GroupHouseNet work group meetings, galla dinner attended

The last two days I have been attended work group meetings of the COST action GroupHouseNet in Belgrade, Serbia, at University of Belgrade´s Faculty of agriculture. I also attended a galla dinner yesterday, in the same part of Belgrade, Zemun.

GroupHouseNet MC meeting attended in Belgrade

Today, in Belgrade, Serbia, I have attended the 3rd Management Committee meeting of the COST action "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens" (GroupHouseNet). Some 22 countries were represented at the meeting.

To attend GroupHouseNet MC meeting etc in Belgrade in November

I have been summoned to participate in the 10-11 November Management Committee meeting and Work Group meetings of the COST project GroupHouseNet ("Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens"), in Belgrade, Serbia. This will be my second MC meeting and second trip to Belgrade.

To attend GroupHouseNet Management Committee meeting in Belgrade

I have been summoned to attend the second meeting of the Management Committee of the COST action GroupHouseNet, which will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, June 6th. I am a substitute member of the Management Committee, and will attend the meeting as a replacement for one of the two regular Norwegian members.

Appointed substitute member of Management Committee of COST-action "GroupHouseNet"

I have this week been appointed as substitute member for Norway in the Management Committee of COST* Action CA 15134, "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens (GroupHouseNet). The appointment was made by Research Council of Norway´s COST-action coordinator.

* European Cooperation in Science and Technology

Here is the COST Action´s homepage. So far 19 countries has joined the Action, after accepting the Memorandum of Understanding. I am listed as a substitute member of the Management Committee here, along with all the others.

COST-action "GroupHouseNet" approved; to operate 2016-2019

The COST-action "GroupHouseNet", a research network (acronym for "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens"), has been funded. The network will coordinate research on various measures that can improve animal welfare for pigs and poultry in animal husbandry.

I have been involved in the application, and will now likely become one of the members of the COST-action´s Management Committee, which will consist of up to two members from each participating COST country. The network will be in operation for some 4 years, 2016-2019.

COST is short for European Cooperation in Science and Technology.