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Research aims to improve water management in Canada
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EVENTS CALENDAR 4–6 March 2009 Water China 2009, 10th International Water, Wastewater & Water Treatment Trade Show Guangzhou (Canton), People’s Republic of China Contact: Nicole Kuehnert Merebo Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9 D-20095 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49 40 399 99050 Fax: +49 40 399 990525 Web: www.waterchina.merebo.com
23–26 March 2009 EDS Course on Fouling and Scaling in Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultraand Microfiltration – Theory and Practice L’Aquila, Italy Contact: Miriam Balaban European Desalination Society Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo Via Antica Arischia 1, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy. Tel: +39 0862 319954 Fax: +39 0862 3475 213 Email: [email protected] Web: www.desline.com/Schippers%20course_ March%202009.pdf
17–20 May 2009 Conference and Exhibition on Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy
Continued from page 1... ‘The world’s fresh water supplies are under incredible stress from misuse, global warming, pollution, industrialisation, population expansion and agriculture uses,’ said F. Mark Modzelewski, a technology entrepreneur, and co-founder of the alliance and the NanoBusiness Alliance. ‘The water industry has an appalling lack of innovation because of limited research and development at the public and private levels. With literally millions dying every year, energy pressures and increased corporate and consumer demand, something must be done immediately.’ (Additional information on the alliance will be available soon on the Water Innovations Alliance’s Web-site at: www.waterinnovations.org.) Contact: Lux Research Incorporated, 140 East 45th Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel: +1 888 589 7373, www.luxexecutivesummit.com
Research aims to improve water management in Canada
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haring knowledge and testing innovative technology in order
Membrane Technology
Baden-Baden, Germany Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo Via Antica Arischia 1 I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy. Tel: +39 0862 319954 Email: [email protected] Web: www.desline.com
Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0909, USA. Tel: +1 864 656 3055 Fax: +1 864 656 0784 Email: [email protected] Web: www.che.utexas.edu/nams/NAMSHP.html
7–11 June 2009
Austin, Texas, USA Contact: Janet Jaworski CMP, Administrative Director American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) 2409 SE Dixie Highway Stuart, FL 34996, USA. Tel: +1 772 463 0820 Fax +1 772 463 0860 Email: [email protected] Web: www.amtaorg.com
PERMEA 2009, 4th Membrane Science and Technology Conference of Visegrad Countries Prague, Czech Republic Contact: Conference Secretariat Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Heyrovsky Sq. 2 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 296 809332 Fax: +420 296 809410 Email: [email protected] Web: www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/permea09/contact.html
20–24 June 2009 NAMS 2009, 19th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society Charleston, South Carolina, USA Contact: Meeting Co-Chair, Scott Husson Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
to better manage water resources in Alberta, Canada, are the foundations of a new research agreement between the Alberta Water Research Institute and GE Water & Process Technologies. Two projects will begin immediately. The first will focus on technology to improve the treatment and reuse of water in some oil sands operations, while the second initiative will concentrate on the development of a world-class education programme for business executives on advanced water management strategies. GE Water & Process Technologies says that the water initiative will build on its proven design and operations experience and the broad portfolio of technologies already in use in the oil sands, including membranes, thermal evaporation systems, mobile filtration units and water treatment chemistry. The initial investment in this project is $15 million, which will be costshared by GE, the water institute and its research funding partners. The education programme, to be launched in Alberta during 2009, will bring together global business leaders and some of the world’s top water management talent to share case studies and best practices which, in turn, could lead to improved environmental management strategies and practices around the world.
