International Water Conference
The International Water Conference( IWC) is a strong educational conference, founded with an emphasis on commercial free discussions on technology. The IWC presents the latest in scientific advances and practical applications in this field, cutting across a wide range of industries, technologies and functional areas. As the pre-eminent international technical forum in the field, the IWC brings together end users, researchers, practicing engineers, managers, educators, suppliers, and contractors. It is dedicated to advancing new developments in the treatment, use, and reuse of water for industrial and other engineering purposes. Attendees come to learn unbiased details about the latest applications available in the industry, get educated on current technology, and hold wideranging discussions with their peers active in water treatment. November 6 to 10 San Antonio, Texas, United States https:// eswp. com / water / overview /
SA – India international training programme
The Water Research Commission and the Centre for Science and Environment India are organising a three-day training programme on“ Water sensitive urban design and planning”. The threeday training programme includes three days of classroom training, while an optional field exposure visit may be arranged, depending on the number of interested persons. This will be confirmed at a later stage. November 7 to 10 Cape Town, South Africa https:// www. wrc. org. za
WISA Mine Water Division Annual Symposium
The Water Institute of Southern Africa’ s Mine Water Division will host its annual symposium to explore interesting developments and perspectives on water risk and management options in mining, including water risk and regulation, water technology, water use, water discharges, and water and society. The presentations will mainly be given by professionals operating within the mining sector, as well as a selection of students who focus on mine water. Presentations will be made available electronically to all attendees. This year’ s twoday symposium is coupled with a choice of two half-day post-symposium events: a site visit to a mine water treatment facility at New Vaal Colliery, or a Mine Water Division training course titled“ Understanding mine drainage”. November 9 to 11 CSIR Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa http:// www. wisa. org. za / Content _ page. aspx
Conference on priority pollutants
This conference is the third in a series and aims to bring together leading EU and UK experts in the field of priority substances listed in Annex X of the Water Framework Directive. The event will discuss issues associated with priority substance compliance, where they come from and where best to control them. The cost of treating substances is going to be excessive to meet the proposed environmental quality standard limits from the directive. This conference aims to demonstrate what other approaches are sustainable from cost, environmental, and social perspectives. The conference will disseminate which priority pollutants are of significant concern from the regulator and the water industry and which need to be managed. November 15 Edinburgh, United Kingdom https:// www. rsc. org / events
Water – Energy – Food Nexus: Science Policy Dialogue
The Water Research Commission, together with the Centre for Water Resources Research( UKZN) and FutureEarth, will host a science policy dialogue in Johannesburg. This will be the second event of the week( following a technical workshop in Pietermaritzburg on 21 – 23 November), dealing with the Water – Energy – Food( WEF) Nexus and focused on identifying future research needs around the nexus and the Sustainable Development Goals. The WEF Nexus is an approach that captures the interrelations, synergies and trade-offs between the demands on water, energy and food, in the context of the emerging constraints to sustainable development, in particular regions or systems. November 24 and 25 Emperors Palace Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa http:// cwrr. ukzn. ac. za / wef-workshop / w-e-f-dialogue
Groundwater Week in Las Vegas
The Groundwater Expo has changed its name to Groundwater Week in 2016. A new name for a new, bold, and fresh direction for the industry’ s leading annual event. The event is organised by the National Ground Water Association( NGWA)— the hallmark organisation for anyone affiliated with the groundwater industry. A non-profit organisation, the NGWA is composed of US and international groundwater professionals, including contractors, scientists, engineers, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers. The purpose of the event is to provide guidance to members, government representatives, and the public for sound scientific, economic, and beneficial development, protection, and management of the world’ s groundwater resources. December 6 to 8 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States http:// groundwaterweek. com / calendar
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