The Secretary General provides an update on ICID's participation in various UN-Water events focusing on water and food security, announces upcoming meetings including the 62nd IEC in Tehran, and introduces Avinash Tyagi as the new Secretary General Designate who has extensive experience in water resources management for the Government of India and World Meteorological Organization.
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In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. April to June 2012 | Vol. 4 No. 2
Rain and Water Page 2
Secretariat News Pages 2, 3, 4 and 5
CaribDa Celebrates 80 Years of Desalination Page 5
Water Conservation Advice and Guide Page 7
Heat Wave Makes Water a Hot Topic Page 10
Should Water Bill Defaulters Get Amnesty? Page 11
Water and Food Security Page 12
Towards a Model OECS Water Act See Back Page
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In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. April to June 2012 | Vol. 4 No. 2
Rain and Water Page 2
Secretariat News Pages 2, 3, 4 and 5
CaribDa Celebrates 80 Years of Desalination Page 5
Water Conservation Advice and Guide Page 7
Heat Wave Makes Water a Hot Topic Page 10
Should Water Bill Defaulters Get Amnesty? Page 11
Water and Food Security Page 12
Towards a Model OECS Water Act See Back Page
CAWASA E-source Newsletter January - March 2018CAWASA
http://www.cawasa.org - This is the January - March 2018 version of the Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Newsletter.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. January to March 2018
Hurricane Maria Recovery in
Dominica
2017: A Year of Accomplishments
and Challengesl – Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 2 - 4
13th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers
- Page 5
Successful 2-day Seminar for BWA Staff– Page 5
5th Water Operators’ Conference in Dominica - Page 6
Web-based Operator Certification Exams - Page 7
BWA Personal Water Tank Programme - Page 8
Cayman Islands Laboratory Accreditation
Renewed – Page 9
NAWASA Launches School Community Water
Storage Project - Page 10
NURC Launches Website - Page 11
What is Water Security?
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GWP’s global strategy 2009-2013 argues that sustainable development will not be achieved without a water secure world. A water secure world integrates a concern for the intrinsic value of water with a concern for its use for human survival and well-being.
A water secure world harnesses water's productive power and minimises its destructive force. It is a world where every person has enough safe, affordable water to lead a clean, healthy and productive life. It is a world where communities are protected from floods, droughts, landslides, erosion and water-borne diseases. Water security also means addressing environmental protection and the negative effects of poor management.
A water secure world means ending fragmented responsibility for water and integrating water resources management across all sectors – finance, planning, agriculture, energy, tourism, industry, education and health. This integration is at the heart of GWP’s strategy.
A water secure world reduces poverty, advances education, and increases living standards. It is a world where there is an improved quality of life for all, especially for the most vulnerable—usually women and children—who benefit most from good water governance.
FIVAS (Foreningen for Internasjonale Vannstudier) 2010. Rapporten tar for seg den pågående satsingen på vannkraftutbygging i Guatemala, viser hva som kan gå galt og hva som må tas hensyn til i fattige land, og land med sårbare grupper slik som urfolk. Rapporten er også tilgjengelig på spansk.
A quarterly report on lessons learned, published September 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mesaba Energy Project (DOE/EIS–0382D) for public comment, as well as the dates, locations and times for public hearings.
CAWASA E-source Newsletter January - March 2018CAWASA
http://www.cawasa.org - This is the January - March 2018 version of the Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Newsletter.
In this Issue
Caribbean Water and Sewage Association Inc. January to March 2018
Hurricane Maria Recovery in
Dominica
2017: A Year of Accomplishments
and Challengesl – Page 2
CAWASA Secretariat News - Pages 2 - 4
13th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers
- Page 5
Successful 2-day Seminar for BWA Staff– Page 5
5th Water Operators’ Conference in Dominica - Page 6
Web-based Operator Certification Exams - Page 7
BWA Personal Water Tank Programme - Page 8
Cayman Islands Laboratory Accreditation
Renewed – Page 9
NAWASA Launches School Community Water
Storage Project - Page 10
NURC Launches Website - Page 11
What is Water Security?
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GWP’s global strategy 2009-2013 argues that sustainable development will not be achieved without a water secure world. A water secure world integrates a concern for the intrinsic value of water with a concern for its use for human survival and well-being.
A water secure world harnesses water's productive power and minimises its destructive force. It is a world where every person has enough safe, affordable water to lead a clean, healthy and productive life. It is a world where communities are protected from floods, droughts, landslides, erosion and water-borne diseases. Water security also means addressing environmental protection and the negative effects of poor management.
