City Bilbao, Spain Date 6 October – 11 October 2018 OR

Application from ATEGRUS, ISWA NM Spain
General
Information:
City
Bilbao, Spain
Date
6 October – 11 October 2018 OR:
20 October – 25 October 2018
Theme
No. of
participants
expected
ISWA events
in country
Not specified
900 for budget calculation
ISWA WC1992 in Madrid, Spain
ISWA WC 1999 in Oviedo, Spain
II International Conference on Climate Change & Waste Management
2011 in Bilbao,
Spain
Numerous Working Group Meetings
Endorsement
by:
Mayor of Bilbao
Bilbao Ekintza (=local development agency of the Bilbao City Council
with a public service mission)
Venue:
Accessibility
from airport
Distance to
city center
Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall
Bilbao International Airport to Euskalduna: 15 minutes by bus
Train connection is being constructed
Located right next to city center
13 criteria of evaluation call 2018:
1.
ISWA National member
2.
Event must be in line
with ISWA’s mission:
To Promote and Develop
Sustainable and Professional
Waste Management
Worldwide
3.
Date (Sept – Nov)
4.
Scientific programme:
ATEGRUS – NM Spain
Yes
Yes, October 2018
The topics that will be proposed initially to take into
account in the call for abstracts could be the following
ones:
1. Climate change and waste management
2. Zero waste and waste prevention Policies.
Prevention, minimization and resource
management
3. Recycling: Challenges and limits
4. Management and impact of urban hygiene in
cities
5. Waste and health
6. Waste management in economically
developing, emerging and transitional
countries
7. Composting/Biological treatment of waste
8. Waste to energy. Good practice and good
experiences, the interaction with other
methods: recycling, biological treatment,…
9. Wastewater sludge management, treatments,
recovery,…
10. Sustainable landfilling: Practices and
regulation in different countries
11. Construction & demolition waste
12. Green Economy/Resource Efficiency
13. Management of special waste (hazardous
waste, healthcare, WEEE,…)
14. Packaging waste
15. Marine litter
16. Urban mining
17. Landfill Mining: regulations, laws and
standards, technical requirements, financial
consideration…
18. Legal requirements
19. Control and quality of urban cleansing and
waste management
20. Trends and challenges in waste
21. Methods of waste collection
22. Economics, disaster waste management and
social and governance issues
23. …
There will be an Ibero-American Symposium/Session,
where the main topics of the congress will be
included. The official language will be English, except
for this Symposium, where the official language will
be preferably Spanish and also Portuguese.
a.
technical tours
For the students it could be offered special meetings,
to encourage their interest for the waste management
and the involved
There would be also panel discussions among highlevel-speakers of specially topics of interest.
City of Bilbao:
• The Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant of
Bilbao/Biscay
• Zabalgarbi MSW-to-Energy Plant
• Waste composting facility- Composting plant of
Biscay
• Artigas sanitary landfill (of the city of Bilbao)
Near Bilbao, within 15-30 minutes:
• Bizkaiko Zabor Berziklategia (BZB) (Amorebieta,
Biscay)- Recovery and recycling of materials
b.
social programme
5.
preliminary budget:
Proposed Registration fees:
a.
Income sponsorship
b.
Income registration fees
c.
Income technical tours
d.
Expenses venue
e.
Expenses food &
beverage
f.
Expenses ISWA
general services
g.
Expenses ISWA
Integrated Event Software
h.
Total Expenses
Comment on budget:
6.
Describe your approach
or beneficial attributes of your
organisation towards
engaging and integrating the
academic, private,
public/institutional sectors,
the media and attracting
participation of developing
economies for this proposed
World Congress
7.
Please explain how you
will involve ISWA members,
the Working Groups and the
STC in elaborating the
scientific programme, in
providing speaking
opportunities to ISWA
members and to ensuring the
• Bizkaiko Txintxor Berziklategia (Ortuella, Biscay)Reuse of construction demolition waste
• Waste water treatment plant of Galindo - (Sestao,
Biscay)
Museum tours; Boat trips; Bike tours, etc. manifold
cultural and nature programme
742 620.5€ (total income)
Max. members: 800€
Max. non-members: 960€
€ 72 600
€ 613 150,5 (900 participants)
€ 2 420
€ 114 950
€ 96 734
€ 40 000
€ 70 000
€ 614 585.5
Profit of € 128 035 anticipated
Among our Members, there are a huge amount of
City Councils (e.g Bilbao, Barcelona, Valencia, A
Coruña, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zaragoza,…), and some of
public companies of several City Councils (e.g
LIPASAM- Sevilla, EMULSA-Gijón,…). We are in
continuous contact with them.
There are also Provincial Councils as well (e.g
Bizkaia, Burgos, etc.), municipal communities or
consortiums (e.g de la Ribera, Comarca de
Pamplona, etc.), private companies (large, SMEs,…),
researchers at universities, etc. ATEGRUS keeps on
the organization of the Contest “Escobas de Plata,
Oro y Platino” every 2 years since 1987, that rewards
municipalities and companies for their efforts in street
cleansing and waste management and in improving
the environment, so we keep in contact with a lot of
administration, national and international city councils
and municipalities. We count with an important
contact with a lot of Latin American municipalities
(from México, Argentina, Chile, Perú, etc), being
México a very active country participating in this
contest.
We also have a lot of contacts of Latin American
institutions and organizations, due to our participation
in Al Invest programme (see Point 11. Of EOI).
Work in tandem with STC and Waste management &
Research Editorial Board
Session Chairs will predominantly selected from
ISWA members
programme is widely accepted
by the ISWA community
8.
Explain the features of
the planned conference
venue, such as auditorium
capacity, meeting rooms,
exhibition space (if applicable),
dining area, translation
services, business services,
and related information
9.
ISWA Standards for
Sustainable Events
10.
restrictive visa or
entry requirements
11.
experience in
organising/hosting major,
preferably international events
12.
Please specify how
ISWA and the waste
management sector would
benefit from this event.
Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall
http://www.euskalduna.net/index.asp?idioma=en
voted “World’s Best Conference Center” in 2003
ATEGRUS commits to Gold Level
Free public transport for participants during WC
60 nations exempt from visa
135 nations need to apply for visa
Average cost: 60€
Highly experienced
It could be and we are sure that it will be a meeting
point for exchanging experiences, for presenting
different practical cases from the North and the
South, East and West…for all the delegates that
decided to register to the congress and attend the
wide offer of parallel sessions that will be available for
them.
Due to the geographical situation of Spain, and for its
close ties and relationships with Latin America, as
well for its proximity to Africa, Middle East, …and
obviously, with Europe.
There can be outlined how nowadays the waste
management in Spain is being a reference for many
regions and countries in the world: Malmö, Crete,
Israel, México, Holland, etc., among others, that have
come to make technical visits.
They are also interested in the way of being
structured the management at municipal, regional
(and autonomous communities) and state level.
Due to the area of the country, peninsular and insular
regions and autonomous cities, more than
500.000km2, with a population of more than 46
million of inhabitants, some places are more touristic,
others more urban or rural, coastal or interior areas
…and the waste produced could have different
qualities, characterization.
The waste treatment facilities, technologies, etc., are
being visited from professionals and experts in order
to know about the procedures and ways of work in
Spain.
