| Regional Executive Committee meeting on 8-9 September 2010 in London |
| The REC of GS1 in Europe holds its upcoming meeting in London. The meeting will be hosted by GS1 UK.
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| Learn from the others about eGovernment - 2nd Share Best Practice Workshop |
| Due to the success of the first workshop organised under the umbrella of the European initiative "Share Best Practice Forum" we are providing another opportunity for MOs to share their experience in a specific sector.
The next half-day long workshop takes place on 15 October in Dublin within the frame of the Regional Forum and will be dedicated to national initiatives in the field of eGovernment. MO’s like GS1 Denmark, GS1 Hungary, GS1 Croatia, GS1 Sweden, GS1 Austria, GS1 Romania and more who are involved in eGovernment initiatives will give detailed insights into their national activities.
So do not miss the opportunity to learn and register at the special website of the Regional Forum here: http://www.gs1.eu/regionalforum/?module=programe .
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| 2010 GS1 in Europe Regional Forum in Dublin |
 The Forum will provide you with a great opportunity to participate in both informal and formal meetings. A broad range of subjects will be discussed including presentations from our users and other external organisations on topics such as supply chain management, data quality and traceability as well as reports from MO’s on global, regional and national projects.
We are in the process of selecting special guest speakers from the business world to share their experiences and how GS1 standards have helped improve and grow their business.
GS1 MO’s will also have the opportunity to present new and exciting projects from their own country, share experiences – both good & bad, and demonstrate best practices.
For more details and to register click here! |
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| European workshop on the new GSMP, 28-29 June - Paris, France |
GS1 in Europe and GS1 France organized a F2F workshop dedicated to the New GSMP. The workshop took place on 28-29 June 2010, Paris. The event was kindly hosted by GS1 France.
The scope of the meeting was the changes and differences between the “old” and “new” GSMP, the consequences for the users directly involved and via the LCN, the IP Policy (what it means to sign it, how to do it), the interaction with Industry Engagement etc. The detailed agenda and the documents from the meeting are available for download at the GS1 in Europe Project Zone under the session of ELS in GSMP! |
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| Regional Executive Committee meeting on 8 June 2010 in Zurich |
The REC of GS1 in Europe held its meeting in Zurich at the IBM Research Center. International experts of supply chain technologies from IBM facilitated a special workshop which contributed to make the GS1 long term strategy reality.
The papers for discussion can be downloaded here: |
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| 2nd Tax Stamp Forum, June 14-15, 2010 in London |
The Tax Stamp Forum is the only global event to focus on the rapidly-growing and evolving field of excise stamp specification, production and implementation for alcohol and tobacco products.
The focus of the Tax Stamp Forum is on the deployment of technologies and systems that are resulting in an increase in government revenues and a decrease in contraband and counterfeit products. The wider socio-economic and regulatory environment that is seeing the proliferation of such programmes around the world is also a key theme.
Just like the first time, GS1 will be represented by speakers introducing the roles and values of GS1 Global standards and solutions.
For more details click here! |
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| 2nd Annual Internet of Things 2010 |
The 2nd Annual Internet of Things 2010 conference will join together business leaders, consumer advocates, policymakers and entrepeneurs to explore what opportunities and risks the Internet of Things will offer businesses and consumers, and how these will re-shape our interactions with the real and virtual worlds in the coming years.
This high level conference, run with the support of the European Commission will explore the development of the Internet of Things and discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead.
It will explore and discuss the future of the Internet of Things with existing and potential application scenarios and the dimension of new services. It will look at how such smart connected objects and indeed cities may evolve in the future and how application providers can provide opportunities from real-life. It will be of interest to businesses to explore the risks and discover the opportunities for the future...
For more details please visit: http://www.eu-ems.com/summary.asp?event_id=55&page_id=342
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| NCB and GS1 alignment workshop |
| GS1 and National Central Banks are going to hold their upcoming joint workshop on 21 April 2010, Cologne. The meeting will be hosted by GS1 Germany at their knowledge Center in Cologne.
All interested NCBs together with the relevant national GS1 Organisations and the European Central Bank are invited to the meeting.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
• Who is doing what at the moment? - Status update of the participants
• Live-Demo: CashEDI by Deutsche Bundesbank in Practice
• Visit GS1 Germany Value Chain live!
• Allocation of GLN to national central banks and ECB by GS1 MO’s
• Prepare GS1 in Europe Brochure for Cash Handling
• Harmonised Message Guides for CashOrder and NotificationOfLodgement (tbd)
• Update on ISO 20022 developments for cash handling messages
The detailed agenda can be downloaded below!
You can find the way to GS1 Germany using the following link: http://www.gs1-germany.de/common/downloads/all/1035_Journey_description_english.pdf
Should you have further questions or neeed assistance please contact David Ketszeri at david.ketszeri@gs1eu.org .
