8th (Jun. 2009)
International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
New Challenges for Sustainable Drinking Water Service
Outline
The 8th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology was held at the Kobe International Conference Center from June 10 through 12, 2009 with 748 participants from 17 countries. For three days special lectures and discussions were held under the main theme of "New Challenges for Sustainable Drinking Water Service" to explore future directions that waterworks should take. New challenges that waterworks businesses are facing were deliberated: "adaptation to climate change", "emaergency measures", "long-term asset management", "integrated operations and management" and "information disclosure to the public." As a solution to such issues, the importance of international communications and cooperation, in particular, the importance of communications and cooperation among experts and among domestic service suppliers was confirmed. This symposium was also recognized to be one of important opportunities. The latest technologies, immediate issues to be solved and the new direction were presented at the symposium and it was a quite meaningful symposium for the participants. In addition, a total of 56 service suppliers, corporations and organizations presented their latest technologies at exhibitions and approximately 7,900 visitors came during 3 days.
Dates & Venue
Dates | June 10 - 12, 2009 |
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Venue | Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center |
Day 1
Opening
Address by Host City | Tatsuo Yada Mayor of Kobe |
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Address by Organizer | Masahiro Fujiwara Chairman, the 8th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology Steering Committee Technology Steering Committee President, Japan Water Research Center |
Congratulatory Speeches by Guests of Honor | Akihiro Kasuya Director, Water Supply Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
Keynote Speech
Title | Mechanism and Control of Membrane Fouling in Water Purification |
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Speaker | Yoshimasa Watanabe Professor , Director , Research Center for Environmental Nano and Bio Engineering, Hokkaido University |
Special Lecture
Title | The World Water Scene : Japan & world water's future directions |
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Speaker | David Garman President, International Water Association(IWA) |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
Chair | Saburo Matsui Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University |
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Title | Water Industry Asset Management in England and Wales : Successes and Challenges |
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Speaker | John Bridgeman Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham Vice Chair, IWA's Specialist Group on "strategic asset management" |
Title | The Role and Prediction of Remaining Service Life in Strategic Asset Management |
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Speaker | Stewart Burn Senior Principle Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water Member of IWA's Specialist Group on "strategic asset management" |
Title | Water Quality Risk and Emergent Measurement for Municipal Water Supply after the Wenchuan Earthquake |
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Speaker | Zhang Xiaojian Professor, Tsinghua University |
Title | Research into Risk Management for U.S. Public Water Providers |
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Speaker | H.D. Alan Lindquist Microbiologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Title | The introduction of technical diagnosis for water pipe networks and the future of waterworks in Korea |
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Speaker | In-Hwan Hyun Professor, Dankook University |
Title | Implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies for drinking water production in The Netherlands |
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Speaker | Gertjan Zwolsman Team leader, Integrated Water Management, KWR Secretary IWA's Specialist Group on "Climate Change and Adaptation" |
- Discussion with Invited Speakers
Day 2
- Poster Session / Short Presentation
- [Special Session] 2009 Japan-China Water Supply Technology Symposium
Technical Session
Session 1
Theme | Improvement and Innovation of Water Treatment Technologies |
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Chair | Sadahiko Itoh Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
Session 2
Theme | Water Distribution Technologies for a Sustainable Future |
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Chair | Akira Koizumi Professor, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Session 3
Theme | Governance and Management for Sustainable Drinking Water Services |
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Chair | Yoshihiko Hosoi Professor, Tottori University |
Day 3
- Reports from Chairs of Technical Sessions
General Panel Discussion
Chair | Shinichiro Ohgaki IWA Director President, National Institute for Environmental Studies Vice-President, Science Council of Japan |
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Closing
Address by the Next Host City | Yoshitaka Saito Director General, Yokohama Water Works Bureau |
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Address by Organizer | Tsutomu Yasuhara Vice Chairman, the 8th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology Steering Committee Director General, Kobe City Water Works Bureau |
- Technical Tour