Moreover, a lot of Spanish companies have projects
abroad, in Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia,
…, so, they have experience related with waste
management, and this Congress could be a good
showcase to the rest of the professionals all over the
world and also to exchange their knowledge with
them.
And also elaborate on how this
event would differ from
previous ISWA World
Congresses
Confidentiality
Not specified
Proposed schedule
See 4. And ATEGRUS bid page 2-3 as well as Annex
IV
Additional events:
Ibero-American Session
Exhibition for ~30 exhibitors
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1. The applicant
From ATEGRUS- Technical Association for Waste Management and Environment, the ISWA National
Member of Spain, we would like to present Bilbao to be the host city of ISWA World Congress 2018.
Bilbao is the capital of the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in
north of Spain.
Situated at sea level, surrounded by a range of mountains and strategically located along the Nervion
River, it is called “The Hole”, being the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest
in Spain.
In 2010 Bilbao City Hall was awarded with the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, considered the Nobel
Prize for Cities, and in 2013 Mr. Iñaki Azkuna was awarded with the 2012 World Mayor Prize by The City
Mayors Foundation .
Bilbao, with a very warm, personal and urban character, is a conference city that counts with all the
equipment, venues and services needed for this congress, making this city ideal for its celebration.
It is a city that holds different kind of events along the year: concerts, shows, film festivals, sports
competitions, congresses, etc. (See Annex I)
Besides, Bilbao and the province of Biscay is one out of five best models of reference on waste
management in Spain.
ATEGRUS will work with a PCO company from Biscay on the organization and the celebration of this
event. They will play the role of the Technical Secretariat of the Congress.
The PCO selected have a lot of experience supporting the organization of events in the Basque Country
and counts with a quality system certified by the IAC under the UNE-EN-ISO 9001 standard.
They will support to the organizers, in this case, will be ATEGRUS: supporting the planning and
characterization of the event, supporting the presentation of alternatives, according to the possibilities
and requests of the organizer, and logically supporting the day to day management of the event.
They can accomplish the coordination and administration of the services, managing and updating the
congress website, sending the documentation, collecting money and payments administration, writing
up of lists, control of the participants and guests, the advertising, creation of the documentation, the
signs and stationery.., etc., among other tasks.
During the organization of the congress and the rest of the activities related (STC and Board meeting,
General Assembly, Social Tours, Technical Visits… ) we will be working in continuous contact.
Apart from this, we count with the support of Bilbao Ekintza:
http://www.bilbao.net/BilbaoEkintza/en/index_en.html , through its Tourism & Convention Bureau:
http://www.bilbao.net/conventionbureau/ingles/cbureau/bctbureau.htm,
We also count with the appreciated support of Mr. Ibon Areso Mendiguren, Mayor of Bilbao at present.
He has encouraged us to present Bilbao to host this event. (See Annex II)
2. The event: its mission and objectives
From its beginnings, ATEGRUS®, in all the activities accomplished by the association (congresses,
conferences, training courses, observatories, technical reports, sectorial meetings AL INVEST
Programme, assistance to Members,…) and like ISWA, there were established some objectives and
missions to follow, as it appears in the statutes.
Among them there can be outlined the promotion of the sustainable waste management, through
scientific, economic and social instruments.
ATEGRUS® is the leader association in this matter in Spain due to the quality of the professional
information related to the waste management and urban cleansing.
Other objectives that ATEGRUS follows are:
 Promotion of an international forum to exchange dates, information and experiences in waste
management, urban cleansing, clean technologies and renewable energies
 Organization working groups that go on in the scientific knowledge and experience
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Organization professional meetings, seminars and conferences for the spreading of the
information
Development of training courses and qualification in the different aspects of the waste
management and urban cleansing
Publishing the results of the advances of last generation technologies in research and
experiences through high quality publications
Cooperation with the ISWA National Members as with other institutions which objectives and
activities are similar to the ATEGRUS ones
Promotion of the sustainable development through suitable waste management practices
Assisting the public administration, public and private sector in the solution of their problems
Establishing a close collaboration among the manufacturers of equipment goods, services
companies, engineering companies, research centers, university departments, technicians…,
in order to take advantage of their professional experiences
Stimulating the research, training and environmental awareness
Gathering together all the parts involved in the environmental management
Contributing to the progress and updating of the waste and environmental management
techniques, and also of urban and industrial cleansing
Contacting, through belonging or collaboration agreements, with those national and
international organization and associations related with the environment
In this occasion, we will follow and take into consideration all these points, among others, when
organizing this huge event, the ISWA World Congress 2018.
3. Schedule
As ISWA World Congress 2017, Baltimore, will take place in 25-27 September, this is by the end of the
month. So, due to this, the following edition hast to be in October or November. We would like to
schedule the World Congress in October.
So, for this case, there are 2 different dates that are being taken into consideration (from Saturday to
Thursday):
• 6-11 October 2018
• 20-25 October 2018
These are the weeks available in October 2018 by the proposed venue (see point 8 and Annex III).
4. ISWA World Congress 2018 in Bilbao Programme
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
From Monday to Wednesday: OPENING CEREMONY (ON MONDAY) AND PARALLEL SESSIONS
The programme will cover topics and themes of high current interest to developed, transitional and
developing regions.
There have been checked some priority topics for ISWA, for its STC, WGs, etc. (See Point 7.)
In any way, the goal is to elaborate a programme that represents information covering a wide
geographic spread.
The topics that will be proposed initially to take into account in the call for abstracts could be the
following ones:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Climate change and waste management
Zero waste and waste prevention Policies. Prevention, minimization and resource
management
Recycling: Challenges and limits
Management and impact of urban hygiene in cities
Waste and health
Waste management in economically developing, emerging and transitional countries
Composting/Biological treatment of waste
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Waste to energy. Good practice and good experiences, the interaction with other methods:
recycling, biological treatment,…
Wastewater sludge management, treatments, recovery,…
Sustainable landfilling: Practices and regulation in different countries
Construction & demolition waste
Green Economy/Resource Efficiency
Management of special waste (hazardous waste, healthcare, WEEE,…)
Packaging waste
Marine litter
Urban mining
Landfill Mining: regulations, laws and standards, technical requirements, financial
consideration…
Legal requirements
Control and quality of urban cleansing and waste management
Trends and challenges in waste
Methods of waste collection
Economics, disaster waste management and social and governance issues
…
There will be an Ibero-American Symposium/Session, where the main topics of the congress will be
included. The official language will be English, except for this Symposium, where the official language
will be preferably Spanish and also Portuguese.
There will be also Special Sessions, where specific matters will be schedule in parallel sessions.
For the students it could be offered special meetings, to encourage their interest for the waste
management and the involved
There would be also panel discussions among high-level-speakers of specially topics of interest.