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| Bringing GS1 electronic communication together |
| GS1 in Europe invited all the project members of the former GS1 in Europe eCom and EEP group to have a get together and focus meeting on May 27 and 28, 2010 at the GS1 Germany premises in Cologne, Germany (Knowledge Center).
According to the decision of the GS1 in Europe Board in December 2009, EPC Network related topics (EPC data exchange related subjects) should be taken over by the GS1 in EU eCom Group.
This means a bit of change for all the project members as the two groups are now becoming one and there is a need to jointly refocus the so far distinct activities.
The high level agenda was:
• How do we efficiently work together
• Common priorities in the future
• EPC integration and common position of network and registry issues
Below you can download the detailed agenda of the meeting!
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting 26-27 April, Antwerp, Belgium |
| The Regional Board of GS1 in Europe held its general meeting on 26-27 April in Antwerp. Besides the usual points in agenda this time there was a workshop on the Future Value Chain 2020 facilitated by Capgemini.
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| CEN Workshop eCAT CC3P project final plenary meeting |
The final plenary meeting of the eCAT CC3P project will be held in the CEN-CENELEC Meeting Centre, Brussels on 19 April 2010.
For registrations, please visit the following URL at www.cen.eu/go/ecat .
Some background information about the project and the draft agenda is available for download below!
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| Training on AIDC & Traceability in Healthcare |
| The GS1 GO kindly invites all GS1 MOs for the next training, which will take place in Dijon, France, from 15th April till 16th April. Registration is now open on LEARN.
The topic of this training is AIDC & Traceability in Healthcare. This is an advanced session hosted by Chuck Biss and Janice Kite that will be held on the site of the CHU (hospital). A visit of the hospital and the free networking dinner on the first day are included in the programme.
This training will cover:
AIDC
• AIDC Application Standards
• GTIN Allocation Rules for Healthcare
• Healthcare specific configuration/packaging level definitions and samples
• Defining marking at each of the packaging levels
• Healthcare Trade Item Definitions
• Preferred Data Carriers (ALL that apply…why & where) for Healthcare items
Traceability
• Understanding GS1’ Global Traceability Standard
• Healthcare context dependencies
• Technical traceability information
• The GS1 Global Traceability Conformance Program
The intention is to make it informative and practical through interactive group discussions.
More information on this training is available on LEARN and you will find below the process for your students to register to this training.
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| 2nd European Conference on Tracking and Tracing 16-17 June, 2010, Stockholm |
 "Mass Serialisation to combat counterfeit medicines"
It is the conference’s goal to inform about the latest developments in using mass serialisation to fght counterfeit medicines: progress in Europe and the USA, necessary technology, costs and implementation.
For more details please download the flyer of the conference here!
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| REC meeting on 24 March 2010 in Warsaw |
| The Regional Executive Committee held its meeting on 24 March in Warsaw hosted by GS1 Poland.
The documents for discussion are available here: |
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| 1st Share Best Practice Workshop |
| The 1st Share Best Practice Workshop was held on 26 February in Brussels. The session was dedicated to national solution providers programmes. 18 MOs have attended the workshop with the active involvement of the GS1 GO.
The presentations are available here: |
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| External relations Working lunch at the Global Forum 2010 |
GS1 in Europe invited GS1 colleagues interested to actively participate in the EU External Relations Group ( formerly EU Lobbying project) to participate at a working lunch session on 23 February Tuesday.
The purpose of this session was to present, debate and get feedback from MOs on:
· GS1 in Europe External Relations plan for 2010
· Actions at short, medium and long term
· EU External relations group links to other GS1 in Europe projects ( such as eGovernment, Business plan 2010 and PDP of eGov are attached).
· New ideas or proposals for actions and tasks from MOs
For more details about the initiative and the outcome of the meeting please contact Marisa Jimenez at marisa.jimenez@gs1.org . |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum - 24 February 2010, Brussels |
 GS1 in Europe held its Regional Forum as a session under the umbrella of the next Global Forum with success.
More than 150 colleagues joined the session and listened to speakers presenting the latest developments in “Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU” and major activities of GS1 in Europe!
The presentations are available here! |
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| Regional Executive Committee Meeting in Bern, Switzerland |
| GS1 Swietzerland hosts the next Regional Executive Meeting on 13 January 2010.
All the available documents can be downloaded here! |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting in Prague |
| The GS1 in Europe Regional Board held its last meeting for 2009 on 2-3 December in Prague.
All the relevant documents and presentations are available for download here!
Please note that the event materials are only for CEOs! |
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| Regional Executive Committee Meeting in Brussels |
The last Regional Executive Committee meeting for 2009 took place on 18 November in Brussels.
Documents of the meeting can be downloaded here:
(Please note that the papers are only for CEOs!) |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum in Vienna |
 GS1 in Europe held its last Regional Forum on 3-4 November 2009 in Vienna. The event proved to be really successful with more than 200 participants from more than 35 countries.