A water secure world means ending fragmented responsibility for water and integrating water resources management across all sectors – finance, planning, agriculture, energy, tourism, industry, education and health. This integration is at the heart of GWP’s strategy.
A water secure world reduces poverty, advances education, and increases living standards. It is a world where there is an improved quality of life for all, especially for the most vulnerable—usually women and children—who benefit most from good water governance.
FIVAS (Foreningen for Internasjonale Vannstudier) 2010. Rapporten tar for seg den pågående satsingen på vannkraftutbygging i Guatemala, viser hva som kan gå galt og hva som må tas hensyn til i fattige land, og land med sårbare grupper slik som urfolk. Rapporten er også tilgjengelig på spansk.
A quarterly report on lessons learned, published September 2010. The lessons learned program aims to foster continuous improvement by publishing time and cost metrics as well as guidance on public participation and interagency co-ordination procedures for NEPA implementation and compliance.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mesaba Energy Project (DOE/EIS–0382D) for public comment, as well as the dates, locations and times for public hearings.
(IWRM). The presentation has the following flow:
1. The relevance of IWRM for a number of key development issues
2. The key characteristics of the concept
3. The global status of IWRM
4. Practical implementation – the challenges
5. Practical implementation – case studies showing successful
applications to problematic management scenarios
6. How IWRM programmes are being linked with the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and adaptation to climate change by the setting of achievement milestones
Irrigation futures - Role of community participation and partnershipsChristina Parmionova
Role of community participation and partnerships: the Virginia pipeline scheme
This article was written by Ganesh Keremane and Jennifer McKay. It was published in the AWA Water Journal in November 2006.
www.awa.asn.au
Water sharing plans: not just about economics
This article was written by by G. Kuehne, CRC for Irrigation Futures, University of SA and H. Bjornlund, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was published in Irrigation Australia Journal in May 2007.
www.irrigation.org.au
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In This Issue:
- Secretariat News Page 2 and 3
- Managing Caribbean Waste Water Pages 3 and 4
- Desalination: Is it worth the cost? Page 5
- World Without Water? Pages 6 and 7
- Health Benefits of Water Page 8
- Climate Change Challenges for
- Caribbean Water Page 9
- Rain Water Harvesting Barbados-style Back Page
Irrigation futures - Regional Partnerships address water security in wester...Christina Parmionova
Regional partnerships address water security in Western Sydney
This article by Basant Maheshwari and Bruce Simmons featured in the Irrigation Australia Journal, Spring 2009, Volume 24, No. 3.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures System Harmonisation program has developed a project titled Water and Irrigation Strategy Enhancement through Regional Partnerships (WISER) to establish a system harmonisation process in Western Sydney, NSW. The project is about working with regional irrigation partners to increase profitability and reduce the environmental footprint of irrigation systems. Here we provide an overview of the System Harmonisation Program and a case study of the WISER project in Western Sydney.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
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ICID News Update - Sep 2011
1. September 2011
workbodies address on connected issues like FAO’s and ICID are jointly planning three
From Secretary General’s desk... MIS, SDTA and climate change etc. There is crucial sessions.
a growing interest in understanding the
Dear friends, 62nd IEC Agenda: I am pleased to indicate
‘efficiency aspects’; UN Water systems through
that the Central Office has placed all the
ICID as one of FAO devoted time to explore common
Agenda for the pre-Council meetings and
the UN-Water definitions. A UN Task Force on “Water
IEC in ICID website in August itself, following
partners had an Efficiency addressing Water Accounting
the usual practice of ensuring adequate time
invitation to join Terminology and Definitions” had its maiden
for workbody members to prepare for the
their annual meeting with ICID participation. A basic note
meetings. I do hope that this received your
meetings on “Water Accounting” (Chris Perry and Karen
kind attention. Based on my interaction with
scheduled Frenken) explained the status and the gap
our friends in Iran, I am pleased to confirm
alongside between interpretations of terminology by UN-
their high level of preparedness to receive
World Water Water System. {One due to FAO and the other
the guests and serve them best, and make
Week in due to the System of Environmental Economic
their participation in the Congress and
Stockholm. In Accounting for Water – SEEAW}. ICID partici-
Council meetings highly rewarding. The field
due regard, I pation was considered valuable and MTD
tours are planned such as to be quite
participated in a few of theirs as well as other usage terms and interpretations on efficiency
interesting and memorable. The Organizing
Water Week events. An interesting feature in an article on the subject in ICID Journal
Committee had been swift enough to
this year in the global water talks was the ‘Irrigation and Drainage’ formed part of our
communicate visa token numbers for
elevation of ‘Water for Food’ linking it to discussions. The UN-Water is moving towards
participants to facilitate obtaining visa in
‘Food Security’ to the highest pedestal. The a ‘National Accounting of Water (including
respective countries or consulates. I hope
theme for the activities for the year ahead, Groundwater)’ and their task force outputs
that your travel formalities are complete.