Wednesday and/or Thursday: TECHNICAL TOURS
Bilbao and Bizkaia province provide many different opportunities for technical tours to different waste
plants. There will be provided visits to these facilities:
Among the plants close to the City of Bilbao are:
• The Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant of Bilbao/Biscay
http://garbiker.bizkaia.net/Ing/in_Pag_438.htm
• Zabalgarbi MSW-to-Energy Plant - http://www.zabalgarbi.com/en/index.html
• Waste composting facility- Composting plant of Biscay
http://garbiker.bizkaia.net/Ing/in_Pag_436.htm
• Artigas sanitary landfill (of the city of Bilbao)
Slightly near from Bilbao, within 15-30 minutes, are:
• Bizkaiko Zabor Berziklategia (BZB) (Amorebieta, Biscay)- Recovery and recycling of materials http://www.bzb.es/
• Bizkaiko Txintxor Berziklategia (Ortuella, Biscay)- Reuse of construction demolition waste http://garbiker.bizkaia.net/Ing/in_Pag_338.htm
• Waste water treatment plant of Galindo - (Sestao, Biscay) –
http://www.consorciodeaguas.com/html/pdf/edarGal.pdf
From Monday to Wednesday: SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Apart from the Gala Dinner, Welcome Cocktail, Farewell Cocktail (see point 8), there will be offered
some social tours to the accompanying persons:
• City bike tour
• Guided visit to Bilbao (visiting the main monuments and historical places…)
• Guided visit to the museums:
o Guggenheim Bilbao Museum - http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/en/
o Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts http://www.museobilbao.com/in/
• Bilbaoboats- Sea Trip- http://www.bilboats.com/en - A tour to visit the handing
Bridge of Biscay - World Heritage Site by UNESCO: http://www.puentecolgante.com/index.php/en/
• Visit to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe and the Coast of Biscay, Urdaibai:
http://www.turismourdaibai.com/en
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Visit to the Oma Forest: http://turismo.euskadi.net/en/cultural-heritage/omaforest/x65-12375/en/
Out of the province of Biscay, there could be the possibility to offer (50min-1hour from Bilbao):
• Visit to Vitoria-Gasteiz - European Green Capital 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/index_en.htm
• Visit to Donosti-San Sebastian- European Culture City 2016
http://turismo.euskadi.net/en/tourist-news/san-juan-de-gaztelugatxe-one-of-therural-marvels-of-2013/x65-12375/en/
There can be checked a first proposed preliminary programme with the activities in Annex IV.
It is a first draft, just an idea. The schedule is illustrative; the time starting and finishing the activities
can be changed and modified based on the sessions that are established at the end, depending on the
amount of abstract selected by the Committee, etc.
5. Preliminary budget for the World Congress
INCOME
742.620,5€
EXPENSES
614.585,5€
Please, you can find a breakdown with some details of the income and expenses in the Annex VII.
6. Approach or beneficial attributes of ATEGRUS®
ATEGRUS® is the Spanish Technical Association for Waste Management and Environment, a nonprofit making organization, created in 1974. It is the only Spanish organization involved in all waste
management systems, urban cleansing and environment. Its members are municipalities, public
institutions, private companies, universities, research centers and technicians from this sector, among
others.
ATEGRUS® is the Spanish National Member of the ISWA, and also member of:
European Compost Network-ECN
European Network of Environmental Professionals European – ENEP (Federation of
Associations of Environmental Professionals – EFAEP)
AENOR- Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification.
Al Invest Consortium
The Association has collaboration agreements with:
AIDIS- Iberoamerican Association of Sanitary Engineering,
IULA- International Union of Local Authorities,
APESB - Portuguese Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering,
APEMETA- Portuguese Association of Environmental Enterprises,
University of Deusto
EMERES (Chile)
SIMAR SURESTE (México)
D- Waste
The association has been represented by its technical magazine, RESIDUOS, for many years. Then, in
the last years, ATEGRUS® has counted with the website of ON WASTE: www.onwaste.com, as a
representative website, apart from our official web: www.ategrus.org
Among our Members, there are a huge amount of City Councils (e.g Bilbao, Barcelona, Valencia, A
Coruña, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zaragoza,…), and some of public companies of several City Councils (e.g
LIPASAM- Sevilla, EMULSA-Gijón,…). We are in continuous contact with them.
There are also Provincial Councils as well (e.g Bizkaia, Burgos, etc.), municipal communities or
consortiums (e.g de la Ribera, Comarca de Pamplona, etc.), private companies (large, SMEs,…),
researchers at universities, etc.
ATEGRUS keeps on the organization of the Contest “Escobas de Plata, Oro y Platino” every 2 years
since 1987, that rewards municipalities and companies for their efforts in street cleansing and waste
management and in improving the environment, so we keep in contact with a lot of administration,
national and international city councils and municipalities. We count with an important contact with a
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lot of Latin American municipalities (from México, Argentina, Chile, Perú, etc), being México a very
active country participating in this contest.
We also have a lot of contacts of Latin American institutions and organizations, due to our participation
in Al Invest programme (See Point 11.).
We count with a steady network of experts that collaborate with us, and we have a good relationship
with technicians from the Ministry of Environment of Spain that take part in our activities, as well as
with the professionals from the Basque Government's Department for the Environment.
Among our database, we also have a large amount of media contacts in the environmental field, local,
national and international.
7. Involvement of ISWA members, the Working Groups and the STC in the event
In order to create the Scientific Committee, there will be invited representatives from the ISWA
Scientific & Technical Committee and Editorial Group of Waste Management & Research to be part of it.
There will be Special Sessions that will be selected from high-level speakers. They will have their own
specific conditions to participate.
Suggestions from ISWA will be welcome. For example, in addition to traditional presentations, there is
thinking about sessions involving an innovative format, such as interactive panel discussions.
At anytime it will be a very clear communication amongst the members of the Scientific Committee,
trying to keep regular conference calls.
Once the programme of the congress is decided, the parallel sessions established, with the different
presentations, the Scientific Committee should ensure that key ISWA representatives (president, STC
chair etc.) and speakers attending and speaking at the congress will their profiles highlighted on the
congress website. The website will be a very important tool to the correct development of the
organization of the congress.
Then, while establishing each parallel session, for the Chairs will be predominantly chosen well-known
ISWA members (NM, STC …), WM&R EG and Board members.
8. Features and details of the planned conference venue
The proposed conference venue will be the E us k a l d u n a
http://www.euskalduna.net/index.asp?idioma=en (See Annex III)
C o nf e r e nc e
C e ntr e
of
B i lba o :
This Conference Centre and Concert Hall that stands in the heart of the city of Bilbao, was inaugurated
on February 19th 1999, and it is a very unique building; one of the flagships of the new Bilbao of the
21st century. It is a 53,000 m2 multi-purpose centre and was designed to host many different kinds of
corporate, financial, institutional, social and cultural events. The building offers a perfect co-ordination
of areas open to the public such as its Auditorium, numerous halls, meeting and board rooms, offices,
exhibition lobbies and services areas featuring warehouses, workshops, changing rooms, dressing
rooms, rehearsal rooms, etc.
Centrally located, it is very easy to reach walking or by public transport: underground and tram. It is
very well located, within walking distance from the city center, and with the option of a walk along the
riverside to the venue, with many attractive options in terms of leisure, gastronomy and shopping. Only
a few minutes away from the airport with superb road, railway and maritime connections.
The options for the rooms are the following in the different floors of the centre:
•
Pre Congress
Saturday:
• Before noon, STC meeting up to 25 people and
o Room B Terrace, in U-shaped table.
• Afternoon, Board meeting up to 15 people.
o Room B Terrace, in U-shaped table.
