Presented by MWH Soft
Supported by AWA and NZWWA

Discover. Learn. Network. Succeed.
Dynamic Sessions - Illuminating Presentations - Networking Functions

Join your peers and colleagues, as water and wastewater engineering professionals from around the world gather in the Gold Coast, Australia for the 2008 Australasian Water and Sewer Systems Modelling Seminar, the premier event in Australasia for infrastructure modelling and management.

Mark your calendar and register today to participate.  This is your opportunity to gain access to information you need and allow for maximum exposure and networking with your colleagues and peers. We look forward to seeing you at the industry’s leading infrastructure modelling and management event. Enjoy the Seminar, meet friends and colleagues, reap the benefits, and visit the beautiful Gold Coast — Australia’s premier tourist destination and beachside Mecca.

Seminar Registration
The registration fee is AUD $395 (excl. GST). A reduced registration fee of AUD $350 (excl. GST) is applicable to current members of AWA and NZWWA. The registration fee covers technical sessions, refreshments, two day luncheons, and a networking/social event on the observation deck of the Q1 tower (see http://www.qdeck.com.au for details). Please note that due to Fire Safety legislation, the maximum attendance at the Q1 observation deck is limited to 180 persons. A place at the networking function will be offered to the first 180 attendees to supply their completed registration form. Late registrations cannot be guaranteed a place at the networking function. Click here to download a Seminar Registration Form or contact:

Toby Bourke
MWH Soft
Tel: (61 7) 5596 9672  Fax: (61 7) 5578 4295
E-mail: asiapacific@mwhsoft.com
www.mwhsoft.com

Seats are limited so register today!

Seminar Location/Accommodation
		The Seminar will be held on 28 & 29 April, 2008 at Q1, the tallest residential tower in the world.  See http://www.q1.com.au for more details.  Located in the heart of the fabulous Gold Coast (25 minutes from the Gold Coast International Airport and 1.5 hours from the Brisbane International Airport), this landmark offers spacious individually decorated rooms and suites with magnificent ocean, city and hinterland views of the Gold Coast region, as well as gourmet dining.  It is located centrally in Australia’s premier tourist destination, only meters from some of the world’s best beaches, and adjacent to the world famous Surfers Paradise, restaurants, bars and conveniently located near many championship golf courses.  MWH Soft has secured a block of rooms (suites) at the special nightly rate of $199. To take advantage of this offer, please download Q1 accommodation booking form fill out, and fax directly to the Q1 resort.

A second choice for accommodation is available at nearby Mantra Legends Hotel. A second block of accommodation has been secured at Mantra Legends from $140 per twin room. To book rooms at Mantra Legends, please download Mantra legends accommodation booking form fill out, and fax directly to Mantra Legends hotel.

All hotel reservations are subject to availability and must be made directly with the hotel to guarantee a room at the special Seminar rate (make sure you specify MWH Soft seminar for the special rate). Please note that special rates at both hotels are valid for the weekend preceding the seminar for attendees and their family members. Accommodation is not included in your Seminar registration fee.

Technical Program
To view the technical program, please click here.

Keynote Speakers
The seminar will feature keynote speakers from around the world.

Dr. Paul F. Boulos has more than 20 years of industry experience, primarily at the project manager, project director and officer-in-charge levels. Over the years, he has managed and directed projects ranging from master planning and regional water quality studies to large IT integration projects. He is a recognized world-leading expert in water resource engineering and has won many prestigious honors, including technical awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Additionally, he has served on technical review committees for several municipal drinking water projects throughout the United States and is currently a Consultant to the US EPA Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee (Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Long-Term 2 Enhanced Water Treatment Rule), as well as a member of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (Committee on Public Water Distribution Systems: Assessing and Reducing Risks). Dr. Boulos also currently serves as chairman of the board of international advisors of the Lebanese American University as well as a member of the external advisory board of the civil and environmental engineering department of the American University of Beirut. He also is a board member of the National Association of GIS-Centric Software (NAGCS) and the Arab-American National Museum National Advisory Board. Dr. Boulos is the author of more than 200 technical articles and eight authoritative text books.

Bill Capati is the Manager Infrastructure Planning for Gold Coast Water. Gold Coast Water is a leading water utility in Australia, servicing 497,000 residents and 10.4 million tourists per annum. Gold Coast Water manages $2.8 billion in assets, including 3,140km of water mains and 3,125 km of wastewater mains. One of Gold Coast Water’s leading projects is the Pimpama Coomera Waterfuture (PCWF) Master Plan, which won the International Water Associations (IWA) Global Grand Prize 2006 for Planning in the Project Innovation Awards in Beijing, China and the United Nations Association of Australia’s 2007 World Environment Day Awards for Excellence in Water Management. Bill Capati’s presentation will focus on another innovative research project that Gold Coast Water has undertaken in relation to the management of corrosion and odour problems in sewers. The project was jointly undertaken by the University of Queensland, Gold Coast Water and Sydney Water Corporation and funded by the Australian Research Council, and involved advanced sewer modelling to analyse and manage odour within the Elanora catchment on the Gold Coast. The model allowed the optimization and comparison of several H2S control strategies in terms of their effectiveness and cost implications.

Robert Dickinson is one of the world’s leading experts in wastewater and urban drainage modelling, with over thirty years of experience in software development and management of wastewater and stormwater planning and design projects. Mr Dickinson is a principal developer of the industry-standard and FEMA-certified SWMM software and has a distinguished background in computational hydraulics and high level simulation programming. He holds an M.E. degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainsville. As one of the world’s leading experts in hydraulic and hydrologic modelling, he has made significant contributions to the field of water resources engineering. He played a key role in the USEPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM5) redevelopment program, has strong expertise in both numerical methods and hydrology/hydraulics, and has in-depth knowledge of the wastewater industry.

Krzysztof Rzepczynski hails from Poland but has spent the last 20 years in the Middle East. He is a Chartered Engineer (CIWEM) and holds master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering. Krzysztof has 27 years experience in water engineering including the master planning, design and construction of water transmission and distribution schemes, Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) supply systems, sewerage and drainage collection systems. He is a specialist in pipelines hydraulic design and modelling. Krzysztof is Design Manager in Hyder Consulting Middle East office in Abu Dhabi and oversees design works on a number projects. The current works include water infrastructure projects for major developments in the UAE. e.g. Reem Island and industrial projects e.g. large diameter seawater cooling system for a petrochemical plant in Ruwais.

Who Should Attend
If you are one of the following professionals, you’ll want to make sure you are up-to-speed with today’s changing technology:

• Water and Wastewater Utility Managers
• Public Works Directors
• Planners/Engineers/Modellers
• Water Quality Professionals
• Engineering Consultants
• Analysts

Seminar Benefits
Take advantage of these outstanding opportunities:

• Attend a highly interactive seminar that is geared specifically towards practicing engineers and industry executives
• Network on a global scale with leading professionals from across Australasia and around the world
• Create valuable relationships with your peers
• Learn the latest practices, technologies, solutions and regulations in the water/wastewater industries
• Discover leading-edge strategies to meet new requirements
• Proven tools and technologies for the new challenges we face
• Attain prestige by showcasing your innovative work
• Members of Engineers Australia may wish to record this activity in their personal CPD Records for audit purposes under Type III CPD

As seats are limited, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible to guarantee your place.  Register now as your attendance is required to make the 2008 Australasian Water and Sewer Systems Modelling Seminar an overwhelming Success!

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