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Continue the conference experience with live building energy simulations:  EQUA is inviting You at 12th June, Wednesday morning to an IDA ICE session, where both new and experienced users will delve into the real depths of IDA ICE 5! At the session, EQUA will provide several hands-on demos focusing on special subjects, such as daylight, optimization, and thermal comfort. It will be parallelled with a dedicated clinic for problematic cases: bring Your headache-causing projects with You and find the right solution with the experts! You are welcome to listen as well.

The training is free of charge, coffee and lunch is included.

Sign up for the training by sending an email to mika.vuolle@equa.fi (with message topic “IDA ICE training at BuildSim2024”). Please note that seats are limited.

Intended audience: building energy simulation engineers, building services- and indoor environment experts

Preliminary program on WED 12.6

08:30 – 09:00 Welcome and coffee

Room 1 (to be announced)

09:00 – 09:30 Daylight in 5: climate-based whole year simulations and applications

09:30 – 10:00 Optimization in 5: multi-objective optima in a demo case

10:00 – 10:30 Stratified zone model and thermal comfort studies

10:30  – 10:50 Coffee break

10:50 – 12:00 Roll up the sleeves! IDA ICE live training

End of session and lunch in Väre

Room 2 (to be announced)

09:00 – 09:30 Clinic

09:30 – 10:00 Clinic

10:00 – 10:30 Clinic

10:30  – 10:50 Coffee break

10:50 – 12:00 Discussion and solutions

End of session and lunch in Väre

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Prof. Dr. Kimmo Lylykangas

Kimmo Lylykangas (born 1970 in Helsinki) is Finnish architect who since 2018 works as professor of architecture and the head of Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. Currently his research team is working on a variety of greenhouse gas quantification methods and tools that are developed as open source projects. Research interests: greenhouse gas quantification, sustainability in architecture, wood architecture

Prof. Dr. Chengchu Yan

Chengchu Yan is Professor and Dean of the School of Urban Construction at Nanjing Tech University. He serves as the Director of the Youth Committee of the Jiangsu Refrigeration Society, China. He is an editorial board member of the “Journal of Nanjing Tech University”, guest editor for “Sustainability”, and a reviewer for over 10 journals. His primary research areas include green buildings, renewable energy utilization, building simulation and HVAC modelling. He aims to develop effective online calibration and data reconstruction methods for improving the measurement accuracy and data quality of HVAC systems. He has published over 60 papers, including 7 highly cited papers. He holds over 20 patents, has led numerous natural science funds and a series of university-enterprise collaborative projects. He has directed in over 20 building energy-saving diagnosis and retrofitting projects, including the International Commerce Centre (ICC) of Hong Kong and the Beijing Olympic Village’s Low-Energy Demonstration Building. These projects achieved an average energy-saving rate of 20-25%. He was awarded the Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress by the China Installation Association in 2022 and the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress by the Jiangsu Refrigeration Society in 2023

Associate Prof. Dr. Clayton Miller

Dr. Clayton Miller is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the Department of the Built Environment. He is the creator of the NUS MOOC edX Course – Data Science for Construction, Architecture, and Engineering (https://www.edx.org/course/Data-Science-for-Construction-Architecture-and-Engineering) that has had 30,000+ participants worldwide since April 2020. Dr. Miller’s research focuses on performance data analytics using thousands of real-world case study buildings collected from facilities around the world. .

Tuomas Laine

Tuomas Laine, M.Sc. on energy economy, has led development and innovation work for 12 years at Finnish company Granlund Oy. Currently he is working as Senior Advisor. Through his 30+ years of career he and his team have partnered in 11 EU research projects and several Eureka projects. Main R&D&I interests: sustainability, energy efficiency, building information modeling (BIM), Digital Twins, facilities performance management. Heavy involvement on the development of processes and tools utilizing BIM and open standards through the whole building life cycle: from performance analysis and building services design to commissioning and facilities management.

