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History<\/h1>\n

Development of the association GIQS e.V.<\/h2>\n

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2022<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Prof.%20Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20takes%20over%20the%20chairmanship%20of%20the%20Supervisory%20Board%20from%20Prof.%20Dr.%20Brigitte%20Petersen%20at%20the%20General%20Assembly.%20%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2022″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ link=”\/en\/about\/supervisoryboard\/” text_link=”Supervisory Board” el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2021<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Prof.%20Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20is%20elected%20as%20the%20fourth%20member%20of%20the%20GIQS%20Supervisory%20Board%20at%20the%20General%20Assembly.%20%20%22%7D%5D” title=”December 2021″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ link=”\/en\/about\/supervisoryboard\/” text_link=”Supervisory Board” el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2019<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20INTERREG%20V%20A%20project%20TreeMania%20by%20the%20steering%20committee%20INTERREG%2Feuregio%20rhein-maas-nord.%20The%20project%20aims%20to%20develop%20sustainable%20methods%20for%20rearing%2C%20planting%20and%20maintaining%20trees%20and%20shrubs%20in%20urban%20areas.%22%7D%5D” title=”December 2019″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ link=”\/en\/projects\/treemania\/” text_link=”Project TreeMania” el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2018<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20of%20the%20new%20INTERREG%20V%20A%20project%20BEL%20AIR%2C%20in%20which%20GIQS%20is%20lead%20partner.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2018″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ link=”\/en\/projects\/belair\/” text_link=”Project BEL AIR” el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20of%20the%20second%20phase%20of%20the%20INTERREG%20V%20A%20project%20FOOD2020%2C%20in%20which%20GIQS%20is%20one%20of%20several%20regional%20partners.%20Lead%20partner%20is%20the%20German%20Institute%20of%20Food%20Technology%20(DIL)%20in%20Quakenbr%C3%BCck.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2018″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ link=”\/en\/projects\/food2020ii\/” text_link=”Project FOOD2020 II” el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2017<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22At%20the%20general%20assembly%20an%20amended%20statute%20of%20the%20association%20was%20decided.%20In%20addition%2C%20a%20new%20two-member%20board%20was%20elected.%20Its%20members%20are%20Dr.%20Oliver%20Breuer%20(Chairman)%20and%20Tim%20M%C3%A4kelburg%20(Deputy%20Chairman).%22%7D%5D” title=”May 2017″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20of%20the%20new%20INTERREG%20V%20A%20project%20Food%20Pro%C2%B7tec%C2%B7ts%2C%20in%20which%20GIQS%20is%20lead%20partner.%22%7D%5D” title=”February 2017″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/foodprotects\/” text_link=”Project Food Pro\u00b7tec\u00b7ts”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2016<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22At%20the%20general%20assembly%2C%20Dr.%20Judith%20Kreyenschmidt%20was%20elected%20as%20a%20new%20member%20of%20the%20GIQS%20Executive%20Board%2C%20replacing%20Dr.%20Maren%20Bruns%20as%20deputy%20chairman.%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2016″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20of%20the%20new%20INTERREG%20V%20A%20project%20FOOD2020%2C%20in%20which%20GIQS%20is%20one%20of%20several%20regional%20partners.%22%7D%5D” title=”February 2016″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/food2020i\/” text_link=”Project FOOD2020 I”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2015<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20of%20the%20new%20MarkiT%20project%20(Markenfleischprogramm%20zur%20Integration%20von%20Tierwohl)%20sponsored%20by%20the%20Ministry%20of%20Agriculture%20and%20Rentenbank.%22%7D%5D” title=”January 2015″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/markit\/” text_link=”Project MarkiT”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2014<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22he%20general%20assembly%20approves%20an%20amendment%20to%20the%20articles%20of%20association.%20In%20future%2C%20there%20will%20be%20a%20three-member%20honorary%20executive%20committee%20and%20a%20honorary%20supervisory%20board%20whose%20main%20task%20will%20be%20to%20monitor%20and%20advise%20the%20executive%20committee.%20Members%20of%20the%20executive%20committee%3A%20Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20(chairman)%2C%20Dr.%20Oliver%20Breuer%20(1st%20deputy)%20and%20Dr.%20Maren%20Bruns%20(2nd%20deputy).%22%7D%5D” title=”November 2014″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20study%20%5C%22Economic%20vaccination%5C%22%20from%20INTERREG%20IV%20funds.