Toulouse, France

After a first edition in 2008, the IFIS was hosted by Politecnico di Milano in 2009, and returns to Toulouse in 2010, hosted by the Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture. The Forum is organised in collaboration with the Fondazione Politecnico.

Innovation in technology, in the design process, in manufacturing and distribution, in the organization of socio-technical systems is a source of uncertainty. It raises new questions concerning the safety of new products, processes and organizations. Innovation is also required in risk management activities, in order to meet stakeholders' expectations of continuous improvement of the level of safety. The uncertainty which is inherent in innovation raises questions as to the guarantee of progress in safety.

The Forum organized by the FonCSI on July 6th and 7th 2010 does not aim to provide turnkey solutions to these difficult issues, but rather to analyze the problems raised and their implications for safety management practice. Participants will thus obtain a deeper understanding of the specific questions raised by innovation in safety, which should later enable them to implement measures that are appropriate to their specific context.

Invited speakers from different disciplines (law, economics, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, psychology), working in industry or academia, shall present their viewpoint on these issues. Two "lightning talk" fast-track sessions will allow participants to propose novel ideas, some of which may form the cornerstone of tomorrow's common knowledge.

Practical details concerning the Forum are detailed on the website: http://www.icsi-eu.org/english/event/2010/IFIS/


Proposals for "lightning talks" should be adressed before Tuesday June 15th evening by email to gilles.motet@icsi-eu.org, as a half-page text in French or English describing the question to be raised or the new idea. Authors will receive a response on Thursday June 17th evening.

In order to encourage this type of participation, registration in the Forum will be free of charge for authors selected for a lightning talk. Furthermore, a document in the Cahiers de la Sécurité Industrielle collection, presenting all the ideas, will be published with the authors' assistance. Proposals selected for presentation will have a 10 minute slot to present in English or French ("lightning talk" format). A debate period will then allow interaction with IFIS participants concerning the novel ideas.

IFIS programme and registration details are available at: http://www.icsi-eu.org/english/event/2010/IFIS/
(The event is in English and French language).

Registration fees (registration deadline is June 25th, 2010):
Standard: 200? net
Students: 100? net
Fast-track speakers: Free of charge if accepted but registration is required

Prof. Enrico Zio, Politecnico di Milano
Ing. Daniele F. Bignami, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano


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For more information:
Ing. Daniele Bignami
Fondazione Politecnico di Milano
Phone +39. 02. 2399. 9177
E-mail : daniele.bignami@fondazione.polimi.it