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On site registration

Sunday June 9th from 2 p.m. till 4 p.m.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Espoo

Otaranta 2, Espoo

(Same place as opening ceremony and reception is from 4 p.m. till 6 p.m.)

Monday June 10th

Undergraduate Center, Aalto Otaniemi campus

Otakaari 1, Espoo (Entrance ”M”)

On-line registration

Early bird tickets at a reduced price are available until 15th April!

Last registration date: 28th May 2024

Please login in the conftool system to register.

The conference is physical. We hope to see you for a safe and sunny event in Espoo!

All presenting authors are kindly requested to present their contribution on-site. It will not be possible to present online.

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact buildsimnordic2024@ibpsa-nordic.org

Conference fees

Early Bird registration: 500 EUR (Including Finnish VAT)    (Until 15th April)

Regular registration: 600 EUR (Including Finnish VAT)        (From 16th April)

Conference dinner: 80 EUR

Technical tour: Free

Sunday Reception: Free

For participants, the price includes venue, catering, coffee and snacks on Jun 10-11, Sunday reception, technical tour, online access to all papers and publication in Book of Abstracts or E3S proceedings

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Hotels close to the venue

The conference is located at the Aalto Campus, Espoo.

There is a quota of rooms reserved for the conference participants in three different hotels (8-12 June 2024). Conference participants are asked to make their own reservations directly with the hotel. Here are the details for reservations:

Radisson Blu Ranta, Espoo

Otaranta 2, Espoo (Metro Keilaniemi/Aalto-yliopisto  )

Address: Radisson Blu Espoo, Otaranta 2, Espoo

Tel: +358 300 870 010 

Allotment

20 x standard single/twin room

Prices

150EUR / Standard room in single use/night

170EUR / Standard double or twin room/night

Free parking (40)

Heymo 1 by Sokos Hotels

Kivimies, Espoo (Subway M Keilaniemi/Otaniemi)

Address: Miestentie 5, FIN- 02150 Espoo

Tel.: +358 20 1234 201

Allotment

20 x standard single room

20 x standard twin room

Prices

100EUR / The Room in single use/night

120EUR / The Room double or twin room/night

Room rates at Heymo 1 include Well 7 -restaurant´s light breakfast buffet

Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna

Center of Helsinki (Subway M Central Railway Station)

Address: Asema-aukio 2, FIN- 00100 Helsinki

Tel.: +358 20 1234 610

Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (Conference dinner will be at the same premises)

Allotment

20 x standard single room

20 x standard twin room

Prices

150EUR / Standard room in single use/night

170EUR / Standard double or twin room/night

Room rates at Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna include Breakfast during normal opening hours, wireless internet access (Wi-Fi), VAT and guest sauna.(Guest sauna is not available in Heymo 1 hotel). We reserve the right to rate changes.

Allotment availability

The allotment is available until 1.6.2024 6:00 PM (Finnish time)

Please notice that there is a limited amount of rooms available with the special rate.

Reservations

Sokos Hotels Sales Service Centre

Telephone: +358 300 870 000 / individual room reservations

E-mail: sokos.hotels@sok.fi

!! Please quote the allotment code BUILDSIM24 when making a reservation

www.sokoshotels.fi/en – Reservation code BUILDSIM24

 

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On this page, you can find the practical details about:

  • Conference program
  • Venue – how to get there
  • Details on welcome reception
  • Details on technical tour
  • Details on conference dinner
  • Instructions for presenters
  • Luggage

Conference program

The program and papers are available in this link:

For easy access, we recommend downloading the app Conference4me (iOS or Android) and searching for the BuildSim Nordic.

Conference venue – how to get there

The conference takes place at Aalto Otaniemi campus, Undergraduate Center, Otakaari 1, 02150, Espoo, Finland – see in Google Maps. 

From Helsinki Airpot to Helsinki City Center

Helsinki Airport’s train station is located under the terminal. There is a direct elevator and escalator connection from the departures and arrivals hall to the train station.

