In order to develop a new capability for more efficient multi-national and multi-organisational disaster response actions, a technological framework covering recommendations for operational procedures and a set of fixed, deployable and mobile components including data and voice communication assets will be developed and tested in real-life scenario trainings within Europe.

The intended end-users of the IDIRA developments are on-scene commanders and those overseeing the response to a disaster in the command and control rooms as well as strategic and tactical civil protection staff. The fixed IDIRA infrastructure will support them with relevant information from manifold sources for the preparation and response phase.

The deployable IDIRA infrastructure will perform as information hub and on-scene access point; it can be used during the response phase and will provide basic communication means as well as a shared information space for all involved forces integrating information about needs, resources and on-site conditions thus providing a shared operational picture enhanced by decision support functionality. The mobile components of IDIRA will be used by the commanding personnel on-scene for flexible interaction with the information space.

Start date:2012-01-01

End date:2015-12-31

Project Acronym:AIRBEAM

Project status:Execution

Coordinator

Organization name:EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY EADS FRANCE SAS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Pierre LAFFON (Mr) Boulevard de Montmorency

PARIS
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris
Tel:+33-146973419
Fax:+33-146973065
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.eads.com Organization Type:
Description

Objective: The AIRBEAM project proposes a situation awareness toolbox for the management of crisis over wide area taking benefit of an optimised set of aerial (unmanned) platforms, including satellites.

The number of unmanned air- and space-borne platform available and their associated sensors present a new set of challenges to end users involved in the effective management of emergencies and actions of law enforcement.

Within the scope of crisis management, the project intends to provide official public users from each Member States with the means to specify their own needs and to assess the technical solutions provided by unmanned aerial platforms.

Through intense collaboration between industrial partners, stakeholders and end users, AIRBEAM will define an ambitious yet realistic concept of use.

By running scenarios that will be properly selected and defined by the end-users within the project in a simulated environment, the increased capabilities for situation awareness will be assessed methodically. Various platform and sensor mixes will be compared using key performance indicators among which is cost effectiveness.

Live demonstrations with multiple civil unmanned aerial platforms will complete these ground simulation exercises in demonstrating to end users the potential and maturity of the coordinated use of multiple platforms.

Achievements:

General information:

Project Details

Start date:2012-01-01

End date:2015-12-31

Duration:48 months

Project Reference:261769

Project cost:15532973 EURO

Project Funding:9894307 EURO

Programme Acronym: FP7-SECURITY

Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme

Subprogramme Area:Information acquisition using dedicated platforms, including UAV, aerostatic platforms (balloons) and satellites

Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)

URL:

Subject index:Telecommunications, Security, Information, Media

Other participants

Organization name:DASSAULT AVIATION SA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Claire LALLEMAND (Ms.) Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees – Marcel Dassault

PARIS
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris
Tel:+33-147116494
Fax:+33-147116140
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.dassault-aviation.com Organization Type:

Organization name:ALENIA AERONAUTICA SPA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Donatella INVERNIZZI (Dr) Viale dell’Aeronautica snc

POMIGLIANO D’ARCO (NA)
ITALIA

Region:
Tel:+39-0818874640
Fax:+39-0818872391
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.finmeccanica.com Organization Type:

Organization name:INOV, INESC INOVACAO, INSTITUTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Ilda RIBEIRO (Ms.) RUA DE ALVES REDOL

LISBOA
PORTUGAL

Region:CONTINENTE LISBOA E VALE DO TEJO Grande Lisboa
Tel:+351-213100424
Fax:+351-213100425
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.inov.pt Organization Type:

Organization name:INGENIERA DE SISTEMAS PARA LA DEFENSA DE ESPANA SA-ISDEFE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jesus ADAN (Mr) CALLE BEATRIZ DE BOBADILLA

MADRID
ESPAÑA

Region:COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Tel:+34-912711172
Fax:+34-914114703
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.isdefe.es Organization Type:

Organization name:TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DORTMUND
Administrative contact Address
Name:Michael LOHMEIER (Mr) AUGUST-SCHMIDT-STRASSE

DORTMUND
DEUTSCHLAND

Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN ARNSBERG Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tel:+49-2317552448
Fax:+49-2317552756
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.tu-dortmund.de Organization Type:

