IAMAW 1st International Workshop "Valorization of Mediterranean Biowastes and Effluents"

The IAMAW announves this event that addresses R&D developments for the environment protection of the typical Mediterranean landscapes with an emphasis on resources protection and valorization of wastes and effluents for “biorefineries” and for water recycling. This event will bring together not only IAMAW, SPBT and SIADEB membership but also all the scientists and other stakeholders that can share with us their work and vision contributing for the environmental and economical sustainability of our economies and the progress of the Mediterranean Region.

FOCUS: IAMAW welcomes abstracts submission for oral communications and poster presentations in the following sessions that will address the scientific and technological contributions for the treatment, recovery, reuse and/or commercialization of valuable compounds in agro-industrial wastes and effluents:

1- Wastes Characterization and Classification

 Chairs: Juan Cegarra, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura- CSICSpain

 José Martinez, IRSTEA, Rennes-France

2-Bioenergy from Wastes

 Chairs: Jeffrey Tolan, IOGEN Corporation, Canada

 Lucilia Domingues, IBB/CEB, Minho University, Portugal

3-Waste/Effluent Treatment and Recycling

 Chairs: Maurizio Petruccioli, Universitá degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy

 Madalena Alves, IBB/CEB, Minho University, Portugal

4-Lignocellulosic Biotechnologies

 Chairs: Mohammad Taherzadeh, School of Engineering, Boras Univ. Sweden

 Solange Mussatto, IBB/CEB, Minho University, Portugal

5-Natural Products from Wastes

 Chairs: Fazilet Vardar Sukan, Ege University, Turkey

 Juan Fernández-Bolaños, Institituto de la Grasa, Sevilla, Spain

6-Bioconversion of Wastes for Food and Feed

 Chairs: George Zervakis , Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

 Yitzhak Hadar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

7-Composting

 Chairs: Michael Raviv, Volcani Institute of Agriculture Research – Israel  Francesco Montemurro, C.R.A. SSC –Metaponto, Italy

8-Sectorial Seminar: from Research to Commercialization.

 Chairs: Francesca Santori, Istituto Superior di Ricerca e Formazione sui Materiali Speciali per le Tecnologia Avanzate- Italy

 Ahmed Nejmeddine, Univ. Hassan 1er,Settat, Maroc

-Short Abstract submission with registration: Two selection periods:29^th February and 30^th April.

-Registration Payment without extra cost: 30^th April. Later registrations will be charged with an additional €50.

-Accepted abstracts will be required to send an extended abstract (4-6 pages) for the workshop proceedings. Extended abstracts will be due on the 15th May.

NOTES: A selection of the Papers presented at the workshop will be used for presentation to a specialized journal.

REGISTRATION FEES

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Please fill registration form and send ASAP to: iamaw.workshop@gmail.com

-Early Registration fee (before 30^th April).

SHORT ABSTRACTS

Abstracts should be sent to iamaw.workshop@gmail.com ASAP and latest on the 30^th April

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Contact information	José Cardoso Duarte ; Investigador Principal ; Unidade de Bioenergia ;Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P. Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22 ; 1649-038; Lisboa (email: jose.duarte@lneg.pt ; iamaw.workshop@gmail.com) Phone: +351 210 924724 ; Fax: + 351 217163636
Event type	Conference
File link	http://www.iamawaste.org/santarem/IAWK2012.htm
File link copy	IAMAW_Workshop_flyerF.pdf (PDF, 188 Kb)
Source	The International Association of Mediterranean Agro-Industrial Wastes
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.lneg.pt
Geographical coverage	Portugal,
Address	at SANTARÉM (NATIONAL EXHIBITION AND AGRICULTURAL MARKET CENTRE, www.cnema.pt)
Organizer	The International Association of Mediterranean Agro-Industrial Wastes; In collaboration with SPBT- Portuguese Society for Biotechnology and SIADEB- Ibero-American Society for the Development of Biorefineries
Target audience	International
Period	[05/06/2012 - 08/06/2012]
Status	Confirmed
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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