The BLAST project, financed by the EU via the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme, is a collaboration between 6 member states around the North Sea and 16 collaborating partners. The project, that will run until the end of 2012, will focus on 4 main areas; land and sea model, navigating the North Sea, maritime traffic harmonisation and climate change in teh coastal zone. The first BLAST Conference will be held in Hirtshals, Denmark on 15-16th of September.
More information at the project homepage blast-project.eu