The presentations of the two days can be downloaded here: |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting in Vienna |
 The last GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting took place on the 2nd of November in Vienna, under the umbrella of the Regional Forum .
The agenda and all the relevant documents are available for download here!
Please note that the Board Meeting is only for CEOs or by invitation! |
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| Regional Executive Committee meeting 23 September 2009 in Rome |
The Regional Executive Committee held its meeting in Rome with the aim to work on the scope of activities and projects for 2010.
The available documents can be downloaded here:
(Please note that the documents are only for CEOs of GS1 MOs!) |
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| RFID JournaL Live! Europe and Co-located EPC Europe Conference |
The 5th Annual RFID Journal Conference and exhibition will take place on 19-21 October in Frankfurt, Germany. Just like last year it will be a co-located event in collaboration with the EPC Europe Conference.
Innovative companies are employing radio frequency identification (RFID) and Electronic Product Code (EPC) technologies to improve their manufacturing,supply chain and retail operations. This co-located conference and exhibition is the only event that showcases real-world end-user applications and educates attendees about how they can utilize RFID today to cut costs and improve sales.
At this fifth annual conference and exhibition, hear firsthand how such industry leaders as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the City of Dundee, Karstadt Warenhaus, Metro Group, Schneider Electric, Sony and SPA Grand Prix S.A. have moved well beyond the pilot stage, how these companies launched RFID in their businesses, and the benefits they are now seeing as a result.
For more details please download the brochure and visit: http://www.rfidjournalevents.com/europe/ !
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| European Upstream Workshop |
GS1 in Europe held a workshop on GUSI implementation for GS1 MOs during the last Regional Forum in Vienna.
The CPG industry in Europe asks GS1 for a dedicated support to speed up the roll-out of GUSI (Global upstream Supply initiative). They need local assistance with a global approach. Therefore, GS1 has to coordinate the MOs in order to provide the same support in each country, where local GUSI Implementation support is required.
The objective of this workshop was to give an update on current implementation of GUSI in different European countries. It was also the opportunity to present the coordination program for upstream sector and for MO’s to share their experience.
The presentations can be downloaded here:
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| Regional eCom Training and Meeting |
The last GS1 in Europe Regional Forum in Vienna provided the opportunity to attend the next GS1 eCom Training and Meeting.
The training was facilitated by the eCom Leadership Team and the aim was to give an update on current important developments regarding e-Business in Europe namely on E-Invoicing and the current developments within UN/CEFACT being the new base for GS1 XML.
Additionally the GS1 in Europe eCom Leadership Team shared the thoughts and discuss the GS1 in Europe eCom Strategy which was aimed to be the framework for future close cooperation on eCom in Europe.
The presentations can be downloaded here:
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| GS1 Healthcare Training in Vienna on 2 November |
The next GS1 Healthcare Training will be arranged under the umbrella of the upcoming GS1 in Europe Regional Forum in Vienna.
The training will be facilitated by the GO and the aim is to provide an opportunity to learn more about the latest developments in GS1 Healthcare: global standards development, regulatory developments, and local user groups driving adoption.
For more details please see the invitation and/or visit the event site ( http://www.gs1.eu/regionalforum/ )where you can also register to Regional Forum and to the Healthcare training at the very same time! |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum 3-4 November 2009, Vienna |
 During the Forum once more, you will have a great opportunity to participate in both formal and informal meetings. Within the frame of the Forum, a broad scope of subjects will be discussed including presentations from our users and other external organizations. The Forum will be dedicated to new sectors and opportunities like Healthcare, T&L and Customs. Which issues naturally reflect on global as well as on regional level.
In course of the event the participants will also have the opportunity to exchange experiences, views, share best practices and learn from each other. To meet this purpose, we are trying to arrange the most valuable and relevant topics with keynote speakers!
For more details and to register please visit: www.gs1.eu/regionalforum!
Please note that only GS1 Staff are allowed to register! |
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| 2nd Innovation & EPC Technology Forum - Málaga (Spain) |
 After the success of the first edition of the EPC Technology forum with more than 250 attendees, GS1 Spain organized the second edition of the EPC Technology Forum July 2nd in Malaga.
Attendees, from many different countries around the world, had the opportunity to hear from leading researchers and industry leaders in the implementation.
The detailed programme can be downloaded here: |
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| GS1 Global Traceability Conformance Training |
GS1 Ireland hosted the GS1 GTC Training on 23-26 June, 2009 in Dublin. The training was only for colleagues of GS1 MOs.
Training Objectives were:
• Provide all the skills necessary to operate as a GTC auditor to assess companies to improve their traceability.
• Give an essential perspective to GS1 professionals responsible for the planning and implementing traceability assessments under the GS1 Global Traceability Conformance Programme.
• Teach how a professional auditor structures, plans, and executes an effective traceability audit, then evaluates and communicates the audit findings.