Organization name:THALES COMMUNICATIONS & SECURITY SA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Gwenael GUILMIN (Dr) Boulevard de Valmy

COLOMBES
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Hauts-de-Seine
Tel:+33-146132835
Fax:+33-146133280
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.thalesgroup.com Organization Type:

Organization name:ASTRIUM S.A.S.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Nathalie LANOISELEE (Ms.) RUE LAURENT PICHAT

PARIS
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris
Tel:+33-562199525
Fax:+33-562197485
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.io.fc.ul.pt Organization Type:

Organization name:CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Administrative contact Address
Name:Georgios LEVENTAKIS (Mr) P. Kanellopoulou St

ATHENS
HELLAS

Region:ATTIKI
Tel:+30-6978994406
Fax:+30-2107481995
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.kemea.gr Organization Type:

Organization name:TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT
Administrative contact Address
Name:Heléne HULTGREN (Ms.) Gullfossgatan

STOCKHOLM
SVERIGE

Region:SVERIGE STOCKHOLM
Tel:+46-13378585
Fax:+46-13378252
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.foi.se Organization Type:

Organization name:PELASTUSOPISTO, EMERGENCY SERVICES COLLEGE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Kari JUNTTILA (Mr) Hulkontie 83
PL 1122
KUOPIO
SUOMI/FINLAND

Region:MANNER-SUOMI ITÄ-SUOMI Pohjois-Savo
Tel:+358-718753522
Fax:+358-718753350
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:

Organization name:VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jurgen EVERAERTS (Mr) Boeretang

MOL
BELGIQUE-BELGIË

Region:VLAAMS GEWEST ANTWERPEN Turnhout
Tel:+32-14336834
Fax:+32-14322795
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.vito.be Organization Type:

Organization name:INDRA SISTEMAS S.A.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Ana BLASCO (Ms.) Avenida de Bruselas

ALCOBENDAS-MADRID
ESPAÑA

Region:
Tel:+34-916273366
Fax:+34-916273051
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.indra.es Organization Type:

Organization name:SELEX GALILEO SPA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Michele GENISIO (Mr) Via Albert Einstein

CAMPI BISENZIO
ITALIA

Region:NORD EST VENETO Venezia
Tel:+39-0119967724
Fax:+39-0119967694
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.selexgalileo.com Organization Type:

Organization name:SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Olivier REICHERT (Mr) Le Ponant De Paris 27, Rue Leblanc

PARIS
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris
Tel:+33-158116726
Fax:+33-158116390
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.sagem.com Organization Type:

Organization name:MINISTRSTVO ZA NOTRANJE ZADEVE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Marko GA’PERLIN (Mr) STEFANOVA ULICA

LJUBJANA
SLOVENIJA

Region:
Tel:+386-14284110
Fax:+386-14284779
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:

Organization name:LAPIN YLIOPISTO
Administrative contact Address
Name:Lotta VIIKARI (Professor) YLIOPISTONKATU, E WING 3RF FLOOR
122
ROVANIEMI
SUOMI/FINLAND

Region:MANNER-SUOMI POHJOIS-SUOMI Lappi
Tel:+358-404844048
Fax:+358-16362935
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.ulapland.fi Organization Type:

Organization name:CONSORZIO UNIVERSITA INDUSTRIA – LABORATORI DI RADIOCOMUNICAZIONI – RADIOLABS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Marco LEO (Mr) VIA ARRIGO CAVAGLIERI

ROMA
ITALIA

Region:LAZIO Roma
Tel:+39-0672640570
Fax:+39-0672640568
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.radiolabs.it Organization Type:

Organization name:EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Administrative contact Address
Name:Iris FRANZ (Ms.) Willy-Messerschmitt-Strasse

OTTOBRUNN
DEUTSCHLAND

Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tel:+49-84598180600
Fax:+49-84598179805
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.eads.net Organization Type:

Organization name:LAUREA-AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jaakko TYNI (Mr) Ratatie

VANTAA
SUOMI/FINLAND

Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA
Tel:+358-0400325387
Fax:+358-988687401
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.laurea.fi Organization Type:

Organization name:VIGILANCE BV
Administrative contact Address
Name:Edwin COZIJN (Mr) Flight Forum

EINDHOVEN
NEDERLAND

Region:ZUID-NEDERLAND NOORD-BRABANT Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
Tel:+31-402340600
Fax:+31-402340992
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.vigilance.nl Organization Type:

