REAMIT

The International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (ICIRST-2021)
2021-11-26 08:00 - 2021-11-27 17:00 (Europe/London) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The International Conference on Innovative Research in Science and Technology (ICIRST-2021), which is scheduled to be held on the 26th and 27th of November 2021 is themed around the numerous outstanding results and new difficulties in the applied sciences, engineering, technology as well as management sectors. This event aims to draw together researchers, specialists, designers, and students in all fields of engineering, applied sciences, management, technology and provides a global panel for the dissemination of primary study conclusions, new approaches, and developmental practices that focus on both principles and application.
Dr. Tahmina Ajmal of the REAMIT project will be presenting at this conference.

3rd REAMIT Symposium 2021: Food Waste and Sustainable development: Problems, solutions and perspectives for the future
2021-12-08 08:00 - 2021-12-09 17:00 | Online event
Food Waste and Sustainable development: Problems, solutions and perspectives for the future
Start Date: Wed, 08/12/2021 – 09:00 – 17.40
End Date: Thu, 09/12/2021 – 09.00-13:00
Mode: Online
Overview
The 3rd REAMIT Symposium is intended to provide an opportunity for food producers, food supply chain companies (processing and logistics), local authorities, academics and digital technology providers to explore the problem of food waste and the solutions to achieve more sustainable food systems by reducing the waste. REAMIT is a large European project funded by the Interreg North-West Europe. The project aims to support reducing food waste using Internet of Things sensors and Big Data technologies. The symposium will showcase the achievements of the REAMIT projects so far and highlight the associated impact on three key sustainability areas: social, environmental and economic.
The event will be of interest to food companies aiming to reduce food waste in their supply chains, digital technology providers looking for innovative applications to help reduce food waste, public authorities, food charities and consumer groups that look for strategies to reduce food waste.
Cost: Free but prior registration is required via the Eventbrite link.
We aim to bring together agribusiness & technology SMEs from all 5 REAMIT countries for a 1-day annual conference:

Understanding the importance of REAMIT approach to reduce food waste and its impact on three key sustainability areas: environmental, social and economical

Explore the problem of food waste and the solutions to achieve more sustainable food systems

Showcase REAMIT technologies in line with current technology developments

Maximize achievement of REAMIT’s objectives within agrifood supply chains

Exploring syneries between REAMIT and other initiatives (in Ireland, EU, and beyond) aiming to address food waste problem with the use IoT and Big Data technologues to identify opportunities for future colaborations.

Who should attend?

Companies in agri food supply chains

Policy actors involved in designing and executing policy for agri food supply chains in Ireland, UK or EU

Digital and technology practitioners and providers

Academics

Investors investing in enhancing agri food supply chain companies

This event will now be held online.

6th RSC + RAC + WP Meeting 2022, Ulster University, UK
2022-01-19 08:00 - 2022-01-20 17:00 | Online event
6th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee.
Online meeting hosted by Ulster University.
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th – Thursday 20th of January 2022.
Time zone: GMT
Venue: Intelligent Systems Research Centre (MS building), Ulster University, Strand Road, Londonderry, BT48 7JL, Northern Ireland
The 6th REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and Steering Committee meeting on 19 -20 January 2022, will be online and no longer take place in Derry, Northern Ireland, and will be hosted by Ulster University, partner of the REAMIT Project.
All REAMIT Partners and Associate Partners are invited to take part in these 2-day meetings.

7th RSC + RAC + WP Meeting 2022, Whysor, NL
2022-07-06 08:00 - 2022-07-07 17:00 | Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, Venlo, 5928, Netherlands
7th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee.
Hybrid meeting hosted by Whysor.
Date and Time: Wednesday 6th – Thursday 7th of July 2022.
Time zone: CEST
Venue Details:
Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo
Address: Villafloraweg 1, 5928 SZ Venlo
Building: Villa Flora
Room: Inspiration Room
https://www.brightlands.com/en/brightlands-campus-greenport-venlo
The 7th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee will take place on 6 -7 July 2022 in Venlo, the Netherlands. The format of these meetings will be Hybrid – both online and in person. The meetings are hosted by REAMIT partners, Whysor in the Netherlands.
All REAMIT Partners and Associate Partners are invited to take part in these 2-day meetings.
You will have the option to attend this event online or in-person. Please indicate your choice in the registration form.

