Further cooperation planned
The importance of international cooperation was a recurring theme. All present agreed that no single club, arena operator or sports organization can lead the fight against climate change alone.
The IIHF, ISU and DEB will therefore continue to promote the transfer of knowledge among themselves in order to actively support those who face the daily challenges of making ice sports more sustainable. In this respect, the first joint event of the three federations was a success and a prelude to intensive cooperation toward future sustainability in ice sports.
Here is the list of speakers and topics:
1. Chris O’Reilly (Canada), Partner at Brisbin Brook Beynon Architects: “BBB Worldwide Experience in Building Ice Rinks and Latest Trends in Renovated Arenas (Sustainable Approach) and Carbon Zero Projects”
2. Simon Schlenker (Germany), Schlenker Architekten, and Yannick Friess (Germany), caldoa GmbH: “CO2 Neutral Ice Power Plant”
3. Pieter Clausing (Netherlands), Project Leader Sustainable Ice Rinks, and Policy Advisor to the Dutch Skating Union): “Sustainability of Ice Rinks in the Netherlands”
4. Menno Demmenie (Netherlands), Ph.D candidate WZI/HIMS University of Amsterdam at the intersection of physics and chemistry: “Why Is Ice Slippery?”
5. Beert Boomsma (Netherlands), B2 Adv-ice, and Nando Klein (Netherlands), Supro Cooling: “Case Study: Modern Approach to Sustainable Solutions for Ice Making”
6. Kalervo Kummola (Finland), Mayor of the City of Tampere in Finland and former President of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation: “Tampere: City of the Best Environment for Ice Arenas and Rinks”
7. Anne-Cécile Turner (Switzerland), Partner at BloomUP – IIHF and ISU Consultancy Agency: “A Holistic Approach to Sustainability for Ice Rinks”
8. Dr. Eckehard “Fozzy” Moritz (Germany), Innovationsmanufaktur: “From Insight to Action: A Sustainable Future on Ice”
9. Allen Wei (China), Chief Engineer at Airhouse: “Assembly and Benefits from Direct Expansion Ice-Making System”
10. Mark Messer (Canada), Director of The Olympic Oval of the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary: ”Always Moving Forward: Small Steps towards a Better Future”
11. Mika Sulin (Finland) and Oona Haimi (Finland), both City of Tampere:“Tampere – Home of Hockey”
12. Jeff Theiler (USA), COO of the U.S. Ice Rinks Association: “Energy Efficiency and Water…
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