22–26 January, 2012, Amman, Jordan
Training course "Operations and Maintenance of Water Pumping Stations"
Organized by Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) in cooperation with Engicon O&M and the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste (DWA).
The training course aims to train the operators how to operate and maintain water pumping station, overcome common daily problems, and relevant health and safety measurements.
Contact: ACWUA Training Department
Tel. +962 65161700; Fax +962 65161800
http://www.acwua.org/news/operations-and-maintenance-water-pumping-stations-training-course

January 23–26, 2012, Duisburg, Germany
DME Workshop on Thermal Desalination of Saline Waters
including Pre Pre- and Post-Treatment:
Fundamentals, Technologies, Materials, Costs, Environmental Aspects
The workshop will feature 4 days of lectures and discussions providing a theoretical basis and practical information on the main aspects of thermal desalination based on independent knowledge. The workshop will be held in English by international renowned experts, among them is Dr. Heike Glade.
The workshop will be of great value to those involved in the desalination industry including suppliers of components and complete systems, chemicals and materials, consultants and other service providers as well as researchers who wish to gain a broad overview and a more detailed understanding of thermal desalination
Contact: DME GmbH., Bismarckstraße 120, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
Tel.+49 203 306 42 50;p Fax +49 203 306 42 55
email: office@dme-gmbh.de; website: www.dme-gmbh.de

January 31–February 2, 2012, Oceanside, CA, USA
Optimal Design and Operation of RO Systems
Training and tour at Hydranautics Manufacturing Plant. This is a NEW 2011 seminar that is taught by David Paul and condenses what he's learned in 33+ years of experience. This seminar will take you step by step through the features of good RO unit design, pretreatment and operation. This includes evaluating the scaling, fouling and chemical attack characteristics of different feedwaters, to good RO/NF unit designs to good operation. You will learn things that you will not get anywhere else. You can also consider this a consultant level understanding of RO systems seminar which is valuable both from a design standpoint and from and operations/troubleshooting standpoint
Contact: David H. Paul, Inc., P.O. Box 2590, Farmington, NM 87499, USA
Tel. +1 505 599 0248, web: www.dhpseminars.com

January 31 – February 2, 2012, Las Vegas, USA
Solar Power Generation USA 2012
Topics: Utility strategies, finance and connection; The price and value of solar generated power; Utility strategy session; Financing, selling and buying projects; Connecting solar projects; Structured networking and activity roundtables
Contact: Laura Dinnewell, email: laura.dinnewell@greenpowerconferences.com Website: www.solarpowergenerationusa.com

February 2–3, 2012, Chennai, India
International Conference on Climate Change and CO₂ Management: Mitigation, Separation and Utilization
Organised by Centre for Environmental Studies, Centre with Potential for Excellence in Environmental Sciences, Centre for International Affairs and Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research, Anna University, Chennai, India
Topics: Forecasting of CO₂ emissions; Mitigation of CO₂ emission; Separation of CO₂ from waste gas streams; Utilization of CO₂
Contact: Dr. K. Palanivelu, Centre for Environmental Studies,
Anna University,Chennai 600 025, India
Tel. +91 44 22359014; Fax +91 44 22354717
email: kpvelu@gmail.com; website: www.annauniv.edu

February 5–6, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
The 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2nd APWS)
Topics: Household water security; Economic, food and water security; Urban water security; Environmental water security; Water risks and resilience; IWRM process for a water secure world
Contact: Department of Water Resources,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
180/3 Rama VI Rd., Samsennai, Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand
Tel. +66 2271 6000 Ext. 6602; Fax +66 2298 6604;
email: apws@apwatersummit2.org , website: www.apwatersummit2.org

February 7–12, 2012, Chennai, India
Water Today's Water Expo 2012
The key focus will be on drinking water, process water, wastewater, groundwater, irrigation, Clean water supply to rural areas
Contact: D. Naveenson, Manager - Global Operations
Water Today, 3D, III floor Bhaghreetha Residency,
125, Marshall's Road, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008, India
Tel. +91 44 42916900, -906, -907, -909, -916, Fax +91 44 42147898
email: naveenson@watertoday.org, web: www.watertoday.org

February 7–9, 2012, Santa Clara, CA, USA
3rd Annual Water Tech Summit
Infocast's 3rd Annual Water Tech Summit will feature a roster of key players from the venture capital community, leading water tech companies, Fortune 500 companies, global manufacturers and leading consultants. The Summit will provide a forum for this wide variety of stakeholders to meet, exchange information, arm themselves with critical information and meet key players so they can position themselves to make deals.
Contact: Information Forecast Inc.
20931 Burbank Blvd., Suite B, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, USA
Tel. +1 818 888 4444; Fax +1 818 888 4440
email: mail@infocastinc.com web: http://informationforecastnet.com/index.php/conference/water12

February 9–11, 2012, New Delhi, India
9th EverythingAboutWater 2012 International Exhibition and Conference on
Water and Wastewater Management
Further details at: http://www.eawater.com/expo/index.php