%22%7D%5D” title=”April 2014″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/wirtschaftlichimpfen\/” text_link=”Project “Wirtschaftlich impfen“”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20will%20move%20to%20the%20%5C%22International%20Centre%20for%20Sustainable%20Development%5C%22%20at%20the%20Bonn-Rhine-Sieg%20University%20of%20Applied%20Sciences%20as%20an%20employee%2C%20but%20will%20continue%20to%20serve%20the%20association%20on%20a%20voluntary%20basis%20as%20managing%20board%20member.%22%7D%5D” title=”March 2014″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2013<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22The%20general%20assembly%20elects%20the%20managing%20director%20Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20as%20its%20chairman.%20Prof.%20Dr.%20Brigitte%20Petersen%2C%20who%20has%20headed%20the%20association%20since%20its%20foundation%2C%20is%20re-elected%20as%20deputy%20chairman.%20Johan%20Zandbergen%20and%20Dr.%20Helmut%20Saatkamp%20are%20also%20confirmed%20as%20board%20members.%22%7D%5D” title=”November 2013″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Kick-off%20event%20for%20the%20e-H%40C%20HUPAction%20project.%20GIQS%20is%20a%20project%20partner%20and%20commissioned%20to%20carry%20out%20a%20crisis%20exercise.%22%7D%5D” title=”January 2013″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/ehac\/” text_link=”Project “e-H@C HUPAction“”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2012<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Changes%20in%20the%20Executive%20Board%3A%20Both%20Dr.%20Peter%20Van%20der%20Wolf%20and%20Ruud%20Huirne%20are%20no%20longer%20candidates%20for%20the%20Executive%20Board%20of%20GIQS.%20Johan%20Zandbergen%20will%20assume%20this%20function%20for%20the%20Finance%20division%2C%20Helmut%20W.%20Saatkamp%20will%20be%20the%20new%20Secretary.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2012″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22GIQS%20is%20now%20a%20member%20of%20%5C%22go-cluster%20-%20excellent%20networking%5C%22%2C%20an%20initiative%20of%20the%20Federal%20Ministry%20of%20Economics%20and%20Technology%20(BMWi).%22%7D%5D” title=”August 2012″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2011<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20%5C%22Frucht%20macht%20Schule%5C%22%20project.%20The%20project%20should%20contribute%20to%20strengthening%20the%20competitiveness%20of%20SMEs%20in%20fruit%20and%20vegetable%20growing.%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2011″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22GIQS%20receives%20the%20bronze%20label%20of%20the%20European%20Cluster%20Excellence%20Initiative.%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2011″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/fruchtmachtschule\/” text_link=”Project “Frucht macht Schule“”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2010<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20SiLeBAT%20project%20(securing%20the%20feed%20and%20food%20chain%20in%20bio-%20and%20agro-terrorist%20(BAT)%20damage%20situations)%2C%20GIQS%20is%20a%20subcontractor.%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2010″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/silebat\/” text_link=”Project SiLeBAT”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Duration%20of%20the%20first%20phase%20of%20MeKoTech%20(network%20for%20sector-specific%20technology%20development%20of%20inter-company%20measurement%20and%20communication%20systems%20in%20quality%20management%20of%20value%20chains%20in%20the%20agricultural%20and%20food%20industries).%22%7D%5D” title=”April 2010 – March 2011″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/mekotech\/” text_link=”Project MeKoTech”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2009<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20Safeguard%20project.%20The%20GIQS%20project%20initiative%20%5C%22SafeGuard%5C%22%20receives%209.35%20million%20euros.%20The%20project%20deals%20with%20animal%20health%2C%20zoonoses%20and%20food%20safety%20issues%20in%20the%20Dutch-German%20border%20area.%22%7D%5D” title=”July 2009″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/safeguard\/” text_link=”Project SafeGuard”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20QUARISMA%20project%2C%20a%20project%20of%20European%20partners%20from%20industry%20and%20science%20funded%20by%20the%20IAPP%20element%20(Industry-Academia%20Partnerships%20and%20Pathways)%20of%20the%20Marie%20Curie%20Actions%20of%20the%20EU’s%207th%20Research%20Framework%20Programme.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2009″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/quarisma\/” text_link=”Project QUARISMA”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20project%20FIN-Q.NRW.%20The%20Research%20Network%20Innovation%20through%20Quality%20Communication%20(FIN-Q.NRW)%20is%20part%20of%20the%20NRW%20Nutrition%20Cluster%20Initiative.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2009″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/finqnrw\/” text_link=”Project FIN-Q.NRW”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2008<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Second%20annual%20Q-PorkChains%20congress%20in%20Rennes%2C%20France.