• Give a real life traceability assessment experience, applying a traceability checklist and all the documentation involved, to a company to measure its traceability level
All relevant materials can be found on Training registration page (LEARN portal).
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| Internet of Things Workshop - An early reality of the Future Internet |
European Internet scientific and economic actors, researchers, industrialists, SMEs, users, service and content providers are determined to redesign the Internet, taking a broad multidisciplinary approach and thus shaping the Future Internet.
The European Commission has launched a wide ranging consultation of all Internet of Things stakeholders and is currently preparing a Communication that will give rise to a set of actions, initiatives and policy debates. The first workshop took place in this context and provided an opportunity to further debate the likely evolution of the Internet of Things.
The event was sponsored by GS1 and GS1 in Europe.
For more details click here! |
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| CEE Supply Chain Management 2009 |
Given the current economic situation spanning much of the globe, the successful management of a supply chain is playing an ever more vital role in minimising costs as well as increasing a company’s market value. Ensuring your Supply Chain is run efficiently can prove to be a key determinate of long term success, and offers countless operational benefits that enhance day to day business procedure and results!
CEE Supply Chain Management 2009 will take place in the beautiful city of Bucharest on the 29th May 2009 in the Rin Grand Hotel. With a unique focus on the CEE Region, Supply Chain Management 2009 will offer a definitive guide to this dynamic sector, and promises to be an unmissable event for all leading industry figures in the region.
As a sponsor of the event, GS1 in Europe is happy to inform all the GS1 System users that they are entitled to receive a special 25% discount!
For more details and registration, please visit the event site!
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting on 20-21 April 2009 in Monte Carlo |
| GS1 in Europe held its last European Regional Board Meeting on 20-21 April in Monte Carlo. The meeting was hosted by GS1 France.
All the relevant papers from the meeting are available here: |
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| Regional Executive Committee meeting on 10 June 2009 in Cologne |
| GS1 Germany hosted the Regional Executive Committee meeting on 10 June 2009 in Cologne.
All the relevant documents can be downloaded here: |
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| The Internet of Things Europe 2009: Emerging Technologies for the Future, 7-8 May Brussels |
Running alongside a Transatlantic Symposium on RFID that is being organised by the European Commission on the 6th May in Brussels, the objective of this conference is to discuss fundamental issues relating to the future 'Internet of Things', address concerns to embrace its development for the benefit of European society and explore the challenges ahead.
For more information and registration please visit the event site!
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| Towards eENVIRONMENT |
GS1 in Europe actively took part in the European conference Towards eEnvironment is dedicated to information exchange among public administrations, EU institutions, environmental agencies, scientists and businesses involved in developing and using environmental informatics for the delivery of modern eEnvironment services in Europe.
The conference was organised by the Masaryk University in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic, the European Commission, the European Environment Agency and the European Space Agency and further Czech institutions.
Under the umbrella the conference GS1 in Europe presented the way how the global identification and communication standards can help and support the effective waste management process on global, European and national level.
During the three days all the attendees had the opportunity to meet GS1 at its booth in the exhibition area.
For more information about the conference and programme please visit the event site here!
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum 18 February 2009 |
| GS1 in Europe held its last Regional Forum under the umbrella of the Global Forum 2009.
During the Regional Forum the following topics were presented: Global and regional updates, the launch of GS1 in Europe Roundtable (the new approach towards the European Commission), Update on Project EPAL, GTIN`s Black Market and Core Implementation Measures in Europe.
All of the presentations can be downloaded here:
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| Regional Executive Committee meeting on 12 March in Warsaw |
GS1 Poland was the host of the last Regional Executive Committee meeting on 12 March in Warsaw.
All the documents can be downloaded from here: |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting during the Global Forum 2009 |
| GS1 in Europe organizes its next Regional Board meeting on the 17th of February (Tuesday) 2009 in Brussels. The meeting will be organized under the umbrella of the global Forum thus will be arranged in the very same venue, Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The meeting starts at 18.00 and we’re planning to finish at 19.00. (Meeting room: Klimt)
The aim of this short Board Meeting is mainly to get prepared for the Extraordinary General Assembly.
The second goal of the meeting is to agree and approve the official GS1 Management Board candidate nominated by GS1 in Europe.
The agenda and the available documents can be downloaded here:
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| GS1 Italy hosts the next DACEI project meeting on 11 February |
| GS1 in Europe’s project on consumer electronics, DACEI, organizes its next meeting on 11 February in Milan.
The meeting will be hosted by GS1 Italy.
For more details on the project please click here !
More details about the meeting can be downloaded here:
(Note: only for project members!)
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| EPC in Action Event Meeting in Paris, 26th February 2009 |
| The European Adoption Programme events have been a great success during the last years and we will also continue in 2009. Mainly for branding purposes, the EAP co-chairs have decided to rename the event series to the new name of ‘EPC in Action’.