Local I and P trains operate to and from Helsinki Airport. A train ride to Helsinki City Centre takes about 30 minutes. Local train tickets can be purchased from HSL’s mobile app, or from the ticket machine at the train platform. 

Learn more information: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/helsinki-airport/access?navref=main&id=

From Helsinki City Center to Aalto University Otaniemi campus

You can take Metro M1/M2 from Helsingin päärautatieasema (Helsinki Central Station) to Aalto University metro station directly. 

Welcome reception

The welcome reception is at the Bistro Banta on Sunday June 9th at 16:00-18:00.

Location: Radisson Blu Espoo, Otaranta 2, Espoo

Time: 16:00-18:00, Sunday June 9th

Transport: Keilaniemi/Aalto-yliopisto

Menu:

 

Technical tour

The technical tour takes place at the Aalto Otaniemi campus. The detailed information is shown below.

Time: From 16:15, Monday 10th June 2024.

There are altogether 4 tour group, and the map is shown below:

After the tour, the groups gather at the conference lobby.

Conference dinner

Time: Monday 10 June at 19:00

Location: Restaurant 10. kerros (Sokos Hotel Vaakuna), Kaivokatu 3, Helsinki

Metro: Kamppi (Central Railway station is closed due to renovation)

Please note that Metro station ”Päärautatieasema” is closed in June due renovation. Nearest station to 10.floor and Sokos Hotel Vaakuna is KAMPPI (to and from AALTO-YLIOPISTO, Otaniemi).

Menu:

Instructions for presenters

We ask presenters to upload presentations to ConfTool in pptx/ppt/pdf format no later than Thursday, 4 June. Download the ppt template here or use your own layout.

The duration of the presentations is 15 minutes, including questions and answers.

Luggage

There will be a storage room for luggage at the venue that can be used from 7.00-16.00 Monday and Tuesday.

Information mail address

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by the following E-mail address: buildsimnordic2024@ibpsa-nordic.org. 

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Espoo & Helsinki

Even though the venue of BuildSim Nordic will be hosted at the beautiful Aalto University, the even more beautiful city of Helsinki is only a quick metro trip away. There are many attractions for all tastes, all within walking range from one another. More information can be found at MyHelsinki.

Picture source from: https://fi.hotels.com/go/suomi/tekemista-helsingissa. 

Picture source from: https://circularcitiesdeclaration.eu/cities/espoo. 

Picture source from: Aalto University Material Bank

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Welcome to Aalto Otaniemi campus

BSN 2024 is hosted by the Aalto University. We are excited to welcome you to our main campus located in Espoo, Finland. The conference takes place in Undergraduate Center, Aalto Otaniemi campus.

Venue address: Otakaari 1, 02150, Espoo, Finland

Venue

Floor plan

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Organizing committee

  • Risto Kosonen, Prof., Aalto University (Conference Chair)
  • Mervi Ahola, Executive Manager of the Finnish Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (FiSIAQ) (Organizing committee Chair)
  • Xiaolei Yuan, Dr., Aalto University (Scientific committee Chair)
  • Chengchu Yan,  Prof., Nanjing Tech University
  • Christian Anker Hviid, Assoc. Prof., DTU
  • Habtamu Bayera Madessa, Assoc. Prof., OsloMet
  • Hicham Johra, Assoc. Prof., Aalborg University
  • Janne Jokisalo, Ramboll Finland Oy
  • Jørgen Erik Christensen, Assoc. Prof., DTU
  • Kim B. Wittchen, Senior Researcher, Aalborg University
  • Laurent Georges, Assoc. Prof., NTNU
  • Maha Shalaby, Architect, White Arkitekter
  • Mandana Sarey Khanie, Dr., DTU
  • Max Tillberg, EQUA Solutions AB
  • Mika Vuolle, EQUA Simulation Finland Oy
  • Patrik Rohdin, Senior Assoc. Prof., Linköping University
  • Petter Wallentén, Senior Lecturer, Lund University
  • Yu Wang, Assoc. Prof., Nanjing Tech University