February 12–15, 2012, Bahrain
14th Middle East Corrosion Conference and Exhibition
Organized by  The West Asia & Africa Area and the Dhahran-Saudi Arabia Section of NACE International along with the Bahrain Society of Engineers
Topics: Cathodic protection; Chemical treatment; Corrosion management; Corrosion research and modeling; Materials selection, failure analysis and welding; Nonmetallic materials; Protective coatings; Water treatment and chemical cleaning; Microbially induced corrosion
Contact: Dr. Moufaq Jafar, Technical Committee Chairman 14th Middle East Corrosion Conference & Exhibition,
Saudi Aramco, P.O. Box 1461, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
Tel. +966 3 876 8968; Fax +966 3 876 7673;
email: moufaq.jafar@aramco.com; website: http://www.mecconline.org

February 13–16, 2012, Essen, Germany
DME Workshop on Membrane Technology for Saline Waters
including Pre Pre- and Post-Treatment:
Fundamentals, Practice and Calculations
The workshop will feature 4 days of lectures, discussions, calculations, case studies and a field trip. DME addresses new and non-experts, newcomers and specialists with interest in bringing advancements to water desalination markets.
Contact: DME GmbH., Bismarckstraße 120, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
Tel.+49 203 306 42 50; Fax +49 203 306 42 55
email: office@dme-gmbh.de; website: www.dme-gmbh.de

February 14–16, 2012, Venice, FL, USA
Optimal Design and Operation of RO Systems
Training and tour at Harn R/O Systems, Inc. This is a NEW 2011 seminar that is taught by David Paul and condenses what he's learned in 33+ years of experience. This seminar will take you step by step through the features of good RO unit design, pretreatment and operation. This includes evaluating the scaling, fouling and chemical attack characteristics of different feedwaters, to good RO/NF unit designs to good operation. You will learn things that you will not get anywhere else. You can also consider this a consultant level understanding of RO systems seminar which is valuable both from a design standpoint and from and operations/troubleshooting standpoint
Contact: David H. Paul, Inc., P.O. Box 2590, Farmington, NM 87499, USA
Tel. +1 505 599 0248, web: www.dhpseminars.com

February 19–21, 2012, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
1st International Saudi Arabian Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (SARECE)
The overall objective of the conference and exhibition is to foster and promote research, technology development, technology transfer and applications of renewable energy in the KSA.
Topics: Solar photovoltaics; Solar thermal; Wind energy; Biomass and biofuels; Geothermal; Hydrogen and fuel cell; Policy issues
Contact: Tel. +966-3860-4628; email: sarec@kfupm.edu.sa
Web: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/sarece

February 23–25, 2012, Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou Water Week 2012 – Water, Wastewater and Water Treatment China 2012
Organized by China Desalination Association, China Foreign Trade Guangzhou Exhibition Corporation, Qingdao International Desalination Center
The exhibition will display three major themes: desalination and water reuse equipment and technology, fluid automation and automatic control equipment, terminal equipment, commercial and home water purification.
Contact: Shi Wenwen, China Desalination Association
Qingdao International Desalination Center
Room 17,Sunshine Building,No 61 Hongkong Middle Road,Qingdao,China
Tel. +86-532-86679768-8006; Mobile +86-13863946359; Fax +86-532-86679769
email: cdasww@vip.126.com, shiwenwen@cda-ida.org.cn Website: http://www.cda-ida.org.cn

February 27 – March 1, 2012, Glendale, AZ, USA
AMTA/AWWA - Membrane Conference
Topics: Membrane facility planning, management and regulations; Membrane filtration; Brackish water; Seawater reverse osmosis; Specific and multi-component removal; Wastewater treatment and reuse; Pretreatment, post-treatment and blending; Concentrate treatment, recovery and disposal; Water supply, intakes, outfalls; Regional issues and application of membrane technologies; New membrane technology and innovations
Contact: Janet L. Jaworski, CMP, Administrative Director
American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)
2409 SE Dixie Hwy., Stuart, FL 34996, USA
Tel. +1 772 463 0820; Fax +1 772 463 0860
email: admin@amtaorg.com; web: www.amtaorg.com

February 27 – March 1, 2012, Mumbai, India
DAE – BRNS Biennial Symposium on Emerging Trends in Separation Science and Technology – SESTEC–2012
Sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) and organized by the Association of Separation Scientists and Technologists (ASSET)
Topics: Synthesis of solvents, resins and membranes; Development of separation equipment; Separations in the nuclear fuel cycle; Emerging separation technologies; Electrochemical and pyrochemical separations; Treatment of industrial effluents; Isotope separations; Membrane science and technology; Radiochemical separations; Water treatment and recycling; Bioremediation; Speciation
Contact: Dr. P.N. Pathak, Secretary, SESTEC-2012, Scientific Officer (F)
Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and Assistant Professor, HBNI, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
Tel. +91 22 25594089; Fax +91 22 25505151
email: ppathak@barc.gov.in; website: http://www.barc.ernet.in

March 5–7, 2012, Rome, Italy
Desalination Technology in the Oil and Gas Industry
Joint workshop of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the European Desalination Society (EDS)
This workshop has been designed to bring together experienced members within the industry in order to exchange knowledge and to provide an opportunity for improved appreciation of perspectives. Oil and gas industry project leaders will discuss their applications, projects and technology requirements. Desalination industry researchers, technologists and project managers will present their understanding of the technical issues and how experience and solutions from their industry may help.
Contact: Sophie Young, Event Manager
Society of Petroleum Engineers, 1st Floor, Threeways House,
40/44 Clipstone Street, London, W1W 5DW, UK
Tel. +44 20 7299 3308; Fax +44 20 7299 3309
email: syoung@spe.org, web: www.spe.org
Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society
University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Faculty of Engineering
via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 00128 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 348 8848406, Fax +1 928 5433066
email: desline.com@gmail.com; websites: www.desline.com, www.edsoc.com