13–16 July 2009 AMTA 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition
6–10 September 2009 EUROMEMBRANE 2009 Montpellier, France Contact: Euromembrane 2009 Secretariat, IEM University Montpellier 2, CC 047 F-34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France. Email: [email protected] Web: www.euromembrane2009.com
‘Exactly one year after the Alberta government signed on with GE, we are pleased to see the first two of many projects coming onstream,’ said Doug Horner, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. ‘Partnering our research and technology strengths with one of the world’s most active international companies shows that Alberta’s scale-up approach to innovation is working. From the spark of an idea through the many stages of development, Alberta is one of the best places in the world for industry to explore or market creative solutions to some of the global challenges, and water management is one of the key areas where we can contribute to a better world.’ Jeff Garwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Water & Process Technologies, added: ‘These innovative partnerships are a great example of how public agencies and industry can join forces to develop programmes that benefit the environment and the economy.’ Contacts: GE Water & Process Technologies, 4636 Somerton Road, Trevose, PA 19053-6783, USA. Tel: +1 215 355 3300, www.ge.com/water Alberta Water Research Institute, Alberta Ingenuity, 2410 Manulife Place, 10180 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S4, Canada. Tel: +1 780 423 5735, www.albertaingenuity.ca
December 2008
EVENTS CALENDAR 4–6 March 2009 Water China 2009, 10th International Water, Wastewater & Water Treatment Trade Show Guangzhou (Canton), People’s Republic of China Contact: Nicole Kuehnert Merebo Messe Marketing, Jakobikirchhof 9 D-20095 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49 40 399 99050 Fax: +49 40 399 990525 Web: www.waterchina.merebo.com
23–26 March 2009 EDS Course on Fouling and Scaling in Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Ultraand Microfiltration – Theory and Practice L’Aquila, Italy Contact: Miriam Balaban European Desalination Society Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo Via Antica Arischia 1, I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy. Tel: +39 0862 319954 Fax: +39 0862 3475 213 Email: [email protected] Web: www.desline.com/Schippers%20course_ March%202009.pdf
17–20 May 2009 Conference and Exhibition on Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy
Continued from page 1... ‘The world’s fresh water supplies are under incredible stress from misuse, global warming, pollution, industrialisation, population expansion and agriculture uses,’ said F. Mark Modzelewski, a technology entrepreneur, and co-founder of the alliance and the NanoBusiness Alliance. ‘The water industry has an appalling lack of innovation because of limited research and development at the public and private levels. With literally millions dying every year, energy pressures and increased corporate and consumer demand, something must be done immediately.’ (Additional information on the alliance will be available soon on the Water Innovations Alliance’s Web-site at: www.waterinnovations.org.) Contact: Lux Research Incorporated, 140 East 45th Street, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA. Tel: +1 888 589 7373, www.luxexecutivesummit.com
Research aims to improve water management in Canada
S 16
haring knowledge and testing innovative technology in order
Membrane Technology
Baden-Baden, Germany Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo Via Antica Arischia 1 I-67100 L’Aquila, Italy. Tel: +39 0862 319954 Email: [email protected] Web: www.desline.com
Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall Clemson, SC 29634-0909, USA. Tel: +1 864 656 3055 Fax: +1 864 656 0784 Email: [email protected] Web: www.che.utexas.edu/nams/NAMSHP.html
7–11 June 2009
Austin, Texas, USA Contact: Janet Jaworski CMP, Administrative Director American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) 2409 SE Dixie Highway Stuart, FL 34996, USA. Tel: +1 772 463 0820 Fax +1 772 463 0860 Email: [email protected] Web: www.amtaorg.com
PERMEA 2009, 4th Membrane Science and Technology Conference of Visegrad Countries Prague, Czech Republic Contact: Conference Secretariat Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Heyrovsky Sq. 2 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 296 809332 Fax: +420 296 809410 Email: [email protected] Web: www.imc.cas.cz/sympo/permea09/contact.html
20–24 June 2009 NAMS 2009, 19th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society Charleston, South Carolina, USA Contact: Meeting Co-Chair, Scott Husson Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
to better manage water resources in Alberta, Canada, are the foundations of a new research agreement between the Alberta Water Research Institute and GE Water & Process Technologies. Two projects will begin immediately. The first will focus on technology to improve the treatment and reuse of water in some oil sands operations, while the second initiative will concentrate on the development of a world-class education programme for business executives on advanced water management strategies. GE Water & Process Technologies says that the water initiative will build on its proven design and operations experience and the broad portfolio of technologies already in use in the oil sands, including membranes, thermal evaporation systems, mobile filtration units and water treatment chemistry. The initial investment in this project is $15 million, which will be costshared by GE, the water institute and its research funding partners. The education programme, to be launched in Alberta during 2009, will bring together global business leaders and some of the world’s top water management talent to share case studies and best practices which, in turn, could lead to improved environmental management strategies and practices around the world.
13–16 July 2009 AMTA 2009 Annual Conference and Exposition
6–10 September 2009 EUROMEMBRANE 2009 Montpellier, France Contact: Euromembrane 2009 Secretariat, IEM University Montpellier 2, CC 047 F-34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France. Email: [email protected] Web: www.euromembrane2009.com
‘Exactly one year after the Alberta government signed on with GE, we are pleased to see the first two of many projects coming onstream,’ said Doug Horner, Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. ‘Partnering our research and technology strengths with one of the world’s most active international companies shows that Alberta’s scale-up approach to innovation is working. From the spark of an idea through the many stages of development, Alberta is one of the best places in the world for industry to explore or market creative solutions to some of the global challenges, and water management is one of the key areas where we can contribute to a better world.’ Jeff Garwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Water & Process Technologies, added: ‘These innovative partnerships are a great example of how public agencies and industry can join forces to develop programmes that benefit the environment and the economy.’ Contacts: GE Water & Process Technologies, 4636 Somerton Road, Trevose, PA 19053-6783, USA. Tel: +1 215 355 3300, www.ge.com/water Alberta Water Research Institute, Alberta Ingenuity, 2410 Manulife Place, 10180 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S4, Canada. Tel: +1 780 423 5735, www.albertaingenuity.ca
December 2008