4th REAMIT Symposium 2022: Sustainable solutions for reducing food waste
2022-12-08 08:00 - 17:00 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nantes, France
We look forward to seeing you on 8 of December 2022 for the 4th symposium of the REAMIT Project, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the heart of the very dynamic capital of the Pays de La Loire Region of France.
The symposium will gather key players committed to tackle food waste in favour of sustainable food system in Europe. Solutions providers are: food producers, supply chain companies (processing and logistics), local authorities, academics, digital technology providers, etc.
The symposium will be the opportunity to explore sustainable solutions for saving food and reducing food waste in the new normal.
Our event will be structured around showcases of the REAMIT project’s latest achievements by the various project partners, and round-table discussions with presentations of innovative solutions, inspiring testimonials from companies, solution providers, and actors involved in the reduction of food waste in the agricultural and agrifood chain.
#REAMITSymposium2022
Agenda
09:00 – 09h15 – Registration & Coffee
09:15 – 09:45 – The REAMIT project and its achievements (introducing the idea of “REAMIT Technologies”

Ram Ramanathan (Essex Business School)

09:45 – 10:15 – State of the art on food waste and losses

Sandrine Amsler (European Commission)

10:15 – 10:25 – REAMIT is helping a human milk bank during milk transportation

Katarzyna Pelc (University of Bedfordshire)

10:25 – 10:35 – REAMIT technologies for monitoring food storage for a frozen food company

Usha Ramanathan (Nottingham Trent University)

10:35 – 10:45 – REAMIT technologies for last mile supply chain in the Netherlands

Imke Hermens (Whysor)

10:45 – 10:55 – REAMIT technologies from farm to retailing in Luxembourg

Imke Hermens (Whysor)

10:55 – 11:05 – An analysis of sensor data to understand process capability

Gautam Samriya (Munster Technological University)

11:05 – 11:15 – The REAMIT MOAT Model for Examining the Influence of Ability, Trust, Opportunity and Motivation on IoT Sensors Adoption For Preventing Food Waste

Yanqing Duan (University of Bedfordshire)

11:15 – 11:45 – Coffee and networking break
11:45 – 11:55 – Life cycle analysis to compare the costs of technology with the cost of food waste reduction

Tamíris Da Costa (University College Dublin)

11:55 – 12:05 – A modelling approach to understand how food companies look at tradeoff involved in choosing REAMIT technologies

Ram Ramanathan (Essex Business School)

12:05 – 12:15 – Raman Spectroscopy applications for food waste reduction

Omar Dib (University of Nantes)

12:15 – 12:25 – Real time anomaly detection in cold chain transportation using IoT technology

James GILLESPIE (Ulster University)

12:25 – 12:35 – Supporting the meat industry in reducing food waste in the dry ageing process in Ireland

Xavier Cama (University College Dublin)

James Gillespie (Ulster University)

12:35 – 12:45 – Some insights on business models for using technology for food waste reduction

Ram Ramanathan (Essex Business School)

12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch and networking break
14:00 – 15:00 – Round table – From farm to fork: how to reduce food waste?

Clémence Goussin (Simone&Co)

Arnaud Orger-Turbin (UpCyclink)

Dominique Sire (Vives-Eaux)

Clémentine Chauveau (SOLAAL Pays de la Loire)

Marie-Emilie Mollaret (ADEME)

15:00 – 15:20 – Coffee and networking break
15:20 – 16:20 – Round table – Anti-waste food: what arguments to convince the consumer

Aurore Winter (Nous anti-gaspi)

Katia Tardy (Biscuiterie Handi-Gaspi)

Lauriane Vessot-Demonteil (Sensostat)

Sébastien Burel (FrigoMagic)

16:20 – 16:30 – Conclusion of the day
The day will be moderated by Pierre Christen, independent journalist specialising in the food industry
Event Details
Date: Thursday, 8th of December 2022
Location: Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Nantes, France
Admission: Free – Please register your attendance
About REAMIT project
REAMIT is a project funded by Interreg NWE, Improving Resource Efficiency of Agribusiness supply chains by Minimising waste using Big Data and IoT sensors. This project will bring food, logistics and technology sectors together to achieve food waste reduction in North West Europe region. REAMIT involves five countries namely United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany and Netherlands. This project ends in July 2023.
If you’d like more information on REAMIT, visit our website, or get in touch with the team at reamit4nwe@gmail.com.

