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JOIN Board meets online

The JOIN Board held its first meeting of the year online. Participants included our Chair, Christian Velten-Jameson (France), our Vice-Chair, Petra Grell-Kunzinger (Austria), Friederike Moser von Filseck (Germany) and Andrew Grech (Malta).

Kick-off meeting of the SHIELD project in Vilnius

From 27 to 29 January 2026, the consortium of the SHIELD project held its Kick-off Meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Led by the German Johanniter-Akademie Mitteldeutschland in Leipzig, SHIELD aims to strengthen the resilience, safety and participation of people with disabilities to emergency preparedness and disaster management.

JOIN Board meets online

The JOIN Board held its final meeting of the year online. Participants included our Chair, Christian Velten-Jameson (France), our Vice-Chair, Petra Grell-Kunzinger (Austria), Friederike Moser von Filseck (Germany), and Andrew Grech (Malta).

TeamUP completes first round of Laboratory Tests

Following three successful tests in Austria and Belgium, the latest Laboratory Test in Germany concluded the first testing cycle of CBRNE safety technology developed within the TeamUP Project.

JOIN Board meets online

The JOIN Board held its second meeting since the election at the AGM 2025. Participants were Chair Christian Velten-Jameson (France), Vice-Chair Petra Grell-Kunzinger (Austria), Friederike Moser von Filseck (Germany) and Andrew Grech (Malta).