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2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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/
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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June 2–4,
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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14 |
June |
All
Saints (Orthodox Christian) |
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22 |
August |
Ramadan (Islam) |
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19 |
September |
Rosh
Hashanah (Jewish) |
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21 |
September |
Eid al
Fitr (Islam) |
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28 |
September |
Yom
Kippur (Jewish) |
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3 |
October |
Sukkoth (Jewish) |
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1 |
November |
All
Saints' Day (Christian) |
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28 |
November |
Eid al
Adha (Islam) |
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12 |
December |
Hanukkah (Jewish) |
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25 |
December |
Christmas (Christian) |
2010
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1 |
January |
New
Year’s Day |
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7 |
January |
Christmas (Orthodox Christian) |
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14 |
February |
Chinese New Year |
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28 |
February |
Purim
(Jewish) |
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28 |
March |
Palm
Sunday (Christian/Orthodox Christian) |
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30 |
March |
Passover (Jewish) |
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4 |
April |
Easter
(Christian/Orthodox Christian) |
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19 |
May |
Shavuot (Jewish) |
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30 |
May |
All
Saints (Orthodox Christian) |
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11 |
August |
Ramadan (Islam) |
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9 |
September |
Rosh
Hashanah (Jewish) |
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10 |
September |
Eid al
Fitr (Islam) |
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18 |
September |
Yom
Kippur (Jewish) |
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23 |
September |
Sukkoth (Jewish) |
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1 |
November |
All
Saints' Day (Christian) |
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16 |
November |
Eid al
Adha (Islam) |
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2 |
December |
Hanukkah (Jewish) |
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7 |
December |
Hijra
(Islam) |
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25 |
December |
Christmas (Christian) |
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