The ceremonial part of the chairmanship handover took place on 7 December in the ICPO Secretariat headquarters. It was initiated by the President of the National Authority for Water Managements, Leszek Karwowski, with the participation of Marshal of Lower Silesia, Rafa³ Jurkowlaniec and President of the Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management Wroclaw, Marek Mielczarek.