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This is a list of recent and forthcoming UK conferences, seminars and exhibitions relevant to the flooding agenda. Please send any relevant submissions for this section to Victoria Logan by email to logav@entecuk.co.uk.
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2010 Events
Sept-10 Catchment 2010
The Association of Drainage Authorities has regularly organised highly successful exhibitions of suppliers, specialists, analysts and machinery used by the flood risk management industry since the 1970s when the first ADA Demonstration was held on the bank of the Vernatt's Drain near Spalding in Lincolnshire.
http://www.ada.org.uk/adademo.php
29-Jun-10 to 01-Jul-10 Flood and Coastal Risk Management Conference
Now in its 45th year, the joint Defra and Environment Agency flood conference is the leading event of its kind for flood and coastal management professionals. The three-day long conference will cover the spectrum of flood and coastal erosion issues, with a strong emphasis on the need to adapt to a changing climate and balance new initiatives with increased efficiency and financial responsibility.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/119256.aspx?page=2
02-Jun-10 Surface Water Management Next Steps and Action Programmes
The aim of this conference is to provide a comprehensive overview of the next steps facing practitioners engaged in surface water management post the election and the publication of the Flood & Water Management Act and Surface Water Management Plan Guidance
http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/434
25-May-10 Tackling the Challenges of Flooding: The Way Forward
This forum will explore how to mitigate the risk, and rise to the challenge of flooding caused by extreme weather, while reviewing this country’s capacity to prepare, respond and recover from natural emergencies, most notably:
http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/environment/floods/index.php#agenda
13-May-10 CIWEM RCG Spring/AGM meeting Modelling and Visualisation to Effectively Communicate Flood Risk
http://www.ciwem.org/groups/rivers/RCG_Spring_Meeting_13052010.pdf
28 - 29-Apr-10 CIWEM's Annual Conference: Water and The Global Environment 2010 Water & The Global Environment
http://www.ciwem.org/events/annual_conference/#AnnualConference2010
30-Mar-10 WAPUG Research Forum "Flood Risk Mapping and Damage Estimation. Technical research forum identifying research needs for practical applications on a more local level, and the barriers to producing detailed flood risk maps for local applications. "
24-Mar-10 Integrated urban drainage and flooding
http://www.hydrology.org.uk/meetings_events.asp
25-Feb-10 The National Flood Forum National Conference
The aim of this conference is to provide a unique platform for those who are at risk of being flooded to meet, share experience and best practice with professionals from the flood risk management sector. It will also explore how politicians will respond to their plans for effective flood management for the future.
http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/432
Back to top10&11-Feb-10 SNIFFER’s annual Flood Risk Management Conference
This is a free event which is being supported by the Scottish Government, SEPA, Scottish Water, the SCOTS Group and Scottish Environment Link. This year’s conference will include discussion on: The status of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act and plans for implementation of the Act; SEPA's Flood Warning Direct Programme; Demonstration work and research on Sustainable Flood Management approaches including Natural Flood Management
http://www.rise-frm.org.uk/FutureEvents.asp
27-Jan-10 CIWEM National Conference and CIWEM Rivers and Coastal Group - Winter Meeting
2009 Events
11 - 12-Nov-09 NCE Managing Floods
As the consultation period of Defra’s Draft Flood and Water Management Bill comes to an end, the future of flood and coastal erosion management in England and Wales is a step closer to being set.
http://www.emapconferences.co.uk/floodmanagement/index.jsp
24-Sept-09 Design to live with future flooding
British-Dutch symposium on designing to live with future flooding
http://www.livingwithwater.co.uk/
16-Sept-09 Capita's 10th National Emergency Planning Conference Flood Management
Capita’s National Flood Management Conference looks at how to implement the lessons learnt from the Pitt Review and the proposals in the Floods and Water Draft Bill. This timely event focuses on the two strands of emergency planning and response and flood risk management.
