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8th (Jun. 2009)

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
Venue Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center

Day 1

Opening

Address by Host City Tatsuo Yada
Mayor of Kobe
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
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
Speaker David Garman
President, International Water Association(IWA)

Presentations by Invited Speakers

Chair Saburo Matsui
Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University
Title Water Industry Asset Management in England and Wales : Successes and Challenges
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
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
Speaker Zhang Xiaojian
Professor, Tsinghua University
Title Research into Risk Management for U.S. Public Water Providers
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
Speaker In-Hwan Hyun
Professor, Dankook University
Title Implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies for drinking water production in The Netherlands
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
Chair Sadahiko Itoh
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Session 2
 

Theme Water Distribution Technologies for a Sustainable Future
Chair Akira Koizumi
Professor, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Session 3
 

Theme Governance and Management for Sustainable Drinking Water Services
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

Closing

Address by the Next Host City Yoshitaka Saito
Director General, Yokohama Water Works Bureau
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

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