Start date:2011-02-01

End date:2012-04-30

Project Acronym:ACRIMAS

Project status:Execution

Coordinator

Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V
Administrative contact Address
Name:Walter KRAUSE (Mr) Hansastrasse

MUENCHEN
DEUTSCHLAND

Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tel:+49-8912052713
Fax:+49-8912057534
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.fraunhofer.de Organization Type:
Description

Objective: Crisis management (CM) is a core capability of modern societies, but a highly diversified and heterogeneous area. Current CM in the EU can be regarded as a system-of-systems integrating diverse organisations and components with different cultures, policies and assets, and various stakeholders and procurement schemes. ACRIMAS understands the term system-of-systems that it incorporates technology, procedures, organisational concepts, and human factors. ACRIMAS addresses this complexity by proposing a pragmatic CM integration process for the Demonstration Phase II implementation.
ACRIMAS is based on wide multi-competence coverage, addressing organisational and legislative frameworks, situational awareness, decision support, logistics, communications, training and exercises, restoration of services and media involvement. ACRIMAS follows a practical, user-centric and scenario-based approach. It will lead to the validation of shared user needs and the definition of a demonstration and assessment method with associated metrics to define a continuous process of capability improvements. End-users, groups, SME, research bodies and governments will be involved to warrant the quality of work and the effectiveness of the dissemination activities.
The outcomes of ACRIMAS will be the definition and preparation of this method, documented in a roadmap (Phase I) that will prepare the actual demonstrations and experiments (Phase II). The final objective is to enable a gradual evolvement of CM capabilities, procedures, technologies, policies and standards through real field tests, facilitating European wide collaboration, cooperation and communication in CM and improving cross-fertilisation between MS organisations. The impact of ACRIMAS will provide a solid basis for the description of Phase II, as well as the sequencing and description of the research areas for the future Security Work Programmes. Moreover, ACRIMAS will contribute to a qualified EU wide awareness in the domain.

Achievements:

General information:

Project Details

Start date:2011-02-01

End date:2012-04-30

Duration:15 months

Project Reference:261669

Project cost:1665122 EURO

Project Funding:1109381 EURO

Programme Acronym: FP7-SECURITY

Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme

Subprogramme Area:Aftermath crisis management – phase I

Contract type:Support actions

URL:

Subject index:Security

Other participants

Organization name:NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH “DEMOKRITOS”
Administrative contact Address
Name:Styliani MARTAKI (Ms.) Patriarchou Gregoriou Str.
P.O. Box 60228
AGHIA PARASKEVI
HELLAS

Region:
Tel:+30-2106503036
Fax:+30-2106522623
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.demokritos.gr Organization Type:Research

Organization name:NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO
Administrative contact Address
Name:Ger LUIJTEN (Mr) Schoemakerstraat
6060
DELFT
NEDERLAND

Region:ZUID-NEDERLAND LIMBURG (NL) Midden-Limburg
Tel:+31-346356209
Fax:+31-346353977
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.tno.nl Organization Type:

Organization name:CASSIDIAN SAS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Dominique EUSTACHE (Ms.) 1 BOULEVARD JEAN MOULIN – ZAC DE LA CLEF SAINT PIERRE

ELANCOURT
FRANCE

Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Yvelines
Tel:+33-161387648
Fax:+33-161385814
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.eads.com Organization Type:

Organization name:JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Administrative contact Address
Name:Emanuela ROSSI (Ms.) Rue de la Loi

BRUSSELS
BELGIQUE-BELGIË

Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW.
Tel:+39-0332789981
Fax:+39-0332786465
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu Organization Type:

Organization name:NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT FYSIEKE VEILIGHEID
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jos POST (Dr) KEMPERBERGERWEG
7010
ARNHEM
NEDERLAND

Region:OOST-NEDERLAND GELDERLAND Achterhoek
Tel:+31-263552336
Fax:+31-263515051
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.nifv.nl Organization Type:

Organization name:TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT
Administrative contact Address
Name:Martin HAMRIN (Mr) Gullfossgatan

STOCKHOLM
SVERIGE

Region:SVERIGE STOCKHOLM
Tel:+46-855503766
Fax:+46-855503866
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.foi.se Organization Type:

Organization name:UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jörn BIRKMANN (Dr) HERMANN EHLERSSTRASSE

BONN
DEUTSCHLAND

Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt
Tel:+49-2288150208
Fax:+49-2288150299
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.ehs.unu.edu Organization Type:

Organization name:CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Administrative contact Address
Name:Georgios LEVENTAKIS (Mr) P. Kanellopoulou St

ATHENS
HELLAS

Region:ATTIKI
Tel:+30-6978994406
Fax:+30-2107481995
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.kemea.gr Organization Type:

Organization name:SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI SPA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Giuseppe LA POSTA (Dr) VIA TIBURTINA
000
ROMA
ITALIA

Region:LAZIO Roma
Tel:+39-0650272546
Fax:+39-0650272125
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:

Organization name:CRISIS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Ville BRUMMER (Dr) ETELARANTA

HELSINKI
SUOMI/FINLAND

Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA
Tel:+358-94242810
Fax:+358-942428110
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.cmi.fi Organization Type:

Organization name:T-SOFT AS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Monika KUDRLOVÁ (Ms.) NOVODVORSKA

PRAHA 4
CESKA REPUBLIKA

Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA PRAHA
Tel:+420-261710561
Fax:+420-261710563
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.tsoft.cz Organization Type:

Organization name:TURKIYE KIZILAY DERNEGI
Administrative contact Address
Name:Ali AKGÜL (Mr) ATAC 1 SOKAK YENISEHIR

ANKARA
TURKEY

Region:BATI ANADOLU ANKARA
Tel:+90-3122454500
Fax:+90-3122454541
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.kizilay.org.tr Organization Type:

Organization name:TECHNOLOGIES SANS FRONTIERES ASBL
Administrative contact Address
Name:Anne DE GREEF (Ms.) AVENUE MICHEL STERCKMANS

BRUXELLES
BELGIQUE-BELGIË

Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW.
Tel:+32-27633324
Fax:+352-26389239
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Organization name:PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION EUROPE FORUM AISBL
Administrative contact Address
Name:Marie-christine BONNAMOUR (Ms.) RUE DES DEUX EGLISES

BRUXELLES
BELGIQUE-BELGIË

Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW.
Tel:+32-27380763
Fax:+32-27380764
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http://www.ditsef.eu/

“Digital & Innovative Technologies for Security & Efficiency of First responder operations”

One of the main problems of the First Responders (FR) (fire fighters, police, etc.) in case of crisis occuring at critical infrastructures is the availability of relevant information for the First Responder level and for the local manager. The loss of communications and location, the lack of information concerning the environment (temperature, hazardous gases, etc.) and the poor efficiency of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) on the first responder side are the main current drawbacks. Therefore, during the intervention there is a gap between the First Responders’ situation (positioning, health, etc.) and the overall overview at their mobile headquarter.

DITSEF aims at increasing the effectiveness and safety of First Responders by optimal information gathering and sharing with their command levels.

DITSEF will provide
Self-organising, robust ad-hoc communications where the existing infrastructure may be compromised, allowing communication between First Responders and between them and their command level.
Accurate novel 3D positioning in indoor environments.
Sensors that offer a reliable overview of the situation and of the potential threats (explosives, chemicals, fire, etc.).
Enhanced vision for the First Responder in visually-impaired conditions, through ingenious and unprecedented HMIs consisting of sensor-based visual elements, showing spatial features and thermal imagery overlaid on the direct perception of the First Responder.

The operational value of the integrated solution will be demonstrated through users’ defined scenario in a real operational environment. It will incorporate end users from both the Critical Infrastructures’ domain (via a public training centre) and the First Responders’ domain. Five dedicated workshops will allow the collection of user requirements, operational scenarios and allow the cross-fertilisation of information on operations and procedures of players from different states and domains; they will create awareness on project results and prepare their take-up. Attention will be paid to standardisation issues.

DITSEF will be implemented by a strong partnership of 10 partners including SMEs and large industries, research centres, technology providers, system integrators and end-users.

Labrinoudis Vaitsis and Pierre Hadji Georgiou

General Pierre Hadji Georgiou

PROSEC S.A.R.L. from Lebanon, Winner of the B.I.D. International Star for Leadership in Quality Award in Frankfurt

At the Welcoming Reception of the 2010 International Arch of Europe for Quality Convention in Frankfurt, international leaders listened to, and shared, quality and best business practices. Above, Craig Miller, President of the QC100, says a few words about quality.