particularly the World Water Day 2012, shall would help resolve some existing conflicts in
Please ask for assistance, if need be.
also be in line with this theme. ICID’s interpretations, once common and universal
significant role in addressing food security terminologies are accepted by all concerned. Last, but not the least, it is my pleasant duty
issues by looking into best practices in to welcome Mr. Avinash C. Tyagi, Secretary
Given the focus on Food Security by lead UN-
irrigated agriculture with a wide global General Designate amidst us, now that the
Water agencies and systems, GWP’s plans to
network of countries received prominence. results of the selection process is declared
work on water and food security in the coming
by the President. I am sure that you had a
In the Panel discussions of UN-Water as years besides SIWI’s interest to tune next
chance to view the Presidential message
well as GWP, ICID shared the floor to voice World Water Day to address ‘Water and Food
(ICID News 2011/3) containing this
issues of concern in respect of ‘water and Security’ concerns, I anticipate that ICID
announcement, and a brief profile on
food security’ in the coming decades. GWP’s would also be invited to play its crucial role in
Mr. Tyagi. He is fairly well known to ICID
workshop to commemorate their 15 years’ them. All the vital inputs emerging from
family due to many earlier contacts and in
anniversary put a special emphasis to food several workbodies like ‘Poverty’, ‘Financing’
fact, he had been attending our Council
security and new players like Global Soil and MDG apart from others, including regional
meetings representing WMO in recent years.
Partnership were also associated. FAO workbodies could help us to project ICID
His profile is also seen in this News Update.
organized “2012 World Water Day Seminar” perceptions.
on “Water and Food Security: Call for Best Regards,
WWC also had a stakeholders’ consultation
Solutions”. I highlighted some of the ICID for WWF6. Both FAO and ICID joined the
global initiatives that had made a difference roundtable discussions on the topic of our
in recent times, like ‘WatSave Awards’ to interest viz: “Agricultural Water Management”.
encourage efficient water use in agriculture, More inputs for the forum are likely to emerge M. Gopalakrishnan
a few multi faceted programmes that our during the upcoming Tehran meetings when Secretary General
Avinash Tyagi is the new Secretary General (Designate) of ICID
Mr. Avinash C. Tyagi, a 1973 graduate water resources management. Ministry of Water Resources in India.
from University of Roorkee, India and a Mr. Tyagi is presently the Director of the
post graduate from Indian Institute of He has worked in water resources sector Climate and Water Department of the
Technology (IIT) Delhi, has 37 years of for Government of India for 28 years at World Meteorological Organization
experience dealing with various facets of Central Water Commission (CWC) and (WMO), a specialized UN Agency, and is
1 ICID News Update September 2011
2. responsible for sectors. For the last 9 years at the WMO, is an ardent advocate of multi-disciplinary
providing he has developed an intimate knowledge collaboration, a continuing dialogue with
support to the of issues related to water resources various stakeholders and community
countries in the management in developing countries participation for solving complex
field of water around the world. He is presently the development challenges in the water
resources coordinator of UN-Water Thematic Priority sector. Mr. Tyagi has been associated
management Area on Water and Climate Change. with activities of ICID as an observer in
including flood its Working Groups on flood management
management Mr. Tyagi has worked closely with various and climate change and strived for closer
and adap- UN agencies and other International relationship between ICID and WMO.
