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2009

  • June 7–11, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic
    PERMEA 2009 — 4th Membrane Science and Technology Conference of Visegrad Countries

    Topics: Electromembrane processes, ion exchange membranes, electrodialysis, electrodeionization, membrane electrolysis; Hybrid membrane processes, power technologies; Membrane separation methods, technological equipment; Membrane materials, membrane preparation and characterization; Transport across membranes, mathematical models
    Contact: Conference Secretariat, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Heyrovsky Sq. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
    Tel. +420 296 809 332; Fax+420 296 809 410; email: sympo@imc.cas.cz, http://www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/permea09/index.html

  • June 7–12, 2009, Trondheim, Norway
    Advanced Membrane Technology IV: Membranes for Clean and Sustainable Processes

    Topics: Functionalized membranes (biomimetic membranes also included); Advancements in desalination (including low energy RO membranes); Advanced MF technology (with focus on MBR); Modeling of membrane transport / simulation of processes; Membrane reactors for clean energy (including fuel cells); Membranes for CO2 capture (both organic and inorganic); Novel techniques for making high flux membranes; Adsorptive membranes; Advancements in nanocomposite membranes
    Contact: Engineering Conferences International, 32 Broadway, Suite 314, New York, NY 10004, USA
    Tel. +1 (212) 514-6760; Fax +1 (212) 514-6030; email: info@engconfintl.org; website: http://www.engconf.org/9aj.html

  • June 14–19, 2009, Schladming, Austria
    EUROTHERM International Conference on Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning – 2009

    The goal of this conference is to facilitate innovative thinking and to explore new theoretical and practical approaches to address the tremendous challenges associated with fouling of heat exchangers. It will also provide an opportunity for experts from industry, academia and government research centres from around the world to present their latest research and technological developments in fouling mitigation and cleaning strategies.
    Topics: Crude oil and hydrocarbon fluid fouling; Fouling in industrial processes and power plants; Fouling in the dairy and food industries; Fouling in thermal desalination plants; Mechanisms of heat transfer fouling (crystallisation, particulate, reaction, corrosion, solidification and biofouling); Surface and chemical treatments; Micro and compact heat exchanger fouling; Fouling mitigation and cleaning (chemical, mechanical and physical techniques); Heat exchanger fouling monitoring
    Contact: Hans Müller-Steinhagen, email: Hans.Mueller-Steinhagen@dlr.de
    Reza Malayeri, email: m.malayeri@itw.uni-stuttgart.de
    Paul Watkinson, email: apw@chml.ubc.ca

  • June 17–19, 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia
    INDOWATER 2009 — the 5th International Water, Wastewater and Recycling Technology Event

    Organized by PT. Napindo Media Ashatama in co-operation with Indonesian Water Supply Association, Indonesian Society of Sanitary and Environmental Engineers, MEREBO Messe Marketing (European and North American Pavilion).
    Scope of exhibits: Water treatment equipment, Industrial water treatment, Drinking water treatment and equipment, Pumps and valves, Instruments, controls and automation, Water pipes and drains, Sewer inspection, cleaning and maintenance, Consultation and engineering services
    Contact: MEREBO Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
    Tel. +49 (40) 3999905-0, Fax +49 (40)3999905-25, email contact@merebo.com, www.indowater.merebo.com

  • June 21–26, 2009, Mykonos Island, Greece
    Second International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 09) and SECOTOX Conference

    Topics: Air quality; Coastal environment; Cultural heritage and architectural issues; Decentralised wastewater management; Ecosystems analysis and protection; Ecotoxicology; Energy and environment; Environmental economics; Environmental education; Environmental impact assessment and risk analysis; Environmental legislation and policy; Environmental restoration; Fate and transport of pollutants; GIS and remote sensing; Global climate change; Hazardous waste management; Industrial waste; Natural wastewater treatment systems; Numerical modeling; Pollution control technologies; Renewable energy sources; Sustainable waste monitoring and management; Sustainable development and planning; Tourism and environment; Urban aerosols and health effects; Visual impact and noise pollution; Water pollution; Water resources engineering and management
    Contact: Conference Secretariat, Evangelia Trizoni, Katerina Papaoikonomou and Vasilios Tsiridis, Department of Planning and Regional Development, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 38334 Volos, Greece
    Tel. +30 24210 74459, 74276; Fax +30 24210 74276; Mobile +30 6972551322;
    email: epapaoik@uth.gr and etrizoni@uth.gr; Web site: www.cemepe.prd.uth.gr

  • June 22–24, 2009, San Francisco, USA
    3rd International Congress of Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine 2009 (NanoBio 2009)

    Organized by the International Association of Nanotechnology
    Topics: Targeted nano delivery systems for drugs and genes; Minimally invasive diagnostic methods; Nanobio structural modeling; Regenerative nanomedicine; Nanobiological assemblies; Medical imaging; Bio-detection and bio-defense; Nano patterning; Nano regulations and public policy; Nanotoxicology and risk management; Investment in nanobio emerging companies; Workforce education and training for the new nanobio industry
    Contact: Patrick Nye, Outreach Representative, International Association of Nanotechnology, 1290 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose, CA 95126, USA
    Tel. +1 408 280-6222; pnye@ianano.org; http://ianano.org/