Scientific committee

  • Xiaolei Yuan, Aalto University, Finland  (Scientific committee Chair)
  • Ahmet Arisoy, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
  • Alireza Afshari, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Chandra Sekhar, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Cristiana Croitoru, Technical University of Civil Engineering in Bucharest, Romania
  • David Cheong Kok Wai, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Gabriele Lobaccaro, NTNU, Norway
  • Guangyu Cao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  • Heikki Ihasalo, Aalto University, Finland
  • Jakub Kolarik, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  • James O’Donnell, University College Dublin, Ireland
  • Janne Hirvonen, University of Tampere, Finland
  • Jarek Kurnitski, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
  • Juha Jokisalo, Aalto University, Finland
  • Jørgen Erik Christensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  • Karel Kabele, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia
  • Kari Alanne, Aalto University, Finland
  • Kai Zhang, Nanjing Tech University, China
  • Manuel Correia Guedes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
  • Marcel Schweiker, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
  • Martin Thalfeldt, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
  • Michal Krajčík, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Mohamed Hamdy, NTNU, Norway
  • Per Kvols Heiselberg, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Peter V. Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Piia Sormunen, University of Tampere, Finland
  • Panu Mustakallio, Aalto University & Halton Oy, Finland
  • Sasan Sadrizadeh, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Stefán Thor Smith, University of Reading, UK
  • Simo Kilpeläinen, Aalto University, Finland
  • Thomas Olofsson, Umeå University, Sweden
  • Tomasz Cholewa, Lublin University of Technology, Poland
  • Umberto Berardi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
  • Wei Liu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Xianting Li, Tsinghua University, China
  • John Z. Lin, City University of Hong Kong, China
  • Zhengmao Li, Aalto University, Finland 

Organizers

Co-organizers

Information mail address

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by the following E-mail address: buildsimnordic2024@ibpsa-nordic.org. 

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Contributions

The abstract and paper submission process is handled by ConfTool here.

All authors whose abstract is accepted will be invited to submit a full paper.

We warmly welcome two types of conference papers:

  • Scientific Scopus conference papers , recommended length 6-8 pages
  • Technical/practical papers, not necessarily applying scientific methods, but presenting case studies, practical applications and project introductions, recommended length 2-4 pages

Both scientific and technical papers will undergo the review process by the scientific committee, however with different criteria. Purely commercial presentations are not accepted.

All accepted papers will be invited to give an oral or poster presentation at the event.

Abstracts

Abstract submission deadline is 15th October 2023. 

The abstracts should be:

  • Written in English
  • No more than 400 words in length
  • The abstract format  is not required, but it needs to contain title, authors, affiliation, abstract, keywords.
  • Submitted via Conftool (link)

Templates

Word and Latex templates are available below. You are required to use one of these templates.

Instructions are enclosed in the templates. Please read and adhere carefully to the template instructions as it will speed up the publication process.

Papers must be submitted in English

WordTemplate_BSN2024 (Research paper) (E3S conference series templates)
WordTemplate_BSN2024 (Technical paper) (E3S conference series templates)
LaTeX2e (E3S conference series templates)

Powerpoint template for presentations:

Presentation submission

Submission link for presentations is https://www.lyyti.in/BSN2024_presentations. Presentation should be submitted the day before presentation time.

Key dates

15th October 2023      Abstract submission
1st November 2023   Acceptance of abstracts
1st December 2023    Submission of full paper
15th February 2024    Acceptance of full paper
1st April 2024              Submission of final paper  

31st May 2024              Submission of Camera-ready PDF version and Publication right form

 

Proceedings

Scientific papers will be published in E3S Web of Conferences and indexed in Scopus and other databases including attribution of DOI and indexation to CrossRef.

Technical papers will be published in the Book of Abstracts.

Scientific papers not accepted for E3S will be published in the Book of Abstracts, either in full or in a shortened version (optional).