Sunday:
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ISWA General Assembly; approx. 100 people
• Room E, in U-shaped table seating with a Presidential Table
ISWA World Congress - From Monday to Wednesday:
• Monday- Opening/Plenary Ceremony: AUDITORIUM- only the lower level would be
made available: 1,258 seats.
o Welcome Cocktail: outside the AUDITORIUM
• Wednesday- Closing Ceremony: Room A1 THEATRE- capacity 613 seats. (This day,
this room it also can be used for Special Session)
o Farewell Cocktail: outside the Room A1-Hall I
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Available rooms for the parallel sessions:
• Room Barria: 435 seats. Can be partitioned into two rooms
• Room A2: 103 seats
• Room A3: 305 seats. Can be partitioned into three rooms
• Room A4: 150 seats
• Other rooms : 90-100 seats
o Room B Terrace
o Rooms B level 1 & level 3
• Exhibition Hall: Exhibition HALL I: 2,000 m2 of multi-purpose floor space. This
area will be used for the exhibition and also it will be the place where the coffee
breaks and lunches will be served.
• Extra rooms for the Working Groups Meetings or for ISWA internal meetings
with up to 30 people in U-shaped table seating: Room C1 and Room
Despacho(Office) 3.2.
• For the Secretariat/organizers of the Congress: Room D3
• For the speakers: Room D2
• Business Centre available for all the attendants.
• The Registration Desk will be in the Entrance 3 Hall 3.
On Tuesday, for the Gala Dinner we have different options as follows:
• Nerua Restaurant- served in the Atrium of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum – with 1
Michelin Star - http://www.nerua.com/index.php?id=en (Until 450 people)
• Azurmendi Restaurant- with 3 Michelin Star - http://www.azurmendi.biz/ (Lezama,
Bizkaia, 13 km from city center)
• Yandiola Restaurantserved in the
Atrium
of
Alhondiga Bilbao –
http://www.alhondigabilbao.com/en/home
http://www.alhondigabilbao.com/en/servicios/cafeteria-y-restaurantes/restauranteyandiola; http://www.yandiola.com/ - with national and international awards.
9. The World Congress complies with the ISWA Standards for Sustainable Events
Bilbao is a cosmopolitan, open, welcoming, lively elegant and modern city, that in the last 25 years has
suffered a great renewal, an urban and environmental transformation. (See Annex I)
Our desire it is to present and show a very sustainable congress: venue, hotels, public transport, etc.
There you can find some notes about the standards required:
PLANNING / PROMOTION
• The registration will be done by email. In the website it will be available the registration
form, very clear to understand
• All the doubts and questions of the delegates, speakers, etc, will be attended and answered
by the Secretary by email or telephone
• All the promotion, broadcasting and advertising of the event will be done via website and email. Newsletters, pieces of news,…, will be sent to the contacts of databases, media, etc.
• All the exhibitors and contractors participating will be asked, as a condition, to reduce their
waste and packaging. The information and merchandising can be included in small
brochures of recycled paper and in pen drives.
TRAVEL SELECTION (See Annex I Point 03 and 05 & Annex V)
The distance between the venue and airport is of 15 minutes by bus/taxi.
Bilbao International Airport. www.aena.es/bilbao - http://www.aeropuertodebilbao.net/en/
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By bus: Bilbao – Airport: Line A3247 of Bizkaibus connects the airport to the city of Bilbao in
15 minutes. Opening Hours: BILBAO to AIRPORT buses depart from 05:25 to 21:55 every 30
minutes. // AIRPORT to BILBAO buses depart from 06:15 to 00:00 every 30 minutes. The fare is
very economical: Single ticket €1.45
By taxi: You can get the city in 10-15 minutes
By train: there is a project of e new line that will be connecting the airport to the city of Bilbao.
In 2012 the Basque government calculated that in five years there would be a train connection
between the Casco Viejo (Bilbao) and the airport, where the journey will take 9 minutes.
From the hotels to the congress center, walking distance. Bilbao has an efficient and sustainable
transport network. There is the possibility of tram and underground. (See Annex I Point 05):
• Tram(Euskotren)- http://www.euskotren.es/es/tranviabilbao - “Moveeuskadi: mobilitysustainability-.facility-future”- http://www.moveuskadi.net/
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Underground- Metro Bilbao- http://www.metrobilbao.eus/en-one- it is of the most modern
metro system of the world- Commitment in Social responsibility and sustainable development.
It has a general policy in environment, establishing new objectives on environment- Metro Bio
and EMAS- http://www.metrobilbao.eus/en/about-us/metro-bio-and-more-than-an-underground
The conference programme will provide a detailed description on how delegates can arrive and depart
via public transport from and to the airport, and also how to move from the hotels in the city to the
venue centre.
Very important: with the accreditation there would be available for the delegates free public transport
(tram or/and underground) for 3 days of the congress.
CATERING (See Annex III)
The coffee breaks, lunches (buffet or boxes), Welcome/Farewell Cocktail and Gala Dinner, will be
served by restaurants and companies of catering with the following requirements:
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Certifications: Quality: ISO 9.001, “Q” Tourism Quality and Environment: ISO 14.001
Commitment to the environment: consciousness that by dedicating themselves to the
restaurant trade in large events, a lot of waste is generated (glass, plastics, cardboard
and organic waste) and following their commitment they provide their grain of sand to
caring for the environment.
They have also a quality commitment and commitment to food safety.
Local products, development of a secure and environmentally friendly agricultural
system.
There will be used reusable utensils, crockery, cups and glasses, also the water and soft
drinks in reusable packaging.
Caterer will provide reusable table cloth, crockery and cutlery.
We have thought in SPECIAL ECO BOXES of lunch, in order to offer a more sustainable option, taking
care of the diet, with information of the menu, KM0 products, slow food,…, that suits with the ISWA’s
mission and objectives.
With this option the food waste will be reduced and the rest of the waste (boxes, cutlery,…) will be
made of recycled material or will be reusable.
HOTELS / CONFERENCE VENUE
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Hotels: Total number of rooms in Bilbao: 4,114 (See Annex I point 04 & Annex V)
( Five-star rooms: 551 // Four-star rooms: 2,710 // Three-star rooms: 853).
The Conference Centre is within walking distance of 90% of the city hotels.
A point in favor is that several hotels are located very closed to the congress centre and others in the
heart of the city, but within walking distance to the conference centre.
We will outline some important information this hotels:
 Certified with the seal of accessibility: the facilities are adapted to five types of
disability: physical, visual, hearing, intellectual and organic
 B Energy Performance Certificate
 Hotels with environmental plan/actions: less energy and water consumption, less waste
generation, less CO2 emissions…
 Eco-urban establishments
 Hotels with Green Engage (sustainability management system…)
 “Q” Tourism Quality and TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
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Venue: Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao (See Annex III & Annex VI)
 Centrally located and easy to get. Only a few minutes away from the airport with superb
road, railway and maritime connections
 The World’s Best Conference Centre in 2003 - Apex Award 2003
 2003 National Award. Spanish Federation of Professional Conference Organisers
 Certifications:
• Environment: ISO 14.001; Quality: ISO 9.001, “Q” Tourism Quality
• LEED- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: in 2013, Euskalduna
Congress Centre became in the first congress centre that obtain this certification
• Prevention of occupational hazards: OHSAS 18.000
• Universal Accessibility Certificate: UNE 17.0001-2
 Architectural awards: 2001 Premio Enric Miralles of the Fundación Caja de Arquitectos
 There will be used, just, rented decorations for the venue (e.g. potted plants instead of
cut flowers).