  • June 22–26, 2009, Singapore
    The 2nd Singapore International Water Week

    The Singapore International Water Week is the global platform that brings policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners together to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements in the water world. To help expand your market, and prepare you for the next economic upturn, International Water Week 2009 offers a diverse mix of carefully planned programs on water infrastructures and technologies
    Web site: http://www.siww.com

  • June 22–26, 2009, Singapore
    6th IWA Leading Edge Technology Conference
    “Sustainable Cities – Infrastructure and Technologies for Water

    Web site: http://www.let2009.com.sg

  • June 23–25, 2009, Singapore
    Water Convention 2009

    Jointly organised by PUB, Singapore's national water agency, and the International Water Association (IWA )
    Topics: Water technology solutions for today's applications; Managing water infrastructure; Water and health; Planning for sustainable water solutions
    Contact: Samantha Shoo, The Meeting Lab, 695E East Coast Road, Singapore 459059
    Tel. +65 6346 4402; Fax +65 6346 4403; waterconvention@siww.com.sg; www.siww.com.sg/waterconvention.php

  • June 24–25, 2009, Duisburg, Germany
    DME seminar  "Chemicals and Pre-treatment in Seawater Desalination –
    How to handle Fouling and Scaling"

    Experts will give an overview to reasons and impacts of fouling and scaling in thermal and in membrane plants. Mechanisms leading to such problems and adequate counteractions to minimize the damage, especially by the use of additives and their effects will be shown and discussed by means of practical example reports.
    Contact: DME GmbH, Bismarckstraße 120, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
    Tel. +49 203 306 4250; Fax +49 203 306 4255; email: info@dme-gmbh.de; Web: www.dme-ev.de

  • June 25–27, 2009, Limassol, Cyprus
    European Water Resources Association’s (EWRA) 7th International Conference on
    Water Resources Conservation and Risk Reduction Under Climatic Instability

    The conference will provide an international forum for the exchange of scientific information and knowledge-sharing on state-of-the-art research efforts and contemporary water-related issues, on a multitude of thematic areas such as water management and technologies, macro-engineering and environmental governance, proactive planning and crisis management, sustainable development, urban water supply systems, water losses, water shortage and water reuse, water pollution, and risk assessment.
    Topics: Water management; Water loss; Water-related natural hazards; Sustainable development; Best practices; Water conservation – management and technology; Macro-engineering and environmental governance; On the road to Copenhagen (a round-table discussion about the new Kyoto protocol)
    Contact: Dr. Symeon Christodoulou, Conference Host and Chair, University of Cyprus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 75 Kallipoleos, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
    Tel. +357 2289 2270; Fax +357 2289 2295; ewra2009@ucy.ac.cy, www.eng.ucy.ac.cy/ewra2009

  • June 28 – July 3, 2009, Krakow, Poland
    ExHFT-7 — 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics

    Organized under the auspices of the Assembly of World Conferences on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
    Topics: Heat and mass transfer, Fluid mechanics, Thermodynamics, Measurement techniques, Interdisciplinary areas in heat and fluid flow, Reaction and combustion, Turbulence; Aerospace technology, Advanced energy systems, Advanced environmental systems, Biotechnology and medical systems, Cryogenics, Education, Fuel cell systems, Interactive computational and experimental methodologies, Manufacturing processes, Material processing, Micro electronic equipment, Micro-electro-mechanical systems, Miniaturized systems for chemistry and life sciences, and nanotechnology
    Contact: exhft-7@agh.edu.pl, http://www.exhft-7.agh.edu.pl

  • July 2–3, 2009, Terni, Italy
    International Workshop on Integrated vision of urban and agro-industrial wastewater treatment, monitoring and reclamation:  the key role played by the Sewage Treatment Plant

    Organized by ISRIM with the contribution of the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community (LIFE06 ENV/IT/000235)  
    Based on the concept of “integrated wastewater treatment chain”, the aim of the workshop is to provide the WWTP managers and the statutory bodies with the proper integration and synergy for a sustainable management of the wastewater treatment cycle.
    Participation in the workshop is free.
    Contact: Organizing Secretariat, Fax +39-0744 470174, workshop@lifekolisoon.it , www.lifekolisoon.it

  • July 3–4, 2009, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece
    Specialist conference on Asset Management of Medium and Small Wastewater Utilities

    Organized by Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, and International Water Association
    Topics: Major challenges and constraints of managing assets of small and medium wastewater utilities; Implementation of strategic asset management in small and medium wastewater utilities; Decentralised systems versus centralised systems; Life cycle analysis applied to decentralised wastewater systems; Technological solutions and case studies of decentralized wastewater systems; Performance assessment and risk management in small and medium wastewater utilities; Social, economic and financial dimensions of wastewater asset management; Human and organizational aspects of managing infrastructure assets of small and medium utilities; Advantages and disadvantages of managing infrastructure assets in multi-service utilities; Low-cost wastewater treatment systems; Risk management; Acquisition of reliable data on wastewater asset conditions
    Contact: Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67100, Greece
    Tel. +30 25410 79393; Fax +30 25410 79397; email: iwasam@econ.soc.uoc.gr or iwasam@env.duth.gr; www.iwahq.org

