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 Exhibition Wrap Up |
Exhibition Wrap Up
More than 130 Polish and international exhibitors presented their cutting-edge equipment and gear at the 11th BALT-MILITARY-EXPO Baltic Military Fair, concluded on June 25, under the auspices of The opening ceremony was attended by national government representatives, MPs, ambassadors, consuls, commercial advisers and numerous diplomats. · Minister Marcin Idzik – Undersecretary of State for Armament and Modernisation, · Minister Dariusz Bogdan – Undersecretary of State, Poland’s Ministry of Economy · MajGen Zbigniew Głowienka – · Rear Admiral Waldemar Głuszko – acting temporary Commander of the Polish Navy, Member of the Honorary Committee and Chairman of the BME Programme Council · BrigGen Andrzej Duks - Advisor and Coordinator to the Undersecretary of State for Armament and Modernisation at of the BME Programme Council · BrigGen Roman Klecha – Deputy Head, Polish Inspectorate for Armed Forces Support, Member of the BME Programme Council · Polish local and regional government was represented by: · Roman Zaborowski – Pomorskie Region Voivod (Governor), Member of the BME Honorary Committee · Adam Leik – Member of the Pomorskie Voivodship Board · Andrzej Bojanowski – Deputy Mayor of Gdańsk. Also in attendance were delegations from Defence Ministries of: · People's Democratic · · BALT- MILITARY- EXPO was also visited by: Minister Stanisław Chmielewski – Secretary of State, Poland's Ministry of Justice, Colonel (Border Guard) Leszek Elas – Chief Commander, Polish Border Guard, Colonel (Border Guard) Marek Borkowski – Deputy Chief Commander, Polish Border Guard, Col Kajetan Dubiel – Director General, Central Board of Prison Service, Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited in Poland from the Republic of Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Kingdom of Norway, Russian Federation, Republic of Indonesia, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Angola and Republic of South Africa. The Fair was visited by a delegation from the Polish Police General HQ lead by Chief Inspector Piotr Kucia – Head of the HQ Logistics Bureau. The Fairs had a footfall of four thousand visitors including the representatives of the Military Attaché Corps accredited in Poland, Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Interior and Administration, Ministry of the Economy, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Justice, General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Polish Navy Command, Polish Land Forces Command, Polish Air Force Command, the HQs of the Polish Border Guard, Police, State Fire Service, Central Board of Prison Service and Departments of Crisis Management, Civil Protection and Defence.
On display were products from leading Polish and international manufacturers of defence, safety, security and rescue technology, designed – just as the side event agenda – to meet the upgrade requirements of the Polish Armed Forces, especially the Navy and services subject to Among the exhibitors were such multinationals as: ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH, DCNS, FLIR SYSTEMS Ltd, GEOBRUGG AG, IXSEA, KONGSBERG DEFENCE&AEROSPACE AS, KONGSBERG MARITIME AS, FR LURSSEN WERFT GmbH&Co KG, NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPERRY MARINE, RAM-System GmbH, RAYTHEON ANSCHUTZ GmbH, SAAB AB, THALES, THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS AG and all the major Polish defence industry players, including: OBR CTM S.A. R&D MARINE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, DGT Sp. z o.o., ENAMOR Sp. z o.o., ESCORT Sp. z o.o., ITWL AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, LUBAWA S.A., MASKPOL S.A., OLYMPUS POLSKA Sp. z o.o., PIMCO Sp. z o.o., POLISH CHAMBER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE MANUFACTURERS, PZL Sp. z o.o. POLISH AVIATION FACTORY, PCO S.A. INDUSTRIAL OPTICS CENTRE, PIT S.A. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, RADMOR S.A., SMW S.A. NAVAL SHIPYARD GDYNIA, SG S.A. GDAŃSK SHIPYARD, STOCZNIA PÓŁNOCNA S.A. (NORTHERN SHIPYARD). BALT-MILITARY-EXPO and SAFETY 2010 included: - The 2nd Conference on The current state and development prospects of the Polish Navy, organised in close partnership with the Polish Navy Command and the Polish Naval Academy (AMW) - The 7th International Conference on Rescue, Safety, Security and Defence Systems: Prospects and Development in the 21st Century - a show of uniforms and footgear for the Navy, Border Guard and the Police – organised by W. L. Gore & Associates Poland - equipment and rescue operation shows by the Gdańsk City Headquarters of the State Fire Service, Polish Professional Paramedic Association (SZRM) – road and high-altitude rescue and Specialist Search and Rescue Group - combat efficiency shows by the Independent Counter-terrorist Sub-unit of the Police in - A New Era in Firefighting – presentation of safe fire extinguishing through a wall - a conference on Practical aspects of person evacuation from sports and entertainment facilities by the Voivodship (Regional) Headquarters of the State Fire Service in - a seminar on Risk map of the primary road network in the Pomorskie Voivodship (Pomerania Region), 2007- 2009, organised by the Pomerania Traffic Safety Council (PRBRD), Traffic Department at the Voivodship (Regional) Police Headquarters in Gdańsk and Civil Engineering Development Foundation (FRIL) - a seminar on Treatment of a trauma patient in places difficult to access and first aid workshop for soldiers and combat unit officers, organised by the Polish Professional Paramedic Association (SZRM) - a seminar on Innovative solutions for the future of a modern traffic control and surveillance system, organised by the Voivodship (Regional) Police Headquarters in - advice and consultation by the KSOIN National Classified Information Protection Society at the KSOIN stand. As always, the Ship Model Exhibition featured pieces by the Maritime Micro-Modellers’ Club of Rumia, the Gdańsk CONRADINUM Shipbuilding and Secondary Schools and more. BME traditionally featured parade drill shows by the Representative Military Band of the Polish Navy and the Maritime Regional Unit of the Border Guard. In parallel with BME, the first ever edition of The Baltic Maritime Economy Showroom was held. The Showroom’s mission is to create, in partnership with ports, maritime administration, local government and shipbuilding industry, an exhibition and trade event to support the development of the maritime and coastal economy. The project was accompanied by a number of events dedicated to vital economy and management issues. June 24 featured a debate on The development of sea ports as a factor to enhance the transportation system, with participants including Anna Wypych-Namiotko, Undersecretary of State at The best products showcased at the Fairs received prestigious awards:
The Xawery Czernicki GRAND PRIX The Rear Admiral Xawery Czernicki GRAND PRIX PIT Telecommunications Research Institute for their RM-100
THE AMBER MEDALLION TTcomm for their Universal DGT for a project based on the DGT-MCS Multifunctional Communication System regarding The Delivery, Assembly and Commissioning of Equipment for a New Command Centre at the Sopot Municipal HQ of the State Fire Service. ENAMOR Research and Production Company for their ETNP-10 Support System for Propulsion Operation Control in Seagoing Vessels SPECIAL AWARDS: AMW POLISH NAVAL ACADEMY RECTOR-COMMANDANT AWARD Innovative Solutions of Great Importance to Vessel Operation ENAMOR Research and Production Company for their ETNP-10 Support System for Propulsion Operation Control in Seagoing Vessels
STATE FIRE SERVICE CHIEF COMMANDANT AWARD Intervent.pl for their Cobra Water Mist Generator POLISH CHAMBER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE MANUFACTURERS PRESIDENT AWARD OBR CTM R&D Marine Technology Centre for their RKP-8100 Manpack HF/ VHF/ UHF Transceiver ITWL Air Force Institute of Technology and PCO for their CYKLOP Helmet Mounted Flight Parameter Display System PCO
KSOIN NATIONAL CLASSIFIED INFORMATION PROTECTION SOCIETY AWARDS ITWL Air Force Institute of Technology for their Professionalism in Information Protection www.ochrona.pl web portal for their Promotion of Information Protection in the Media 
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