Sharm El Sheikh– Egypt

Academic Organizers
An Exhibition will be organized
Under the auspices of His Excellency
BNU,Beijing Normal University,China
(IWTC-XVIII)
18thInternational Water
Technology Conference
12-14 March 2015
Sharm El Sheikh– Egypt
Prof. Dr.HossamElMoghazy
BRGM,French Geological Survey, France’s Public Institution
in Earth Science Applications,France
CNR,National Research Council,Italy
CCNY,City College New York,USA
E-JUST,Egypt-Japan University of Science and
Technology,Egypt
Osaka University,Japan
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS,Russia
TIT,Tokyo Institute of Technology,Japan
Minister of Water Resources and irrigation, Egypt
Conference Honorary Chairmen
Prof.Dr.M.Elkenawy
President of Mansoura University, Egypt
Prof. Dr. Ahmed ElGohary President of Egypt-Japan University of
Science and Technology, E-JUST, Egypt.
prof Ismail Abdul Gafar president of ArabAcademy of maritime
transport and science & technology
Conference Chairman
MagdyAbouRayan President of International Water Technology
Association and Ex-President of Mansourah University, Egypt.
Conference vice Chairman
Michael Piasecki City College of New York, NY,,USA
Vice Chair of joined IAHR/IWA/IAHS Hydroinfomatics Committee
Associate Editor of Journal of Hydroinformatics.
Conference Secretaries General
AbdelazimNegm
Organizing Committee
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Organized By
IWTA,International Water
Technology Association
http://iwta.info
In co-operation with
Mansoura University,Water Research Center,
Egypt, Ministry of Water Resources and
Irrigation
E-JUST, Egypt
Objectives
Abdul LatifQureshi
Mehran University, Pakistan
The 18th International Water Technology Conference, 12-14 March
2015. Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt is the eighteenth of a series events
initiated by The International Water Technology Association,
IWTA. The conference offers an opportunity to present and discuss
the most recent technological innovations and scientific
developments associated with the water technology, water
environment and ecology, water resources management, and water
infrastructure. The conference brings together scientists, and other
water professionals, end users, managers, decision makers and
stakeholders from universities, research institutes, governmental
agencies, industrials and other interest groups. The conference
participants will discuss and develop a general framework for
minimizing and preventing the deterioration in water quality, water
quality protection, remediation, restoration, innovative treatment
technologies, energy consumption, and optimizing water resources
planning and management facing scarcity.
AbdElnabyKabeel
Tanta University, Egypt
Andrea Scozzari
National Research Council (CNR-ISTI), Italy
Ali Al Magar
Environment Consult, Saudi Arabia
Ali Ismail
ARC, M.Agriculture.Egypt
Bin Chen
BNU, China
CevdetMeriç
Fatih University, Turkey
Juneseok Lee
San Jose State University, CA, USA
Kamal El-Nahhas
Suez Canal Authority, Egypt
LachenBenaabidate
USMBA-Fez, Morocco
Mohamed Azaroual
BRGM, France
Oliver Saavedra
TIT, Japan
Sherine S. Ismail
NRI, Ministry of Water Resources and
Irrigation, Egypt
The Cabell Brand Center, Virginia,
USA
Bavarian Research Alliance, Germany
TamimYounos
Thomas Ammerl
Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee Chairman:
AndreyKostianoy
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Scientific Committee Co-Chairman:
Abdel RazikZidan
Mansoura University, Egypt
Scientific Committee Members:
Ahmed Tawfik
BadrMabrouk
Francesco Soldovieri
Ibrahim Gar Al-Alm
Jean Francois Cretaux
Raja Ben Amar
Mohamed Soliman
Mona Gamal El Din
MoustafaSoliman
Safe EldenMetwaly
Salvatore Straface
Stefano Vignudelli
Sayyed-Hassan Tabatabaei
Sohair I. Abou-Elela
Tomoo Ushio
Vincenzo Lapenna
Zen Kawasaki
E-JUST, Egypt
Zagazig University
CNR-IREA, Italy
Mansoura University, Egypt
CNES, France
SfaxUniversity, Tunisia
Ministry of Water Resources, Egypt
E-JUST
ASCE
Desert Research center, Egypt
University of Calabria, Italy
CNR- Italy
Shahrekord University, Iran
National Research Center, Egypt
Osaka University, Japan
CNR-IMAA, Italy
Osaka University, Japan
localExecutive Committee:
Dr.ZakiZidan
MansouraUniversity,Egypt.
