Climmar congress 2007 in Brussels
18th to 21st October 2007

Programme for congress participants

Thursday 18th October 2007

All day longArrival and registration at the Jolly Hotel
6.00 p.m.Welcome cocktail at the Jolly Hotel
7.00 p.m.Meeting point in the lobby of Jolly Hotel – Departure to the restaurant “Flamant Interiors” – Dinner

Friday 19th October 2007

8.00 a.m.Welcome / GreetingsDenis Druine, President VEREMABEL
8.15 a.m.Opening of the congressMichel Monsel, President CLIMMAR
8.20 a.m.President reports: highlights of the associations – situation in EuropeNational associations’ Presidents
10.15 a.m.Coffee break 
10.30 a.m.Evolution of the Common Agricultural Policy and of the agricultural marketsCosta Golfidis, Responsible of Communication, DG Agri, Internal and external Communication Unit
11.30 a.m.Evolution of agriculture in EuropeTentative : 2nd speaker of COPA-COGECA
12.30 p.m.Luncheon 
1.30 p.m.Agricultural machinery markets and participants – Model APiet Almeloo, Gen.Secretary COM (NL)
1.45 p.m.Current market tendencies, branch conjuncture – Model BPaul Kjaergaard, Secretary DM (DK)
2.00 p.m.Tentative : Pierre Rainelli
3.00 p.m.Coffee break and photography 
3.30 p.m.Evolution of agricultural tractors and machinery in a changing world

Evolution of the world market of combined harvesters
Tentative : Guiseppe Gavioli, Vice President, Tractor Product CNH

Tentative : Paul Snauwaert, Product Development Manager, CNH Zedelgem
4.30 p.m.Workshop “Training / Climmar skills”Gilbert Daverdisse, SEDIMA (F)
Andreas Furgler, SMU (CH)
5.00 p.m.Report of workshop “e-commerce with “go4tractors” and EDI / Communication”Ulrich Beckschulte, H.A.G. (D)
5.30 p.m.End of the 1st day of congress activities 
7.30 p.m.Meeting point in the lobby of Jolly Hotel - Transfer to the restaurant “Spinnekopke” – Dinner

Saturday 20th October 2007

8.30 a.m.Presentation of XXXSpeaker
8.50 p.m.Report of workshop “Garden machinery”Andreas Furgler, SMU (CH)
9.05 p.m.Report of workshop “Legislative / Lobbying”Baudouin Misselyn, VEREMABEL (B)
9.20 a.m.Turnover-, costs and result-structures in European dealerships – Ratios – Model DUlrich Beckschulte, H.A.G. (D)
9.25 a.m.Warranty conditions and costs in Europe – Model EDr. Manfred Kandelhart, (A)
9.40 a.m.Results of the follow up of the “Dealer satisfaction index”Michel Bombon, SEDIMA (F)
10.15 a.m.Coffee break 
10.30 a.m.Agribex 2007 : International Fair for Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Garden, Parks and green spacesMichel Christiaens, SG AGRIBEX/FEDAGRIM (B)
11.00 a.m.Climmar – Presentation of the websiteGilbert Daverdisse, SG CLIMMAR
11.15 a.m.Climmar – Financial results 2006 / Proposal of budget 2007Gilbert Daverdisse, SG CLIMMAR
11.30 a.m.View on the next Climmar congress 2008 in AustriaDr. Manfred Kandelhart, ARGE (A)
11.45 a.m.Conclusions of the congress and perspectives 2007Michel Monsel, President CLIMMAR
12.30 a.m.End of the congress activities 
7.00 p.m.Meeting point in the lobby of Jolly Hotel - Transfer to the restaurant “La maison du cygne” - Dinner

Sunday 21st October 2007

All day longIndividual departures