Academic Organizers An Exhibition will be organized Under the auspices of His Excellency BNU,Beijing Normal University,China (IWTC-XVIII) 18thInternational Water Technology Conference 12-14 March 2015 Sharm El Sheikh– Egypt Prof. Dr.HossamElMoghazy BRGM,French Geological Survey, France’s Public Institution in Earth Science Applications,France CNR,National Research Council,Italy CCNY,City College New York,USA E-JUST,Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology,Egypt Osaka University,Japan P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, RAS,Russia TIT,Tokyo Institute of Technology,Japan Minister of Water Resources and irrigation, Egypt Conference Honorary Chairmen Prof.Dr.M.Elkenawy President of Mansoura University, Egypt Prof. Dr. Ahmed ElGohary President of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, E-JUST, Egypt. prof Ismail Abdul Gafar president of ArabAcademy of maritime transport and science & technology Conference Chairman MagdyAbouRayan President of International Water Technology Association and Ex-President of Mansourah University, Egypt. Conference vice Chairman Michael Piasecki City College of New York, NY,,USA Vice Chair of joined IAHR/IWA/IAHS Hydroinfomatics Committee Associate Editor of Journal of Hydroinformatics. Conference Secretaries General AbdelazimNegm Organizing Committee FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Organized By IWTA,International Water Technology Association http://iwta.info In co-operation with Mansoura University,Water Research Center, Egypt, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation E-JUST, Egypt Objectives Abdul LatifQureshi Mehran University, Pakistan The 18th International Water Technology Conference, 12-14 March 2015. Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt is the eighteenth of a series events initiated by The International Water Technology Association, IWTA. The conference offers an opportunity to present and discuss the most recent technological innovations and scientific developments associated with the water technology, water environment and ecology, water resources management, and water infrastructure. The conference brings together scientists, and other water professionals, end users, managers, decision makers and stakeholders from universities, research institutes, governmental agencies, industrials and other interest groups. The conference participants will discuss and develop a general framework for minimizing and preventing the deterioration in water quality, water quality protection, remediation, restoration, innovative treatment technologies, energy consumption, and optimizing water resources planning and management facing scarcity. AbdElnabyKabeel Tanta University, Egypt Andrea Scozzari National Research Council (CNR-ISTI), Italy Ali Al Magar Environment Consult, Saudi Arabia Ali Ismail ARC, M.Agriculture.Egypt Bin Chen BNU, China CevdetMeriç Fatih University, Turkey Juneseok Lee San Jose State University, CA, USA Kamal El-Nahhas Suez Canal Authority, Egypt LachenBenaabidate USMBA-Fez, Morocco Mohamed Azaroual BRGM, France Oliver Saavedra TIT, Japan Sherine S. Ismail NRI, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt The Cabell Brand Center, Virginia, USA Bavarian Research Alliance, Germany TamimYounos Thomas Ammerl Scientific Committee Scientific Committee Chairman: AndreyKostianoy Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Scientific Committee Co-Chairman: Abdel RazikZidan Mansoura University, Egypt Scientific Committee Members: Ahmed Tawfik BadrMabrouk Francesco Soldovieri Ibrahim Gar Al-Alm Jean Francois Cretaux Raja Ben Amar Mohamed Soliman Mona Gamal El Din MoustafaSoliman Safe EldenMetwaly Salvatore Straface Stefano Vignudelli Sayyed-Hassan Tabatabaei Sohair I. Abou-Elela Tomoo Ushio Vincenzo Lapenna Zen Kawasaki E-JUST, Egypt Zagazig University CNR-IREA, Italy Mansoura University, Egypt CNES, France SfaxUniversity, Tunisia Ministry of Water Resources, Egypt E-JUST ASCE Desert Research center, Egypt University of Calabria, Italy CNR- Italy Shahrekord University, Iran National Research Center, Egypt Osaka University, Japan CNR-IMAA, Italy Osaka University, Japan localExecutive Committee: Dr.ZakiZidan MansouraUniversity,Egypt. Kamal El-Nahhas Suez Canal Authority, Egypt Dr.MohamedGhieda MansouraUniversity,Egypt. Dr.RaafatMandor Mansoura University, Egypt Dr.MohammedZakaria Mansoura University, Egypt WalaaTarek Center of water Sanitary Drainageand Industrial Projects Adel Abdel Aziz Center of water SanitaryDrainage andIndustrial Projects Andromeda Mouckpell International Water Technology Association Public relation & Exhibition Magdy El-Sharkawy Exhibition Coordinator, IWTA, Egypt Registration Regular Registration Registration Fees $470 USD Registration Fees + Accommodation $550 USD On-site registration fees $530 USD Registration for local participants: Early bird up to October 30th, including accommodation: EGP2000. Regular registration: EGP2500. Reduction in registration fees for students (such as MSc and PhDs) and young researcher (upto 35 years) are available at the reduced rate of 30%Also 30% from the low economic countries. Registration fees for participants cover: Conference briefcase and registration kit Opening and closing ceremonies Coffee breaks Conference proceedings and publications Attendance to all the conference sessions Accommodation fees cover: Rate for 3 nights in the conference’s hotel (Half board) per person in Double Room.   Environmental impact assessment Energy use and efficiency 5. Agricultural issues:       Irrigation and drainage technologies Agricultural water pollution Crop water consumption Desertification Virtual water use Energy consumption 6. Hydroinformatics Challenges in     CONFERENCE TOPICS 1. Water Resources Planning and Management:             Water resources integrated management Water resources, sustainable development Water resources and Environmental Management in Mega deltas GIS and remote sensing applications Impacts of global and regional climate change Instrumentation and measurement Watershed assessment and monitoring Water quality and protection Trans-boundary Water Conflict and cooperation Issues Artificial recharge and active management of aquifers Groundwater contamination and protection Integrated coastal aquifer management 2. Groundwater Flow:    Artificial recharge and active management of aquifers Groundwater flow and contamination Water quality assessment and protection 7. Hydroinformatics         Water distribution systems analysis Water Demand/ Forecasting Water management, control and regulation Erosion, scour and sediment transport Maintenance and rehabilitation of hydraulic structures Information Technology (IT) applications in Water Infrastructure Hydraulic monitoring, modeling and simulation 4. Water Treatment Technology:       Wastewater reuse Desalination Industrial water treatment Sanitary drainage treatment Computer applications in water treatment Purification plants and networks Development of hydro models pore and cons of hydro modeling process Hybrid hydro models ....., etc Paper Submission Procedure Submit your paper directly through iwtc.info via the online system and remember the paper ID for future reference. Paper should be prepared according to the author’s guidelines posted on the conference website. Vailoation of the template may lead to rejection of the paper.  3. Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures:   Water Resources development and modeling process Water supply and sanitation technologies Water and food scaricity and agriculture developments Model developments, error propogation and and accuracy   Reviewing process & publication All Conference papers will be peer reviewed by the members of the scientific committee and distinguished professors from the acadmicorganizaer Acceptedandpresentatied papers will be published in academicrecognized database. Selected best full papers will be published in the peer reviewed IWTJ (www.iwtj.info). Contacts and inquries Tel: +20 50 2202464 Tel: +20 3 5920641 Fax: +20 3 5909948 Tel: +20 50 2231228 Fax: +20 50 2231228 E-mail: conference@iwtc.info Web page: http://iwtc.info