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PINK Workshop – Agenda & Documentation

PINK in-person Use Case & Demonstrator Workshop

20th – 21st October 2026

BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant

Building Z 470

Im Spitzenbusch 12

67227 Frankenthal (Palatinate), Germany

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DAY 1 (Tuesday, 20th October 2026)

before 12:00

Arrival & Registration

12:00 – 12:15

1. Welcome - Overview of the Meeting and Introduction of New Partners
  • Welcome by the Coordinator
  • Brief introduction to and agreement on the day’s agenda and the Terms of Engagement
  • Brief introduction and welcome of the new partners

Coordinator: Thomas Exner, 7P9

Co-Coordinator: Steffi Friedrichs, AIST

Local host: Nico Watzek, BASF

12:15 – 13:00

2. Short site tour
  • Welcoming to Wastewater Treatment Plant of BASF
  • Getting familiar with local requirements and safety procedures

Local host: Nico Watzek, BASF

13:00 – 14:00

Coffee & Tea & Snacks

14:00 – 16:30

3. WP 6: VALIDATE - Demonstrate Improved Industry Agility
  • Presentation of the outcomes of the three case studies
  • SSbD criteria, tier levels and fitness for purpose
  • User guidance and decision support in the PINK Platform and PINKISH

Lead: Nico Watzek, BASF

Co-Lead: Martin Himly, PLUS

16:30 – 18:30

4. WP 7: BOOST - Promotion, Sharing and Use of Methods & Models
  • Overview on the Demonstrators’ status
  • Support needs
  • Brainstorming: Where should we go after addressing the primary needs?

Lead: tbn, CNR

Co-Lead: tbn, IAM-I

18:30 – 18:45

5. Recap of Day 1
  • Wrap-up & next steps

Lead: Thomas Exner, 7P9

Co-lead: Nico Watzek, BASF

19:00 – …

Dinner: t.b.a.

DAY 2 (Wednesday, 21st October 2026)

09:00 – 11:00

6. BASF Ludwigshafen Site Tour
  • Meeting point: BASF Ludwigshafen, Gate 2 (Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, 67073 Ludwigshafen) 
  • Site tour through BASF Ludwigshafen
  • After the tour the bus will bring us back to Wastewater Treatment Plant

Local host: Nico Watzek, BASF

11:00 – 13:00

7. Guided BASF Lab Tour
  • Guided tour through In-vivo or Alternative Method Laboratories (at Wastewater Treatment Plant)

Local hosts: Nico Watzek, Roland Buesen, BASF

13:00 – 14:00

Coffee & Tea & Snacks

14:00 – 16:30

8. WP4/5/6:

PROVIDE – A Single Platform for Materials Modelling, SSbD and Databases

  • D4.1: First version of the PINKISH platform as a distributed infrastructure
  • D4.3: Functionality for data visualisation, analysis, and knowledge extraction
  • D4.4: AI-enabled SSbD assessment and Decision-Support System

 

FARIFY – Information Exchange Along Value Chains & Life Cycles

  • D5.2: Report on the progress of data, model, and software FAIRification and intermediate version of DMP (incl. related documents)
  • D5.3: Documentation of the distributed system of services

 

VALIDATE – Demonstrate Improved Industry Agility

  • D6.1: Report of execution of the Developmental Case Studies and learnings
  • D6.2: Training bulletin of online resources & documentation of conduct of SSbD skills development

Lead: Francesca Bleken/Jesper Friis, SINTEF

Co-Lead: Antreas Afantitis, NovaM

Lead: Thomas Exner, 7P9

Co-Lead: Penny Nymark, KI

Lead: Nico Watzek, BASF

Co-Lead: Martin Himly, PLUS

16:30 – 17:30

9. AOB
  • Coordination, C&D, KPIs, KERs, risks

Lead: Thomas Exner, 7P9

17:30 – 17:45

10. End of the Meeting
  • Wrap-Up Workshop
  • Closing remarks

Lead: Thomas Exner, 7P9

from 19:00

PINK Dinner: t.b.a.

PINK Workshop – Presentations

PINK Workshop – Location & Practical Information

The PINK Use Case & Demonstrator Workshop will be held at:
BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant
Building Z 470

Im Spitzenbusch 12

67227 Frankenthal (Palatinate)

Germany

Dinner t.b.a.

Practical Information

The BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant is located separately from the BASF Ludwigshafen site and has its own dedicated entrance. Upon arrival, please proceed to the gate 20 at Im Spitzenbusch 12, 67227 Frankenthal, where all visitors are required to register before entering the facility (have an ID or passport at hand, please).

How to get there:

By Plane

The nearest international airport is Frankfurt Airport (FRA), located approximately 75 km from the site. From the airport, take a direct train to Mannheim Central Station (Mannheim Hauptbahnhof). From there, a taxi will take you directly to the BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant in approximately 20–25 minutes.

By Car

The plant is easily accessible via the A6 motorway. Take the Frankenthal interchange and follow the signs towards Im Spitzenbusch. Free parking is available at the BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant.

By Train

Travel by train to Mannheim Central Station (Mannheim Hauptbahnhof), which offers excellent long-distance and international rail connections. From Mannheim Central Station, we recommend taking a taxi directly to the BASF Wastewater Treatment Plant. The journey takes approximately 20–25 minutes, depending on traffic.

Accommodation:

There are recommendations from our local hosts in Ludwigshafen.

1. Tulip Inn Ludwigshafen

2. René Bohn Hotel Ludwigshafen

3. B&B Hotel Ludwigshafen

4. Moxy Hotel Ludwigshafen

PINK Workshop – Pre-Registration

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