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European start up meeting. Lausanne , 4/09/2009. What is EBCA?. An international not for profit organization Founded to better support the national burn patient associations , in a coordinated way In a permanent way (sec., HQ fix )
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European start up meeting Lausanne, 4/09/2009
What is EBCA? • An international notforprofitorganization • Founded to better support the nationalburnpatientassociations, • in a coordinatedway • In a permanent way (sec., HQ fix) • In order to betterdefend the rights of the burnpatientson a European level (towards EU officials and stakeholders) • With a centralinformation point • Fundedby all partiesconcernedwithbetterprevention and betterrightsfor the burnpatients
What has been done already? • One FT staffmember: Hubert, since 1/01/2009 • Fundingguaranteeuntil end 2011 already • Informationgathering in headquarters • Website • Links to national websites • Information exchange betweenmembers • Somefinancialmeans to reimburse the meeting costs of EBCA, no transport costsyet
What comes in 2010? • Specific international project launch (Busworld) • Continuation of informationgathering • Expanding the international networkwithothercountriesnext to Belgium, Holland, France,… • 1 meeting/year • Onecentral meeting place • Permanent contact with EU officials
What’s in it for you? • Information sharing of national know-how on: • National projects (and results!) of prevention • Statistics • Becoming a reliable and quality check-point for EU • Opinion leading regarding “hot” issues, such as flame retardants, domestic escape roads, smoke detecting, better bus and car safety instructions, …) • Campaign sharing in a controlled way