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BuildSim Nordic 2024 is a three-day conference on 9-11 June. The conference programme  includes approx. 65 presentations of scientific papers, four keynote sessions and  three workshops.

Sessions and topics

The conference is organised in eight sessions with the following topics:

• Building acoustics
• Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Building physics
• CFD and air flow
• Commissioning
• Daylighting, fenestration and lighting
• Digital twin
• Demand-side flexibility
• Developments in simulation
• Education in building performance simulation
• Renewable energy and energy storage
• Human behavior in simulation
• Hybrid systems
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
• New software developments
• Optimization of system performance
• Simulation at urban scale
• Smart buildings
• Solar energy systems
• Validation, calibration and uncertainty
• Weather data & Climate adaptation
• Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB)
• Emissions and Life Cycle Analysis

Workshops and Result Seminar

  • Result seminar – B2RECoM 

    Introduction to the project
    Globally, renewable electricity generation is rapidly increasing, when we want to get rid of fossil energy. New electricity generation mainly consists of wind and solar power plants. Increasing renewable generation has effects on the availability and price of electricity. Bottlenecks have already been observed in adding generation facilities to the main grid and the effects of fluctuating production on electricity price variations. A big challenge for the future is to increase the flexibility potential of the existing consumption system, in which case it would be possible to respond better than at present to fluctuations in generation. In this project, the potential of buildings to operate on fluctuating wind and solar electricity is investigated. The energy flexibility potential of buildings is examined as a whole, both in individual buildings and in energy communities. The research considers the potential of building structures to function as heat storage, the function of technical equipment in them as flexible loads, the importance of separate energy storage in buildings and the buildings’ own energy production. In addition to this, the potential of water electrolysis plants to operate in the generation of district heat, where the waste heat produced by them is utilized, is being investigated.

    Participants
    LUT University
    Antti Kosonen, Altti Meriläinen, Juuso Liikkanen, Leo Gardemeister
    Aalto University
    Risto Kosonen, Juha Jokisalo, Yangmin Wang

    Program
    Monday, June 10
    14:00 – 14:05 Overview for the B2RECoM project (Antti Kosonen, LUT)
    14:05 – 14:25 Techno-economic evaluation of waste heat recovery from an off-grid alkaline water electrolyzer plant into a district heating network in Finland (Altti Meriläinen, LUT)
    14:25 – 14:45 Cost-effective optimization for electric vehicle charging in a prosumer household (Juuso Liikkanen, LUT)
    14:45 – 15:05 Solar power potential comparison in different locations in Finland (Leo Gardemeister, LUT)
    15:05 – 15:25 Optimal sizing of building energy system with multi-objective optimization (Juha Jokisalo, Aalto)
    15:25 – 15:45 Cost optimization of a small energy community with dynamic district heating and electricity prices (Yangmin Wang, Aalto)
    15:45 – 16:00 Discussion (Risto Kosonen, Aalto)

  • Workshop – Building Simulations Teaching 

Introduction to the Workshop
Surprise to none, building simulation (BS) is the very foundation of today’s design process: BS are needed at all phases, starting from predesign and building permits through operational phase up to renovations. They include estimations on heating and cooling loads, equipment sizing, control schemes, energy consumption, CO2 and cost calculations, optimization, option comparisons, energy certification – just to name a few tasks.
In our days, “energy modeler” is a recognized specialist position in HVAC, construction and building energy service companies. However, the traditional university education (scientific or applied science) cannot offer much training on cutting-edge simulation use cases to new entry level professionals. The teachers need to establish a hierarchy of studies starting from the basics, possibly until specialized student projects, within truly limited preparation time and resources. Active work-life expectations on the modeling skills are constantly changing: education shall attempt at least to follow upon the change.
This workshop aims to assist the educators to identify and showcase a solution to across-the-board problems such as material production, sharing and enhancement through demonstration of the Nordic teaching efforts and achievements, with invited educators to present best practice examples.

