The symposium is held every 3 years as an event of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) Working Party on Loss Prevention organized by the German association DECHEMA e.V. For more information on the Symposium, please see: dechema.de/events/lossprevention2016/_/LP2016_Invitation_web.pdf

The Convention was presented during the plenary session on 8 June 2016 by Mr. Martin Merkofer, BAFU, Switzerland and Ms. Franziska Ilg-Hirsch from the secretariat. An interview given by both in advance of the meeting is available from: dechema.wordpress.com