Past Symposiums (1st to 5th)
The 1st International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Prospects for Data Management for Water Pipe Systems
Dates & Venue
| Dates | November 7 - 8, 1988 |
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| Venue | Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center |
Keynote Speech
| Title | The Role of Water Pipe Systems and What the Nation is Relying Hereupon |
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| Speaker | Tadayuki Morishita (Japan) Director General, Japan Water Pipe Systems Research Center |
| Title | Function, Information and System of Water Pipes |
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| Speaker | Takashi Koide (Japan) Professor, Niigata University |
| Title | Management of Water Pipe Line |
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| Speaker | Masanobu Murao (Japan) Director General, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Title | Current French Experience in the Field of Data Processing, management, Water Quality, Leak Prevention and Replacement Planning |
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| Speaker | Olivier Pascal (France) Head of Network Investment Department, Generale des Eaux |
| Title | Water Pipe Data Management Systems in Germany and Prospects for the Future |
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| Speaker | Wolfram Hirner (France) Managing Director for Gas and Water Supply of Public Service Nurnberg |
| Title | Water Pipe Systems Data Management in Western Countries and Japan and Future Prospects |
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| Speaker | Michael J. Slipper (UK) General Manager, Business Development with United Kingdom Water Research Center |
| Title | Operation and Management of A Water Distribution System in The United States |
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| Speaker | Ronald A. McCoy (USA) Assistant Chief Engineer-Water, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
The 2nd International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Water Pipe Systems for the 21st Century
Dates & Venue
| Dates | December 11 - 13, 1991 |
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| Venue | Kobe International Conference Center/ Exhibition Center |
Keynote Speech
| Title | Basic Standpoint of Water Supply and Piping System -Toward The 21st Century- |
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| Speaker | Yasuhiko Kobayashi (Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| Title | Role of Water Pipe Systems for Stable Water Supply |
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| Speaker | Keiji Gotoh (Japan) Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, Toyo University |
| Title | Information Management for Waterworks |
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| Speaker | Kenji Ida (Japan) Director General, Kobe City Waterworks Bureau |
| Title | Prospects for Technology of Water Pipe Systems |
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| Speaker | Hidetoshi Haga (Japan) Executive Director, Japan Water Pipe Systems Research Center |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Title | Challenges for Drinking Water Distribution Systems in the 21st Century in United States of America |
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| Speaker | Robert M. Clark (USA) Director, Drinking Water Research Division, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati |
| Title | The Challenge for Water Pipe Systems in the 21st Century in the United Kingdom |
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| Speaker | Gerald Jones (UK) Manager, Engineering & Structural Performance Group, WRc Swindon |
| Title | Challenge for Water-Pipe Systems in the 21st Century in the Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Speaker | Wolfram Hirner (Germany) Managing Director, Gas and Water Supply of Public Services Nurnberg |
| Title | Challenge for Water Pipes Systems in 21st Century in France |
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| Speaker | Francois C. Leblanc (France) Technical Director Societe des Tuyaux BONNA |
| Title | Challenge for Water Pipe Systems in 21st Century in the Netherlands |
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| Speaker | Th. J.J. van den Hoven (Netherlands) KIWA nv |
The 3rd International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Challenge to High-Level Pipe Systems
Dates & Venue
| Dates | June 22 - 24, 1994 |
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| Venue | Kobe International Conference Center / Exhibition Center |
Keynote Speech
| Title | The Policy for Integrated Advancement in Japanese Water Supply System |
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| Speaker | Masahiro Fujiwara (Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| Title | Waterworks, A Highroad of Reliance |
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| Speaker | Kenji Fujita (Japan) Professor, the University of Tokyo |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Title | Planning and Rehabilitation of Water Distribution Systems in The United Kingdom |
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| Speaker | Roger Stokes (UK) Business Manager, Pipeline Technology, WRc Swindon |
| Title | Using Computer Mapping System for Water Networks Water Quality Changes in Distribution : A French Experience |
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| Speaker | Marc Delaye (France) Chief Engineer, Compagnie Generale des Eaux |
