In 2008 in the Ruhr, ERIH was established as a legal entity in order to maintain the network after the expiry of the EU funds. Now, five years later, we will be back in the Ruhr with our 2013 ERIH Conference.

For centuries iron and steel have been the fundamental building blocks of modernity. These metals and the technologies, societies and cultures surrounding them have revolutionised the lives of billions of people.

De registratie voor de jaarlijkse ERIH Conferentie (12 tot 14 September 2012 in Amsterdam) is nu geopend.
Het onderwerp van de conferentie zal dit jaar zijn : "Celebrating European Industrial Heritage".

[Translate to nl:] The subject of this year’s Conference will be “Celebrating European Industrial Heritage". We are looking for presentations about events (days, nights, weekends or weeks) celebrating industrial heritage. Experiences made, lessons learned and ideas for a “European night of Industrial Heritage”. 

The ERIH Annual Conference 2012 is planned to take place on 12 to 14 September 2012 in Amsterdam / The Netherlands. Please save the date, more information will be available shortly.