March 6–9, 2012, Zaragoza, Spain
20th International Water and Irrigation Exhibition - SMAGUA 2012
and 10th Environment Exhibition
The two events will bring together the leading companies and associations from the water and environment sectors, affording them a platform to showcase their new products and present the latest trends and technologies.
Contact: SMAGUA 2012, Apartado de Correos 108 - 50080 Zaragoza, Spain
Tel. +34 976 764 765; Fax +34 976 300 924
email: smagua@feriazaragoza.es website: www.smagua.es

March 12–17, 2012, Marseille, France
World Water Forum 2012
Topics: Improving water demand management; Use of non-conventional resources; Improving water governance; Urban and iIndustrial wastewater collection and treatment
Website: http://www.emwis.net/documents/meetings/events/wwf6/solutions/

March 19–22, 2012, Amman, Jordan
INREC'12 – International Nuclear and Renewable Energy Conference
Topics: Nuclear reactor technology; Education and training; Policy studies and issues; Nuclear radiation and shielding; Nuclear physics; Nuclear power in developing countries; Renewable energy technologies; Water, Hydrogen and energy storage; Sustainable energy; Hybridization technologies; Water desalination
Final accepted paper submission January 20, 2012
Web: http://www.inrec12.inrec-conf.org

March 21–23, 2012, Sousse, Tunisia
Fourth International Workshop on Hydrogen (IWH-2012)
Topics: Commercial applications and niche markets; Hydrogen safety and certification; Industrial research and development financing; Hydrogen production technologies; Hydrogen storage and distribution; Hydrogen utilization
Contact: WH’2011 Secretary, METS – IPEIS,
Route Menzel Chaker km 0.5, B.P. 1172, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
Tel. +216 98 954 415; Fax +216 74 246 347
email: iwh2012@geee-energyconf.com; website: http://www.geee-energyconf.com/IWH2012/

March 26–28, 2012, Hammamet, Tunisia
First International Conference on Renewable Energies and Vehicular Technology (REVET)
Notification of acceptance January 10, 2012
Topics: Wind energy; Advanced control of wind systems; Photovoltaic energy; Thermal and solar energy; Energy sources storage; Energy management; Domestic uses; Hybrid renewable energy; Smart grid; Hybrid or electric vehicle powertrain; Motion control drive; Motor design; Monitoring and diagnostics; Transmission technologies; Mobile satellite and position systems; Vehicular electronics and telematics; Wireless power transfer; Power electronic devices; Wireless sensor network
More details at: http://www.revet2012.aiem-tn.org

March 26–30, 2012, Tunis, Tunisia
International Congress Geotunis 2012
"The use and the applications of GIS, remote sensing and digital modeling in the field of environment and in the management of natural resources and hazards"
Topics: Uses and applications of remote sensing and digital modeling in the field of environment; Management of risks and natural disasters using GIS and remote sensing; Management of natural resources using GIS technologies
Contact: Fax +216 7 1247478; email: atigeo_num@yahoo.fr, website: www.geotunis.org

March 27–29, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ASIAWATER 2012 - Asia's No. 1 Water and Wastewater Industry Event
ASIAWATER 2012 is the largest and most comprehensive Asian trade show for water and wastewater industry. It is organized by AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd in cooperation with MEREBO Messe Marketing who is in charge of the Europe, America & Australia Pavilion. Concurrently held with ASIAWATER Expo and Forum is the international conference hosted by the Malaysian Water Association.
Contact: Ms. Helen Ha Huyen Le, Project Director
MEREBO Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Tel. +49-40-3999905-0; Fax +49-40-3999905-25
email: helen@merebo.com web: http://www.asiawater.merebo.com

March 28–30, 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria
South-East European Environmental Forum “Save the Planet”
Waste Management and Recycling Conference and Exhibition
'Save the Planet' will present the latest solutions in waste management, recycling and environment and will encourage the foreign investments and creation of public-private partnerships.
Contact: Via Expo Ltd., 3, Anton Chehov Sq., 4003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Tel./Fax +359 32 945 459, +359 32 960 011, +359 32 960 012
email: office@viaexpo.com website: http://www.eco.viaexpo.com

March 28–30, 2012, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
IWA Regional Conference on Wastewater Purification and Reuse
The aim of the conference is the interaction as well as the exchange of experiences and ideas, among researchers and professionals of the water and wastewater industry, in the important fields of wastewater purification and water reuse.
Topics: Wastewater purification and water reuse legislation; Water reuse history; Wastewater purification: membranes and other physical methodologies; Wastewater purification: chemical methods; Wastewater disinfection; Pollutants in the final effluent; Pathogens in the final effluent; Pathogens: qualitatively and quantitatively monitoring; Pathogens re-generation after disinfection; Public health risks and issues; Public perspective towards water reuse; Effect of water reuse on soils and cultivations; Water reuse as part of a water management scheme; Wastewater purification economics; Water reuse economics; Water reuse in non-agricultural related activities; Reuse of non municipal wastewaters; Designing and implementing a water reuse scheme; Case studies of water reuse schemes: opportunities, problems and solutions
Contact: Paulina Tzaferou and Fenia Galliou, Conference Secretariat
School of Agricultural Technology, Technological Education Institute of Crete
Tel. +30 2810 379477; Fax +30 2810 379477
email: info@wwpr2012.gr, web: www.wwpr2012.gr