 This congress centre is environmentally sustainable, and the paper, residual waste,
plastic waste and compostable waste should be collected and treated separately.
CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR DELEGATES
• All relevant information related to the congress and its activities will be available in the
website
• The papers/abstracts will be given in a pen-drive, or via QR-codes…in any case there will
not be printed papers, books with summaries, etc.
• The Dossier with the final programme/information will be printed in chlorine free paper
• At the end of the congress, the name tags will be collected by the organization, in order to
reuse them. All the delegates will be previously informed.
• After the congress, the final PowerPoints of the presentations will be available online.
• The congress bag/kit, just in case, will be of recycled material
• There will be use as much computer applications, tools… as possible
10. Information on any restrictive visa or entry requirements
About any restrictive visa or entry requirements, there is a list of countries. All the information can be
got and checked in the Ministry for Home Affairs website
http://www.interior.gob.es/en/web/interior/portada
The direct link is:
http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/InformacionParaExtranjeros/Documents/l
istapaisesvisado.pdf (See Annex VIII)
11. Experience in organising/hosting major, preferably international events
ATEGRUS® regularly organizes seminars, conferences, technical visits, WG meetings, national and
international congresses, commercial meetings, awards, etc. Some examples are the following:
Conferences and seminars: Some of the main events organized by ATEGRUS® in the field of waste
management and other environmental issues are the following: Biological Treatment of Waste, Sanitary
Landfill, Beacon Conferences on Hazardous Waste, International Conference on Environmental
Disasters & Conflicts, International Symposiums on Recycling and Thermal Treatments: Waste to
Energy, Bioenergy, International Conferences on Beaches, Modern Urban Cleansing, Cities and
Sustainable Development: Energy Efficiency, etc.
Training courses: ATEGRUS® also organizes training courses in the field of waste management: Waste
legislation, sanitary landfill management, construction waste, biological treatments, etc.
Studies: there have been made some works such as the Observatories in Spain, on Sanitary Landfills,
on Biological Treatment of Waste, on Automated Waste Collection, on Wastewater Sludge Management
and on Municipal Cleansing Services and Waste Collection. The objective of this series of studies is to
get knowledge on the state of the art of some technologies of waste treatment and transport, as well as
verify the implementation of the Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste (and its corresponding
transposition into Spanish law) and analyze the evolution of the whole sector. The main results have
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been presented in several conferences and articles. Some of the courses mentioned previously,
studies and reports were supported and co-financed by the Ministry of Environment and by the
European Union.
Organization of the Contest “Escobas de Plata, Oro y Platino”: every 2 years since 1987, that rewards
municipalities and companies for their efforts in street cleansing and waste management and in
improving the environment.
Awards: Bionergy Awards and the Ecoplayas Flags Awards.
Evaluation of Methodologies and Techniques for Waste Characterization and Elaboration of a
Hazardous Waste Characterization Guide, project financed by the Ministry of Industry (Program for the
Promotion of Technical Research), and made in collaboration with INTERLAB, the book was published
in 2008.
Legislation and norms: ATEGRUS® holds the Secretariat and Presidency of the Technical
Normalization Committee 134 of AENOR (Spanish Normalization Association), in charge of the
standardization of all waste management equipment in Spain.
In 1984 ATEGRUS® started with the organization of the “Congresos Latinoamericanos de Residuos”.
That have been always organized with the collaboration of another organisms also dedicated to the
conservation of the environment, in the common interest of the developing of techniques applicable to
the waste management.
Iberoamerican Waste Conferences in Spain and Latin America alternatively: Madrid (years 1984,
1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 & 2004), Buenos Aires-Argentina (years 1986 and 2001), Lisboa (1988), San
Juan de Puerto Rico (1990), Santiago de Chile (2003), Aguascalientes-Mexico (2007), Comodoro
Rivadavia-Argentina (2008).
In the 90s, ATEGRUS® noticed that the existing environmental problems in Latin America couldn’t be
solved with local means, so it was decided to create a net with the support of DG III of the European
Union, constituting the CODECOINME- Comité para el Desarrollo de la Cooperación Industrial EuropaAmérica Latina, partially financed by the UE through cooperation tool ECIP.
In 2000 ATEGRUS joined programme Al Invest. This Programme- is an economic co-operation
programme that aims to support the internationalisation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in
Latin America, in collaboration with their European partners in order to contribute to reinforce social
cohesion in the region.
Initially, the AL-INVEST Programme funded "business meetings" almost exclusively. However, in most
recent phases, the scope for funding has diversified considerably to include institutional building
activities for the network operators and training and technical assistance for the SMEs, among other
types of tools, constitute and integral approach to assisting SMEs.
More information in:
• https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/regions/latin-america/al-invest-regional-aid-programme_en
• http://www.al-invest4camc.org/inicio/
In the 90s ATEGRUS® organized several events related with ISWA, such as the celebration of ISWA
World Congress in 1992, Madrid, and then an ISWA Annual Congress in 1999, Oviedo.
We also collaborate as organizers and in the promotion of other activities all over the world organize by
our Members, collaborators and/or associations we are members of, with agreements or good
relationship with ATEGRUS, etc.
Apart from all these activities, Bilbao, as the host city, has a huge experience in holding national and
international events. (See Annex I, point 12)
12. How ISWA and the waste management sector would benefit from this event.
Why ISWA World Congress 2018 in Bilbao, Spain?
The congress will be a very ideal occasion for the experts on waste management from all over the
world, public and private entities, environmental companies/associations, as well as professors,
researchers and students from universities, professionals of technological and research centres, to
exhibit and to make known and publish their works in these matters.
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It could be and we are sure that it will be a meeting point for exchanging experiences, for presenting
different practical cases from the North and the South, East and West…for all the delegates that
decided to register to the congress and attend the wide offer of parallel sessions that will be available
for them.
Due to the geographical situation of Spain, and for its close ties and relationships with Latin America,
as well for its proximity to Africa, Middle East, …and obviously, with Europe.
There can be outlined how nowadays the waste management in Spain is being a reference for many
regions and countries in the world: Malmö, Crete, Israel, México, Holland, etc., among others, that have
come to make technical visits.
They are also interested in the way of being structured the management at municipal, regional (and
autonomous communities) and state level.
Due to the area of the country, peninsular and insular regions and autonomous cities, more than
500.000km2, with a population of more than 46 million of inhabitants, some places are more touristic,
others more urban or rural, coastal or interior areas …and the waste produced could have different
qualities, characterization.
The waste treatment facilities, technologies, etc., are being visited from professionals and experts in
order to know about the procedures and ways of work in Spain.
Moreover, a lot of Spanish companies have projects abroad, in Latin America, North America, Africa,
Asia, …, so, they have experience related with waste management, and this Congress could be a good
showcase to the rest of the professionals all over the world and also to exchange their knowledge with
them.
And why Bilbao? Bilbao is an ideal candidate to host the ISWA World Congress 2018, for being a
sustainable city that continually reinvents and evolves itself, being as an inspiration to cities
worldwide. The experience of Bilbao as a comprehensive "city project", executed through 25 key
developments or urban projects carried out in the last 25 years, has achieved a profound
transformation of the city (See Annex I, Point 13.). Some details from its most recent history:
Bilbao has suffered great and positive transformation in the last decades. Towards the end of the 20th
century, as a result of industrial restructuring, Bilbao has to make a radical change to its economy.