  • July 3–5, 2009, Alexandroupolis, Thrace, Greece
    2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance

    Organized by Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace; Department of Economics, University of Crete; International Water Association
    Topics: Integrated water resources and wastewater asset management; Economics; Statistics and benchmarking; Finance
    Contact: Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67100, Greece
    Tel. +30 25410 79397 or +30 6945706431; Fax +30 25410 79397; iwa@econ.soc.uoc.gr; www.iwahq.org

  • July 8–10, 2009, Qingdao, China
    2009 Asia-Pacific Desalination Conference
    Organized by China Desalination Association, Qingdao Science and Technology Association, Qingdao International Desalination Center, ITM-CNR of Italy, European Desalination Society
    Topics: General perspectives on desalination and its development all over the world; Innovation of membrane desalination technology; Innovation of thermal desalination technology; Corrosion control and materials choose; Energy recovery technology in desalination; Novel energy resources for desalination; Anti-fouling technology and pre-/post- treatment of sea water; Product post-treatment and salty water integrated utilization; Desalination and environment; Application for pertinent product of desalination; Membrane technology and MBR technology; Innovation and development of water reuse technology; Integrated utilization and recycling of industry and municipal sewage; Project of desalination system and management; Economic research of desalination system; Case studies on desalination project implementation
    Contact : Gong Haichen or Yang Yan, China Desalination Association, Qingdao International Desalination Centre
    Tel. +86-532-86679768, +86-10-64661601; Fax +86-532-86679769; email: ghc@cda-ida.org.cn, cdaghc@163.com   

  • July 10–13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA
    The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation
    (IMETI 2009)

    Topics: Engineering concepts, relations and methodologies ; Technological development and innovation; Disciplinary research and development
    Deadline for papers June 4, 2009
    Contact: Conference Secretariat Tel. +58 212 232 7062; Fax +58 407 656 3516;
    email: imeti-sec@mail.imeti2009.org; http://www.iiis2009.org/imeti

  • July 13–16, 2009, Austin, Texas, USA
    AMTA 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition “Membranes: Kickin' it up Texas Style"

    Topics: Membrane facility planning, management and regulations; Coastal and inland brackish water applications; Seawater desalination moves forward; Growth in membrane filtration; Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis applications; Wastewater treatment and reuse; Concentrate treatment, recovery and disposal; Regional issues and applications of membrane technologies
    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; www.amtaorg.com

  • July 14–16, 2009, Townsville, Australia
    Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering CESE-2009
    Organized by James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
    Topics: Environmental challenges: from catchments to consumers: Catchment management, Water quality monitoring and modeling for surface water and groundwater, Water treatment, wastewater treatment, water reuse, Application of membrane technology, Persistent pollutants, trace organic substances, Coastal and reef processes, Environmental education; Sustainability and renewable energy: Sustainable science, Sustainable power supply, Solar energy, solar energy devices, wind energy, Resource recovery, Cleaner production, Ecological buildings; Green processes: Applications in mining and minerals industry, Applications in chemical and pharmaceutical industries, Applications in food industry, Applications in agriculture and aquaculture ,Biotechnology and public health
    Contact: V. Jegatheesan, School of Engineering, James Cook University,
    Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
    Tel. +61 (7) 4781 4871; Fax +61 (7) 4781 6788; email: jega.jegatheesan@jcu.edu.au

  • September 1–3, 2009, Beijing, China
    5th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference for Water and Wastewater Treatment
    Organized by IWA and Tsinghua University
    Topics: Novel membrane materials and configurations; Various membrane and hybrid membrane processes; Membrane fouling mechanisms and control; Drinking water treatment; Domestic wastewater treatment and reuse; Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse; Desalination; Case studies: membrane processes for drinking water and wastewater treatment
    Contact: Organising Secretary lWA-MTC 2009, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
    Tel. +86-10-62780050, 62796518; Fax +86-10-62795275; email:iwamtc2009@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn, iwamtc2009@gmail.com; web: http://iwa-mtc2009.org

  • September 3–5, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece
    11th Biennial Conference on

    Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2009)
    Organized by 2009 G-NEST and the University of the Aegean
    Topics: Environmental dynamics; Global environmental change and ecosystems management; Environmental restoration and ecological engineering; Environmental sustainability; Health and the environment; Water resources and river basin management; Wastewater and sludge treatment; Air pollution and control; Solid waste management; Water treatment and reclamation;
    Contact: CEST2009 Secretariat, University of the Aegean, 30, Voulgaroktonou St., GR 114 72 Athens, Greece
    Tel. +30 210 6492450, 210 6492452; Fax +30 210 6492499; email: cest2009@gnest.org; website: http://www.gnest.org/cest