We are pleased now to invite you to the first EPC in Action event organised by the European Adoption Programme:
Place: Issy Les Moulineaux (south-west of Paris), France
Date: 26th February 2009
Start: 09:30 (registration starts at 9:00)
End: 16:15
At the EPC in Action event you will benefit from:
- News and updates from GS1 EPCglobal
- Enduser Business Cases from: Carrefour, METRO, DHL, Kraft Foods and Mojix, BRIDGE and SToP projects and more
- Networking opportunities during coffee and lunch time
The final agenda will be available within the next days. Below you find some hotel recommendations nearby the event (maximum 25 minutes). Please note, that the hotels will be busy during this time of the year in this region and a fast booking is preferable.
The registration for this meeting is now available online: http://www.epcglobalinc.org/about/events/eap/
Meeting Venue:
Jardins de l’innovation
Orange Labs
38-40 rue du Général Leclerc
92130 Issy Les Moulineaux (south-west of Paris)
France
200 meters from the station Mairie d’Issy (final station of the metro number 12).
Should you have further questions, plese contact Stephane Pique here.
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Executive Committee meeting in Budapest |
The first Regional Executive Committee meeting in 2009 was arranged on 13 January in Budapest.
The meeting was hosted by GS1 Hungary.
All the relevant documents can be downloaded here: |
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| GS1 Healthcare Conference, Vienna 17-19 March 2009 |
| As a key stakeholder in the Healthcare supply chain, we invite you to participate in the 13th global GS1 Healthcare Conference from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 March 2009 in the Orthopaedic Hospital Speising in Vienna, Austria.
Join us for the 13th global GS1 Healthcare Conference, for the first time in a hospital:
- Learn more about global standards for automatic identification, traceability and data synchronisation in Healthcare from experts during the plenary sessions
- Stay informed about industry and regulatory developments impacting the Healthcare supply chain from manufacturer to patient
- Raise your requirements for global standards in the work team sessions
- Network with your peers from all over the world throughout the conference
- Learn first hand from a leading Austrian hospital during the optional hospital tours in the Orthopädisches Spital Speising Hospital
For more details and registration please, visit the official website of the event! |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting 9-10 December, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
The Regional Board of GS1 in Europe held its last meeting in 2008 on 9-10 December in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The event was kindly hosted by GS1 Slovenia.
The papers and presentations of the meeting can be downloaded here: |
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| GS1 in Europe Workshop - Increasing European competitiveness through efficient information flows |
On 17 November 2008, GS1 in Europe was pleased to invite to an event in Brussels on eGovernment with a special focus on waste management. eGovernment is an important strategic component for the European Union to reduce administrative burden and to increase competitiveness.
It is put into practice in various industries, policy areas and administrative procedures. However, questions remain on how eGovernment can be even better implemented in practice. Waste management is one particular policy field in which eGovernment initiatives have already been successfully applied in order to fulfil complex planning, management, and reporting requirements.
The workshop organised by GS1 in Europe provided a forum to discuss best practice examples and develop answers on how further progress in the implementation of eGovernment can be made.
Presentations are available here! |
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| Global Traceability Conformance Auditor Training for the European MOs |
The four-day course delivered by Juan Pablo Vial provides all the skills necessary to operate as a GTC auditor. It gives an essential perspective to GS1 professionals responsible for the planning and implementing Traceability Audits under the GS1 Global Traceability Conformance Programme.
Attendees will learn how a professional auditor structures, plans, and executes an effective traceability audit, then evaluates and communicates the audit findings. These audits could be used as a health check to support the traceability needs inside a company.
Why This Course?
The course will allow MOs to start implementing the GTC Programme in their local markets. The course will prepare students to pass the required evaluation that will be administered during the last day of class. At the end of the training the approved students will be ready to start doing GTC Audits.
This course will be required for the accreditation as GTC Auditors. This accreditation will be available at a later stage after a successful completion of a formal examination.
The course draws heavily on the experience of a professional auditor and expert in traceability consultancy given the Instructor will be the GTC Project Manager.
Students shall experiment a real life traceability assessment experience applying a traceability checklist and all the documentation involved inside a Company to measure its traceability level.
Course Highlights:
• Introduction to the audit system and its requirements under ISO 19011
• Key principles of Auditing
• Professional conduct requirements of an auditor
• Role of audits within a traceability management system, including implementing an audit system, planning and controlling audits, and demonstrating auditor competence
• World Scenery for Traceability: Legal and Commercial Requirements
• Understanding and interpreting the requirements of the GS1 Global Traceability Standard
• Introduction to the GTC Programme
• Using the GTC Traceability Checklist
• The GTC Programme Regulation
• How to plan a GTC Audit Programme
• How to do the On-Site GTC Audits
• Generating meaningful audit reports and nonconformance reports
• Participate in a real traceability audit in an independent Company
• Final Evaluation
Who Should Attend?
