Latvia transnational meeting - autumn 2022

International meeting of SYStem (Share Your Soils) on the October 7th - 8th 2022.

Venue: Meeting organized by the project members from Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Chairmen: Marcin Świtoniak & Przemysław Charzyński

Minutes: Ilze Vircava

Participants: Przemysław Charzyński, Szabolcs Czigany, Antonio Ganga, Bartłomiej Glina, Cezary Kabała, Aldis Kārkliņš (as counsellor in Omnibus content finalizing), Łukasz Mendyk, Manuel Pulido Fernandez, Endla Reintam, Blaž Repe, Marcin Świtoniak, Marcin Sykuła, Ilze Vircava

Agenda:

1. Discussion about progress in Omnibus preparation and evaluation of final version. 

Reports: Cezary Kabała and Endla Reintam.

2. Current affairs – final management and administrative issues. 

Reports: Przemysław Charzyński.

3. Free discussion between the project participants about the experience gained in the project, the continuation of the project and future cooperation.

4. Evaluation of SYStem edutainment application – Gauja National park.

1.REPORTS Przemysław Charzyński introduction words and welcome.

Cezary Kabała and Endla Reitnam reported about the progress of the Omnibus preparation. The main topics and illustrative material were discussed, and partners were invited to work more intensively on the Omnibus draft edition and qualitative illustrative material. The Omnibus' final version needed to be ready by the end of the year.

2.REPORTS Przemysław Charzyński led the discussion on the current actualities. Przemysław Charzyński made a short summary about main project results and due to the end of the project kindly asked participants recheck all documentation related to the project.

3.The free discussion between the project participants about the experience gained in the project, the continuation of the project, and future cooperation. 

The main conclusions are:

-- The project has strengthened international cooperation between researchers and teaching staff;

-- The project has made a significant contribution to education and understanding of WRB soil classification;

-- The started cooperation should be continued by organizing various seminars, field courses, and developing new projects.