  • September 6–10, 2009, Montpellier, France
    EUROMEMBRANE 2009
    Organized by the European Membrane Institute and National Graduate School of Chemistry (ENSCM), University of Montpellier 2 (UM2)
    Topics: Materials — Hybrid and polymeric membranes; Composite membranes;
    Inorganic membranes: ceramic, metallic, zeolite; Ion conducting membranes:
    proton and oxygen; Nanostructured materials and surface modification – functionalization;
    Molecular recognition and self-assembly membranes: liquid, biomimetic and facilitated transport;
    New breakthrough approaches for membrane materials; Characterization — Material structure; Membrane performance; Non-destructive and in-situ dynamic characterization;
    Modelling and simulation — Molecular modelling; Transport mechanisms; Processes —
    Classical membrane operations: MF, UF, NF, RO, PV, ED; Membrane reactors:
    high/low temperature; catalytic /non catalytic; enzymatic or microbial; Membrane contactors:
    membrane distillation; crystallization; emulsification; Affinity membrane; Hybrid operations
    and process integration; Process intensification with membranes; Module design and
    engineering — Fluid mechanics. Computational fluid dynamics; Dynamic and design
    module operation; Microsystems and microtechnologies; Fouling; Pre-treatment and cleaning;
    Applications — Energy – Fuel cells – H2 recovery; Environment –Waste treatments;
    Drinking water – Desalination; Non aqueous membrane applications; Gas separation –
    Air treatment – CO2 recovery; Food and packaging; Pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies;
    Health and artificial organs; Sensors, actuators; Textiles and napkins;
    Out of the lab-university-industry technology transfer — Case study assessments; Economics.
    Deadline for extended abstracts  June 15, 2009
    Contact: Euromembrane 2009 Secretariat, IEM, University Montpellier 2, CC 047, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
    email: Euromembrane2009@iemm.univ-montp2.fr, http://euromembrane2009.enscm.fr/euromembrane2009/accueil.php

  • September 8–10, 2009, Naples, Italy
    First International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems

    Topics: Conduction, convection and radiation; Coupled problems; Reactive heat and mass transport; Heat and mass transfer in porous media; Numerical methods; High performance computing; Biological heat and mass transfer; Heat exchangers and fuel cells; Boiling and condensation; Power plants and equipment; Energy conversion; Refrigeration and air-conditioning; Chemical processes and heat transfer; Micro- and nano- heat transport
    Contact: Prof. Nicola Massarotti, Dipartimento per le Tecnologie, University of Naples "Parthenope", Centro Direzionale - Is. C4, Naples 80143, Italy
    Tel. +39 081 547 6735; Fax +39 081 214 4397; email: massarotti@uniparthenope.it
    Prof. Perumal Nithiarasu, School of Engineering, Swansea University, Singleton Park
    Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
    Tel. +44 1792 513 267; Fax +44 1792 295 903; email: P.Nithiarasu@swansea.ac.uk
    Conference email: thermacomp2009@thermacomp.com; Web site: http://www.thermacomp.com

  • September 14–18, 2009, Rome, Italy
    6th International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer

    Topics: Experiments and theories which elucidate the role of turbulence in forced, natural and mixed convection; New experimental techniques for turbulent flow and scalar transport measurements; Numerical simulations/ modelling of turbulence and heat and mass transfer: DNS/LES, hybrid RANS/LES, VLES, PDFs, RANS; Turbulent heat and mass transfer control and augmentation; Unsteadiness and transients in turbulent heat and mass transfer; Turbulence in two-phase flows, effects of turbulence on particles, droplets and film heat and mass transfer; Turbulence, heat and mass transfer in combustion and other reacting flows; Environmental and geophysical turb. transport phenomena; Turbulence-related utilization of heat and mass transfer in new energy, process and environmental technologies; Turbulence, heat and mass transfer in material processing, in MHD, and in special applications
    Deadline for papers May 31, 2009
    More information can be found at the conference webpage, www.thmt-09.org, or www.ichmt.org (under future ICHMT meetings)

  • September 20–24, 2009, Barcelona, Spain
    WETPOL 2009
    Third Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Pollutants in Wetlands

    Organised by the Department of Hydraulics, Maritime and Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) in Barcelona.
    Topics: Trace elements: mobility and sequestration; Behaviour of priority and emerging pollutants in wetlands; Molecular and microbial advances related to pollutants fate, disposal and removal in wetlands; Biogeochemical processes of pollutants in natural and constructed wetlands; Pollutant modelling in wetlands; Interactions of pollutants with food webs in wetlands; Assessment and evaluation of ecological effects of pollutants in wetlands; Wetland's role in pollutant management at catchment scale; Attenuation of diffuse pollution in wetlands; Pollutants in Mediterranean wetlands; Effects of oil spills on wetlands; Role of wetlands in global change; Wetlands and water reuse
    Deadline for full papers November 1, 2009
    Contact:  Technical Secretariat, Maria Cubi, 4 Pral, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
    Tel. +34 932 388 777; Fax +34 932 387 488; wetpol2009@pacifico-meetings.com; http://gestion.pacifico-meetings.com/www/wet-pol2009/

  • September 27–29, 2009, Shanghai, China
    2009 China International Water Supply and Drainage Water Treatment Technology Equipment Expo

