There was a typo in the PDF document that concerned the date of the presentation. To clarify the presentation is on the 28th April 2010 and the PDF flyer has now been corrected.
Monthly Archive for April, 2010
The next Panel presentation is entitled Sediment Transport in River Engineering and will be given on the 28th April 2010, 5:30 for 6pm at the EA Auditorium Chatswood. Drinks and nibbles will be available prior to, and after, the presentation.
The presentation will be given by Professor Ali Keshavarzy, Research Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, with the following abstract.
Sediment transport is a significant component of many environmental issues in rivers and stream channels. The process of sediment transport however is very complicated due to the interaction of sediment and flow turbulence. Using techniques, such as PIV lasers and high-speed ADVs, enables a better and more complete understanding of the interaction to be obtained. The results obtained from application of these techniques for the monitoring of flow turbulence and the prediction of sediment entrainment and deposition in a number of river engineering problems will be presented
A printable PDF is also available for this announcement.
Due to a number of requests to extend the abstract deadline for the Practical Responses to Climate Change conference the organisers have extended the deadline until Friday 23rd March 2010.
For full details check out: http://www.climatechange2010.org.
The Western Sydney Salinity Working Party, hosted by the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC Ltd) in partnership with the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW), was established in 1999. This group has representatives from each of the 14 Councils in Greater Western Sydney, as well as from relevant agencies and the development industry.
Following on from the success of the 2005 and 2007 Urban Salinity Conferences convened by the Western Sydney Salinity Working Party and due the ongoing need for awareness raising and education relating to urban salinity issues, the 3rd Urban Salinity Conference will be held on the 8th and 9th June, 2010.
The 2010 UrbanSalt Conference aims to:
- Increase the understanding of all of the issues that relate to urban salinity across local government, state government agencies and the building and construction industry.
- Provide delegates with an increased level of understanding of salinity issues from the “green fields” planning stage to the post development stage.
- Provide delegates with the knowledge, motivation and skills required to continue to develop effective projects that will reduce the effect of salinity in urban environments.
- Provide delegates with ample opportunity to participate and share knowledge on this issue during the two days of the conference.
- Encourage the development of networks across a range of sectors that can be strengthened after the conference.
On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee we would like to invite all professionals who deal with the effects of salinity in an urban environment to attend the 2010 UrbanSalt Conference.
For more details see: http://www.gemsevents.com.au/urbansalt/
The final call for abstracts for the inaugural Practical Responses to Climate Change National Conference has just been made. If you are interested, please contact the organisers as soon as possible at: http://www.climatechange2010.org.