Kamal El-Nahhas
Suez Canal Authority, Egypt
Dr.MohamedGhieda
MansouraUniversity,Egypt.
Dr.RaafatMandor
Mansoura University, Egypt
Dr.MohammedZakaria
Mansoura University, Egypt
WalaaTarek
Center of water Sanitary Drainageand Industrial
Projects
Adel Abdel Aziz
Center of water SanitaryDrainage andIndustrial
Projects
Andromeda Mouckpell
International Water Technology
Association
Public relation & Exhibition
Magdy El-Sharkawy Exhibition Coordinator, IWTA, Egypt
Registration
Regular Registration
Registration Fees
$470 USD
Registration Fees + Accommodation $550 USD
On-site registration fees
$530 USD
Registration for local participants:
Early bird up to October 30th, including accommodation: EGP2000.
Regular registration:
EGP2500.
Reduction in registration fees for students (such as MSc and PhDs) and
young researcher (upto 35 years) are available at the reduced rate of
30%Also 30% from the low economic countries.
Registration fees for participants cover:
Conference briefcase and registration kit
Opening and closing ceremonies
Coffee breaks
Conference proceedings and publications
Attendance to all the conference sessions
Accommodation fees cover:
Rate for 3 nights in the conference’s hotel (Half board) per person in
Double Room.
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Environmental impact assessment
Energy use and efficiency
5. Agricultural issues:
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Irrigation and drainage technologies
Agricultural water pollution
Crop water consumption
Desertification
Virtual water use
Energy consumption
6. Hydroinformatics Challenges in
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CONFERENCE TOPICS
1. Water Resources Planning and Management:
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Water resources integrated management
Water resources, sustainable development
Water resources and Environmental Management in
Mega deltas
GIS and remote sensing applications
Impacts of global and regional climate change
Instrumentation and measurement
Watershed assessment and monitoring
Water quality and protection
Trans-boundary Water Conflict and cooperation Issues
Artificial recharge and active management of aquifers
Groundwater contamination and protection
Integrated coastal aquifer management
2. Groundwater Flow:
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Artificial recharge and active management of aquifers
Groundwater flow and contamination
Water quality assessment and protection
7. Hydroinformatics
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Water distribution systems analysis
Water Demand/ Forecasting Water management, control
and regulation
Erosion, scour and sediment transport
Maintenance and rehabilitation of hydraulic structures
Information Technology (IT) applications in Water
Infrastructure
Hydraulic monitoring, modeling and simulation
4. Water Treatment Technology:
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Wastewater reuse
Desalination
Industrial water treatment
Sanitary drainage treatment
Computer applications in water treatment
Purification plants and networks
Development of hydro models
pore and cons of hydro modeling process
Hybrid hydro models
....., etc
Paper Submission Procedure
Submit your paper directly through iwtc.info via the online
system and remember the paper ID for future reference. Paper
should be prepared according to the author’s guidelines posted
on the conference website. Vailoation of the template may lead
to rejection of the paper.
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3. Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures:
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Water Resources development and modeling process
Water supply and sanitation technologies
Water and food scaricity and agriculture developments
Model developments, error propogation and and
accuracy
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Reviewing process & publication
All Conference papers will be peer reviewed by the members of
the scientific committee and distinguished professors from the
acadmicorganizaer
Acceptedandpresentatied papers will be published in academicrecognized database.
Selected best full papers will be published in the peer reviewed
IWTJ (www.iwtj.info).
Contacts and inquries
Tel: +20 50 2202464
Tel: +20 3 5920641 Fax: +20 3 5909948
Tel: +20 50 2231228 Fax: +20 50 2231228
E-mail: [email protected]
Web page: http://iwtc.info