April 8–11, 2012, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10th Water Desalination Conference of the Arab Countries
Topics: Thermal desalination; Membrane desalination; Desalination and environment; Solar energy in desalination
Deadline for papers December 30, 2011
Contact: ExiCon International Group, PO Box 14 5765 Beirut 1105 2070, Lebanon
Beirut Office Tel. +961 1 821 421; Mobile +961 3 365 181; Fax +961 1 821 482
Riyadh Office Tel. +966 1 460 2332; Fax +966 1 460 2316
email: arwadex@specialist.com.sa; website: www.arwadex.com

April 9–11, 2012, Kuwait
Fifth International Conferences on Energy Research and Development (ICERD-5)
Organized by Kuwait University (KU), Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Ministry of Electricity & Water (MEW)
Conference theme: Advances in Energy Research and Development. Special emphasis will be on emerging energy conversion technologies, conservation and management strategies.
Topics: Energy conversion and management; Energy conservation in buildings; Fuels and alternatives; Energy policy and planning; Combined and co-generation energy systems; Air-conditioning and refrigeration systems; Energy and environmental issues; Energy and sustainable development; Renewable energy technologies; Energy storage; Thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics; Thermodynamic optimization and exergy analysis; Emerging energy technology.
Contact: Conference Secretariat, Kuwait University, Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Petroleum, P.O. Box: 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Tel. +965 24985807, 24985785, 24985475; Fax +965 24847131, 24817254
email: info@icerd5.org; website: www.icerd5.org

April 9–12, 2012, Cairo, Egypt
Solar'12
The conference will cover a wide spectrum of the most recent and hottest topics in photochemistry, photobiology, photophysics, and photocatalysis, including sessions on sensors, 3G solar cells, nanoscience, renewable and environmental photochemistry, nanofluids and solar thermal technologies, etc.
Deadline for abstracts January 22, 2012
Contact: Dr. Sabry Abdel-Mottaleb, Conference Chairman
NanoPhotochemistry and Solar Chemistry Lab
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Ain Shams University,11566 Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
Tel. +20 122 216 9584; Fax +20 2 2634 7683 / 26389725
email: Greener09@photoenergy.org web: www.photoenergy.org

April 9-11, 2012, Algiers, Algeria
7th Algeria Electricity and Water Expo
This important 3-day trade-show will serve the ever-growing electricity and water needs of Algeria
Contact: Melissa Davis, Project Coordinator, New-Fields Exhibitions, Middle East & North Africa, Abu-Hail Street, Al-Nayli Building #M5, P.O. Box 14003, Dubai, UAE
Tel. +971 4 268 6870; Fax +971 4 262 4569;
email: melissa.davis@new-fields.net, Website: http://www.new-fields.com/aew7/

April 10–12, 2012, Bologna, Italy
International conference "Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in the frame of the Knowledge-Based Bio and Green Economy" (EMB2012)
Topics: Advances on biodegradation of organics and inorganics, phytoremediation, mycoremediation; Biomonitoring and bioremediation of emerging pollutants; Research and innovation on in-situ and ex-situ biotreatments and on aquifer, sediment, seawater and wastewater bioremediation and reuse; Biotransformation and impacts of nanomaterials and biopolymers in the environment; Organic waste multipurpose biorefineries; Biofixation of CO2 in soils and via bioprocessing; Exploitation of microbes from non-conventional, stressed or contaminated environments
Deadline for abstracts February 1, 2012
Contact: Organizing Secretariat, Adria Congrex srl, Via Sassonia, 30 47922 Rimini (RN) Italy
Tel. +39 0541 305811; Fax +39 0541 305842
Website: www.emb2012.org

April 16–18, 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA
International Training Program on Seawater Desalination
Organized by Water Treatment Academy in association with Water Globe Consulting, USA.
The program instructor is Mr. Nikolay Voutchkov. This program is aimed for designers, cost estimators, operators, project managers and engineers of water treatment as well as desalination plant.
Contact: Sirinthip, Program Coordinator, Water Treatment Academy @ TechnoBiz
TechnoBiz Communications Co., Ltd., 2521/27, Lardprao Road, Khlongchaokhunsingha, Wangthonglang, Bangkok 10310 Thailand
Tel. +66 2 933 0077; Fax +66 2 955 9971
email: training@watertreatment-academy.org, Web: www.watertreatment-academy.org

April 16–20, 2012, Graz, Austria
WFC11 World Filtration Congress
The congress is hosted by GOCH – The Austrian Chemical Society.
Topics: Solid–liquid separation; Aerosol filtration and separation, air filtration and gas separations; Membrane processes; Filter media; Testing, instrumentation, control; Simulation and modeling; Product related separation processes
Contact: WFC11 Congress Secretariat
Congress: Mrs. Suzanne Abetz
Exhibition: Mr. Jens Chittka, Filtech Exhibitions, PO Box 12 25 - 40637 Meerbusch, Germany
Tel. +49 2132 93 57 60; Fax +49 2132 93 57 62;
email: info@wfc11.at, web: http://www.wfc11.org/

