The seventh edition of the Raw Materials Week

14 to 18 November 2022

Replay of the 9th Annual High-Level Conference

Welcome!

The seventh edition of the "Raw Materials Week" took place from 14 to 18 November 2022 as physical and hybrid, gathering a wide range of stakeholders discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials. The 2022 Raw Materials Week was centred around the ninth annual High-level Conference of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on raw materials and (co-)organise several complementary events addressing the latest news on raw materials in the EU, including: Critical Raw Materials, Trends in innovation and Skills for raw materials, EU-Ukraine strategic partnership on raw materials and batteries, EU Horizon technology success stories, EU-Canada Partnership, UNECE Resource management.

Contact us!

If you wish to advertise your event in our website, please send us the title of the event, abstract and contact/website for registration to GROW-RAW-MATERIALS-WEEK@ec.europa.eu. Please be aware that no side event will be acknowledged in parallel to the High Level Conference on Wednesday 16 November.

Location


Le Plaza Hotel Brussels
Bld Adolphe Max 118-126
1000 Brussels, Belgium

How to reach Hotel Le Plaza ?

From the airport:

The Le Plaza Hotel is located about 30 minutes from Brussels airport.

  • By Train:
    The airport train station is located below the terminal (basement level -1). Up to 4 trains per hour connect the airport to Brussels North station.
  • By Taxi:
    Taxis are easily found in front of the airport. Airport – Le Plaza Brussels will cost you approximately 50 euros and will take you about 20 minutes.

From the Midi train station :

  • By Métro/Tram:
    Take the line 6, direction Simonis Elisabeth, to the Rogier station.Rogier.
  • By Taxi:
    Taxis are easily found in front of the station. This will cost you approximately 15 euros and will take you about 10 minutes.

From the North train station:

  • By foot: (5 minutes)
    Take the rue du Progrès and head towards the place Rogier. Go straight ahead until you reach the Le Plaza hotel, on the right side of the boulevard.
  • By Métro/Tram:
    Take the line 3 or 4, direction Churchill or Stalle, to the Rogier station.

From the Central train station:

  • By Metro: 
    Take the line 1 or 5, direction Gare de l’Ouest or Erasme. Get off at De Brouckère station and take the line 3 or 4, direction Esplanade or Gare du Nord, to the Rogier station.
  • By Taxi:
    taxis are easily found in front of the station. This will cost you approximately 10 euros and will take you 5  – 10 minutes.

By Car :

  • Read the regulations of the Brussels-Capital Region (Text below).
  • Go to our address Boulevard A. Max 118, 1000 Brussels with your GPS.

By Bike:

  • The car park has a free and secure aera for bicycles.

By Limousine:

  • Limousine services and parking are available. Contact us for more information.

Contact

 

In case of content questions please contact: GROW-RAW-MATERIALS-WEEK@ec.europa.eu 

In case of logistical questions please contact: raw2022@vo-europe.eu

FAQ

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  • Click the button and enter your new password in the "New Password field"
  • Repeat the new password in the "Repeat Password" field and click Reset your password
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  • If you believe your profile should have been activated already, please check the Contact page above and let the event organizers know
  • Click Login in the upper right corner of the event website
  • Click the "Don't know your password? Click here to reset it" link
  • Enter the email address you used to register for the event
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  • You will receive an email with a "Reset Password" button
  • Click the button and enter your new password in the "New Password field"
  • Repeat the new password in the "Repeat Password" field and click Reset your password
  • Go to your Profile and press the Modify Registration button at the bottom of the page
  • Enter the new email address in the Account email address field
    • Please note that you cannot change your email address to one that already exists in our system
  • Click on Update Email Address
  • Wait for the confirmation email in your inbox and then confirm it
  • Go to your Profile and press the Modify Registration button at the bottom of the page
  • Make the desired changes on the platform and press Continue
  • When registering to the platform, indicate the events you would like to attend.
  • If you want to modify the event applications, go to your Profile and press Modify Registration at the bottom of the page
  • A link to the online event will appear
    • by clicking the event on the Agenda,
    • by clicking the event on the Schedule in your Profile

Go to the Participants list and browse through the profiles, 

  • ​​​​​​Click the Request meeting button
  • Choose the time and date of the meeting
  • Click Send request
  • The meeting will be visible on the agenda in yellow while awaiting response from the selected participant
  • When the meeting is accepted it will appear on the agenda in green
  • Go to your Profile and view your schedule
  • Click on an accepted meeting that you want to start
  • Click Start Meeting, you will be directed to the meeting on another page
  • Go to your Profile and view your schedule
  • Meetings that participants or speakers have requested with you will be visible in orange
  • Click on the orange meeting, and accept or decline the meeting on the right side of the screen
  • Go to your Profile and press Mark Myself Unavailable button
  • Indicate the Date, Start time and End time of your unavailability
  • Click Submit
  • Your selected unavailability is visible on the agenda in grey
  • Go to your Profile and view your schedule
  • Meetings that people have requested with you, appear in orange on the calender and awaiting your response
  • Click on the orange meeting and accept or decline the meeting on the right side of the page 
  • Go to your Profile and view your schedule
  • Click on an accepted meeting that you want to enter
  • Click on Start Meeting at the bottom of the page

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