    In conjunction with International Water Desalt and Recycle Forum
    Hosted by Desalination and Water Reuse Society of China, Development Center of Water Treatment Technology, SOA, Hang Zhou, CCPIT Pudong Sub-Council, Shanghai Pudong International Exhibition Corporation
    The exhibition aims to provide a good exchange and cooperative platform for domestic and foreign manufacturers, service providers and the customers in the field of water resources circulation, the industry structures between users.
    Scope of exhibits: Desalination, water reuse technology and relative corollary equipment; Membrane, membrane module manufacturing technology and relative corollary equipment; Membrane raw materials and membrane separation equipment, relative technology, materials, testing equipment, etc.; Industrial effluents and domestic sewage treatment, reclamation technology and equipment; Seawater, inland salt water treatment technology and equipment; Water treatment project and energy recovery equipment and relative module; Pump, valve, pipeline, water quality analysis, water environment monitoring system, instrument, etc.; Water sterilization and soften desalination, water pharmaceutical and material
    Contact: 360#, No.14 102 room Baiyang Rd., Shanghai, 201204 China
    Tel. +86 21 3877003; Fax +86 21 38775003; email: sunexpo@sunexpo.org.cn;
    Website: www.ciwd.org.cn

  • September 30 – October 3 2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia
    5th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

    Topics: Sustainability comparisons and measurements methodologies; Energy policy; Transport policy; Water policy; Environmental policy; Energy system analysis; Life cycle assessment, Environmental impact assessment, Eco-design and Eco-labelling; Energy planning; Transport management; Renewable energy resources; Primary energy resources; Water resources; Food and agriculture; Thermal power plants; Carbon capture and storage/sequestration; Nuclear energy; Advanced sustainable energy conversion systems; Renewable heat systems; Biofuels and biorefineries; Hydrogen production technologies; Hybrid and electric vehicles; Other alternative fuels; Water treatment;  Desalination; Wastewater treatment; Waste treatment; Waste to energy; Recycling waste; Pollution modeling; Heat and mass transfer modeling; Cogeneration; Trigeneration, polygeneration; Storage; Energy efficiency; Buildings; Energy markets; Emission markets; Employment and energy, transport, water and environment systems; Technology transfer and development; Social acceptance; Sustainable tourism; Urbanism; Education in sustainable development; Cooperation for development
    Contact: Prof. Zvonimir Guzovic, Conference Secretary
    2009 Dubrovnik Conference, FSB, Ivana Lucica 5, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Fax +385 1 6156940; dubrovnik2009@fsb.hr; http://www.sdewes.fsb.hr/ 

  • October 7–8, 2009, Chungli, Taiwan
    IMCT 2009 The International Membrane conference in Taiwan 2009 and
    Advances in Water Treatment Membranes Processes Forum

    Topics:
    IMCT2009 / 9th CMST Conference: New membrane materials and membrane surface modifications; Membrane preparation and formation mechanism; Transport phenomenon across membranes; Novel applications of polymeric membranes
    Water Forum: New membrane materials and membrane surface modifications for water and wastewater treatments; Transport mechanisms and modeling in water and wastewater treatment membrane processes; Membrane characterization and fouling monitoring in water and wastewater treatment membrane processes; Membrane module and system designs for water and wastewater treatment membrane processes; Low pressure membrane filtration processes for water and wastewater treatments; Membrane bioreactor and applications; Novel or hybrid water and wastewater membrane processes
    More information at http://membrane.cycu.edu.tw/~IMCT2009/main

  • October 13–15, 2009, Wiesbaden, Germany
    FILTECH 2009 International conference and exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology

    Topics: Solid–liquid separation; Solid–gas separation; Membrane processes; Product related separation processes; Testing; Instrumentation; Control; Simulation and modeling; Filter media
    Deadline for full papers June 16, 2009
    Contact: Filtech Exhibitions Germany, Suzanne Abetz, PO Box 12 25, 40637 Meerbusch, Germany
    Tel. +49 2132 935760; Fax +49 2132 935762; email: info@filtech.de; website: www.filtech.de

  • October 18–22, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan
    3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition “Working for Asia-Pacific Water Sustainability”

    Topics will cover the most recent innovations, successful practices in the treatment of water and wastewater systems, including in-depth case studies on safe and reliable systems for the removal of nutrients, reusable water, and methods of better operation. Watershed management, wetland systems, non-point source pollution and sludge management.
    Deadline for papers June 15, 2009
    Contact: Conference Secretariat, Round Table Professional Conference Organizer
    10F., No.29, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10487, Taiwan
    Tel. +886 2 2508-1825; Fax +886 2 2508-3570; aspire2009@come2meet.com
    www.aspire2009.org

  • October 19–21, 2009, Lille, France
    5th International conference Water Resources in Mediterranean Basin – WATMED 5

    Topics: Environment and resources (management, quality, etc.); Innovative technologies in water treatment; Instrumentation and monitoring; Stormwater management; Water and international law
    Deadline for abstracts  June 20, 2009
    Notification of acceptance July 1, 2009
    Contact: Professor Baghdad Ouddane, Université Lille 1, UMR CNRS-Lille 1 8157 Geosystemes, Equipe Chimie Analytique et Marine Batiment C8, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
    Tel. +33 3 20 43 44 81; Fax +33 3 20 43 48 22; emails: Secretariat: watmed5@univ-lille1.fr, Coordinator baghdad.ouddane@univ-lille1.fr; Web site:  http://watmed5.univ-lille1.fr