• Anyone assisting their MO who wants to start offering the GS1 GTC Programme in their local market
• Anyone working in an MO implementing or maintaining or revising a traceability systems
• Anyone assisting their MO with developing an audit system
What Prior knowledge is required?
The course is capable of taking an experienced traceability professional to an advanced level. However, we provide preparatory material if you are new to GS1 Global Traceability Standard such that you will enjoy and benefit from the course. The mixture of skills, experience, and abilities of students to the course adds to the learning value.
Course Benefits
• Instructor is the GTC Project Manager currently working in the development, implementation of the Programme. Attendees will benefit from the instructors’ many real-life experiences in industry. The Instructors will help the attendees interpret the GTS standard for their particular application and discuss potential approaches for implementation. Real-life experiences of auditing, and of being audited, will illustrate practical approaches and solutions for dealing with both management and auditors.
• Comprehensive course materials are provided for all participants. A full manual is prepared for each attendee. The manual contains: course notes, detailed explanations, and all class overheads; copies of all relevant documents e.g., GTS, GTC Checklist; a variety of useful auditing tools such as audit checklists, audit worksheets, report forms, etc.
This course teaches more than just traceability auditing. Attendees will learn to apply their knowledge in a practical way.
How to register?
Register via LEARN Calendar to this NEW training!. It is reserved for MO staff: business and technical functions.
Where and When?
GS1 Global Office / Brussels: 18, 19, 20, 21 November 2008 (for more information contact: michalinka.buczek@gs1.org)
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| Regional Executive Meeting in Copenhagen on 12th November |
The Regional Executive Committee held its meeting on 12th November in Copenhagen. The meeting was hosted by GS1 Denmark.
The documents and presentations are available for download here:
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| GS1 in Europe Traceability Workhop |
 The last GS1 in Europe Traceability Workshop took place in Paris, 16-17 October 2008, at Radisson SAS Hotel at Disneyland Resort, as a continuation of previously held Traceability Workshops in Amsterdam (2004 and 2006).
As the traceability was a very „hot“ topic in Europe (and wider) several years ago, due mainly to emerging regulatory requirements, such as the EU Regulation 178/2002 in food law, it may appear that we have done our „traceability mission“ and that there is almost nothing new to add to this topic.
But, the reality is slightly different. Rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) as well as a number of new regulations, international new markets, rapidly growing cross-border trading, and, increasingly, well informed consumers, have greatly affected the business processes in supply chains and placed new challenges in front of traceability solutions.
Through this Workshop the attendants got:
• GS1 Traceability vision and updates, including:
- Global Traceability Standard
- Updates on all new projects, such as Global Traceability Conformance programme and Traceability Implementation Guidelines
- Updates on traceability activities in Healthcare and Fresh Produce
- Updates on available technologies in traceability and their co-existence
• Updates on application of traceability confronted to new challenges, such as sustainability or cross-border trading
• Updates on traceability implementations and projects
• Opportunity to participate in working sessions, where you can express your needs and discuss your requirements, giving us the guidelines for the future traceability solutions development
• Opportunity to participate in on-site visit to a company and see how the GS1 standards works in practice
Presentations can be dowloaded here:
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting in Paris |
The last GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting was arranged on 14 October 2008 in Paris, right before the Regional Forum. The event was hosted by GS1 France.
The presentations and other documents can be downloaded here:
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| Successful EPC Europe Conference - Co-located with RFID Journal Live! Europe |
This year, the EPC Europe Conference in Prague in co-location with the RFID Journal Live Europe has been presenting the latest news from leading EPC/RFID adopters such as METRO, Nestle, the European Pallet Association EPAL, REWE, Victorinox and Daimler.
The attendees also received an update on the EPC standards development and how companies are using them to collaborate. In addition the biggest EU funded RFID project called BRIDGE has been showing the latest R&D results and pilot deployments.
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| Regional Executive Committee Meeting in Milan |
The Regional Executive Committee held its last meeting on 1-2 September in Milan. The event was hosted by GS1 Italy.
The relevant documents can be downloaded here: |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum 15-16 October, 2008, Paris |
 GS1 in Europe held its Regional Forum on 15-16 October 2008 in Paris with huge success.
During the Forum the participants had the great opportunity to participate in both formal and informal meetings. Within the frame of the Forum, a broad scope of subjects werw discussed including presentations from GS1 users and other external organizations. The Forum was dedicated to challenges and opportunities GS1 is facing at regional level. Naturally, all these issues usually reflect on global level too.
In course of the event the participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences, views and learn from each other.
The documents can be downloaded here!
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| Regional Executive Committee Meeting 26 June 2008 in Stockholm |
| The last European Regional Executive Committee meeting was arranged on 26 June 2008 in Stockholm.
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| European Adoption Programme Meeting in Copenhagen |
GS1 in Europe together with GS1 Denmark organized the last European Adoption Programme Meeting on 12 June 2008 in Copenhagen with significant success.