April 18–19, 2012, Casablanca, Morocco
AMT'2012 – 2nd International Conference on Thermal Sciences:
Energy Efficiency in Industry
Topics: Heat and mass transfer; Energy efficiency and environment; Renewable energies; Fluid mechanics; Energetic and Measurement Techniques
Contact: Mostafa Najam, B.P 5366 Maarif, Casablanca 20100, Morocco
Tel. +212 5 22 23 06 80/84; Mobile +212 6 62 38 04 25; Fax +212 5 22 23 06 74
email: amth.2012@gmail.com; website: www.congres-amt.com

April 22–24, 2012, Doha, Qatar
The 10 Gulf Water Conference
"Water in the GCC States: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus"
Organized by Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) and Water Science and Technology Association (WSTA)
Topics: Sustainable planning and management of water and energy resources; Water security and food sustainability; Management of natural resources (groundwater and surface water); Management of the municipal water sector; Desalination technologies; Wastewater sector management and reuse; Water, health and the environment
Deadline for papers January 31, 2012
Contact: Prof. Waleed K. Al-Zubari, Chairman of the Scientific Committee
The 10th Gulf Water Conference, Water Science and Technology Association
PO Box 20018, Manama, Bahrain
Tel. +973 1782 6512; Fax +973 1782 6513; Mobile +973 39433811
email: waleed@agu.edu.bh; website: http://www.wstagcc.org/comevents.php

April 23–26, 2012, Barcelona, Spain
Desalination for the Environment – Clean Water and Energy
Organized by the European Desalination Society
Topics: Socio-economic and environmental issues: Water scarcity and environmental implications; Desalination and water resource management; Desalination projects, financing schemes; Cost of desalination and water treatment; Desalination and environmental impact; Concentrate handling; Processes, problems, technological advances: Feedwater pretreatment for desalination; Seawater desalination by reverse osmosis; Brackish water desalination; Nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration in water treatment processes; Removal of specific compounds; Membrane performance and maintenance; Pre-treatment and post-treatment of desalinated water; Recent developments in desalination; Advanced wastewater treatment; Desalination and renewable energy sources; Energy recovery technology; Thermal seawater desalination; Corrosion and scaling; Materials selection
Deadline for papers February 29, 2012
Early bird registration deadline March 20, 2012
Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society
University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Faculty of Engineering
via Alvaro del Portillo, 21 00128 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 348 8848406, Fax +1 928 5433066
email: desline.com@gmail.com websites: www.desline.com, www.edsoc.com

April 24–27, 2012, Salta, Argentina
VIIIth Ibero-American Conference on Membrane Science and Technology (CITEM 2012)
Organized by Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Química (INIQUI-CONICET), Facultad de Ingeniería - Universidad Nacional de Salta; Instituto de Física Aplicada (INFAP-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Sociedad Brasilera de Procesos con Membranas (SBPM)
Topics: Materials and membrane preparation: Polymeric membranes, Inorganic membranes, Facilitated transport membranes, Liquid membranes, Hybrid, mixed matrix and nanostructured membranes, Asymmetric membranes, Composite membranes; Membrane characterization, modification and modeling: Membrane structure, Membrane chemistry, Membrane fouling, Membrane modification, Molecular membrane design, Transport phenomena, process modelling and simulation; Membrane applications: Ultra- and microfiltration, Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis, Gas separation, Pervaporation, vapor permeation and membrane distillation, Hybrid and novel processes, Food processes, Drinking and wastewater, Fuel cells, Membrane contactors, Biomedical applications, Bioreactors
Contact: Tel. +54 (387) 4255361; Fax +54 (387) 4251006
email: citem2012@unsa.edu.ar; website: www.unsa.edu.ar/citem2012

April 25–28, 2012, Xi'an, China
5th World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology
Topics: Synthetic biology and sustainable productivity; Industrial microbiology; Food biotechnology; Environmental biotechnology; Agriculture and plant biotechnology; Biomaterials and tissue engineering; Pharmaceutical biotechnology; Medical biotechnology and biomedical devices and equipment; Enable bioprocessing technologies; Applications of biotechnology in other industries; Business and investment forum on industrial biotechnology
Deadline for abstracts January 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance February 25, 2012
Deadline for papers February 28, 2012
Contact: Ms. Amy Qiao, Organizing Committee of IBIO-2012
East Area, F11, Building 1, Dalian Ascendas IT Park, 1 Hui Xian Yuan, Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone, LN 116025, China
Tel. +86 411 84799609 ext 821; Fax +86 411 84799629
email: amy@bit-ibio.com, wesite: http://www.bitlifesciences.com/ibio2012/default.asp

April 30 – May 1, 2012, Rome, Italy
Global Water Summit 2012
More information at: http://www.globalwaterintel.com/gwi-events/gwi-conference/

May 13–18, 2012, Dublin, Ireland
IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012
Topics: Utilities asset management; Environment and ecology; Communications and information; Climate change; Economics, policy and sustainable planning; Water, agriculture and food
Contact: IWA-WCE 2012 C/O Keynote PCO, Suite 26, Anglesea House, Carysfort Avenue Blackrock Co, Dublin, Ireland
Tel. +353 1 400 3662; Fax +353 1 400 3692
email: info@iwa-wcedublin.org web: www.iwa-wcedublin.org