  • October 20–22, 2009, GIST, Gwangju, Korea
    The 7th UNU amd GIST Joint Programme Symposium on Science and Technology for Sustainability

    The 2009 Symposium aims at bringing together both leading experts and researchers from both developing and developed countries to discuss emerging environmental and climate change issues with a focus on new research trends in science and technology for sustainability.
    Topics: Monitoring and risk assessment of hazardous chemicals in the environment; Environmental applications of advanced biotechnology; Climate change and sustainable energy
    Deadline for abstracts June 30, 2009
    Notification of acceptance July 20, 2009
    Contact: Organizing Committee of 2009 UNU & GIST Joint Symposium, International Environmental Research Center (IERC), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro (Oryong-dong), Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Korea
    Tel. +82 62 970 3392; Fax +82 62 970 3394; email: ierc@gist.ac.kr; web site: http://www.ists.unu.edu/

  • October 27–28, 2009, Aachen, Germany
    8th Aachen Conference Water and Membranes:
    Membrane Technology in Water Purification and Waste Water Treatment

    Topics: Membrane and plant technology; Research and development; Plant design; Operational experiences; Economic efficiency and feasibility; Environmental policy framework; Quality requirements and standards
    Contact:  Aachener Verfahrenstechnik, Chair for Chemical Process Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 52056 Aachen, Germany
    Claudia Niewersch, Tel. +49 241 8095481; Fax +49 241 8092252;
    claudia.niewersch@avt.rwth-aachen.de
    Katharina Tarnacki, Tel: +49 241 8098100, katharina.tarnacki@avt.rwth-aachen.de
    www.awm.rwth-aachen.de

  • November 7–12, 2009, Dubai, UAE
    IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse: Desalination for a Better World
    Organized by the International Desalination Association
    Topics: Alternative desalination techniques; Concentrate discharge options; Desalination and the environment; Developments in pretreatment; Economics, financing, and project delivery; Energy recovery innovations; Facilities siting; Fouling, scaling, and corrosion control; Hybrid designs; Materials selection; Membrane operational experience; Membrane performance advancements; Plan automation; Post-treatment and disinfection; Product water quality and public health; Regional desalination perspectives; Removal of specific compounds; Seawater intake design alternatives; Small system experience; Thermal desalination design improvements; Thermal operational experience; Wastewater reclamation and repurification
    Deadline for final papers August 1, 2009
    Contact: Candace MacLaughlin,
    International Desalination Association, PO Box 387, Topsfield, MA 01983 USA
    cmaclaughlin@idadesal.org, www.idadesal.org

  • November 15–19,  2009, Mexico City, Mexico
    1st IWA Development Congress: Emerging solutions to water and sanitation challenges
    The IWA Development Congress series is the pre-eminent international ‘development’ related event for the global water sector.
    Topics: Challenges to service delivery: Mega cities, rapid urbanization and water delivery, Inadequacies of conventional approaches to water and sanitation, Protecting groundwater as a sustainable resource; Innovation and change: Technical options and boundaries for application, Capacity building and peer learning — water operator partnerships, New research and technology development, Applying local knowledge to providing water and sanitation; Implementation and delivery: Operating at large scale — learning from process and experience, Developing appropriate and scaleable regulatory approaches, Policy, norms and standards and their implications for service delivery
    Deadline for papers July 1, 2009
    Contact: www.iwa2009mexico.org

  • December 14, 2009, Sede-Boker, Israel
    11th Annual IDS Conference "Osmotic Processes — Past, Present and Future"
    Dedicated to Prof. Sidney Loeb (1916–2008)

    Topics: History of reverse osmosis; Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO); Engineering aspects of RO module design; Osmotically and thermally driven membrane processes
    Contact:  Prof. Yoram Oren, Department of Desalination and Water Treatment, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84109, Israel
    Tel. +972 8 6596859, +972 8 6477167; +972 8 6596859; Fax +972 8 6563503;
    email: yoramo@bgu.ac.il

  • December 19–22, 2009, Hammamet, Tunisia
    The 2nd Maghreb Conference on Desalination and Water Treatment – CMTDE 2009

    Organized by Tunisian Desalination Association in collaboration with the European Desalination Society
    Topics: Desalination in remote and arid areas; Wastewater treatment and reuse; Reverse osmosis; Electrodialysis; Ultrafiltration; Nanofiltration; Membrane distillation; Thermal desalination processes; Membrane preparation and characterization; Pretreatment (fouling and scaling, removal of specific compounds), membrane processes; Post-treatment of desalinated water (disinfection, calco-carbonic equilibrium, corrosion); Chemistry and thermodynamic of saline waters; Economic aspects of desalination, renewable energy, nuclear energy, energy recovery; Desalination and the environment.
    Deadline for abstracts June 30, 2009
    Notification of acceptance July 15, 2009
    Deadline for papers September 30, 2009
    Contact: Prof. Béchir Hamrouni, TDA President, University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences, Tunis, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Manar 2, Tunis, Tunisia
    Tel./Fax +216 71 871 282; Mobile +216 98 686 710; emails: bechir.hamrouni@fst.rnu.tn, bhamrouni@gmail.com; web site: http://www.tda.org.tn/manifest/manifest.php