tations to organizations. He is known for his candid
and professional approach to realize the Hearty welcome to Mr. A.C. Tyagi
climate change
particularly in the water and agriculture benefits of international cooperation. He
News from National along with his 19 students, as part of their the planning, design and management of
study program to learn about the activities irrigation and drainage projects in tidal
Committee related to Millennium Development Goals areas will be released in October 2011 at
(MDGs) in different countries. Dr. S.A. Tehran, Iran. The WG-SDTA had also
INCID (India) Kulkarni, Executive Secretary introduced held a number of workshops since its
ICID and briefed them on water resource inception during various ICID annual
Mr. R.C. Jha has assumed the role of management in general with focus India meetings, including Congresses. The
Chairman, INCID consequent to his since the freshwater issue is one of the new initiatives of the workbody recently
important targets of MDGs. The students covered (i) during Tsunami invasion
elevation to the position of Chairman,
later actively participated in a question / (December 2004), and the valuable
Central Water Commission (CWC) of
answer session. information of the contribution of Seawall
Government of India on 01 September
2011. Mr. Jha, an Engineer by profession, were uploaded in the WG website and (ii)
is a well-known expert in India in the Best Performing supporting of the renewable ocean energy
River Management Sector and is currently as green power.
Vice Chairman of ICID WG on Poverty
Workbody Award
WG-SDTA members have been regular
Alleviation. Secretary General The Panel of Judges for the 3rd Award for in attending the WG meetings and also
Gopalakrishnan felicitated Mr. Jha on the Best Performing Workbody (BPWA- attending international seminars. The
5 September 2011 in ICID Central Office. 3) has selected ICID Working Group on technical papers were published from
His contact details are: Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas time to time. WG-SDTA has a well-
Mr. R.C. Jha, Chairman, Indian National (WG-SDTA) for the Best Performing maintained website. WG-SDTA joined in
Committee, ICID (INCID), Chairman, Workbody Award (2008-2011). The the efforts of International Organizations,
Central Water Commission, Room No. 315 performance of the WG-SDTA was such as (i) Global Environmental Centre
(S), Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, Sector-I, adjudged the best, based upon a set of (GEC) on “Guideline on Integrating
New Delhi 110 066, India, Tel: +91 11 2610 criteria. The award reflects that the WG- Wetland Conservation” supported by
8855, Fax: +91 11 2610 8614, SDTA’s contributions towards the
E-mail: cmanoff@nic.in, arc5delhi@
Ramsar, (ii) the Society of Agricultural
mandate and mission of ICID was Research on Reclaimed Lands, and (iii)
gmail.com
outstanding and impressive during the International Network for Water and Eco-
ICID fraternity extends its warm welcome past 3 years. system in Paddy Field (INWEPF) to
to Mr. Jha in his new capacity as exchange valuable information.
Chairman of INCID and expresses its WG-SDTA is one of the active ICID
thanks to Mr. A.K. Bajaj, who relinquished workbodies, established in 2001 with its The Award winning WG’s members will
the position of Chair, INCID on 31 August maiden meeting in 2002. Under the be presented with a Plaque (as per the
2011. However, Mr. Bajaj has assured mandate of WG-SDTA, a number of latest membership composition but having
devoting more of his time for ICID publications were brought out, viz. (i) served on the workbody for at least 2
activities in various capacities, besides “Proceedings of the International years) and free publications of decided
as one of its Vice Presidents. [Source: Workshop on Sustainable Development value.
INCID] of Tidal Areas”, (ii) “Wise Use and
Environmental Conservation of the Tidal Heartiest congratulations to WG-SDTA!
Areas”, (iii) “Socio-Economic Manage-
Dr. Kenji Yoshinaga, ment and Stakeholder Participation for FAO gets new
JNC-ICID visits ICID Agriculture in Tidal Areas”, (iv) “Monitoring
Director-General
Systems for Sustainable Development of
Central Office Tidal Areas”, and (v) “Tidal Area Features
The 37th Session of the Conference of
and Natural Process”.
Dr. Kenji Yoshinaga of Toyo University Food and Agriculture Organization of
and a member of JNC-ICID visited the A book titled “Towards Sustainable the United Nations (FAO), held in
Central Office on 02 September 2011 Development of Tidal Areas” to improve Rome from 25 June to 02 July 2011,
2 ICID News Update September 2011
3. elected Mr. José Graziano da Silva as INAE Fellowship is technologists covering the entire spectrum
Director-General of FAO. The new of engineering disciplines. The Academy
Director General will take office on conferred on Secretary has a restricted number of elected
01 January 2012. Congratulations to General Gopalakrishnan fellows in each discipline and has lead
Mr. José Graziano da Silva from ICID Engineers of distinction conferred with
fraternity and look forward to a greater Secretary General Gopalakrishnan is National Honours.
cooperation during his tenure between nominated as Fellow of Indian National As was earlier announced, Secretary
ICID and FAO! Academy of Engineering this year in General Gopalakrishnan was conferred
acknowledgement of his significant life by the American Academy of Water
The Session also paid a warm tribute to time contributions to the profession. The Resources Engineering, the ‘Honorary
outgoing Director-General Dr. Jacques Indian National Academy will confer his Diplomate’ of the Academy in 2010
Diouf, whose term of office ends on fellowship in a meeting to be held in during EWRI World Environ-mental &
31 December 2011 with establishment December this year in New Delhi. Water Resources Congress in
of the “Jacques Diouf Award for Food Providence, RI, USA.