Gen Pierre Hadji Georgiou, (RET) / General Manager of PROSEC S.A.R.L., a leading company in its sector and Lebanon, received the B.I.D International Star for Leadership in Quality Award at the 36th International Arch of Europe for Quality and Technology (IAE) Convention in Frankfurt, city which opened its doors to a gathering of those companies, and their leaders, that are most dedicated to quality and innovation, two key requirements for the distinguished honor of receiving the Business Initiative Directions Quality Award. From 62 different countries, only the best assembled in the center of international finance in Germany to receive what many have come to call the “Oscar of the Business World.”

Gen Pierre Hadji Georgiou, (RET) / General Manager of PROSEC S.A.R.L. from Lebanon, joined onstage by Craig Miller, President of the QC100, upon receiving the International Star for Leadership in Quality Award in Frankfurt. The international award symbolizes quality and innovation in business practices.

Other winning companies include Turkey�s IGDAS, the Istanbul Natural Gas Distribution Co. Inc. which with more than 4 million subscribers services over 90% of Istanbul with a turnover that tops 2 billion dollars; Galadari Trucks & Heavy Equipment Company Limited (LLC), exclusive distributer of leading international brands of heavy construction equipment belonging to the Galadari Brothers Group, one of the largest and most important business conglomerates in the United Arab Emirates; Fabryka Silnikow Elektrycznych TAMEL S.A., one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in Central Europe with 884 employees and a 2009 revenue of 31 million Euros; Grupo Financiero Interacciones, a Mexican company providing comprehensive financial services in domestic and international markets; Société de Change du Congo, which operates in the field of financial transactions in Congo Brazzaville, was awarded the historic CQA Award accompanied by the Minister Delegate of the Presidency of the Republic of Congo. PROSEC S.A.R.L., was honored before the International Arch of Europe Convention and featured to the business world through graphic and digital media broadcasting coverage for their noteworthy commitment to quality, excellence, and innovation.The companies awarded at the summit in Frankfurt were distinguished not only for their business success, but for their dedication to continuous improvement, abiding by the principles of the B.I.D.- created QC100 model of Total Quality Management, a formula for business success that values commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, communication, benchmarking, information analysis, leadership, planning and decision-making, human resources, continuous training, production systems, and business results. Its main focus is the commitment to quality and innovation.

Therefore the winning companies in 2010 were chosen as examples for other companies that wish to progress in the ever changing and challenging economic, technological, and business environment. The companies awarded by B.I.D. are not only successful, but they push the rest of the world forward; contributing to the economies of their countries, and developing technology that can aid the world. These companies, like PROSEC S.A.R.L., provide a spirit of innovation, making the world a better place in which to live.Commitment to Quality can be seen through those great companies that have previously been acknowledged with the B.I.D. International Quality Award. Companies that already share B.I.D.’s corporate image in their logo, a symbol now present in more than 170 countries, include companies on the Fortune 500 list: India’s Reliance Industries & Reliance Energy (ranked 206 on a global scale); Indian Oil Corporation Limited (116); Korea Electric Power (245) and Beijing COFCO Plaza Development (398). Other firms worthy of mention include Turner Construction (USA); Plamex-Plantronics (USA); and giant from USA-Mexico, Franklin Electric. Other B.I.D. awardees in the past include Viking Line (Finland); Alcoa Howmet (France); Haki (Sweden); Ansaldo Energy (Italy); Zepter (Austria); RAO-Unified Energy Systems (Russia); Als & Cachou-TBWA (France) and Tata Group (India)

Gen Pierre Hadji Georgiou, (RET) / General Manager stood before the international community present at the 2010 Quality Convention, sharing the achievements of PROSEC S.A.R.L. as well as proposals for the future of their industry, clearly proving to be one of those leaders around the globe that, instead of yielding hands down to the current global financial situation, spends every day excelling in quality, creating a cutting edge of competition that will propel the company into the future. For this reason, PROSEC S.A.R.L. was named winner of the 2010 B.I.D. International Star for Leadership in Quality Award in Frankfurt, a trophy that B.I.D. presents to those companies from around the world that best adhere to excellence and innovation in their practices, putting quality first.