The NATO STO Collaboration Support Office and the Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Panel will hold a Research Specialists' Meeting on "Water sampling, monitoring and control/remediation for live-fire military ranges". The in-person meeting will be held in Koblenz, Germany from 14 - 16 October 2024. 

The meeting is open to citizens from NATO Nations, Enhanced Opportunity Partner (EOP) Nations and Partnership for Peace (PfP) Nations. Please note that this is an in-person only event (hybrid/virtual attendance is not possible).

This registration is for individuals who are attending the AVT-394 Research Specialists' Meeting held in conjunction with the 54^th AVT Panel Business Meeting.   

The registration deadline is 06 September 2024.

Objectives:

This meeting aims to promote the exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge among an audience of specialists and invited speakers on military live-fire range sustainability. It will bring together experts in the field of water sampling and monitoring strategies as well as specialists with experience in remediation or control techniques. 

The primary objective of the RSM will be to exchange information and discuss current practices and research on the topics of water sampling, monitoring and remediation techniques concerning munition’s constituents. Additionally, cold region challenges and climate resiliency, in the context of range contamination, will be discussed.

The relevant scientific topics addressed in this Research Specialists’ Meeting are located in the following research domains:

• Water sampling and monitoring techniques
• Surface water treatment and management
• Groundwater and active source zone remediation and management
• Hydraulic control measures to avoid off-site migration of contaminants
• Emerging munitions constituents as contaminants in water
• Cold region challenges and climate resiliency for range contamination

For more details about the event, please consult the meeting announcement.

 *The general information package (GIP) specifying the logistics, accommodation, travel, etc. will be visible and ready for download on this website after your registration has been validated by the AVT Panel Office. After validation, return to this page, log on with your credentials and download the GIP from the grey box below the Google Maps image. 

Applied Vehicle Technology (AVT) Fall 2024 Activity Meetings

held in conjunction with the 54th AVT Panel Business Meeting (PBM)

Koblenz, Germany

from 14-18 Oct 2024

 Registration Deadline is 06 Sept 2024

By invitation of Germany, AVT Technical and Exploratory Team Activity Meetings will be held in Koblenz, Germany from 14-18 October 2024, in conjunction with 54th AVT PBM. 

This registration is ONLY for individuals who are attending AVT Technical and Exploratory Activity team meetings (i.e. AVT-408 or AVT-ET-246) as appointed members or guests invited by the activity co-chairs. 

Please be aware that the setup for all activity meetings will be "in-person only" (hybrid/virtual attendance is not supported).  

The following events will take place in conjunction with the 54th AVT PBM (separate registration required):

• AVT-SET-SCI-396 Research Symposium on "Technological Challenges due to Hypersonic Flight and the related Weapons Threat"
• AVT-384 Research Specialists' Meeting on " Novel Materials and Manufacturing in Military Vehicle Design"
• AVT-394 Research Specialists' Meeting on "Water sampling, monitoring and control/remediation for live-fire military ranges"

Schedule for Activity Meetings

The Activity Co-Chairs have been contacted by the AVT Panel Office to submit their meeting room requests via a MS Forms Survey by 31 July 2024. They need also to send the AVT Panel Office a list of their guests. The final schedule will be distributed to the Activity Co-Chairs by mid September. All validated and confirmed participants will receive the schedule and room locations of the activity meetings and other read-ahead materials via e-mail one month prior to the start of the meeting week.

*The General Information Package (GIP) specifying the logistics, accommodation, travel, etc. and the Room Plan will be visible and ready for download on this website after your registration has been validated by the AVT Panel Office. After validation, return to this page again, log on with your credentials and download the GIP located in the grey box below the Google maps picture. 

We look forward to seeing you in Koblenz!