May 14–18, 2012, Salt Lake City, USA
Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLiM)
Organized by the IAEA
Topics: Approaches to plant life management; Economics of plant life management; Ageing management and related operational programme; Systems, structures, and components’ design modification, modernization, refurbishment and replacement; Managerial issues concerned with plant life management; Regulatory issues concerned with plant life management.
Deadline for papers April 30, 2012
Contact: email: plim@iaea.org
web: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=41982

May 28–30, 2012, Dalian, China
The 7th International Green Energy Conference and
The 1st DNL Conference on Clean Energy
Organized by the International Association for Green Energy (IAGE)
and Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy (DNL)
This is a multi–disciplinary international conference on the use of energy in a clean way and exploring new green energy. It will provide a high level academic exchange platform to discuss green energy and related technologies in the global development, and the new opportunities of green energy-related industries.
Deadline for abstracts January 10, 2012
Submission of full papers February 1 – March 1, 2012
Topics: Awareness and regulations: Energy conservation and management, economics, education, policy and planning, security, energy and sustainability; Energy and environment: Industrial ecology, life cycle analysis, environmental impact and climate change, global warming, greenhouse gases adaptation and mitigation technologies; Renewable and clean energy technologies: Biomass and bio-fuel, Fuel cells, Geothermal energy, Hydraulic energy, Solar energy, Wind energy; Battery energy storage for stationary applications, for transportation applications, for portable applications, for renewable energy applications; Advanced energy systems
Contact: Ms. Huiying Liu, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian110623, China
Tel. +86 411 84379577; Fax +86 411 84665057; email: liuhy@dicp.ac.cn
Ms. Ying Li, Tel. +86 15998406335; email: liying10@dicp.ac.cn
website: http://igec2012.dicp.csp.escience.cn

May 28–June 2, 2012, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Fifth International Conference BALWOIS 2012 on Water, Climate and Environment
Topics: Climate and hydrology; Water, environment and human activities; Water related risks; Integrated water resources management; Ecohydrology; Computing and technologies in water sector
Deadline for papers February 13, 2012
Organized by the Balkan Institute for Water and Environment - IB2E; Macedonian Association of Meteorology METEO MAK, and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
Contact: BALWOIS Organising Committee, email: secretariat@balwois.com; website: www.balwois.com/2012

May 28 – June 1, 2012, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Argentina Ambiental 2012
The International Congress of Environmental Science and Technology and First National Congress of the Argentinean Society of Environmental Sciences and Technologies
Topics: Processes of resources degradation: Watersheds, Atmosphere, Desertification, Terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands, Biodiversity losses, Marine environments;
Production and environment: Mining, Industry, Energy, Solids wastes and effluents, Agricultural systems; Sociopolitical dimensions: Urbanization and environment, Arsenic problematics, Over-borders contamination, Sustainability, Carbon footprint
Deadline for papers February 15, 2012
Contact: General information: info@argentina-ambiental.com.ar
Registrations: registrations@argentina-ambiental.com.ar
Abstracts and proceedings: abstracts@argentina-ambiental.com.ar
web: http://www.argentina-ambiental.com.ar

June 3–7, 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland
8th ECI International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer
Topics: Pool boiling and bubble dynamics; Flow boiling in micro- and macro-channels; Enhanced boiling bundle boiling; Critical heat flux; Boiling in plate heat exchangers; Boiling in electronic cold plates; Convective condensation in micro- and macro-channels; Enhanced condensation; Condensation in plate heat exchangers; Falling film evaporation and condensation; Boiling and condensation of mixtures; Two-phase heat transfer devices; Novel two-phase measurement and visualization techniques; Numerical simulation and modeling of boiling and condensation phenomena
Contact: Prof. John R. Thome, Conference Director
Laboratory of Heat and Mass Transfer (LTCM),
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne. Switzerland
Tel, +41 21 693 59 81/82; Fax +41 21 693 59 60; email: john.thome@epfl.ch
Dr. Navid Borhani, Conference Secretary
Tel. +41 21 693 35 03; Fax +41 21 693 59 60; email: navid.borhani@epfl.ch
web: http://boiling2012.epfl.ch

June 4-6, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
International Conference on Recycle and Reuse (R&R 2012)
Topics: treatment, reuse and recycle of domestic and industrial wastewater, membrane technologies, landfills management, designing and construction, waste minimization, waste incineration and gasification, innovative technologies for water, soil and air pollution control, energy efficiency and management, clean and renewable energy technologies, global warming and greenhouse gases mitigation, green technologies, public health and clean air, laws, policies and regulations related to recycling and reuse.
Deadline for abstracts January 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance February 15, 2012
Deadline for papers April 1, 2012
Contact: Gulsum Yilmaz or Burcu Onat,
Istanbul University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering
Tel. +90 (212) 473 70 70; Fax: +90 (212) 473 71 80
email: rr2012@istanbul.edu.tr, rr2012istanbul@gmail.com
Ceyda Uyguner Demirel, Bogazici University, Institute of Environmental Sciences
Tel. +90 (212) 359 71 46; Fax +90 (212) 257 50 33
Website: http://rr2012.istanbul.edu.tr

