SAFE (Europe) held the 15th Symposium in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 31st March - 2nd April 2008. The venue was the Intercontinental Hotel, which proved to be an excellent choice A cocktail reception was held on the Monday evening in the stunning setting of the hotel’s mezzanine floor overlooking the entrance to the hotel. This proved to be a great opportunity to meet the other delegates in an informal manner prior to the symposium starting the next day. Overall the symposium was a huge success with over 170 people attending from 17 countries, some for the first time. The venue for 2009 is the InterContinental Hotel in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic , please keep an eye on this web site for further information regarding the symposium. About SAFE (Europe) The SAFE Association is dedicated to the preservation of human life. It provides a common meeting ground for the sharing of problems, ideas and information. SAFE, is a non-profit professional association, and has chapters throughout the world. It boasts an international group of members.

SAFE’s formal statement of purpose reads: “The primary objective of the SAFE Association is to stimulate research and development in the fields of safety and survival, and to disseminate pertinent information to concerned individuals in government and industry. In addition, the objective is to establish and maintain a meaningful relationship between the SAFE Association and the scientific communities related to safety and survival The SAFE (Europe) Symposium has been very successful over the years and provides an excellent forum for the exchange of information between Industry, Government Procurement agencies and Research Establishments in the field of Survival and Flight Equipment for both Military and Civil applications. SAFE (Europe) has the Fundamental aim of encouraging safety and survival through technical excellence by encouraging and stimulating dialogue between professional agencies, specialist equipment producers and the worldwide user community.