%22%7D%5D” title=”October 2008″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22After%20an%20in-depth%20assessment%2C%20GIQS%20successfully%20participated%20in%20the%20benchmarking%20of%20the%20Initiative%20Kompetenznetze%20Deutschland%20and%20became%20a%20member%20of%20it.%22%7D%5D” title=”January 2008″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2007<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22First%20annual%20Q-PorkChains%20congress%20in%20Monells%2C%20Spain.%22%7D%5D” title=”19th – 22th November 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Start%20of%20the%20project%20%5C%22AIDA%20-%20Alliances%20for%20Information%20and%20Service%20Agencies%5C%22%20for%20the%20horizontal%20bundling%20of%20coordination%20tasks%20in%20quality%2C%20health%20and%20risk%20management%20in%20the%20meat%20industry%20(innovation%20programme%20of%20the%20BMELV).%22%7D%5D” title=”November 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/aida\/” text_link=”Project AIDA”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22%20Second%20annual%20congress%20PromSTAP%20in%20Vidin%2C%20Bulgaria.%22%7D%5D” title=”3rd – 6th October 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22The%20Q-PorkChains%20industry%20platform%20for%20the%20European%20pork%20industry%2C%20managed%20by%20GIQS%2C%20goes%20online.%22%7D%5D” title=”August 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22%20Change%20of%20Managing%20Director%3A%20Dr.%20Gereon%20Schulze%20Althoff%20takes%20on%20a%20new%20professional%20challenge%20after%20more%20than%20five%20years%20with%20GIQS.%20Dr.%20Martin%20Hamer%20will%20be%20his%20successor.%22%7D%5D” title=”June 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Start%20of%20the%20Q-PorkChains%20project%20within%20the%20framework%20of%20the%206th%20Research%20Framework%20Programme%20of%20the%20European%20Union.%22%7D%5D” title=”January 2007″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/qporkchains\/” text_link=”Project Q-PorkChains”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2006<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22PromSTAP%20Congress%20in%20Genoa%2C%20Italy.%22%7D%5D” title=”18th – 21st October 2006″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2005<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20fourth%20project%20%5C%22Risiken%20beherrschen%5C%22.%22%7D%5D” title=”June 2005″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/risikenbeherrschen\/” text_link=”Project “Risiken beherrschen“”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20INTERREG%20III%20C%20initiative%20%5C%22PromSTAP%20-%20Promoting%20the%20Stable%20to%20Table%20Approach%5C%22.%22%7D%5D” title=”January 2005″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/promstap\/” text_link=”Project PromSTAP”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2003<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20third%20project%20%5C%22Cross-border%20quality%20assurance%20systems%20in%20the%20fruit%20and%20vegetable%20sector%5C%22%20under%20INTERREG%20III%20A%20in%20the%20Euregio%20Rhein-Maas-Nord.%22%7D%5D” title=”September 2003″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/giqsobstgemuese\/” text_link=”Project “GIQS in der Obst- und Gem\u00fcsewirtschaft“”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2002<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Presentation%20of%20the%20NRW%20Cooperation%20Award%20of%20the%20Food-Processing%20Initiative%20in%20Dortmund.%22%7D%5D” title=”4th December 2002″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22%20Approval%20of%20the%20second%20project%20%5C%22Cross-border%20quality%20assurance%20systems%20in%20the%20food%20industry%5C%22%20within%20the%20framework%20of%20INTERREG%20III%20A%20at%20the%20Euregio%20Rhein-Maas-Nord.%22%7D%5D” title=”Oktober 2002″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/giqslebensmittel\/” text_link=”Project “GIQS in der Lebensmittelwirtschaft“”][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22General%20assembly%202002%20and%20election%20of%20a%20new%20board%3A%20Prof.%20Dr.%20B.%20Petersen%20(chairman)%2C%20Dr.%20Peter%20van%20der%20Wolf%20(treasurer)%2C%20Dr.%20Helmut%20Saatkamp%20(secretary).%22%7D%5D” title=”May 2002″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2001<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Approval%20of%20the%20first%20project%20%5C%22Cross-border%20quality%20assurance%20systems%20in%20meat%20production%5C%22%20under%20the%20INTERREG%20III%20A%20initiative%20of%20the%20Euregio%20Rhein-Waal.%22%7D%5D” title=”December 2001″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen” link=”\/en\/projects\/giqsfleisch\/” text_link=”Project “GIQS in der Fleischerzeugung“”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

2000<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][gva_service_box items=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22First%20idea%20for%20the%20start%20of%20a%20German-Dutch%20cooperation%20for%20collaborative%20research%20in%20the%20agricultural%20and%20food%20industry%20in%20Brussels.%22%7D%5D” title=”2000″ icon=”gv-icon-45″ el_class=”publikationen”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n