAŞ representing Congress Organization Firm Flap Tour.

16th World Productivity Congress and 2010 European Productivity Conference was also introduced at the fair stand arranged at the Conference. Congress Promotional Film was shown at the fair stand and Congress First Announcement and Call for Papers and Promotional brochures about Turkiye were distributed.

A presentation was made about the last developments related to the 2010 Congress by Secretary General and Member of the Board Kerim ÜNAL at the Congress at which public sector support policies, innovation, global economic crisis and social productivity issues were discussed.

 A meeting about the 16th WPC and   2010 EPC was also held one day before the EPC Congress on 27 October 2009 at which the representatives of European Association of National Productivity Centres (EANPC) and World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS). The parties of the Congress which met for the first time since they signed the Memorandum in 2008, discussed their own responsibilities. The decision that the parties will be responsible for coordinating the themes seperately was taken. A presentation was made related to the studies conducted related to the organization of the Congress after the Congress Promotional Film was seen at the meeting during which the keynote speakers and the members of the Honorary Committee were also discussed. Secretary General of the Chinese Productivity Centre and Vice President of WCPS Chen Shenchang informed that a group of 150 people and the Premier of China will probably attend the Congress. Secretary General of UN has also been invited to the Congress.

MPM Delegation also attended to the EANPC Board Meeting which has been held twice a year.  At the meeting The Centre for Occupational Safety from Finland was unanimously decided to be a member of the Organisation within the context of EANPC’s enlargement policy. EANPC’s Statues was also discussed at the meeting and the Productivity Network Survey forms produced in order to establish a network were also distributed to the members. The results will be shared with the EANPC members in order to form new partnerships.

MPM Delegation also visited the TV Channels at the Grimsby Institute and the Laboratories.

The participation of the MPM Delegation to EPC Conference and the EANPC Board meeting is expected to produce fruitful results not only for the organization of the 16th World Productivity Congress but also for the new project partnerships.