Press release 26-03-2018: Final Conference Green salon in Amsterdam great success!

The Final Conference was organized in Amsterdam at the ROC Amsterdam, location MBO College Zuid. The conference started at 14.00 hrs with a walk-in / information market with models who walked around with a sustainable hair creation. The conference started with a plenary  meeting in the main conference room . The opening was performed by the host of the day, Pieter van der Bent, head of the hairdressers school of ROC Amsterdam. Mrs. Miet Verhamme from the European hairdressers association: Coiffure.eu presented the organization, their policy on sustainability and ongoing and finished (EU) projects on health and safety and environmental issues in the hairdressing salons. Thereafter, the presentation of the models with a sustainable hair creation took place on stage. Students of the participating countries and their teachers had prepared a mini hair show.

After a short brake the program continued with the following theme-workshops:

  • Ventilation
  • Gloves
  • Certification
  • Ingredients
  • Waste management
  • Awareness on sustainability.

In the main conference room there was a presentation on the project activities and results.

During the whole afternoon a small information market was organised in the main room, with stands of the partners demonstrating the content and outputs of the project, like learning material, a physical sustainability game, a diagnostic scanner and a sustainable game, both internet applications, the research and results at the expert meeting. The conference ended at 18.00 hrs . Approximately 120 visitors were present at the conference, including sector representatives, teachers, students and entrepreneurs.

More information: www.greensalon.eu