After years of economic uncertainty, the city recovers its dynamic nature and becomes a service city,
totally committed to environmental and urban regeneration. Industrial land becomes the space for
internationally awarded spatial transformation (Abandoibarra) that has positioned Bilbao as a powerful
tourist destination.
In addition to the brilliance of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao titanium, the transformation of Bilbao is
environmental as well as urban, displayed in the recovery of the estuary, the soul of the city and silent
witness to its history, the backbone for communication and trade.
The clean-up of these estuary waters has enabled Bilbao and its residents to live looking towards this
waterway and for the most important urban projects to be built on banks that have become some of the
most sophisticated spaces in Europe, where buildings and works by the best architects and artists in
the world are found, magnificent riverside walks where you can also enjoy a host of leisure, sporting
and cultural activities.
Completing the strategic project for the transformation of Bilbao are the new bridges, the metro, airport
and tram. These infrastructures form an excellent mobility network, connecting Bilbao and its
neighborhoods with surrounding communities and also internationally.
Due to all this good and hard work, the city has received important awards and recognitions in the first
decade of 21th century, apart from the important and prestigious Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize and
the 2012 World Mayor Prize, there are some related with the environmental and urban aspects, such as
the “Prize for the Best Urban Practices”-2010, “European Prize for Regional and Urban Regeneration”2002 & 2006…
(See Annex I)
More information in: http://www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/en/hitos
http://www.bilbaoturismo.net/BilbaoTurismo/en/tourists
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The Euskalduna Conference Centre
The World’s Best Conference Centre in 2003
Location
Location of the Conference Centre and nearby hotels
Apex Award 2003
Subway
Tram
• 2003 National Award. Spanish Federation of
Professional Conference Organisers
EUSKALDUNA
Customer satisfaction is our committment
Certifications
• The International Association of Conference
Centres (AIPC) embraces conference centres
in 50 countries:
• Items rated: buildings, technical
equipment, exhibition spaces, conference
management, catering, final conference
assessment, destination, location of the
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Quality: ISO 9.001, “Q” Tourism Quality
Environment: ISO 14.001; LEED
Prevention of occupational hazards: OHSAS 18.000
Universal Accessibility Certificate: UNE 17.0001-2
An architectural reference
The building
• An essential reference linked to a wonderful
destination
• Architectural awards:
Centrally located and easy to get to
A highly specialised workforce
Location
Professionals
• In the city centre close to the Guggenheim
museum, the Museum of Fine Arts & the Ría de
Bilbao Maritime Museum
• Hotels: most within walking distance
• Many attractive options in terms of leisure,
gastronomy and shopping
• Easy to get to: only a few minutes away from
the airport with superb road, railway and
maritime connections
• Car park
Gastronomic excellence
High quality
options
• The only conference centre featuring an in-house
restaurant winner of a Michelin star
• Specialised catering services, winners of the “Q”
award to tourism quality that provide:
• Work luncheons
• Major banquets
• Coffee breaks
• Cocktail parties
List of rooms
• Advice on how to organise meetings and shows
• Technical aid: audiovisuals, lighting, office
automation, stage machinery…
• Customer service and ushering
• Catering and restaurants
• Security & cleaning services
• Tickets
for a successful event
Highly flexible
Infrastructures
• A broad range of rooms with seating capacities
between 10 and 2,164 people and 4.200 m2 of
Exhibition Hall
• Multiple independent entrances. Customisation
• Many room configurations and layouts
• Specialised technical equipment. State-of-the
art-technology
Entrance 3 Hall 3. Registration desk
Auditorium: 2,164 seats.
Entrance 3 Hall 3. Registration desk
If necessary, only the lower level would be made available: 1,258 seats.
Room A1: 613 seats
Room Barria: 435 seats. Can be partitioned into two rooms
Room A3: 305 seats. Can be partitioned into three rooms
Room E: 232 seats
Room A4: 150 seats
Room A2: 103 seats
Other rooms : 90-100 seats
VIP Boardroom: seating capacity
22
Rooms B level 1 & level 3
Room B Terrace
Exhibition Hall : 4,200 m of multi-purpose floor space.
4,200 m2 of Multi-purpose Exhibition Hall
Can be partitioned into two halls: Hall I & II. In addition, room Barria can also be
built in Hall II.
(Room Barria – Exhibitions – Banquets)
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Exhibition Hall
• Exhibition HALL I: 2,000 m2
• Exhibition HALL II: 2,200 m2 (including room Barria)
• HALL I & II are adjacent and form a space that
interconnects most of the meeting rooms.
Pond.
Outside the building
HALL II
HALL I
Room A3
Room A2
Room A1
Room A4
Room Sala BARRIA
←Removable panel
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Exhibition Hall: 4,200 m2
Exhibition Hall and Room Barria
Note: The rear wall panel has been opened to show the room
Exhibition Hall: 4,200 m2
Exhibition Hall: 4,200 m2
Wall removed
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Exhibition Hall: 4.200 m2
Maximum banquet seating capacity: 2,100 people
Euskalduna
The multi-purpose venue
that customises your event !
www.euskalduna.net
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Registration
Registration
9:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
IBERO AMERICAN SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS
IBERO AMERICAN SESSION
SPECIAL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS
SPECIAL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS
SPECIAL SESSION
10:00
STC meeting
COFFE BREAK
COFFE BREAK
General Assembly TECHNICAL TOURS
11:00
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COFFE BREAK
STC meeting
General Assembly OPENING CEREMONY
CLOSING CEREMONY
LUNCH
LUNCH
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LUNCH
PARALLEL SESSIONS
LUNCH
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IBERO AMERICAN SESSION
COFFE BREAK
General Assembly Registration
COFFE BREAK
PARALLEL SESSIONS
IBERO AMERICAN SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Board meeting
WELCOME COCKTAIL
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FAREWELL COCKTAIL
COFFE BREAK
Board meeting
19:00
22:00
SPECIAL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS
15:00
16:00
SPECIAL SESSION
GALA DINNER
SPECIAL SESSION
TECHNICAL TOURS
Destination:
Bilbao
Strengths
•Hotel accommodation
•International Airport
•Infrastructures: Euskalduna Conference Centre.
Apex Award winner. World´s Best Congress Centre
•Other:
•Gastronomy
•Cultural options: the Guggenheim museum…
•Quality of life
Destination: Bilbao (cont.)
Hotel accommodation
Metropolitan area (*)
Total number of rooms: 4,114
. Five-star rooms: 551
. Four-star rooms: 2,710
.Three-star rooms: 853
(*) Out of the total figure listed above, 3,096 rooms are located in the
Bilbao municipality and the rest on the outskirts (maximum driving time
30 minutes)
The Conference Centre is within walking distance of 90% of the city
hotels
Destination: Bilbao (cont.)
Hotel accommodation (II)
Rooms/hotels
Source: Convention Bureau
(Note:This is a list of hotels in Bilbao
and of nearby BICB partner hotels. For
additional info on other hotels, please
consult the booking centre.)
For bookings & information on
other hotels, please use the
booking centre at:
http://www.bilbaoreservas.com
Destination: Bilbao (cont.)
