Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is a unique opportunity to promote Poland’s achievements on the international stage. There are many people in Poland working effectively within international institutions and organizations. The project initiator – Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, GS1 Poland – has undertaken the task of promoting Poles who, through their work and commitment, have achieved success and recognition by chairing international organizations and representing Poland in Europe and the world.
– A great surprise for us, the organizers, at the beginning of the project was the fact how many Poles hold key roles in Europe. We plan to implement the project until the end of 2011. We ask all interested parties to contact us directly via the website www.polskieprezydencje.pl – says Dr. Eng. Elżbieta Hałas from the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, since January 2011 Chair of GS1 in Europe, a global organization responsible, among other things, for barcodes.
The honorary patron of the project is Małgorzata Handzlik, Member of the European Parliament, EPP Coordinator in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), member of the Committee on International Trade (INTA). Invitations to support the initiative have been sent to several dozen people. The initiative has already been actively joined by, among others:
– Zbigniew Derdziuk – Chair of the Steering Committee of the ISSA European Regional Network,
– Robert Firmhofer – President of the European Network of Science Centres and Museums – Ecsite,
– Prof. Dr. Eng. Mieczysław Ostojski – Vice-President of the Regional Association Europe (RA VI WMO),
– Grzegorz Piechota – President of the International News Media Association (INMA) in Europe,
– Dr. Eng. Jerzy Sobstel – Expert of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN CENELEC), Chair of the Working Group CEN/TC72/WG15,
– Dr. Eng. Zbigniew Szozda – Chair of the Subcommittee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing Vessel Safety of the International Maritime Organization.
Those interested in the project can find information on the website www.polskieprezydencje.pl and on the official website of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union – http://pl2011.eu/content/polskie-prezydencje-w-europie