9th (Nov. 2012)
International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Resilient Water Supply System - Pursuing Safety, Sustainability and Environmental Friendliness
Outline
In November 2012, Japan Water Research Center and Yokohama Waterworks Bureau co-hosted the 9th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology in Yokohama, Japan, under the theme of "Resilient Water Supply System?Pursuing Safety, Sustainability and Environmental Friendliness."
In total, the conference was joined by 800 people from domestic and international utilities, research institutes, private companies, etc, among which 90 people came from 33 nations abroad. As for the co-located exhibition, over seven thousand visitors were recorded.
Thanks to all the support we received, we were able to have a successful conference. In this section, we would like to share with you the overall conference program along with some of the presentations made.
Dates & Venue
| Dates | November 20 (Tue.) through 12 (Thu.), 2012 |
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| Venue | PACIFICO YOKOHAMA |
Day 1
Opening
| Address by Host City | Fumiko Hayashi Mayor of Yokohama |
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| Address by Organizer | Masahiro Fujiwara Chairman, the 9th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology Steering Committee Technology Steering Committee President, Japan Water Research Center |
| Congratulatory Speeches by Guests of Honor | Hiroyuki Ishitobi Director, Water Supply Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Paul Reiter Executive Director, International Water Association(IWA) |
Keynote Speech
| Title | Water System Maintenance for the Next Generation Urgent Need for Earthquake Resistance and Renewal |
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| Speaker | Akira Koizumi Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University |
Special Lecture
| Title | The IWA Cities of the Future Approach to Achieving a Resilient Water Supply System - Pursuing Safety, Sustainability and Environmental Friendliness |
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| Speaker | Glen T. Daigger President, International Water Association(IWA) |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Chair | Satoshi Takizawa Professor, the University of Tokyo Graduate School |
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| Title | Water and Sanitation Global Monitoring - to 2015 and beyond |
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| Speaker | Robert Bos World Health Organization(WHO) |
| Title | Major Science and Technology Project of Water Pollution Control and Management in China |
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| Speaker | Shuili Yu Professor, Tongji University |
| Title | Prospects and Approches for Implementing Water Safety Plans at Thua Thien Hue Province in Vietnam |
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| Speaker | Tran Thi Minh Tam Thua Thien Hue Water Supply and Construction State One Member Company Limited |
| Title | Water Utilities and the Climate Change Imperative |
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| Speaker | Paul Fleming Climate and Sustainability Group, Seattle Public Utilities |
| Title | The Research Outline of Intelligent Management System of Water Distribution Network |
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| Speaker | Suing-il Choi Professor, Korea University |
| Title | Supplying Safe Drinking Water without Disinfectant Residual |
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| Speaker | Gertjan Medema Chief Science Researcher,KWR Watercycle Research Institute Professor, Delft University of Technology |
- Discussion with Invited Speakers
Day 2
- [Side Event] IWA Japan-YWP Special Session
- [Side Event] 2012 Japan-China Water Supply Technology Symposium
- Poster Session
Special Session
Theme : Toward Water Supply Systems Resistant to Earthquake and Tsunami
| Chair | Masakatsu Miyajima Professor, Kanazawa University |
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| Title | Resilient Water Supply System for Earthquake and Tsunami |
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| Speaker | Masakatsu Miyajima Professor, Kanazawa University |
| Title | The General Situation of the Damage for Water Supply System in the East Japan Earthquake |
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| Speaker | Kazuya Kumagai Director for Water Supply Planning Guidance, Water Supply Div. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, gov. of Japan |
| Title | Impacts of Liquefaction on the Potable Water System of Christchurch in the 2010-2011 Canterbury (NZ) Earthquakes |
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| Speaker | Misko Cubrinovski Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury |
Technical Session (Oral Presentation & Short Presentation)
Session 1
| Theme | Water Treatment Technology with Safety, Security and Environmental Friendliness |
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| Chair | Sadahiko Itoh Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School |
Session 2
| Theme | Pipeline Technology for Handing to the Next Generation |
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| Chair | Hiroshi Nagaoka Professor, Tokyo City University |
Session 3
| Theme | Governance and International Cooperation in Water Supply Field |
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| Chair | Hiroaki Furumai Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate School |
Day 3
- Special Session and Technical Session Reports
General Panel Discussion
| Chair | Shinichiro Ohgaki President, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Closing
| Address by the Next Host City | Koichi Yokoyama Director General, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau |
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| Address by Organizer | Kazunari Doi Vice Chairman, the 9th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology Steering Committee Director General, Yokohama Waterworks Bureau |
- Technical Tour