Hotel accommodation (III)
Location of the Conference Centre and nearby hotels
Subway
Tram
EUSKALDUNA
Destination: Bilbao (cont.)
Flight connections
Flights information www.aena.es/bilbao
Awards & certificates
Apex Award for World's Best Congress Centre 2003
The International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) awarded The Euskalduna
Conference Centre and Concert Hall in Bilbao the Apex Award for World's Best
Congress Centre 2003.
The award was handed over during the AIPC Annual Conference at the Rosengarten
Congress Center in Mannheim, Germany.
The AIPC is a not-for-profit trade organisation which was founded in 1958. Its
members include the world's leading Congress Centres. It currently has members from
49 countries on all five continents.
In 2000, the AIPC instigated the Apex Awards, which are now the biggest international
awards in recognition of the standard of service and facilities offered by the best
congress centres in the world.
These awards have acquired enormous prestige. Winners prior to Palacio de Congresos
Euskalduna in Bilbao include Melbourne (2000), Innsbruck (2001) and Vancouver
(2002).
Candidates for the award are assessed and shortlisted by the Department of Applied
Science of the University of Heilbronn (Germany). Nine different points are examined
and assessed.
The final score obtained by The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall was
97.62 out of a possible 100. The average score of the 17 participating congress centres
was 89.64.
Quality management
In June 2001, The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall obtained an ISO
9001 quality certificate following a strategic decision to implement a quality
management system based on the development and implementation of processes in
order to improve effectiveness and increase customer satisfaction.
ISO 9001 certification is a recognition of how important its management system is to
The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, which seeks to be a driving force
for society without thereby falling into deficit, and to make a positive impact on the
culture and economy of the Basque Country.
The quality management certificate acknowledges the centre's efforts to distinguish
itself clearly from other organisations in terms of the level of its facilities and to become
a benchmark for the sector. To that end, it must adapt to the needs of its customers and
must coordinate all its resources to prevent any interference in the simultaneous staging
of multiple events at the centre.
Quality must be the key factor in the satisfaction of Euskalduna customers and the
driving force that provides the necessary empathy with event organisers and visitors
alike.
Environmental management
In November 2005, The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall obtained an
ISO 14.001 environmental management certificate, after implementing and developing
the procedures required to achieve rational use of resources and reduce the production
of waste from its activities.
Euskalduna and Valencia were the first congress centres in Spain to be awarded all three
quality certificates (ISO 9001, "Q" for Quality and ISO 14001).
ISO 14.001 certification is an acknowledgement of how important our society is to
EUSKALDUNA, and of the centre's commitment to responsible behaviour in solidarity
with the environment, so that it "adopts the measures necessary to ensure the right to a
healthy, ecologically sustainable environment as recognized in the Declaration of
Bizkaia on the Human Right to the Environment".
The environmental quality certificate recognizes "commitment to preventing
environmental pollution", "guarantees compliance with the legislation in force at any
given time", establishes "objectives and goals for progress towards continuous
improvement of the environment" and confirms the measures adopted by The
Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall to that end and their implementation
among its suppliers, and dealers, collaborators, etc.
Occupational health & safety
It was in February 2009 when the Euskalduna Conference Centre was awarded the
OHSAS 18.000 certificate in recognition of its optimum health & safety management
system implemented to prevent and monitor workplace hazards and to guarantee a
continuous improvement process to minimise them. It was the first conference centre in
Spain to be presented with this most outstanding award.
OHSAS 18.000 standards have been designed to be compatible with ISO 9.000 and ISO
14.000 management standards related, respectively, to the areas of Quality and the
Environment. Consequently, this makes it easier for firms to incorporate and implement
standards related to quality, the environment and occupational health & safety.
Some of the benefits that can be obtained from applying OHSAS 18.000 standards are
related to diminishing accidents involving workers by preventing and monitoring
hazards at the workplace, by reducing the risk of suffering major accidents and, finally,
by lessening material losses caused by accidents and unwanted operational shutdowns.
"Q" for Quality in Tourism
The Spanish Institute for Quality in Tourism (ICTE) awarded The Euskalduna
Conference Centre and Concert Hall its 'Q' with an award for quality in tourism in
October 2004. It was the first such centre in Spain to receive this prestigious certificate.
ICTE's quality regulations for congress centres have been developed since the institute
was first created in the year 2000. They are based on five service units identified with
the functions provided by congress centres: management, staging of events, catering,
hygiene and cleanliness, and maintenance.
The 'Q' for quality in tourism provides a rigorous, objective certificate, assuring that
winning centres and organisations are committed to continuous improvement in the
services that they offer.
ICTE is a private, independent organisation run on a not-for-profit basis, and is
recognized throughout Spain. It was set up at the initiative of the tourist sector with the
support of the Secretary of State for Trade and Tourism.
The certificate that it awards is a recognition for the efforts made by businesses and
tourist organisations to implement quality systems.
It is a badge of prestige for all those who hold it, because it demonstrates their
commitment to achieving full customer satisfaction and offering excellent service. It is
also a highly reliable benchmark, as the mechanisms used to assess whether or not
organisations meet the requirements of the regulations are independent of the sector
itself and are designed in accordance with intersectoral regulations.
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INCOME
Registration fees
Technical Visits
Sponsorship and patronage
Exhibitors‐stands
TOTAL
506.735,95 €
2.000,00 €
60.000,00 €
45.000,00 €
613.735,95 €
VAT INCLUDED
613.150,50 €
2.420,00 €
72.600,00 €
54.450,00 €
742.620,50 €
95.000,00 €
87.940,00 €
80.000,00 €
9.000,00 €
20.000,00 €
9.000,00 €
9.150,00 €
55.000,00 €
10.000,00 €
VAT INCLUDED
114.950,00 €
96.734,00 €
88.000,00 €
10.890,00 €
24.200,00 €
10.890,00 €
11.071,50 €
66.550,00 €
12.100,00 €
5.000,00 €
15.000,00 €
45.000,00 €
40.000,00 €
70.000,00 €
550.090,00 €
6.050,00 €
18.150,00 €
45.000,00 €
40.000,00 €
70.000,00 €
614.585,50 €
EXPENSES
Cost of venue
Catering‐ food and beverage
Gala Dinner
Set up of the stands
Renting Audiovisuals
Extra‐Staff for the event
Buses
PCO
Dossiers Delegates
ENTERTAINMENT EVENT(music, performances, shows...)
OTHERS
ATEGRUS staff
ISWA GENERAL SERVICES‐ Annex I
ISWA ONLINE SERVICES ‐Annex II
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SUBSECRETARIA
MINISTERIO
DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES
Y DE COOPERACIÓN
DIRECCION GENERAL DE ESPAÑOLES EN EL EXTERIOR
Y DE ASUNTOS CONSULARES Y MIGRATORIOS
Subdirección General de Asuntos de Extranjería
I. - Lista común de terceros países a cuyos nacionales se exige visado
en los Estados miembros sujetos al Reglamento (CE) n.º 539/2001 1 ,
modificado por el Reglamento (CE) n.º 2414/2001 2 , por el Reglamento
(CE) n.º 453/2003 3 , por el Reglamento (CE) n.º 851/2005 4 ,por el
Reglamento (CE) n.º 1791/2006 5 , por el Reglamento (CE) n.º
1932/2006 6 , por el Reglamento (CE) n.º 1244/2009 7 , por el Reglamento
(UE) n.º 1091/2010 8 , por el Reglamento (UE) n.º 1211/2010 9 y por el
Reglamento (UE) Nº 259/2014 10
II. – Lista común de terceros países a cuyos nacionales no se exige
visado en los Estados miembros sujetos al Reglamento (CE)
n.º 539/2001.