June 5–8, 2012, Moscow, Russia
ECWATWECH-2012 - International Water Forum
ECWATECH-2012 expects increasing of both individual and collective exhibitors (national, regional and sectorial). Joint stands of Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Israel, Finland, France and UK are being planned. A number of other associations and unions are also considering their stands at the exhibition.
Profile topics: Water resources conservation and management; Water supply (municipal, industrial, rural); Water pre-treatment and process water; Desalination; POU; Bottling and bottled waters (BW-show); Wastewater treatment and sewage; Sludge management; Utilities pipeline networks: construction, diagnostics, operation and repair (CityPipe); Trenchless technologies (No Dig Moscow); Water metering, regulation devices and equipment; Information technologies, hydroinformatics; Ground water prospecting and extraction; Water amelioration, Canal structures
Contact: Sergey Malygin, ECWATECH Organiser, SIBICO International
Tel. +7 495 225 5986; emailto: s.malygin@sibico.com
web: www.ecwatech.com, www.sibico.com

June 19–22, 2012, Aruba
CaribDA 2012 Conference and Exhibition "80 Years of Desalination Makes For One Happy Island" in conjunction with the W.E.B. Aruba N.V.’s 80th Anniversary Celebration
Topics: Technology and innovations; Planning and management; Finance and economics; Regulations and the environment; Seawater reverse osmosis applications; Desalination using green energy; Thermal desalination
Deadline for papers March 16, 2012
Deadline for PowerPoint presentations April 13, 2012
Contact: Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA)
2409 SE Dixie Hwy. Stuart, FL 34996, USA
Tel. +1 772 781 8507; Fax +1 772 463 0860
email: adminassist@caribda.com, website: www.caribda.com

June 27–29, 2012, Barcelona, Spain
5th International Conference on Maritime Transport:
Technological Innovations and Research
Topics: Ports; Shipping business; Environment; Human element; Maritime education and training; Ships and navigation
Deadline for papers February 15, 2012
Contact: Conference Secretariat, Department of Nautical Science & Engineering,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona TECH
Jordi Mateu Tel. +34 93 401 79 20; Fax +34 93 401 79 23
Montse Margalef Tel. +34 93 401 79 32; Fax +34 93401 79 23
Mireia Sala Tel. +34 93 401 57 06; Fax +34 93 401 79 23
email: mt2012@cen.upc.edu; website: http://mt2012.upc.edu/home

July 1–6, 2012, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
7th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES2012)
The Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) Conference is an event devoted to scientists, engineers, policy makers, students and other interested parties in the field of sustainable development.
Deadline for abstracts January 15, 2012
Deadline for papers February 15, 2012
Contact: Prof. Zvonimir Guzovic, Conference secretary
7th SDEWES Conference, FSB, Ivana Lucica 5, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax +385 1 6156940; email: ohrid2012@sdewes.org
Website: http://www.ohrid2012.sdewes.org

July 2–6, 2012, Singapore
Fifth Singapore International Water Week
"Water Solutions for Liveable and Sustainable Cities"
Topics: Delivering water from source to tap; Effective and efficient wastewater management; Planning for sustainable water solutions; Water quality snd health
Notification of acceptance January 16, 2012
Deadline for papers April 30, 2012
Contact: Maurice Neo, Managing Director, Singapore International Water Week
40 Scotts Road #10-01, Singapore 228231
Tel. +65 6731 3191; Fax +65 6731 3055
email: waterconvention@siww.com.sg; website: http://www.siww.com.sg

July 11–13, 2012, Surabaya, Indonesia
INDOWATER 2012 – 8th International Water, Wastewater and Recycling Technology Expo and Forum
Contact: Ms. Helen Ha Huyen Le, Project Director
MEREBO Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Tel. +49-40-3999905-0; Fax +49-40-3999905-25
email: helen@merebo.com, web: http://www.asiawater.merebo.com

July 12–13, 2012, Santiago, Chile
HYDROPROCESS 2012 – 4th International Seminar on Process Hydrometallurgy
Topics: Sustainable processing and bio-processes for ores and materials; Cyanidation and leaching of ores, concentrates and industrial materials; Crystallisation, cementation, precipitation and neutralisation processes; Electrolytic, ion exchange and solvent extraction processes; Best practices, developments and innovations in hydrometallurgical processes and operations; New projects, plant expansions and industrial case studies; Automation, modelling, optimisation and control of equipments and industrial plants
Contact: Alejandra Zurita, Event Coordinator, Tel. +56 2 652 1543
Jesús Casas, Technical Coordinator, Tel. +56 2 652 1500
email: hydroprocess@hydroprocess.cl; website: http://www.hydroprocess.cl

August 19–23, 2012, Philadelphia, PA, USA
244th ACS National Meeting – Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry:
Mineral Scales in Biological and Industrial Systems
Topics: Kinetic aspects of crystallization and dissolution; Crystal polymorph stabilization, transformation and epitaxial considerations; Inhibitor adsorption/desorption on crystal surfaces; Inhibitor modeling; environmental impact of inhibitors (green chemistry);
Effect of soluble/insoluble impurities on crystallization/dissolution; Anionic-cationic polymer interactions; Physiochemical processes at solid-liquid interface; Removal of toxic contaminants from aqueous streams
Deadline for abstracts March 21, 2012
Contact: Dr. Zahid Amjad, Symposium Chair
Walsh University, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, 2020 E. Maple Street, North Canton, OH 44720< USA
Tel. +1 216 650 9873; email: zamjad@walsh.edu

