Welcome

Invitation from the Convenor

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 14th Water Distribution Systems Analysis Conference to be held on 24-27 September 2012 in Adelaide, South Australia. The location of the Conference will be the University of Adelaide North Terrace campus which is on the banks of the River Torrens and within easy walking distance of accommodation, restaurants, entertainment and major retail precincts.

WDSA 2012 is produced as part of the annual conference series sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This series has evolved to become the foremost international forum on emerging issues in water distribution systems. The 12th WDSA conference was held in Tucson, Arizona in September 2010 and the 13th WDSA was held as part of the World Environment Water Resources Congress at Palm Springs California in May 2011.

WDSA 2012 will be only the second time the meeting has been held outside of North America.

Proposed themes:

Network models: development and applications, calibration and verification, reliability, topology, planning, design Network steady state hydraulics: steady state analysis, leakage management, calibration
Network operations: Operational issues, emergency response and control, water quality issues
Network optimization: techniques, large networks, optimizing various components, multi-objective optimisation, optimization of water quality
Sustainable water distribution systems: design/operation, water reuse and supply, dual distribution systems, carbon footprint, triple bottom line, social aspects, life cycle analysis,
Network real time and predictive operations: optimization, SCADA
Network vulnerability: network reliability, disaster response, emerging issues
Alternative piped water systems: potable, recycled wastewater, stormwater, integration issues
Transient analysis: networks, condition assessment using transients
Water usage: monitoring and modeling, estimation and simulation, end user assessment and models, forecasting, demand management
Network water quality: real-time monitoring & modeling, dose exposure regulations
Asset management: GIS tools, maintenance, system expansion and rehabilitation, condition assessment, replacement decisions
Contaminant intrusion and water security: detection, source identification, response modeling, sensor placement
Field work: tracer studies, pressure tests, case studies
Mixing and dispersion: junctions, pipes and deadends, storage tanks
Water distribution systems as microbiological systems: measurement, prediction, quantitative risk assessment
Water supply for remote communities: issues, intermittent supplies

The Conference will bring together high profile national and international speakers and delegates from around world for a series of plenary lectures and contributed papers that will ensure a vibrant and exciting program.

Pre-Conference workshops are planned for Monday 24 September 2012.

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Professor Graeme Dandy
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Adelaide
Convenor - WDSA 2012

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Convened by the National Committee on Water Engineering (NCWE) Engineers Australia

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