The Indian National Academy of
Security”. ICID expresses its thanks to
Engineering (INAE), founded in 1987, ICID fraternity congratulates SG
Dr. Diouf for all the cooperation he
comprises India’s most distinguished Gopalakrishnan on his recognition as a
extended to ICID during his tenure.
engineers, engineer-scientists and FNAE.
21st ICID Congress on Irrigation and Drainage and 62nd IEC Meeting
15-23 October 2011 – Latest Updates
• Registration for Side Exhibition booth are invited to fill out the exhibition Irrigation and Drainage (IRNCID) is
space order form available at the planning to host the Young
There are numerous exhibitions in the congress website at www.icid2011.org Professionals gathering at the time
field of irrigation and drainage all over of the 21st ICID Congress on
the world where the latest products and • Introducing Tehran Congress Tours Irrigation and Drainage and 62nd
achievements of the industries are IEC Meeting in Tehran, Iran on 17
Tehran congress precedes by two
presented to relevant parties. What October 2011. This gathering would
technical tours and two post-conference
makes ICID Congress exhibition an be a golden opportunity for young
tours respectively to the Mazandaran,
outstanding event is the visitor profile. professionals to engage, network,
Khuzestan, Esfahan and Shiraz province.
These tours have been scheduled for the exchange ideas and share
Irrigation and Drainage, being the core
interested delegates and accompanying experiences in a warm and friendly
of the event in ICID Congress, are the
persons. The details of these tours are session during the magnificent ICID
main concerns of the decision makers
available at congress website: 2011 events.
and key people in the field of irrigation
and drainage throughout the world who www.icid2011.org Young professionals attending this
will attend the 21 st International event on behalf of their National
Congress on Irrigation and Drainage • Accompanying Persons’ Tour Committees (NCs) will be making
and 8th International Micro-Irrigation In previous ICID events, the congress brief presentations on the activities
Congress. This unique specialized accompanying persons could only attend and achievements of their YPF’s.
event provides an opportunity to the general invitations and meetings by The young advisory board of the
irrigation and drainage industrialists, paying the registration fee without having Ministry of Energy, Iran will be also
consultants and contractors companies specific schedule for filling their free involved in the gathering by
to find their most important audiences time. presenting its activities and
in one place, an incident hardly probable
However, in Tehran congress, the achievements which could be
to take place anywhere else.
organizing committee has considered interesting for the participants.
Exhibit space will be available during various motivating, recreational tours In addition, young professionals will
the congress for commercial and simultaneous with the glorious events for have a chance to discuss and put
information displays. Interested parties, the accompanying persons to visit historic forward the challenges and
including potential sponsors and places, traditional and modern purchasing constraints of their participation in
exhibitors may contact the congress centers, museums, etc. of Tehran city, ICID annual events and congresses.
secretariat (e-mail: irncid@gmail.com) without any extra charge.
for more information. IRNCID looks forward to welcoming all
• Special Session for Young young professionals during ICID 2011
The above-mentioned side exhibition events in Tehran.
Irrigation Professionals
will be organized from 20-23 October
2011. All those interested to register a The Iranian National Committee on
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important
hospitability.
Tehran, Iran.
you all in Tehran!
irncid@gmail.com.
event.
Executive Board
assistance, what so ever.