The participants of the event you could benefit from:
- News and updates from GS1 EPCglobal
- Technical and Business presentations
- Networking opportunities during coffee and lunch time
The presentations now are available at the GS1 EPCglobal subscriber’s area (e-room) under:
http://www.epcglobalinc.org/apps/org/workgroup/ci_eap/documents.php?folder_id=2111#folder_2111
The next EAP meeting will be replaced by the EPC Europe Conference on the 5th November in cooperation with the RFID Journal Live! Europe taking place on the 4th to 6th November in Prague. More information available under: www.rfidjournalevents.com/europe
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| Global Solutions for global players - ECR Europe Forum 2008 |
| As always, GS1 was actively involved in the ECR Europe Forum and provided several opportunities for all guests to get familiar with the different GS1 solutions supporting the business efficiency day by day all over the world.
• Participants could explore the Auto-ID technologies of today and tomorrow supporting and increasing their business efficiency by attending “T2T - Increase your business efficiency by ensuring technology synergies” Breakout session.
• Our guests also could learn from the major global CPG players how GS1’s eBusiness solutions can improve your supply chain processes by taking part in the breakout session "Creating value through Global eBusiness solutions".
• By joining us at the Breakout session “Shopper dialogue: how mobile phones are bringing consumers and brands closer together" the audience could experience the value of creating a dialogue with consumers using advances in technology, Mobile phones, to understand their needs better.
• By taking part in the debate “Electronic Communication today and 2016” the guests could get an insight of today's hot topics concerning eCom.
• Last but leats all the interested visitors had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge about identification and communication standards in an easy and enjoyable way by attending crash course “Delivering consumer value enabled by technology standards”.
As usually GS1 was at your service during the whole event in the Market Place at the GS1 Booth.
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| GSMP World Wide Spring Event 2008 |
| The GSMP World Wide Spring Event 2008 took place in April 14-17, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium at the hotel Crowne Plaza City Centre.
The week was comprised of working groups and breakouts where the world’s supply and demand chain specialists together with users and GS1 standards experts stage the future of global business standards. Key GSMP stakeholders discussed opportunities, case studies and examples of how companies could benefit from implementing the GS1 global standards.
Whether it is BarCodes, Fresh Produce and GS1 DataBar, eCom and critical mass of business transactions, Data Synchronisation and Product Classification, Traceability, Mobile Commerce or new solutions expanding in new sectors, GS1 and its Global Standards Management Process (GSMP) are delivering results.
For more details visit the official website!
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| GS1 in Healthcare - Reducing risk through certainty |
 GS1 Ireland organizes the “Healthcare Conference 2008” on the 15th May in Dublin. .
This conference brings together a very experienced panel of speakers both from Ireland and abroad. They will address key topics which will inform our audience on how information and communications solutions and other technologies are helping to resolve many of the causes of medical errors in healthcare systems across the developed world.
For more details and registration please see the official brochure of the event below!
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting 1-2 April, Malga, Spain |
The Regional Board Meeting, hosted by GS1 Spain, took place on 1-2 April, in Málaga.
All the releveant presentations and papers can be downloaded here: |
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| Regional Executive Committee Meeting 5 March 2008 in Cologne |
The Regional Executive Committee of GS1 in Europe held a meeting on the 5th of March 2008 in Cologne.
All the relevant documents can be downloaded here! |
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| Internet of Things 2008 - International Conference for Industry and Academia |
| The latest developments of EPCglobal Network will be on the agenda of the International Conference for Industry and Academia organized by Elgar Fleisch (University of St. Gallen and ETH Zurich), Friedemann Mattern (ETH Zurich), and Sanjay Sarma (MIT). The conference will take place on 26-28 March in Zurich.
The term "Internet of Things" has come to describe a number of technologies and research disciplines that enable the Internet to reach out into the real world of physical objects. Technologies like RFID, short-range wireless communications, real-time localization and sensor networks are now becoming increasingly common, bringing the Internet of Things into commercial use. They foreshadow an exciting future that closely interlinks the physical world and cyberspace - a development that is not only relevant to researchers, but to corporations and individuals alike.
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| EPC Technology Forum in Málaga (Spain) – 3rd April 2008 |
Block your diaries to attend the “EPC Technology Forum” to be done in Málaga(Spain) next April the 3rd 2008. More than 200 experts on the RFID/EPC technology will meet in Malaga to present and discuss about new developments, main projects and applications related to this technology.
For more details please click here.
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum |
| The GS1 in Europe Regional Forum was organized as a Regional session within the frame of the GS1 Global Forum (18-22 February, 2008, Brussels).
The Regional Forum took place on the 20th of February (Wednesday) from 9:00 to 12.00.
During the Regional session the participants could hear about the ongoing and starting EU related/funded projects, and best practices at European MOs.