Participants
Educators and industry invitees
Mika Vuolle and Viktoria Rusanen (EQUA Simulation Finland)
Jarkko Heinonen (Satakunta Applied Sciences University, SAMK)
Jurgita Černeckienė (Technical University of Kaunas, Lithuania, KTU)
Lauri Savolainen (A-Insinöörit)

Program
Monday, June 10
10:30 – 10:35 Workshop overview (Viktoria Rusanen, EQUA)
10:35 – 10:45 Teaching experience in Finland (Jarkko Heinonen, SAMK)
10:45 – 10:55 Teaching experience in the Baltics (Jurgita Černeckienė, KTU)
10:55 – 11:05 Expectations in the real working life (Lauri Savolainen, A-Insinöörit)
11:05 – 11:20 Workshop and discussion
11:20 – 11:30 Summary and session closing (Mika Vuolle, EQUA)

Workshop: IDA ICE demo - simulation possibilities of a versatile building energy software

Introduction to the Workshop

IDA ICE is a renowned simulation tool in the building energy field, particularly popular in Europe. It is known of its uncompromising component modeling quality and interconnectivity, result outputs and logging abundance, data post-processing options, simulation event traceability and a high accuracy of details in inputs and outputs. It is also notoriously complex: modeling in ICE requires a substantial level of experience and practice. The increasing available result types however reward the learning efforts: outputs are provided from the primary level (such as design day and overheating, annual and custom time energy simulations) to more sophisticated and specialized results (such as tailored plants, controls, renewable energy integration, borehole fields, multi-objective optimization, daylight, CFD, stratification zone model, systems co-simulation etc). In this workshop, EQUA illustrates the most significant simulation possibilities that any engineer, educator, real estate developer and interested party can draw some inspiration from.

Participants

Mika Vuolle and Max Tillberg (EQUA)

Workshop: Design Projects Case Study Presentations: Bridging into Consultancy

Introduction to the Workshop
Consultancy in the building simulation field is a main actor: it drives all the sustainability-driven scientific research, pilot projects and innovations to find their ways into real-life completion. Academia leads the research and reveals the direction of future development: energy efficiency development, design and cost optimization, embodied and lifetime-emitted CO2 decrease, balanced thermal comfort and others.
Additional new trends are expected to prevail: a massive PV and renewables integration, both electric and thermal peak shaving-load shifting, short- and long-term energy storage options, demand response, energy circulation. Building simulation tools need to be able to back, follow and perhaps even foresee the directions.
The bridge between education and consultancy should be seen as a dynamic two-way street: future professionals need to know what kind of skills are required after leaving the school bench and the industry must attract new talent to execute the upcoming projects. What are the most efficient ways for both parties to navigate on this way? What kind of readiness is needed? What level of skills, specialization, field of interest and expertise are appreciated and expected?
In this workshop, we aim to introduce some of these forthcoming concepts in research incorporated into outstanding projects that were sculpted and secured by building simulations. These examples underline the importance of properly trained consultants that are aware of the trends and can deliver by using simulation software. Our attempt is giving inspiration both for future professionals and consultant companies to ensure a permanently tight co-operation between.

Participants
Scientific and industry invitees
Mika Vuolle and Viktoria Rusanen (EQUA Simulation Finland)
Juha Jokisalo (Aalto University)
Santeri Sirén (Ramboll)
Eric Larsson (Sweco)

Program
Tuesday, June 11
10:30 – 10:40 Overview for the Workshop (Viktoria Rusanen, EQUA)
10:40 – 10:50 Current scientific research areas (Juha Jokisalo, Aalto University)
10:50 – 11:00 Exemplary project completed with simulation #1 (Santeri Sirén, Ramboll)
11:00 – 11:10 Exemplary project completed with simulation #2 (Eric Larsson, Sweco)
11:10 – 11:30 Discussion and final words (Mika Vuolle, EQUA)

Preliminary programme

The time slots are indicative and subject to change.

Monday–10th June 2024

Tuesday–11th June 2024

You can use find the detailed program via our conftool system.