8th RSC + RAC + WP Meeting 2023, UCD, Dublin
2023-01-11 08:00 - 2023-01-12 17:00 | UCD Belfield Campus, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
8th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee.
In-person meeting hosted by the University College Dublin
Date and Time: Wednesday 11th – Thursday 12th of January 2023.
Time zone: GMT
Venue Details:
University College Dublin
Belfield, Dublin 4
Ireland
The 8th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee will take place on 11-12 January 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. The format of these meetings will be in person. The meetings are hosted by REAMIT partners, University College Dublin in the Ireland.
All REAMIT Partners and Associate Partners are invited to take part in these 2-day meetings.

Annual Conference of the Business and Management Research Institute at the University of Bedfordshire
2023-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, Luton, United Kingdom
Professor Yanqing Duan and Katarzyna Pelc from the REAMIT project Lead Partners organisation at the University of Bedfordshire, UK, co-presented the REAMIT project at the Annual Conference of the Business and Management Research Institute at the University of Bedfordshire (18 January 2023) in Luton, UK.
The presentation has sparked a fascinating discussion on the importance of seed funds small projects, which aim at building international networks capable of achieving impacts. Such networks are fundamental later on, when developing large transnational projects and consortia. Also, since these networks bring the best expertise and shape the body of knowledge in the domain, they can help develop 4 publications.

‘Advancing Women in Agri-Food Rural Environments’ (AWARE) event
2023-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, Luton, United Kingdom
On 27 February 2023, Katarzyna Pelc, Project Manager of the REAMIT project, will present the REAMIT project at ‘Advancing Women in Agri-Food Rural Environments’ (AWARE) event, at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.
The focus of the event is on training and mentoring women Entrepreneurs in Europe’s agri food sector. AWARE is a project led by the University of Bedfordshire and co-funded by Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

GLOPSCO RIG research talk, ‘Role of IoT in Food supply chains for quality assurance’.
2023-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Online event
On the 16 March 2023, Professor Usha Ramanathan of Nottingham Trent University, UK and the communication lead of the REAMIT project, gave a presentation where she discussed UK based case studies of the REAMIT Project. This event was organised by Dr Alireza Shokri and his team from Northumbria University, UK to discuss research ideas in GLOPSCO RIG research talk, ‘Role of IoT in Food supply chains for quality assurance’.

10th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum 2023
2023-03-20 08:00 - 2023-03-23 17:00 | Online event
A conference paper has been submitted by REAMIT Project Lead, Prof. Ram Ramanathan, Prof. Yanqing Duan, Dr Tahmina Ajmal and Katarzyna Pelc, titled ‘Food waste reduction using IoT-Big Data technology demonstrations in the food sector North West Europe and learnings for use in other sectors’.
This paper was submitted for the 10th International EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum 2023, 20-23 March 2023, Online organised in Hamburg, Germany. Status: Abstract submitted.

9th REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and Steering Committee meeting
2023-03-22 08:00 - 2023-03-23 17:00 | Wivenhoe House,, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3FA, United Kingdom
The 9th meeting of REAMIT Advisory Committee, Work Packages and REAMIT Steering Committee will take place on 22-23 March 2023 in Colchester, Essex (UK). The format of these meetings will be in person only as this is our final meeting for the REAMIT project. The meetings are hosted by REAMIT partner, University of Essex, UK.
All REAMIT Partners and Associate Partners are invited to take part in these 2-day meetings.
LOCATION
The meeting will take place in Wivenhoe House Hotel (WHH) is located within the University of Essex – Colchester campus on March 22nd and 23rd 2023.
Wivenhoe House Hotel
is a beautiful 18th Century four-star hotel with a contemporary twist
in Colchester on the Essex, Suffolk border
Wivenhoe House, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3FA

The Chartered ABS Annual Research Conference 2023
2023-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom
The Chartered ABS Annual Research Conference 2023 – Keynote panel discussion by Professor Ram Ramanathan

Professor Ram Ramanathan of the University of Essex, UK and the PI of the REAMIT project shared his views on research funding for Business Schools during the keynote panel discussion at the Chartered Association of Business Schools Annual Research Conference 2023.

