Third International Symposium on Fresh Water from the Sea; 14–16 September 1970, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (first information)

Third International Symposium on Fresh Water from the Sea; 14–16 September 1970, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (first information)

Solar Energy, Vol. 13, pp. 141-142. Pergamon Press, 1970. Printed in Great Britain MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS Third International Symposium on Fresh Wate...

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Solar Energy, Vol. 13, pp. 141-142.

Pergamon Press, 1970. Printed in Great Britain

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS Third International Symposium on Fresh Water from the Sea; 14-16 September 1970, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (First Information)

ORGANIZEDby the Working Party on Fresh Water from the Sea of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, in cooperation with Jugoslavenska Akademi ja Znanosti I Umjetnosti, Zagreb, and Savez Hemicara-tehnologa FNRJ, Beograd. All professional people, who are engaged in the scientific and technical development of producing fresh water from sea and brackish water and the associated problems of supply to the consumer, are invited to take part in this Symposium. The following themes and processes will be discussed: Group l-Theoretical; Properties of water and electrolytes; Analytical Chemistry of sea water Group2-Distillation processes; Scale formation and its prevention; Corrosion; Use of nuclear energy; Solar distillation; Humidification processes Group 3 - Ionic processes; Electrodialysis; Reverse osmosis (hyperfiltration); Ion exchange techniques Group 4 - Freezing processes; Hydrates; Other desalination processes Group 5 - Economic considerations; Use of desalted water in conventional supply systems, including agriculture. The meeting will last three days and will be followed, if there is sufficient participation, by a discussion-cruise. The proceedings will be published~ in a special volume, immediately after the Symposium. Further information will be supplied on request to: The Secretariat (Chairman Prof. A. A. Delyannis) Working Party on Fresh Water from the Sea P.O.B. 1199, Athens, Greece

Fifth Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

THE FIFTH Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering C o n f e r e n c e - E N E R G Y - 7 0 - w i l l take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, 21-25 September, 1970. The meeting is sponsored jointly by the American Chemical Society, American institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Nuclear Society, American Power Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Marine Technology Society, Solar Energy Society and the Society of Automotive Engineers. It is held in cooperation with a number of federal departments including the AEC, NASA, DOD, Army, Navy, Air Force, HEW, Commerce, State, Transportation, Agriculture, the Library of Congress, the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineers, the National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, 141