Senior member from IRNCID
A message from Dr. S. Nairizi –
individual inquiry with respect to
receiving your suggestions to
and modern irrigation industry, is
beautiful landscapes across the
meetings as glorious as possible
the Congress and related
The high-level private and official
irrigation and drainage to attend
Please contact me at my e-mail:
your attendance in this congress.
available to deal with your
I would also be personally
approaches, with more than 8
Micro-irrigation Congress and
interested professionals and
I’m looking forward to meeting
Contact:
ensure the success of this
Executive Board will be happy
IRNCID Organizing Committee &
water resources management
Iran, with a great history related to
s.nairizi@toossab.com for any
an attractive venue to be visited.
country supported by a very active
million hectares of irrigated land,
with warm and friendly Iranian
during 15-23 October 2011 at
62nd IEC meeting to be held
Irrigation and Drainage, 8th ICID
the unique 21st ICID Congress on
organizations in the area of
It is my pleasure to invite all the
teams are trying their best to host
62nd IEC Meeting & 21st ICID Congress Program at a Glance – 15-23 October 2011, Tehran, Iran
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Day/Date
15 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October
Time (Hours) 09.00-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00 09.00-12.30 13.30-17.00
Registration Registration Registration Poster presentation, 21st
Poster presentation, 8th IMIC Closing Ceremony
Congress
Registration EXHIBITION (3) Plenary session
Start of NCs Displays NCs Displays NCs Displays • Conclusions &
EXHIBITION (1) EXHIBITION (2)
(Conclusions) Recommendations
Q 56 Q 56 • Q56
th th
Q 56.1 (I) Q 56.1 (II) Q 56 8 IMIC (I) 8 IMIC (I) • Q57 • Declaration
WG-HIST / Intensification Opening Q 56.2 (I) Q 56.2 (II) Q 56.1(III) 8th IMIC (II) 8th IMIC (II) INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE • 8th IMIC
Theme WG-TRUE EB-JOUR C-PR&P
Seminar -TRID Ceremony Q 56.3 (I) Q 56.3 (II) Q 56.2 (III) 8th IMIC (III) 8th IMIC (III) COUNCIL (IEC) • Awards/ Plaques
‘Knowledge’ Q 56.4 (I) Q 56.4 (II) Q 56.5 (III)
Q 56.5 (I) Q 56.5 (II)
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
• Address by
Combined Q Combined Q President
57 (I) 57 (II) Q 56
N.D. Gulhati
(Q 57.1 (Q 57.1 Q 56.1 (IV) • Address by
Memorial
Q 57.2 Q 57.2 Q 56.2 (IV) President-elect
Lecture
ON
Q 57.3 Q 57.3 Q 56.5 (IV
Q 57.4) Q 57.4) • Address by Chair,
WG- WG-SDTA and WS Organizing
Theme ‘Basin’ WG-ENV WG-CAFM PCTA
DROUGHT WG-CLIMATE Committee
WG-
WG-MIS
Theme ‘System’ WG-DRG POVERTY WG-WATS
MDG*
ICID News Update
R EG ISTR A T IO N
WG-ON-
Theme ‘On-Farm’ C-CONGR WG-PQW WG-CROP
FARM
ERWG
ASRWG
RWGs WG-YPF AFRWG / AMRWG PCSO
IRRIGATION
ST-LCB
WG-IDSST
TF-BIO- TF-WWF6
Special
Start of T ech nical an d Po st-co nferen ce T ou rs
ENERGY
AND
Session on
Task Forces TF-FIN and WS TF-WWF6
Water for
TF- Food Security
SEDIMEN- with FAO
TATION
SC FAO Side event-on
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FAO-ICID- Special Session
MT-JOUR Mtg. NCs-OBs Mtg. NCs-VPs
Side Meetings PFC
(17.00-18.00) (08.00-09.00) (17.00-18.00)
Mtg. OBC
MB
(18.00-20.00)
Workshops/ SS on
DRAINAGE
SS for YPF FAO- Special Session on Australian
Symposium/ Symposium Moderni-
(15.00-1800) Modernization Session
Special Sessions zation
Reception / Open Reception/ Open Welcome Reception Chinese Night Turkish Night Australian Reception Farewell Dinner and Cultural Show
Receptions
(19.00-21.00) (19.00-21.00) (19.00-21.00) (19.00-21.00) (19.00-21.00) (19.00 – 21.00) (18.30 – 22.00)
PCSO Workbodies PCTA Workbodies Task Forces Workshop/Seminars/Special Sessions 21st Int. Congress on Irrigation & Drainage 8th Int. Micro Irrigation Congress Side Meetings
48 Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India, Tel : 91-11-2611 5679, 91-11-2611 6837, 91-11-2467 9532
September 2011
Tea/ Coffee Breaks: 11.00-11.30 hours and 15.15-15.45 hours; Lunch: 12.30-13.30 hours * Maiden meeting of the Group to consider setting a Workbody on WG (MDG-1)