S.S.I.A Presentation to Conference at SAMS 13 th May 2015 By Walter - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

S.S.I.A Presentation to Conference at SAMS 13 th May 2015 By Walter Speirs.

“nihil vilor alga” – Virgil - “nothing more vile than seaweed” • The SSIA are working to prove him wrong! 2

Introduction Slide 1. Who am I- What is my Position and Background 2. What is SSIA – who are we! 3. What is SSIA about! 4. What are the aspirations of the SSIA 5. Where are we on our Journey 6. What do I hope to achieve by talking at the conference – getting your understanding and support 7. How should we / I be contacted 8. What can you offer the SSIA

1 . Who am I :- Chairman of SSIA Walter Speirs

2 . What is SSIA :- • Assorted group of people and organisations who make their living from adding value to seaweed and seaweed based products who wish to strengthen their communication about the industry by influence in the market and with government and regulatory and industries

Members View “ I see a key purpose, is that the SSIA is the 'voice' of the seaweed industry in Scotland, that its main purpose is as a lobbying body that both communicates and represents the interests of the commercial parties interested in making a living from seaweed, with various political and government organisations. This ensures that seaweed is taken 'seriously' in strategic public planning and that we have the resource available to respond to calls for input from Scottish, UK, European bodies

Who are we? Industry Participants

Who are we? Academia participants

3. What are the aims of the SSIA:-

4.What are the Aspirations of SSIA

5. Where we are on the journey! Performing Norming Storming Forming 2014 2015 2016 Qr1 Qr 2 Qr 3 Qr 4 Qr1 Qr 2 Qr 3 Qr 4 Qr1 Qr 2 Qr 3 Qtr. 4

6. Focus for presenting at Conference • Would like to appeal to delegates and their organisations for direct and indirect support. • Membership support from Scottish based industries and academia • Would like to communicate the aims and aspirations of SSIA • Would seek support from other marine groups to support the sustainability aims of SSIA • Would hope to influence regulatory bodies in their deliberations and actions by providing information and guidance to improve understanding of the industry

7. How to Communicate with SSIA • Contact us by e-mail :- seaweedscotland@gmail.com • Checkout our Website on :- www.seaweedscotland.org. • Find us on Linked-in:- https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=7495772