Call for papers for the ACWUA’s 5th Best Practices Conference: Utilities Perspective on Water Resources Management in the Arab Region

ACWUA’s 5th Best Practices Conference

Utilities Perspective on Water Resources Management in the Arab Region

3-5 June, 2012 - Muscat, Oman

In cooperation with the Public Authority of Electricity and Water (PAEW) in the Sultanate of Oman

Who will attend?

ACWUA expect more than 300 participants and delegations to attend the 5th Best Practices Conference in Muscat, Oman. Many will be coming from ACWUA membership comprising of more than 200 individual members, and more than 95 water and wastewater utilities from 18 Arab Countries; Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The 5th Best Practices Conference is also aimed at senior decision makers from public and private water and waste water utilities/water supply companies, water ministries & authorities, environmental agencies & ministries, municipalities, utility operators, private sector companies and consultants and educational

institutions internationally and across the region.

Conference Language:

The official language of the conference is Arabic and English (Simultaneous translation will be available).

Conference main themes and topics:

This year focus area will be Utilities Perspective on Water Resources Management in the Arab Region.
The following is a selection of key themes which the Scientific Committee is seeking contributions; papers addressing these issues from the Arab Region and international water community are welcomed and encouraged.

Water Resources Management
Protection of Water Resources
Non-Conventional Water Management
Adaptation to Climate Change and Global Warming
Accountability and Transparency (Water Integrity)

Invitation to submit a paper

Papers are expected to make an original and substantial contribution to the conference themes and topics. Speakers who are interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract for refereeing. Paper proposals will be selected by the conference scientific committee to cover different areas, methods, approaches and positions.

Abstracts should be maximum 300 words.

Download Abstract submission form here.

Download Call for Papers

Abstracts and later paper submissions should be sent by e-mail to the following address:

bpconference@acwua.org

Deadlines:

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 21 April 2012
Announcement of results and selection process will start in: 30 April 2012
Deadline for submitting the presentations and papers: 20 May 2012

Enquiries:

Technical and Scientific Program: bpconference@acwua.org
General Information: acwua_secretariat@acwua.org

Join ACWUA 5th Best Practices in Muscat, Oman. 3-5 June 2012

Contact information	ACWUA Secretariat - Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA) (email: acwua_secretariat@acwua.org; bpconference@acwua.org)
News type	CallForPaper
File link	http://www.acwua.org/events/omanconference2012
Source of information	ACWUA Secretariat - Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA)
Subject(s)	ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/2012/06/acwua-s-5th-best-practices-conference-utilities-perspective-water-resources/
Geographical coverage	Oman,
News date	04/03/2012
Working language(s)	ENGLISH