IntraLogisteX Exhibition - 28 and 29th March 2023
2023-03-28 08:00 - 2023-03-29 17:00 | NEC BIRMINGHAM, NEC, BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom
Professor Ram Ramanathan from the University of Essex, UK and the PI of the REAMIT project presented the REAMIT Project at the IntraLogisteX Exhibition 28th & 29th March 2023, at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK. The exhibition was attended by over 250 companies in the UK. By delivering a lecture on the project, a number of these participating companies have been reached.

SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting
2023-04-30 08:00 - 2023-05-04 17:00 | Dublin, Ireland
A conference paper was submitted by Dr. Tamiris da Costa for the SETAC Europe33rd Annual Meeting, which took place from 30 April– 4 May 2023 as an in-person meeting in Dublin, Ireland, featuring several virtual components for remote participants. The presentation was on ‘Life cycle analysis to determine the trade-offs between food waste reduction and the implementation of monitoring technologies’. Click below to view the recording of this presentation.

5th International Agricultural Exhibition SIAM
2023-05-04 08:00 - 2023-05-05 17:00 | Meknes, Meknes, Morocco
5th International Agricultural Exhibition SIAM on 4-5 May 2023 in Morocco

Prof Yanqing Duan and Dr Tahmina Ajmal of the University of Bedfordshire, attended the 15th International Agricultural Exhibition SIAM in Morocco on 4-5 May 2023 in Meknes. During the exhibition, they disseminated about the REAMIT project by distributing pamphlets, verbally and in local radio interview.

Sustainable Supply Chain Conference in London
2023-05-10 08:00 - 17:00 | London, United Kingdom
The REAMIT Project Manager, Katarzyna (Kate) Pelc, presented the REAMIT project at this year’s Sustainable Supply Chain Conference, organised by the Logistics Manager in London, on 10 May 2023.
Her presentation has stimulated a discussion on the motivations and challenges of food companies for using new digital technologies, and rolling out the REAMIT approach to supply chaincompanies outside the food sector.
As a follow up of this event, Kate and her colleagues at the University of Bedfordshire and Ulster University are exploring possibilities for developing jointly new project proposals with UK industries, focusing on the application of new digital technologies to help UK enterprises achieve sustainable supply chains.

Modelisation and AI in Science and Technology event
2023-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Nantes, Nantes Universite, Nantes, France
Modelisation and AI in Science and Technology event held in Nantes, France on 5 June, 2023

We are thrilled to share exciting news from the University of Nantes (UoN) regarding their recent participation in the Colloquium on Modelisation and AI in Science and Technology that was held in Nantes on 5 June 2023. UoN’s team presented groundbreaking research results from their REAMIT project, which focused on the Raman portable sensor and its remarkable effectiveness in improving the identification of food quality. Developed by UoN, the Raman portable sensor utilizes spectroscopic analysis to rapidly assess the quality of food products by analyzing their unique molecular composition. The sensor plays a crucial role in linking food quality to food waste, as it can identify the freshness of various food items. During the colloquium, participants expressed great interest in UoN’s innovative approach and eagerly inquired about its applicability in the industry. Additionally, they suggested several valuable recommendations to UoN, emphasising the potential of machine learning in further refining the identification of food quality.

University of Bedfordshire Business School Showcase
2023-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, Luton, United Kingdom
On 15 of June 2023, Yanqing Duan, Professor of Information Systems and the Principal Investigator of the REAMIT project at the University of Bedfordshire, and Katarzyna Pelc, REAMIT Project Manager, promoted the REAMIT project at the University of Bedfordshire Business School Show Case. The event gathered the University of Bedfordshire staff, students, alumni and clients. It promoted impact achieved by the University of Bedfordshire Business School staff and students through their research, projects and achievements in the current academic year 2022/2023

Annual Research Conference at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK
2023-06-22 08:00 - 17:00 | University of Bedfordshire, Luton Campus, Luton, United Kingdom
Annual Research Conference at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

On 22 of June 2023, Professor Tahmina Ajmal and Katarzyna Pelc (REAMIT Project Manager) promoted the REAMIT project, its achievements and impacts at the Annual Research Conference at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK. While presenting the REAMIT poster and its achievements, they engaged in conversations with other academics at CATS (Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science at the University of Bedfordshire, UK) on rolling out the REAMIT approach across the UK, through Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects (co-funded by UKRI – UK Research and Innovation funding streams).
