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Event WATERBIOTECH International Conference on "Biotechnology for Africa’s sustainable water supply"

The WATERBIOTECH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on "Biotechnology for Africa’s sustainable water supply" will be held in Marrakech, Morocco between 08-10 January, 2014.

his conference is the closing event of WATERBIOTECH project, a Coordination Action supported by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).  

The  objectives of this conference is to bring together members of WATERBIOTECH  consortium  in  conjunction with  national  and  regional  decision makers,  water professionals,  experts in water treatment biotechnologies, scientists  and  practitioners and  to promote  the  transfer  of  knowledge  between African  organizations  and  other  regions  in  the world.

The  event includes the presentation of scientific papers related to relevant aspects of water management, water treatment  and  water  supply  in  Africa  as  well  as discussion panels  and  Side events.

The scientific conference will be complemented by an exhibition showing the state-of-the-art in biotechnology for water treatment.

Sharing and discussing views and experiences on “Biotechnology for Africa’s sustainable water supply” will provide the opportunity to directly address the challenges of sustainable development in African countries. 

Please visit the website for online abstract submission. The online system will guide you through the submission of your abstract and author information.

A 1000 word maximum is allowed for the body of the abstract.

Complete contact information for each author is required. All abstracts must be submitted online http://waterbiotech.uca.ma  

The deadline for abstract submission is July 30th, 2013.  

Best selected papers will be peer reviewed for publication in IWA Publishing’s journals 

http://www.uca.ma/site/events.php?id=97&art=WATERBIOTECH-INTERNATIONAL-CONFERENCE-on--Biotechnology-for-Africa%E2%80%99s-sustainable-water-supply-#.UiXTqtK-18E

Contact information Prof. Laila MANDI National Centre for Studies and Research on Water and Energy University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco (email: waterbiotech@uca.ma)
Phone: +212524457433/23 Fax: +212524457815
Event type Conference
File link http://waterbiotech.uca.ma
File link copy WATERBIOTECH-Final-confflyer2014.pdf (PDF, 321 Kb)
Source WATERBIOTECH project
Subject(s) ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Relation http://waterbiotech.uca.ma/openconf/openconf.php
Geographical coverage Morocco,
Address Marrakech
Organizer WATERBIOTECH project
Target audience International
Period [08/01/2014 - 10/01/2014]
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ENGLISH , FRENCH
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