IPS Annual Assembly of National Representatives Seminars and Field Trips on Peat Technology and After-Use of Peatlands

摘要

There is a long tradition to hold the Annual Assemblies of the IPS in different countries, hosted each year by one of the National Committees. This year, we are coming back to the "home country" of our Society. Founded in 1968, the International Peat Society had its headquarters in Helsinki for a long time before moving to Jyvaskyla in 1991. Jyvaskyla, capital of Central Finland, can indeed be seen as a centre for peat activities. Besides the Secretariat of the IPS, the city hosts the headquarter of Vapo Oy and the offices of the Association of Finnish Peat Industries and of the Finnish Bioenergy Association. Heating and energy for domestic and industrial users comes from the peat and wood-fired CHP plants at Rauhalahti and - since this year at Keljonlahti.