     

 

2010

  • January 7–9, 2010, Chennai, India
    7th EverythingAboutWater Expo 2010 

    Organised in Tamil Nadu, India’s most industrialised state and the epicenter for the South Indian Water Market, the 7thEverythingAboutWater Expo 2010 offers immense potential to international entrants in the water sector.
    Contact: Mamta Singh (International Marketing Executive), EA Water Pvt. Ltd., A-1/152, Neb Sarai, Ignou Road, New Delhi, India
    Tel. +91 11 4310 0572; Fax +91 11 4310 0599; email: teamintl@eawater.com; Website: www.eawater.com/expo

  • February 14–17, 2010, Manama, Bahrain
    13th Middle East Corrosion Conference and Exhibition
    Organized by NACE and Bahrain Society of Engineers
    Topics: Cathodic protection; Chemical treatment; Corrosion Management; Corrosion research and modeling; Materials selection, Failure analysis and welding; Non-metallic materials; Protective coatings; Water treatment and chemical cleaning;
    Deadline for abstracts May 25, 2009
    Notification of acceptance June 25, 2009
    Deadline for papers November 23, 2009
    Contact: Conference Secretariat, Bahrain Society of Engineers, P. O. Box 835, Manama, Bahrain
    Tel. +973 17810733; Fax +973 17827475, email: bseng@batelco.com.bh; www.mecconline.org

  • February 28 – March 2, 2010, Denver, CO, USA
    2010 Inorganic Contaminants Workshop

    Organized by The American Water Works Association
    Topics: Adsorptive treatment media; Inorganic DBPs (e.g., bromate, chlorite); Ammonia, hydrogen sulfide; Ion exchange; Analytical methods; Iron and manganese; Arsenic; Lead and copper; Biological treatment; Nitrification
    Deadline for abstracts August 24, 2009
    Contact: American Water Works Association - 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235
    Tel. +1 303 794 7711 or +1 800 926 7337; Fax +1 303 347 0804; Website: http://www.awwa.org/Conferences/

  • April 6–8, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    ASIAWATER 2010 — 6th ASIAWATER Expo and Forum

    Organized by AMB Exhibitions Sdn Bhd in cooperation with MEREBO Messe Marketing who is in charge of the European and North American participants. Concurrently held with ASIAWATER Expo & Forum is the international conference hosted by the Malaysian Water Association.
    Scope of exhibits: Water resource management; Municipality water management; Sewerage; Irrigation; Wastewater treatment and management; Industrial water treatment; Ultra pure water; Bottled water production
    Contact: MEREBO Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
    Tel. +49 40 3999905-0; Fax +49 40 3999905-25, email contact@merebo.com, Web www.asiawater.merebo.com

  • May 2–4, 2010, Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
    International Symposium on Waterborne Pathogens

    Organized by the American Water Works Association
    Topics: Source water: Pathogen occurrence, tracking, and protection issues; Detection methods; Improved conventional methods and molecular methods; Emerging pathogens and old enemies revisited; Regulatory issues; Risk assessment; Treatment and disinfection; Distribution systems; Case studies and outbreaks: Identification of hazards and communicating risk; Impacts of natural and man-made disasters on water quality
    Deadline for all submissions September 21, 2009
    Contact: American Water Works Association, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver CO 80235, USA
    Tel. +1 303 794 7711 or +1 800 926 7337; Fax +1 303 347 0804; web site: http://www.awwa.org/Conferences

  • May 25–29, 2010, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
    Fourth International Scientific Conference BALWOIS 2010

    Organized by the Balkan Institute for Water and Environment, the Macedonian Association of Meteorology METEO MAK, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje), University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bitola, Hydrometeorological Service of Macedonia and Hydrobiological Institute of Ohrid.
    Topics: Climate and hydrology; Environment and human activities; Water related risks; Integrated water resources management; Ecohydrology; Computing and technologies
    Deadline for abstracts 15 November 2009
    Notification of acceptance 15 December 2009
    Deadline for papers 15 February 2010
    Contact: secretariat@balwois.com; Web site www.balwois.com/2010

  • June 1–4, 2010, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
    CaribDA 2010 Conference and Exhibition “A View Beyond the Horizon”
    The Caribbean Desalination Association 2nd Conference on Desalination and Water Reuse

    Topics Technology and innovation; Finance and economics; Planning and management; Regulations and the environment
    Deadline for abstracts November 30, 2009
    Contact: H. Gouverneur, President of CaribDA
    Tel. +599 9 463 2000; Fax +599 9 462 6685; email: hgouverneur@aqualectra.com; website: www.caribda.com

  • June 1–4, 2010, Moscow, Russia
    ECWATECH-2010 IEC "Crocus Expo"

    ECWATECH represents the best marketing platform for the water sector in the whole Russian-language speaking world
    Product range: Water resources conservation and management; Water supply (municipal, commercial, industrial); 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; Trenchless technologies; Water metering, regulation devices and equipment; Information technologies. Hydroinformatics; Ground water prospecting and extraction; Water amelioration. Canal structures
    Contact: Sergey Malygin, SIBICO International Ltd., PO Box 105, Moscow, 105062, Russia
    Tel./Fax +7 495 225 5986; email: ecwatech@sibico.com; website: www.ecwatech.com

