Initiation Meeting of COST540 Strategic Group for

European Standardization of Testing Methods in the Photocatalytic Field

Prague, Czech Republic, 26 November 2007



PROGRAMME



10:00 - 10:15 Coffee break

10:15 - 10:30 Introduction of the present status of standardization activities in the photocatalytic field and the position of COST 540
Frantisek PETERKA, Research Centre for Nanosurface Engineering - NANOPIN, Czech Republic (chair of COST540, TC206-ISO representative nominated by CNI)

10:30 - 11:00 Overview of TC 206 – ISO activities in the photocatalytic field
Koji TAKEUCHI, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) Tsukuba, Japan (chair of WG for photocatalysis of TC 206-ISO nominated by JIS)

11:00 - 11:30 CEN existing policy and tools towards standardization in the photocatalytic field
Gérard RIVIERE, Chairman of CEN/STAR Research

11:30 - 12:00 Discussion and comments to preceded presentations

12:00 - 12:15 Activities of photocatalytic committee of DIN. Its relation to ISO and CEN
Detlef BAHNEMANN, University Hannover, Germany (chair of DIN TK, TC206-ISO representative nominated by DIN)

12:15 - 12:45 Activities of photocatalytic committees of national standardization bodies in other countries as Italy, UK, France, Czech Republic, ...

12:45 - 13:00 Summary of the morning session and decision making for the afternoon program (if CWA is agreed or other tools are preferred)
Frantisek PETERKA, Research Centre for Nanosurface Engineering - NANOPIN, Czech Republic (chair of COST540, TC206-ISO representative nominated by CNI)

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 16:15 Preparation of CEN Workshop Agreement (comments to CWA draft, proposal of new standards in harmony with ISO). If CWA is refused to propose other policy.

16:15 - 16:30 Conclusions. Plans, date and place of next meeting.

19:00 Dinner