Connect. Collaborate. Create

Young Water Professionals in research and practice

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

AWA/IWA YOuNG WAtER PROFEssIONAls

CONFERENCE

18-19 February 2016 UNSW Sydney

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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Delegate prices$250 AWA/IWA members $330 Non-members

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AWA/IWA YOuNG WAtER PROFEssIONAl CONFERENCE

Day ONe – ThUrSDay 18 FebrUary9:00 – 9:30am Opening Ceremony

9:30 – 10:00am

Keynote: The innovation imperative and the role of connection and collaborationDr Marlene Kanga AM sydney Water

10:00 – 10:30am

Keynote: Not just engineers - emerging challenges and opportunities for young water professionals Dr Paul Pretto Water Research Australia

10:30 – 11:00am Morning tea break

11:00 – 12:15pmSession OneCollaborative innovation to improve water catchment management and treatment

11.00 – 11.15amGlenore weir raisingAshley Zanetti Water Resources Manager Northern, sMEC

11.15 – 11.30amIn-situ desalination for climate resilient irrigationValeria Almeida lima PhD student, university of NsW

11.30 – 11.45am

Ultra-wetting graphene-modified pes ultrafiltration membrane for efficient oil-water separationJames Antony Prince Environmental & Water technology – Centre of Innovation, school of Engineering, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, singapore

11.45 – 12.00pm

Harmful algal metabolites in water supply systems: operators knowledge and utilities management needsArash Zamyadi senior Research Associate, university of NsW

12.00 – 12.15pm

IEX for NOM and C- and N-DBP precursor removal –treatment strategy dependency on source water qualityKatrin Doederer Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the university of Queensland

12:15 – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 – 2:15pmSession TwoConnection and engagement with local communities to solve current and future water challenges

1.00– 1.15pm

Understanding integrated urban water management as an ideology, method, and objectiveCasey Furlong PhD student, RMIt university

1.15 – 1.30pmLiving Brooklyn: industrial remediation through watersimon Roberts Civil Engineer, E2Designlab

1.30 – 1.45pmA behavioural model for residential wastewater generationtBC tBC

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1.45 – 2.00pmConnecting people with sustainable urban water management through imagestracy schultz PhD Candidate, university of Queensland

2.00 – 2.15pmCould crowdfunding be used to raise capital for small community water supplies?Francesca Nicklin Mechanical Engineer, Beca

2:15 – 4:15pmSession ThreeInternational Water Centre leadership development workshop and afternoon teaFacilitated by Dr Brian McIntosh, International WaterCentre Pty ltd

4:15 – 5:15pmSession FourElevator pitch poster session one

5:15 – 5:30pm Recap and close

5:30 – 7:30pm Craft beer social networking event - Sponsored by Veolia

Day TWO – FriDay 19 FebrUary8:30 – 8:45am Welcome

8:45 – 9:15amKeynote: Water - Letting it WASH over youGabrielle McGill AWA Young Water Professional of the Year 2015, Arup

9:15 – 10:30amSession FiveCollaborative innovation to improve wastewater treatment

9.15 – 9.30am

Water recycling opportunities at Australian abattoirsMarie-laure Pype Postdoctoral research fellow, Advanced Water Management Centre, the university of Queensland

9.30 – 9.45am

Process capability assessment: a collaborative approach to optimising Sydney Water’s wastewater treatment performanceGemma Nail senior Water Process Engineer, Aurecon

Kathryn silvester Chemical Engineer, sydney Water

9.45 – 10.00amThe importance of an anaerobic feed for granular sludge formationBenjamin thwaites Research scientist, sA Water

10.00 – 10.15am

An international collaborative approach to balancing energy use and effluent quality in wastewater treatmentshona Fitzgerald Process Engineer, sydney Water

10.15 – 10.30am

The golden revolution: bringing microbial electrochemical technologies to market viabilityPablo ledezma Postdoctoral research fellow, Advanced Water Management Centre, the university of Queensland

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OFFiciaL pre-cONFereNce WOrkShOp

17 Febice WarM workshop: When rain doesn’t fall - climate resilient water sources Separate registration required *special rate for YWP conference delegates $275 click here or go to www.icewarm.com.au

10:30 – 11:00am Morning tea break

11:00 – 11:30amKeynote: IWA - The YWP network and beyondNorhayati Abdullah IWA Young Water Professional of the Year 2012-2014, university of technology Malaysia

11:30 – 12:45pmSession SixConnecting to the international context

11.30 – 11.45am

Water scarcity and interstate conflict: neo-malthusianism vs. resource optimism, the case of Israel and JordanAnna Kosovac PhD Candidate, Civil Engineer, the university of Melbourne, Yarra Valley Water

11.45 – 12.00pm

50 international water management case studies and what they could teach us about management structuresJacob Craven Risk Officer, Engineers Without Borders

12.00 – 12.15pm

The reality of a strategic plan for the rural drinking water sector in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaAbhishek Parsai Maulana Azad National Institute of technology, Bhopal, India

12.15 – 12.30pm

Sanitation in challenging environments project: mobilising sector engagement and innovation in CambodiaGabrielle McGill WAsH Engineer, Engineers Without Borders

12.30 – 12.45pmWater management in NSW and Colombia: similarities and differencesJavier Canon technical Analyst, IPARt

12:45 – 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 – 2:30pmSession SevenElevator pitch poster session two

2:30 – 3:00pm afternoon tea

3:00 – 5:00pmSession eightPanel session, workshop and position paper: Preventing reverse flow – YWP’s vision for the future

Jonathan McKeown, Australian Water AssociationJulian Briggs, AureconAdam lovell, WssA

stuart Khan, uNsW Mehreen Faruqi, the GreensCynthia Mitchell, uts Institute for sustainable Futures

5:00 – 5:30pm Closing ceremony

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