  • June 24, 2010, Moscow, Russia
    IWA Conference "New Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment
    in the 21st Century"

    Organized by the International Water Association, Specialist Group on Design, Operation and Maintenance of Drinking Water Treatment Plants, Specialist Group on Design, Operation and Economics of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants, SIBICO International Ltd.
    Topics: Design of drinking water treatment plants: water quality, sustainable design, environmental impact assessment; Operation of drinking water plants; Cost and economics; Conventional treatment processes: coagulation/settling/filtration, rapid gravity filtration, sludge and residuals from DWTPs; Advanced technologies in DW production: membranes, UV, ozone, activated carbon, AOP (advanced oxidation processes), Nano technology; Design of LWWTPs; Operation of the wastewater treatment process; Sludge treatment and management; Cost optimisation of investment and operation; Innovative wastewater treatment technologies; Use of membranes in wastewater treatment; Use of suspended carriers in wastewater treatment
    Deadline for abstracts December 1, 2009
    Notification of acceptance February 28, 2010
    Deadline for papers March 25, 2010
    Contact: Conference Secretariat, POB 105, 105062 Moscow, Russia
    Tel./Fax +7 495 225 5986, +7 495 782 1013; email: iwaconference@sibico.com; www.iwaconference.ru

  • June 27–30, 2010, Trondheim, Norway
    Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Treatment – MDIW 2010

    Organized by NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Supported by the European Desalination Society
    Topics: Desalination; Drinking water treatment; Production of high quality water; Wastewater reuse/recycling; Membrane fouling; Hybrid membrane processes; Novel membrane systems and configurations; Integrated treatment concepts; Case studies
    Deadline for abstract  October 1, 2009
    Notification of acceptance December 1, 2009
    Early registration deadline  February 1, 2010
    Deadline for papers March 1, 2010
    Contact: Professor TorOve Leiknes, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, S.P. Andersensvei 5, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
    Tel. +47 7359 4758; Fax +47 7359 1298; www.ivt.ntnu.no/ivm/english/, www.mbr-network.eu

  • September 19–24, 2010, Montréal, Canada
    7th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition

    The scientific and technical programme will cover water treatment, wastewater treatment, design and operation of water systems, managing and planning water services, health and the environment and the political importance of water rights.
    Contact: International Water Association (IWA)
    Tel. +31 703 150 793; Fax +31 703 150 799; 2010montreal@iwahq.org; www.iwa2010montreal.org

     

 

Courses and Workshops
   

   2009

  • July 27–28, 2009, Genoa, Italy
    Thermal Desalination

    Lecturer Corrado Sommariva, Ph.D.

    Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society,
    Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    Tel. +39 0862 319954, +39 328 1693305; Tel./Fax +39 0862 314359
    email: miriambalaban@yahoo.com

     

  • July 29–30, 2009, Genoa, Italy
    Water Management and Economics
    Lecturer Corrado Sommariva, Ph.D.
    Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society,
    Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    Tel. +39 0862 319954, +39 328 1693305; Tel./Fax +39 0862 314359
    email: miriambalaban@yahoo.com

     

  • July 31–August 1, 2009, Genoa, Italy
    Material Selection in Desalination

    Lecturer Corrado Sommariva, Ph.D.

    Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society,
    Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    Tel. +39 0862 319954, +39 328 1693305; Tel./Fax +39 0862 314359
    email: miriambalaban@yahoo.com

     

  • August 17–20, 2009, L'Aquila, Italy
    Integrated Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

    Lecturers Gideon Oron, Shimon Tal, Mousa Mohsen
    Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society,
    Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
    Tel. +39 0862 319954, +39 328 1693305; Tel./Fax +39 0862 314359
    email: miriambalaban@yahoo.com
     

 

Past Events



Calendar of Holidays

2009

14

June

All Saints (Orthodox Christian)

22

August

Ramadan (Islam)

19

September

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)

21

September

Eid al Fitr (Islam)

28

September

Yom Kippur (Jewish)

3

October

Sukkoth (Jewish)

1

November

All Saints' Day (Christian)

28

November

Eid al Adha (Islam)

12

December

Hanukkah (Jewish)

25

December

Christmas (Christian)

 

 

2010

 

1

January

New Year’s Day

7

January

Christmas (Orthodox Christian)

14

February

Chinese New Year

28

February

Purim (Jewish)

28

March

Palm Sunday (Christian/Orthodox Christian)

30

March

Passover (Jewish)

4

April

Easter (Christian/Orthodox Christian)

19

May

Shavuot (Jewish)

30

May

All Saints (Orthodox Christian)

11

August

Ramadan (Islam)

9

September

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)

10

September

Eid al Fitr (Islam)

18

September

Yom Kippur (Jewish)

23

September

Sukkoth (Jewish)

1

November

All Saints' Day (Christian)

16

November

Eid al Adha (Islam)

2

December

Hanukkah (Jewish)

7

December

Hijra (Islam)

25

December

Christmas (Christian)

 

 

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