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L 339
de 21. 3.2001, p. 1.
de 12.12.2001, p. 1.
de 13. 3.2003, p. 10.
de 4. 6.2005, p. 3.
de 20.12.2006, p. 1.
de 30.12.2006, p. 23.
de 18.12.2009, p. 1.
de 14.12.2010, p.1.
de 22.12.2010, p.6.
D.O. L 105 de 08.04.2014,p.9.
I. LISTA COMÚN DE TERCEROS PAÍSES A CUYOS NACIONALES SE EXIGE
VISADO EN LOS ESTADOS MIEMBROS SUJETOS AL REGLAMENTO (CE)
N.º 539/2001.
A) ESTADOS.
AFGANISTÁN
ARMENIA
BELARÚS
BIRMANIA/MYANMAR
BURUNDI
CHAD
CONGO
DJIBOUTI
EMIRATOS ARABES UNIDOS
FIJI
GHANA
GUINEA ECUATORIAL
INDONESIA
JORDANIA
KIRIBATI
LÍBANO
MALAWI
MARSHALL ISLAS)
MOZAMBIQUE
NÍGER
PALAU
REP. CENTROAFRICANA
RWANDA
SANTA LUCÍA
SIRIA
SUDÁN
TANZANIA
TONGA
TURQUÍA
UZBEKISTÁN
ZAMBIA
ANGOLA
AZERBAIYÁN
BELICE
BOLIVIA
CABO VERDE
CHINA
COREA NORTE
DOMINICA
ERITREA
GABON
GRANADA
GUYANA
IRÁN
KAZAJSTÁN
KUWAIT
LIBERIA
MALDIVAS
MAURITANIA
NAMIBIA
NIGERIA
PAPUA N. GUINEA
REP. D. DEL CONGO
SALOMÓN (ISLAS)
STO. TOMÉ PRÍNCIPE
SOMALIA
SURINAME
TAYIKISTÁN
TRINIDAD TOBAGO
TUVALU
VANUATU
ZIMBABWE
ARABIA SAUDÍ
BAHRAIN
BENIN
BOTSWANA
CAMBOYA
COLOMBIA
COSTA DE MARFIL
ECUADOR
ETIOPÍA
GAMBIA
GUINEA
HAITÍ
IRAQ
KENIA
LAOS
LIBIA
MALI
MICRONESIA
NAURU
OMÁN
PERÚ
REP. DOMINICANA
SAMOA
SENEGAL
SRI LANKA
SWAZILANDIA
TIMOR ORIENTAL
TÚNEZ
UCRANIA
VIETNAM
ARGELIA
BANGLADESH
BHUTÁN
BURKINA FASO
CAMERÚN
COMORAS
CUBA
EGIPTO
FILIPINAS
GEORGIA
GUINEA BISSAU
INDIA
JAMAICA
KIRGUISTÁN
LESOTO
MADAGASCAR
MARRUECOS
MONGOLIA
NEPAL
PAKISTÁN
QATAR
RUSIA
S. VICENTE Y GRAN.
SIERRA LEONA
SUDÁFRICA
TAILANDIA
TOGO
TURKMENISTÁN
UGANDA
YEMEN
B) ENTIDADES Y AUTORIDADES TERRITORIALES NO RECONOCIDAS COMO
ESTADOS POR AL MENOS UN ESTADO MIEMBRO.
AUTORIDAD PALESTINA
KOSOVO (Tal como se define en la Resolución 1244, de 10 de junio de 1.999, del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas)
C) CIUDADANOS BRITANICOS QUE NO TIENEN LA CONDICION DE NACIONALES
DEL REINO UNIDO DE GRAN BRETAÑA E IRLANDA DEL NORTE EN EL
SENTIDO DEL DERECHO COMUNITARIO.
British Overseas Territories Citizens (ciudadanos de los territorios británicos de ultramar) que no
tienen el derecho a residir en el Reino Unido.
British Overseas Citizens (ciudadanos británicos de ultramar).
British Subjects (Súbditos británicos) que no tienen el derecho a residir en el Reino Unido.
British Protected Persons (personas bajo protección británica).
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MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES
Y DE COOPERACIÓN
II. LISTA COMÚN DE TERCEROS PAÍSES A CUYOS NACIONALES NO SE EXIGE
VISADO EN LOS ESTADOS MIEMBROS SUJETOS AL REGLAMENTO (CE)
N.º 539/2001.
A) ESTADOS.
ALBANIA (1)
ARGENTINA
BAHAMAS
BRASIL
CHILE
EL SALVADOR
HONDURAS
MALASIA
MOLDOVA (1)
NICARAGUA
PARAGUAY
SANTA SEDE
SINGAPUR
ANDORRA
A.R.Y.M.(Ant. Rep. Yugoslava Macedonia) (1)
BARBADOS
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
COREA DEL SUR
ESTADOS UNIDOS
ISRAEL
MAURICIO
MÓNACO
NUEVA ZELANDA
SAN CRISTOBAL Y NIEVES
SERBIA (1) (2)
URUGUAY
ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA
AUSTRALIA
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (1)
CANADÁ
COSTA RICA
GUATEMALA
JAPÓN
MÉXICO
MONTENEGRO (1)
PANAMÁ
SAN MARINO
SEYCHELLES
VENEZUELA
(1) La exención de la obligación de visado únicamente se aplica a los titulares de pasaportes biométricos.
(2) Excluidos los titulares de pasaportes expedidos por la Dirección de Coordinación Serbia (en serbio: Koordinaciona Uprava).
B) REGIONES ADMINISTRATIVAS ESPECIALES DE LA REPUBLICA POPULAR DE
CHINA.
Región Administrativa Especial de HONG-KONG (República Popular de China) (3)
Región Administrativa Especial de MACAO (República Popular de China) (4)
(3) La exención de la obligación de visado únicamente se aplica a los poseedores del pasaporte “Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region”.
(4) La exención de la obligación de visado únicamente se aplica a los poseedores del pasaporte “Regiao Administrativa Especial de
Macau”.
C) CIUDADANOS BRITÁNICOS QUE NO TIENEN LA CONDICION DE NACIONALES
DEL REINO UNIDO DE GRAN BRETAÑA E IRLANDA DEL NORTE EN EL
SENTIDO DEL DERECHO COMUNITARIO.
British Nationals (Overseas) [nacionales británicos (ultramar)]
D) ENTIDADES Y AUTORIDADES TERRITORIALES NO RECONOCIDAS COMO
ESTADOS POR AL MENOS UN ESTADO MIEMBRO.
TAIWÁN
(5)
(5) La exención de la obligación de visado para entrar en la Unión Europea únicamente se aplicará a aquellas personas que sean
titulares de un pasaporte expedido por Taiwán que contenga un número de documento de identidad.
Importante: Listas actualizadas el 28 de abril de 2014
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