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| − | *[[Jakob Helbing]], Zurich Water Supply (Switzerland) | + | *[[Jakob Helbing]], Zurich Water Supply ([[Switzerland]]) |
| − | *[[Steve Hrudey]], University of Alberta (Canada) | + | *[[Steve Hrudey]], University of Alberta ([[Canada]]) |
| − | *[[Talis Juhna]], Technical University Riga (Latvia) | + | *[[Talis Juhna]], Technical University Riga ([[Latvia]]) |
| − | *[[Cyrille Lemoine]], Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation (France) | + | *[[Cyrille Lemoine]], Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation ([[France]]) |
| − | *[[Wolf Merkel]], IWW Water Centre (Germany) | + | *[[Wolf Merkel]], IWW Water Centre ([[Germany]]) |
| − | *[[Akira Miyazaki]], National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan) | + | *[[Akira Miyazaki]], National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ([[Japan]]) |
| − | *[[Virginia Murray]], Health Protection Agency (United Kingdom) | + | *[[Virginia Murray]], Health Protection Agency ([[United Kingdom]]) |
| − | *[[Michèle Prévost]], Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) | + | *[[Michèle Prévost]], Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal ([[Canada]]) |
*[[Gerald Rockenschaub]], World Health Organisation | *[[Gerald Rockenschaub]], World Health Organisation | ||
| − | *[[Philippe Sébérac]], Veolia Water (France) | + | *[[Philippe Sébérac]], Veolia Water ([[France]]) |
*[[Tristan Simonart]], European Commission DG ENTR (EU) | *[[Tristan Simonart]], European Commission DG ENTR (EU) | ||
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*[[Has PC member::Paul Pollmann]], PAMAS GmbH, [[Germany]] | *[[Has PC member::Paul Pollmann]], PAMAS GmbH, [[Germany]] | ||
*[[Has PC member::K Clive Thompson]], ALcontrol Laboratories, [[United Kingdom]] (Co-chair) | *[[Has PC member::K Clive Thompson]], ALcontrol Laboratories, [[United Kingdom]] (Co-chair) | ||
| − | *[[Has PC member::Joep van den Broeke]], Benten Water Solutions, | + | *[[Has PC member::Joep van den Broeke]], Benten Water Solutions, [[Netherlands]] (Co-chair) |
*[[Has PC member::Thomas Zenz]], DVGW, [[Germany]] | *[[Has PC member::Thomas Zenz]], DVGW, [[Germany]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 7 September 2012
Topics > Events > WCEC > WCEC5 2012 Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr The 5th Water Contamination Emergencies conference, co-organized with the SecurEau project team, takes place in Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr (Germany), from the 19th to the 21st of september, 2012.
Topics of the conference
Specific topics that will be addressed and for which papers are invited are:
- Risk analysis and assessment (emphasizing practical aspects)
- Risk perception
- Risk communication (and the role of social media in risk communication)
- (Micro)biological contamination events – examples and case studies
- Chemical contamination events – examples and case studies
- Crisis management – examples and case studies
- Public health aspects of contamination events
- Remediation technologies for drinking water supply systems
- Training methodologies for risk management
- Cyber-security
- Technologies for water safety management
- Models and scenarios for contamination of distribution networks
- Hydraulic modelling of distribution networks and contamination emergencies
- Sensor networks for water quality monitoring
- Generic vs specific sensors
- Radioactivity and associated contamination risks
Programme
Invited keynote speakers include:
- Jakob Helbing, Zurich Water Supply (Switzerland)
- Steve Hrudey, University of Alberta (Canada)
- Talis Juhna, Technical University Riga (Latvia)
- Cyrille Lemoine, Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation (France)
- Wolf Merkel, IWW Water Centre (Germany)
- Akira Miyazaki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Japan)
- Virginia Murray, Health Protection Agency (United Kingdom)
- Michèle Prévost, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada)
- Gerald Rockenschaub, World Health Organisation
- Philippe Sébérac, Veolia Water (France)
- Tristan Simonart, European Commission DG ENTR (EU)
SecurEau Security Workshop
A security workshop will be held at the end of the conference from 2:00 to 4:30 pm on 21st November. Only people with appropriate and valid security clearance may attend. The aim of this workshop will be to transfer classified results from the SecurEau[1] project, dealing with modelling contamination and remediation of contaminated drinking water networks.
If you are interested in attending this security workshop, please register online, and then send your clearance documentation both to Maggi Churchouse and Sylvain Fass. Sylvain Fass will notify you whether or not your application has received clearance to attend.
Organising Committee
- Joep Appels, microLAN BV, Netherlands
- Jean-Claude Block, SecurEau, EU
- Ulrich Borchers, IWW Water Research Centre, Germany (Co-chair of Organising Committee)
- John Farmer, SCI Environment Group, United Kingdom (Treasurer)
- John Gray, RSC Water Science Forum, United Kingdom
- Bill Keevil, Southampton University, United Kingdom (Co-chair of Organising Committee)
- Wolfgang Podewils, RWE Aqua GmbH, Germany
- Paul Pollmann, PAMAS GmbH, Germany
- K Clive Thompson, ALcontrol Laboratories, United Kingdom (Secretary)
- Joep van den Broeke, Benten Water Solutions, Netherlands
Programme Committee
- Joep Appels, microLAN BV, Netherlands
- Patrick Bettane, International Policy Institute for Counter-terrorism, IL
- Jean-Claude Block, SecurEau, EU
- Florian Edthofer, s::can Messtechnik, Austria
- John Gray, RSC Water Science Forum, United Kingdom
- Bill Keevil, SecurEau and Southampton University, United Kingdom
- Cyrille Lemoine, Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation, France
- Paul Pollmann, PAMAS GmbH, Germany
- K Clive Thompson, ALcontrol Laboratories, United Kingdom (Co-chair)
- Joep van den Broeke, Benten Water Solutions, Netherlands (Co-chair)
- Thomas Zenz, DVGW, Germany
