👋 Launch seminar for the SAGID+ chair (11/09/2023)

We are pleased to announce the launch of the chair ‘Support for Roadside Vegetation Management Professions through Comprehensive and Sustainable Management’ (SAGID+). Through this chair, we aim to develop ’turnkey’ tools and methods capable of assessing the sustainability of roadside management practices, contribute to the evolution of eco-responsible behaviors, and integrate the profession of roadside vegetation manager into bioeconomy sectors.

To mark the launch of the chair, we are organizing a seminar on the morning of Thursday, November 9th, at the facilities of Noremat (Ludres – 54), bringing together a diverse audience, including elected officials, maintenance professionals, researchers, and students. We would be delighted to have you join us for this event.

Here is the detailed program for the morning:

8:30: Welcome Coffee
9:00: Welcome Speech
9:15: Presentation of the Chair
9:45: Presentation on Roadside Management

• “Roadside Dependencies and Hydro-Sediment Transfers” by Romain Reulier (University of Caen)
  
• “Towards More Sustainable Roadside Management - Lessons from the Côtes d’Armor Department” by Frédérique Morin (Road Maintenance and Operation Department of Côtes d’Armor)
  
• “Tree-lined Avenues - Pathways to the Future” by Chantal Pradines (Allées Avenues Association)
  

11:00: Working Groups on Chair Axes

Workshop 1: “First Steps Towards a Decision Support Tool for Roadside Management”
Workshop 2: “Towards Shared Decision-Making: Experimenting with a Tool for Collective Scenario Building for Roadside Management”
Workshop 3: “Prospective: Reflections on the Drivers and Barriers for Future Biomass Valorization Sectors of Roadside Biomass”

12:00: Networking and Refreshments