June 15-19, 2010 an annual international scientific and practical symposium "Practical aspects of modern management systems applying" was carried out in "Kurpaty" sanatorium (Yalta).

A. Yakovlev, general director of Bureau Veritas Certification Ukraine and V.Tsopa, director of Bureau Veritas management system business line in Chernomorsk region were the moderators of symposium. Representatives of Ukrainian, Belarusian and Moldavian enterprises were the members of symposium.

This year the main point of discussion was the sphere of social responsibility and risk-management methods. V.Tsopa explained international social responsibility standards ISO 26000, SA8000, AA 1000 and GRI during his speech. Symposium participants also familiarized themselves with the methods of company's business efficiency improving (Thrifty production, Six sigmas, Limitaion theory, Benchmarking, etc) and with new international risk-management standards.

Deputy director of Polymer Technika Ltd Venka Petrova shared with the participants of symposium her experience of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 management systems adopting. She described the practical experience of implementation of integrated management system which covers each of four above-listed standards. Also she told about the implementation of social responsibility thoughts on the enterprise. Discussion of collisions of quality management system audits also arouse interest of the participants. Special master-class dedicated to this topic was carried out by A. Adamenko on the second day of the event. Participants of symposium took an active part in discussion of reports, asked questions to experts and shared their own experience.

Besides the official part, an interesting excursion was provided in the network of the conference. All the participants received Bureau Veritas certificates in the conclusion of symposium.