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/OurConferences/LocalGovernment/Flood+Management.htm
14-Jul-09 UK Water Industry Research Managing Scotland's Water - Balancing the Challenges
http://www.ukwir.org/content/default.asp?PageId=60570
08-Jul-09 Joint CIWEM/CLG Conference Water and Planning: Planning Guidance for Water Issues in Sustainable Development
30-Jun to 2-Jul-09 Environment Agency and Defra Flood and Coastal Risk Management Conference 2009
www.rise-frm.org.uk/exe/download.asp?rise/FRM_conference2009.pdf
08-Jun-09 Cheltenham Festival
29 - 30-Apr-09 CIWEM Annual Conference 2009 - London
CIWEM's two-day annual conference will address multidisciplinary issues across all areas of the global water and environment sector. There will be a mix of keynote speakers, offered papers, exhibitions and networking opportunities that will make this the key event for water and environment professionals.
http://www.ciwem.org/events/annual_conference/index.asp
22-Apr-09 Scottish Hydrological Group The Lee Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study: A pilot project for implementing the EU Flood Directive in Ireland
http://www.scottishhydrologicalgroup.org/programme.html
3rd - 5th-Apr-09 CIWEM: Rivers and Coastal Group Study Weekend: Sustaining communities in flood and coastal erosion risk areas?
25 - 26-Mar-09 New Civil Engineer Water Summit
http://www.emapconferences.co.uk/watersummit/
18-Mar-09 Scottish Hydrological Group: Hydrometric Developments in Scotland
Meeting the needs of Water Resource Planning.
http://www.scottishhydrologicalgroup.org/programme.html
24 & 25-Feb-09 SNIFFER FRM Conference 2009 - Glasgow
Sustainable Land Use and Water Management two day conference in Glasgow
http://www.rise-frm.org.uk/seminarreg
22-Jan-09 "CIWEM: Floods and Water Bill conference " - London
CIWEM: Floods and Water Bill A CIWEM National Conference and CIWEM Rivers and Coastal Group - Winter Meeting Details from bob.earll@coastms.co.uk or tel: 01531 890415
2008 Events
4-Dec-08 CIWEM: Extreme Flooding 2008 - London
CIWEM : Extreme Flooding 2008 – Emergency Planning and Flooding Details from bob.earll@coastms.co.uk or tel: 01531 890415
17-Nov-08 Developments in managing urban flooding - Newcastle
Entec’s Garry Edwards and Mike Yates will be delivering a presentation to the Northumbria branch of the ICE on 17 November 2008. Details from Irene Hurley irene.hurley@ice.org.uk.
http://www.ice-northeast.org.uk/northeast/documents/Urban_Flooding.pdf
4-Nov-08 The Future of Flood Management - London
"Debate on the affect of the Pitt Review and assess how local authorities, water companies and the government can work together to fight the floods and will examine how we can better protect our assets, the latest initiatives in surface water management and how the update to PPS25 can help mitigate residual risk. Organised by NCE Conferences.
http://www.ncefloodmanagement.com
15-Oct-08 Water in a Changing Climate - Watford
A BRE event aiming to provide an insight into opportunities for development in areas at risk from flooding, discuss the implications of new codes of practice and illustrate using case studies the cost benefits of adopting sustainable practices in rainwater management.
http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=2175
30-Sept to 2-Oct-08 FLOODrisk 2008 - Oxford
The conference will form an open forum for researchers, flood risk managers, policy makers and practitioners from government, commercial and research organisations, designers, owners and national agencies to discuss advances, case studies and best practice in flood risk management. FLOODrisk 2008 will explore research advances in flood risk analysis and innovations in flood risk management practice. The conference will consider all aspects of flood risk and will cover the causes of floods, their impacts on people, property and the environment, and portfolios of risk management measures.
31-Aug to 5-Sept-08 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage - Edinburgh
The conference proposes to inform urban drainage professionals, designers, practitioners and researchers of the latest advances, concepts, design and best practice across all technical, environmental, social and economic aspects of urban drainage.
1-3-Jul-08 Flood & Coastal Management 2008 - Manchester
Environment Agency conference featuring keynote presentations as well as a wide range of more technical sessions, workshops and debates alongside an exhibition and networking area showcasing the latest developments in flood defence and coastal management. Neil Thurston of Entec presented papers on Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and land use planning.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/fcmagenda_2061427.pdf
18-Jun-08 Development and Flood Risk - Bridgewater
One of a series of seminars aiming to clarify the changes in the updated Practice Guidance, supported by local case studies and practical ‘lessons learnt’ from the delivery of PPS25 over the past 18 months. Bill Finlinson of Entec presented a paper at the Bridgewater event entitled: Local Integrated Urban Drainage Pilot case study.
http://www.rh-developmentandfloodrisk.co.uk/seminar2/programme.htm
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