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Technical Meeting | 2-Day Event near Paris, France

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Gouvieux-Chantilly , France
From:
15
15 October 2025
09:15 (CEST)
To:
16
16 October 2025
17:00 (CEST)
2-DAY FACE-TO-FACE TECHNICAL MEETING ORGANISED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INERIS TO BE HELD NEAR PARIS, FRANCE

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FACE-TO-FACE EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED, AND WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY MORE REGISTRATIONS. To register for the Live Webcast instead, please click here.

Our forthcoming 2-day Technical Meeting is organised in partnership with INERIS and will be held near Paris in France:
  • Day 1 of the event (Wednesday 15th October) will be held at the Chateau de Montvillargenne in Chantilly, France. It will be a full day of technical presentations followed by a drinks reception and dinner.
  • Day 2 (Thursday 16th October) will be held at INERIS’ testing facilities in Verneuil-en-Halatte, France, where delegates will witness fire & explosion demonstrations interspersed with technical presentations. We will arrange bus transport between the Chateau de Montvillargenne and INERIS for delegates, and aim to be back at the Chateau de Montvillargenne for 5pm.
This event will be heavily subsidised for FABIG Members, for whom a registration fee of £120 will cover dinner, a room at the Chateau de Montvillargenne for the night of Wednesday 15th October, breakfast, as well as the bus transport to and from INERIS as indicated above. The registration fee for Non-Members is £950.


FINAL PROGRAMME:
 
CFD modelling of H2 jet fires
Ian Bradley - PFPNet & Giordano Scarponi - University of Bologna
Vessel survivability under jet fire scenarios
Asad Imran - Eni
Fire response and pressure burst modelling of high-pressure composite H2 storage tanks
Laurent Paris - Efectis
Separation distances and design loads due to hydrogen explosions
Asmund Huser - DNV
Model uncertainty evaluation for hydrogen consequence prediction and risk assessment
Lorenzo Mauri - Gexcon
Overview of past and current Ineris experimental campaigns regarding ammonia safety
Olivier Gentilhomme - INERIS
Fire brigade operations in ammonia emergencies: Lessons and reflections
Margreet Spoelstra - Netherlands Institute for Public Safety (NIPV)
Experimental investigation of BESS explosion phenomenon
Guillaume Lecocq & Clement Rabette - INERIS
The SAFEN LoC model - A new concept for modelling of frequency for loss of containment
Ingar Fossan - Safetec
Increasing operator interaction with cloud-based QRA
Zoë Wattis - DNV

In addition, the planned visits and fire & explosion demonstrations at INERIS on Day 2 will take place at the following testing facilities:
  • Large-scale facility for abuse tests on batteries;
  • Fire testing platform, with a focus on flammable gas and flame detection;
  • Explosion platform, with the explosion resistant container.


PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING:
  • This page allows you to book a place for the face-to-face event held near Paris, France. There will also be a Live Webcast for those who are not able to attend the event in person, and registration for the Webcast is possible here.
  • There is only a very limited number of places available for this face-to-face Technical Meeting. As such, please book your place as soon as possible. If the event shows as ‘fully booked’, please contact us at fabig@steel-sci.com to be added to the waiting list.
  • The FABIG Website's Terms and Conditions of Sale apply to registration for this Technical Meeting. Please note that there will be no refunds for cancellations beyond the 14 days' cancellation period.
  • If you wish to attend this event but do not wish to stay at the Chateau de Montvillargenne on the night of Wednesday 15th October, please contact us at fabig@steel-sci.com before registering.
  • If you also wish to stay at the Chateau de Montvillargenne on the night of 14th October (before the event), you will need to book your room for that night separately. You can do so via their website at jeanneandtheforest.com. If so, please let us know that you are also staying at the hotel on 14th October via the ‘Special request’ field when booking your place as we can then ensure that the hotel keeps you in the same room for both nights.
  • If you are interested in attending this face-to-face event and have mobility issues or dietary requirements, please contact us at fabig@steel-sci.com before registering.
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
REGISTRATION

Booking for this event has now closed.

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Venue


Chateau de Montvillargenne
2 Avenue François-Mathet
Gouvieux-Chantilly
None
60270
France
Attendance Fee

FABIG members: £120.00
Non-members: £950.00

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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