For last but not least it was a pleasure to have a guest speaker, Mr. Emilio Castrillejo from the EC. He supplied a general summation of the EC's vision of eProcurement/eGovernment and EDI interoperability and which types of organisations are likely to be important stakeholders at a European level.
With more than 150 participants the Regional forum proved to be a success and served as an ideal opportunity to learn the latest developments in Europe!
The presentations are available to download here!
Thank you for making it happened!
GS1 in Europe |
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| Global GS1 Forum for the GS1 Community |
The Global GS1 Forum will be held at the Conrad Hotel in Brussels from 18 to 22 February 2008, hosted by GS1 Global Office and will emphasize that we (108 countries) are Driving Adoption through One Vision, One Voice, One Organisation.
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| REC Meeting 11 January 2008 in Barcelona |
 The Regional Executive Committee of GS1 in Europe hold her first meeting in 2008 in Barcelona on 11 January.
All the relevant and available documents and presentations can be downloaded from here. |
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| Regional Board Meeting in Belgrade, 11-12 December 2007 |
 GS1 in Europe held her final Regional Board Meeting in 2008 in Belgrade. During the two days the European CEOs discussed and agreed on the activities and projects of GS1 in Europe for 2008.
All the relevant documents can be downloaded here:
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| REC meeting 7 November in Amsterdam |
| The Regional Executive Committee of GS1 in Europe arrenged the last REC meeting in 2007 on 7 November in Amsterdam.
Documents can be downloaded from here |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting in Berlin |
| The next GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting was held on 16 October 2007 in Berlin, just right before the Regional Forum.
GS1 Germany hosted the regional meeting and forum. Relevant Relevant documents can be downloaded below.
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| GS1 in Europe sponzors the FEDIYMA Forum in Barcelona 13-14 September |
| The 2005 FEDIYMA,the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers, Forum proved to be an incredibly successful, thought provoking and major networking opportunity for the 330 delegates who attended. Every two years this Forum gathers more than 300 participants from 2001.
This year the Forum will be held in Barcelona in Spain, 13 and 14 September 2007.
The theme of this two-day forum is Sharing knowledge to sustain profitable growth.
For more details visit the website of FEDIYMA. |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum in Berlin at the Heart of Europe, 17-18 October |
 Under the umbrella of the GS1 in Europe Regional Forum a broad scope of subjects was discussed including even more speakers from GS1 user companies.
The Forum proved to be a success with more than 150 participants. As always all the attendees had the chance to exchange experiences and to discuss various issues concerning the different important European activities.
After providing the login data all the presentations are available and can be downloaded here.
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| REC meeting in London, 02-07-2007 |
| All the relevant and available documents for discussion. |
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| Fourth Retailer Meeting |
| GS1 in Europe organizes the Fourth Retailer Meeting on the 4th of July in Barcelona. |
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| ECR Europe Forum in Milan |
 Pictures and presentations from the ECR Europe Forum in Milan (2007). |
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| Regional Board Meeting in Milan, 9 May 2007 |
| GS1 in Europe arranged the next Regional Board Meeting within the frame of the ECR Europe Forum on 9 May, 2007, in Milan. All the relevant documents (agenda, final presentations/documents and minutes) can be downloaded from here.
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| Regional Board Meeting in Oslo, 21-22 March 2007 |
 GS1 Norway hosted the GS1 in Europe Regional Board Meeting on 21-22 March,2007, in Oslo. Relevant documents and all the presentations can be downloaded here.
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| REC meeting in Frankfurt 01.03.07 |
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| GS1 in Europe Regional Forum - February 2007, Brussels |
 New challenges cover several major issues that we have to be aware of and work on. On the one hand, as the second phase of European different harmonization projects (ELL, F&V, eCOM) now GS1 in Europe must follow up with the successful implementation of harmonized guidelines and solutions. But on the other hand GS1 in Europe can't ignore the fact and need to open towards new sectors and ensure that more and more stakeholders within the different industries are aware of GS1 and it's portfolio. GDSN, EPC, eCOM are the brands that should play key role in entering into new sectors like eProcurement, Defence, Healthcare etc. The GS1 in Europe Regional Forum (14.02.2007, Brussels) was devoted to put these important issues on the agenda and determined to prepare the strategy and approach for the upcoming months and years. |
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| GS1 in Europe Market Place - February 2007, Brussels |
 As a tradition by now, GS1 in Europe had a booth at the Market Place during the GS1 Global Forum. The aim is to promote and introduce the main activities of GS1 in Eurrope to the whole GS1 Community. |
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| Third Retailers Meeting - January 2007, Ermenonville |
| The Retailers Group of GS1 in Europe had its third meeting on the 23rd of January in 2007. The aim of the meeting to give a comprehensive insight into the different activities, run by GS1 in Europe, for the European retailers in order to drive the implementation of harmonized standards across Europe, thus improving the effectiveness of the retail processes. |
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