The conference about Odours in the Environment organized by the German Association of Engineers (VDI) on a biannual basis will take place the 15th and 16th of November 2017 in the city of Nuremberg. This conference has taken place in Cologne (2004), Bad Kissingen (2007), Baden-Baden (2009, 2011 and 2013), Karlsruhe. (2015). This event serves as a a forum for local discussions in German language.
The Program Committee is formed by very well known people in this field such as Peter Boeker, (University of Bonn), Ralf Both (State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection NRW ( LANUV )), Isabelle Franzen - Reuter (VDI), Uwe Hartmann ( ANECO) and Heike Hauschildt (Olfasense GmbH). In addition it counts also on the help of Jörg Hellhammer (Haltern am See), Martin Kamp (Agriculture of North Rhine - Westphalia), Uwe Strotkötter (Work Inspection office Hildesheim) and Sascha Nehr (VDI).
Around 80 people gathered for two days in Krakow, Poland to discuss about issues related with odour management. The second International Odour Conference (MKO 2017) just took place last week and the interest shown by the attendants is a sample of the interest in this country to increase the knowledge on managing odours.
Around 70 people with a common interest on odour management, gathered for the