Past symposiums(The 1st to the 5th)

1st｜2nd｜3rd｜4th｜5th

The 1st International Symposium on Water Supply Technology

Prospects for Data Management for Water Pipe Systems

Dates	November 7 (Mon.) through 8 (Tues.), 1988
Venue	Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center

Keynote Speech

The Role of Water Pipe Systems and What the Nation is Relying Hereupon Tadayuki Morishita(Japan) Director General, Japan Water Pipe Systems Research Center

 

Function, Information and System of Water Pipes Takashi Koide(Japan) Professor, Niigata University

 

Management of Water Pipe Line Masanobu Murao(Japan) Director General, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau

 

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Current French Experience in the Field of Data Processing, management, Water Quality, Leak Prevention and Replacement Planning Olivier Pascal(France) Head of Network Investment Department, Generale des Eaux

 

Water Pipe Data Management Systems in Germany and Prospects for the Future Wolfram Hirner(Germany) Managing Director for Gas and Water Supply of Public Service Nurnberg

 

Water Pipe Systems Data Management in Western Countries and Japan and Future Prospects Michael J. Slipper(The United Kingdom) General Manager, Business Development with United Kingdom Water Research Center

 

Operation and Management of A Water Distribution System in The United States Ronald A. McCoy(USA) Assistant Chief Engineer-Water, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

The 2nd International Symposium on Water Supply Technology

Water Pipe Systems for the 21st Century

Dates	December 11 (Wed.) through 13 (Fri.), 1991
Venue	Kobe International Conference Center/ Exhibition Center

Keynote Speech

Basic Standpoint of Water Supply and Piping System -Toward The 21st Century- Yasuhiko Kobayashi(Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare

 

Role of Water Pipe Systems for Stable Water Supply Keiji Gotoh(Japan) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Toyo University

 

Information Management for Waterworks Kenji Ida(Japan) Director General, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau

 

Prospects for Technology of Water Pipe Systems Hidetoshi Haga(Japan) Executive Director, Japan Water Pipe Systems Research Center

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Challenges for Drinking Water Distribution Systems in the 21st Century in United States of America Robert M. Clark(The United States) Director, Drinking Water Research Division, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati

 

The Challenge for Water Pipe Systems in the 21st Century in the United Kingdom Gerald Jones(The United Kingdom) Manager, Engineering & Structural Performance Group, WRc Swindon

 

Challenge for Water-Pipe Systems in the 21st Century in the Federal Republic of Germany Wolfram Hirner(Germany) Managing Director, Gas and Water Supply of Public Services Nurnberg

 

Challenge for Water Pipes Systems in 21st Century in France Francois C. Leblanc(France) Technical Director Societe des Tuyaux BONNA

 

Challenge for Water Pipe Systems in 21st Century in the Netherlands Th. J.J. van den Hoven(The Netherlands) KIWA nv

The 3rd International Symposium on Water Supply Technology

Challenge to High-Level Pipe Systems

Dates	June 22 (Wed.) through 24 (Fri.), 1994
Venue	Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center

Keynote Speech

The Policy for Integrated Advancement in Japanese Water Supply System Masahiro Fujiwara(Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare

 

Waterworks, A Highroad of Reliance Kenji Fujita(Japan) Professor, the University of Tokyo

 

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Planning and Rehabilitation of Water Distribution Systems in The United Kingdom Roger Stokes(The United Kingdom) Business Manager, Pipeline Technology, WRc Swindon

 

Using Computer Mapping System for Water Networks Water Quality Changes in Distribution : A French Experience Marc Delaye(France) Chief Engineer, Compagnie Generale des Eaux

 

Decision Aids for The Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Replacement of Water Distribution Networks in The Federal Republic Germany Michael Buckler(Germany) Diploma’es Engineer, Member of The Board, Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH

 

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Distribution Networks in The Netherlands Jan Vreeburg(The Netherlands) Project Manager, Kiwa nv Research and Consultancy

 

AM/FM/GIS Implementation Experiences in Water Utilities in The United States Amy Purves(The United States) Senior Analyst, PlanGraphics, Inc.

The 4th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology

Towards A Reliable Water System

Dates	November 12(Wed.) through 14(Fr.), 1997
Venue	Kobe International Conference Center/ Exhibition Center

Keynote Speech

Reliable and Flexible Water Supply System Kenji Fujita(Japan) Professor, Saitama University

 

Fault Topographical Land and Water Pipeline Shiro Takada(Japan) Professor, Kobe University

 

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Earthquake Damage to Water Systems and The Consequences of Their Failure Dr. Herbert Tiedemann(Germany)

 

Mitigation and Response, Los Angeles Water System 1994 Northridge Earthquake Le Val Lund, P.E(USA) M.ASCE, USA

 

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Design of Water Pipelines in the United States Donald Ballantyne(The United States) P.E., Senior Consultant EQE International, Seattle, USA

 

The Aseismic Measures for Water Supply System Sun Shaoping(China) Professor & Senior Engineer, The Municipal Engineering Research Institute of Beijing

 

Recent Developments in Earthquake Preparedness and Mitigation, and Water Supply service Delivery Methods in New Zealand Peter Leaslie(New Zealand) General Manager, PAE(New Zealand) Ltd, Wellington David Brunsdon(New Zealand) Principal, Brunsdon Cathie, Consulting Engineers, Wellington, and Project Manager, Wellington Earthquake Lifelines Group

The 5th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology

Water Supply Systems in the New Century

Dates	November 15 (Wed.) through 17 (Fri.), 2000
Venue	Kobe Portpia Hall/ Kobe Exhibition Center

Special Lecture

Water Supply Policy toward the 21st century Kazuyoshi Okazawa(Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare

 

Keynote Speech

A perspective of the Post-Modern Urban Metabolic System of Water Norihito Tambo(Japan) Professor, President of Hokkaido University

 

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Development of Water Supply Technology to Meet the Requirements of the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act: Trends and Prospects Robert M. Clark(The United States) Senior Research Engineering Advisor, Water Supply and Water Resources Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 

The Trends and Prospects of Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Wolfgang Kuehn(Germany) Chief Executive DVGW Water Technology Center(TZW)

 

Ultrafiltration Membrane Full-Scale Experience Status After 10 Years of Operation and Large Scale Plant Capacity: Christophe Anselme(France) Lyonnaise des Eaux, Technology and Research Division, Paris Jean-Michel Laine(France) Lyonnaise des Eaux, Cirsee, Le Pecq Pierre. Moulart(France) Degremont, Rueil-Malmaison

 

The Trends and Prospects of In-Pipe Water Quality Control Technologies Loet Rosenthal, Dick van der Kooij, Jan Vreeburg(The Netherlands) Kiwa N.V.Research and Consultancy, Nieuwegein

 

Keynote Report

Re-engineering of the Waterworks System for the New Century -Kobe’s New Waterworks System Centering on Large-Capacity Water Mains- Shozo Morita(Japan) Director, Planning Division, Kobe Municipal Waterworks Bureau

 

Using Advanced Water Purification Technologies and Development of Integrated Water Quality Management System Hidenobu Fujiwara(Japan) Senior Director, Water Supply Management Office, Osaka Prefectural Waterworks

 

For The Structuring Of Reliable Transmission And Distribution Systems Shuichi Muramoto(Japan) Director of Water Supply Division, Waterworks Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government