IAL 2015 REGIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 IAL
2015 REGIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
TUESDAY 26 MAY 2015 12.00 pm – 5.00 pm Exhibitor Bump In 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm IAL 2015 Regional Conference Welcome Reception Exhibition Area, Penrith Panthers WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 2015 8.00 am – 5.00 pm Registration Desk Open 9.00 am Welcome to the Irrigation Australia 2015 Regional Conference David McKechnie, 2015 Conference Chair 9.15 am National Address Andrew Ogden, Board Chair, Irrigation Australia Limited 9.30 am Keynote Presentation To be announced shortly 10.30 am Morning Tea 11.00 am – 11.30 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS Stream: Soil Water Stream: Water Quality Correction for Integrated management of algae temperature variation in in water storages Sentek Drill & Drop™ soil water capacitance probes Michael Dalton, Sentek Ptd Edward Joshua, NSW DPI Ltd Stream: Sports Turf How to successfully inform on efficient irrigation and water use – a Local Government experience
Richard Deilena, City of Greater Geelong *Conference Program sessions and timing are correct at time of publication and are subject to change IAL
2015 REGIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
11.35 am – 12.05 pm A Method for the Rapid Comparison of the Performance of Bankless and Syphon Irrigation with the Landsat OLI in Central NSW Bill Williamson, NSW DPI Water trade and the Basin Plan water trading rules Heather Cotching, Water Markets, Murray–Darling Basin Authority 12.10 pm – 12.40 pm Irrigation of fodder crops with treated urban waste water via sub surface drip irrigation in Wedderburn, Victoria Sam Birrell, Netafim How efficacious are disinfectants against waterborne pathogens in the nursery industry? Luke Jewell, NSW DPI 12.40 pm Lunch Stream: Supply Systems Modernised irrigation supply system as a catalyst for investing in farm irrigation upgrade in northern Victoria Olive Montecillo, Department of Economic Goulburn Murray Irrigation District – a changing irrigation landscape, where are we heading? Charles Thompson, RMCG Forward water markets: the next step in the evolution of water trading Alister Walsh, Waterfind 1.45 pm – 2.15 pm 2.20 pm – 2.50 pm 2.55 pm – 3.25 pm 3.25 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS Stream: Water Use Efficiency Pumping Energy Efficiency audits lead to development of Mobile phone Pumping Energy Efficiency APP Robert Welke, Tallemenco Pty Ltd A Review of Centre Pivot and Lateral Move irrigation installations in the Australian Cotton Industry Peter Smith, NSW DPI Evaluation of the performance of automated bay irrigation of pasture and fodder Prof. Rod Smith, National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture Functional turf surfaces require high standard water management Geoff Connellan, G&M Connellan Consultants Determining which of my rain‐
fed sporting fields is most in need of a new irrigation system Mick Battam, AgEnviro Solutions Forum Presentation
Smart Watermark Stakeholder Forum Julian Gray, Smart Watermark More speakers to be announced shortly Afternoon Tea CONCURRENT SESSIONS Stream: Sports Turf Water Use Stream: Water Supply ‐ Quality *Conference Program sessions and timing are correct at time of publication and are subject to change IAL
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4.00 pm – 4.30 pm Using Spatial Information for Managing and Harvesting Turf Dr. Jochen Eberhard, National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture 4.35 pm – 5.05 pm Challenging the tragedy of the water commons: new rules impacting peri‐urban water use and areas for further reform Jeremy Fisher, Kingfisher Law 6.30 pm ‐
11.00 pm IAL 2015 Regional Conference Dinner Ron Mullock Room, Penrith Panthers Managing Irrigation Region surface drainage in a changing World/Environment Stephen Lamb, Goulburn Murray Water Localised Wetland‐ groundwater Assessment Resulting from Spur Channel Decommissioning Jennifer Learmonth, GHD *Conference Program sessions and timing are correct at time of publication and are subject to change IAL
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THURSDAY 28 MAY 2015 8.00 am ‐
5.00 pm Registration Desk Open 9.00 am Welcome to Day 2 David McKechnie, 2015 Conference Chair 9.15 am Keynote Presentation TBC 10.15 am Morning Tea
CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10.45 am – 11.15 am 11.20 am ‐ 11.50 am 11.55 am ‐ 12.25 pm 12.25 pm Stream: Sports Turf Trees…more than just a hazard
Matt Shanahan, RMCG Sports Turf Irrigation Design Standards ‐ Is head to head coverage good enough?? Rex Sullings, Aqueduct Consultancy Improving the Performance of Sports Field Irrigation Systems ‐ A Local Government Perspective Dr. Paul Lamble, Lake Macquarie City Council Lunch Stream: Water Use Efficiency Smart automated furrow irrigation of cotton
Dr. Jasim Uddin, National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture How do we minimise soil evaporation when we can only cover part of the soil surface? Dr. Keith Bristow, CSIRO Agriculture Flagship Sprayable biodegradable polymer membranes for reducing evaporative water loss in irrigated agriculture Phil Casey, CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship PLENARY SESSIONS 1.30 pm – 2.15 pm Energy and the Irrigation Industry
Why cutting electricity prices by 30% is essential we are to move from the mining boom to the dining boom Dale Holliss, National Irrigators Council Energy Task Force 2.15 pm – 3.00 pm Sydney Water and the Irrigation Industry Fernando Ortega, Sydney Water Norm Ronis, Sydney Water 3.00 pm Afternoon Tea *Conference Program sessions and timing are correct at time of publication and are subject to change IAL
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3.30 pm – 5.00 pm Cultural Water Panel Presentation Neil Ward, Murray Darling Basin Authority Dr Sue Jackson, Griffith University Darren Perry, Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations 5.00pm Conference Closing Address David McKechnie, 2015 Conference Chair 5.15 pm Close of Irrigation Australia 2015 Regional Conference *Conference Program sessions and timing are correct at time of publication and are subject to change