August 26–31, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 World Water Week "Water and Food Security"
Organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute with FAO and the CGIAR
as Key Collaborating Partners
The Week focuses on new thinking and positive action toward water-related challenges and their impact on the world's environment, health, climate, economic and poverty reduction agendas.
Contact: Mr. Adrián Puigarnau, Programme Manager, World Water Week
Stockholm International Water Institute, Drottninggatan 33, 111 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel. +46 7 61294625; Fax +46 8 522 139 61
email: adrian.puigarnau@siwi.org, web: www.siwi.org

September 4–7, 2012, Poitiers/Futuroscope, France
Eurotherm 2012
The aim of the 6th European Thermal Sciences Conference is to promote and to encourage European cooperation in thermal sciences and heat transfer.
Notification of abstract acceptance February 1, 2012
Deadline for papers April 2, 2012
Topics: Natural, forced and mixed convection; Conduction; Radiation; Combustion; Thermodynamic processes; Heat exchange systems; Two-phase flows; Thermal measurements and identification; Micro and nano scales
Contact: Congress secretary, Institut P', CNRS – ENSMA, Université de Poitiers - UPR 3346,
Département Fluides, Thermique, Combustion,
ENSMA - Téléport 2, 1, avenue Clément Ader,
BP 40109, F86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
email: contact@eurotherm2012.com, web: http://www.eurotherm2012.com

September 16–21, 2012, Busan, Korea
IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition
Organised by the International Water Association (IWA)
Topics: Science and application of water treatment and management; Water, climate and energy; Cities of the future; Managing utilities and their assets; Securing new and traditional water resources for the future; Water, ecosystems and catchments; Water and health – microbiological and chemical
Deadline for papers May 31, 2012
Contact: IWA, Tel. +31 70 315 0792, Fax +31 70 347 7005
email: 2012busan@iwahq.org, website: www.iwa2012busan.org

September 20–23, 2012, Dalian, China
BIT's 1st Annual World Congress of Ocean-2012 (WCO-2012)
Topics: Maritime law, standards and marine resource assessment; Marine ship economy, finance, and insurance; Free trade zone; Marine sciences; Ocean engineering and coast engineering; Renewable ocean energy; Offshore oil and gas; Anti-corrosion for maritime industries; Marine intelligence-telecommunication, IT/IOT and media; High performance materials for marine industry; Sea water technology; Marine transport; Marine environment protection; Maritime security and salvage; Navy and warship technology
Contact: Ms. Gloria Su, Organizing Commission of WCO-2012
East Area, F11, Building 1, Dalian Ascendas IT Park, 1 Hui Xian Yuan, Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone, LN 116025, China
Tel. +86 411 84799609 804; email: Gloria@bitcongress.com
http://www.bitconferences.com/wco2012/

September 2012, 23–27, London, UK
Euromembrane 2012
Organized by the European Membrane Society and Imperial College London
Topics: Gas and vapour separation; Membranes for biorefinery applications;
Membranes for drinking water production; Ultra and microfiltration; Wastewater treatment and membrane fouling; Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis; Organic solvent nanofiltration;
Membrane bioreactors; Membrane contactors and multifunctional reactors; Membranes for energy generation and CO₂ capture; Fuel cells/batteries, electromembrane processes; Facilitated transport membranes; Biomedical membrane applications; Microfluidic membrane applications; Modelling; Membrane ageing; Membrane characterization; Membrane formation; Membrane and surface modification; Molecular membrane design; Inorganic membranes;
Mixed matrix membranes and carbon membranes
Deadline for abstracts March 30, 2012
Notification of acceptance May 4, 2012
Early Bird registration deadline July 20, 2012
Contact: Ms. Angela Yuan, Publishing Content Coordinator
Tel. +86 10 8520 8797; email: A.Yuan@elsevier.com
Website: http://www.euromembrane2012.com

November 7–8, 2012, Aachen, Germany
14th Aachener Membran Kolloquium (AMK)
Organised by the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering at RWTH Aachen University
The AMK tries to bring together people from a broad range of backgrounds with the aim of interdisciplinary knowledge exchange on membrane innovations.
Topics: Membranes in water treatment; Gas separation; Solvent recovery; Process engineering; Energy applications; Biotechnology and health. The development of new membranes will be treated as well as operational experiences and module design with an emphasis of industrial relevance.
Deadline for abstracts January 31, 2012
Notification of acceptance May 1, 2012
Deadline for papers July 15, 2012
Contact: VIVTA e.V., AVT.CVT - Chemical Process Engineering
Turmstrasse. 46, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
Tel. +49 241 80 95 470; Fax +49 241 80 92 252
email: secretary.cvt@avt.rwth-aachen.de
website: amk.rwth-aachen.de

November 21–22, 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany
IWRM Karlsruhe 2012 - Integrated Water Resource Management
Topics: Challenges for future cities and efficient agricultural production; Competing water uses; Regulatory and policy framework
Deadline for abstracts March 16, 2012
Contact: Jochen Bortfeld, Project Manager
Tel. +49 721 3720-5133; Fax +49 721 3720-99-5133
email: jochen.bortfeld@kmkg.de Website: www.iwrm-karlsruhe.com