REACHconnect – Eine Behörde im virtuellen Raum Nationales Helpdesk-Angebot zur Unterstützung der Implementierung von REACH

Abstract

REACHconnect is provided by the Federal Environmental Agency and serves in the context of a german federal helpdesk as a support for parties that are involved in REACH1 processes. The goal of the project is to find an appropriate online-platform which will be used to present and discuss topics relevant to REACH. Especially small and medium-sized businesses but also public authorities and the Federal Environmental Agency (internal) as well will benefit from the knowledge exchange generated by this platform. The project started with the definition of requirements needed by the platform and the evaluation of solutions which refer to the concept of Virtual Classroom (VC). As a software solution for this project the software tool “elluminate Live” was selected and rented for the entire project period. The tutors implemented the training of moderators and created a first presentation a “Webinar” in a so-called virtual classroom on the subject “PBT-Assessment in REACH”. In collaboration with the contractor/project partner a “Masterwebinar” was created. Due to the high demand, the “Masterwebinar” has been carried out many times. This first webinar was the starting point for a series of webinars and events on "elluminate Live". All participants showed a great interest in this new kind of seminar design at the Federal Environmental Agency. The webinars were used intensively because of their actual contents and location flexible presentation.