| Title | Decision Aids for The Maintenance, Rehabilitation and Replacement of Water Distribution Networks in The Federal Republic Germany |
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| Speaker | Michael Buckler (Germany) Diploma’es Engineer, Member of The Board, Energieversorgung Mittelrhein GmbH |
| Title | Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Distribution Networks in The Netherlands |
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| Speaker | Jan Vreeburg (Netherlands) Project Manager, Kiwa nv Research and Consultancy |
| Title | AM/FM/GIS Implementation Experiences in Water Utilities in The United States |
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| Speaker | Amy Purves (USA) Senior Analyst, PlanGraphics, Inc. |
The 4th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Towards A Reliable Water System
Dates & Venue
| Dates | November 12 - 14, 1997 |
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| Venue | Kobe International Conference Center/ Exhibition Center |
Keynote Speech
| Title | Reliable and Flexible Water Supply System |
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| Speaker | Kenji Fujita (Japan) Professor, Saitama University |
| Title | Fault Topographical Land and Water Pipeline |
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| Speaker | Shiro Takada (Japan) Professor, Kobe University |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Title | Earthquake Damage to Water Systems and The Consequences of Their Failure |
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| Speaker | Herbert Tiedemann (Germany) |
| Title | Mitigation and Response, Los Angeles Water System 1994 Northridge Earthquake |
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| Speaker | Le Val Lund (USA) M.ASCE, USA |
| Title | Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Design of Water Pipelines in the United States |
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| Speaker | Donald Ballantyne (USA) P.E., Senior Consultant EQE International |
| Title | The Aseismic Measures for Water Supply System |
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| Speaker | Sun Shaoping (China) Professor & Senior Engineer, The Municipal Engineering Research Institute of Beijing |
| Title | Recent Developments in Earthquake Preparedness and Mitigation, and Water Supply service Delivery Methods in New Zealand |
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| Speaker | Peter Leaslie (New Zealand) General Manager, PAE(New Zealand) Ltd, Wellington David Brunsdon (New Zealand) Principal, Brunsdon Cathie, Consulting Engineers, Wellington, and Project Manager, Wellington Earthquake Lifelines Group |
The 5th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology
Theme
Water Supply Systems in the New Century
Dates & Venue
| Dates | November 15 - 17, 2000 |
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| Venue | Kobe Portpia Hall/ Kobe Exhibition Center |
Special Lecture
| Title | Water Supply Policy toward the 21st century |
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| Speaker | Kazuyoshi Okazawa (Japan) Director General, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Keynote Speech
| Title | A perspective of the Post-Modern Urban Metabolic System of Water |
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| Speaker | Norihito Tambo (Japan) Professor, President of Hokkaido University |
Presentations by Invited Speakers
| Title | Development of Water Supply Technology to Meet the Requirements of the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act: Trends and Prospects |
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| Speaker | Robert M. Clark (USA) Senior Research Engineering Advisor, Water Supply and Water Resources Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Title | The Trends and Prospects of Advanced Water Treatment Technologies |
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| Speaker | Wolfgang Kuehn (Germany) Chief Executive DVGW Water Technology Center(TZW) |
| Title | Ultrafiltration Membrane Full-Scale Experience Status After 10 Years of Operation and Large Scale Plant Capacity |
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| Speaker | Christophe Anselme (France) Lyonnaise des Eaux, Technology and Research Division, Paris Jean-Michel Laine (France) Lyonnaise des Eaux, Cirsee, Le Pecq Pierre. Moulart (France) Degremont, Rueil-Malmaison |
| Title | The Trends and Prospects of In-Pipe Water Quality Control Technologies |
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| Speaker | Loet Rosenthal, Dick van der Kooij, Jan Vreeburg (Netherlands) Kiwa N.V.Research and Consultancy |
Keynote Report
| Title | Re-engineering of the Waterworks System for the New Century -Kobe's New Waterworks System Centering on Large-Capacity Water Mains- |
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| Speaker | Shozo Morita (Japan) Director, Planning Division, Kobe Municipal Waterworks Bureau |
| Title | Using Advanced Water Purification Technologies and Development of Integrated Water Quality Management System |
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| Speaker | Hidenobu Fujiwara (Japan) Senior Director, Water Supply Management Office, Osaka Prefectural Waterworks |
| Title | For The Structuring Of Reliable Transmission And Distribution Systems |
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| Speaker | Shuichi Muramoto (Japan) Director of Water Supply Division, Waterworks Bureau of Tokyo Metropolitan Government |