Abstracts are now being invited for Water New Zealand’s Conference 2010, Water – our Key Strategic Resource. The Conference will be held in the Christchurch Convention Centre, 22 - 24 September. Abstracts close Wednesday 31 March.
Please note: Submission of abstracts for the IWA stream has now closed.

Papers are sought on any topic of interest to the full spectrum of the water industry and could include, but not be limited to, areas such as:

• innovations, advances and smart solutions to water and wastewater technology & treatment
• emerging contaminants in water and wastewater treatment
• modelling excellence both from a practitioner and a decision maker's perspective
• pipe issues
• irrigation engineering
• aspects of planning
• social challenges and addressing complexity
• applying learning from others, including significant overseas developments
• water quality - economic and environmental pressures
• trade offs - water quality and bio-solids production
• strategic alliances
• integrated management of water at governance and project levels
• water quantity and efficiency  of use
• new approaches
• smart solutions
• planning of infrastructure to allow for climate change
• training issues -  addressing current strategic gaps and future needs
• community involvement
• governance and management

Conference Stream Update

Please note abstract submissions are now being invited for the following additional two streams being held at the conference:

• The “ASTT Trenchless Technology Stream”, a specialty stream on trenchless technology issues
• The “IWA Science Stream”, a speciality stream on leading-edge science relevant to the water sector

IWA Science Stream

Last year The International Water Association (IWA) of New Zealand and Water New Zealand came together to run an IWA stream of research based papers at the conference in Rotorua.

This was a stimulating and fast-moving session on leading-edge science relevant to the water sector; all delivered by great speakers. The stream included contributions from a wide spectrum of water research.  Feedback was very positive and so we are doing it again in 2010.

On behalf of our IWA NZ committee of Alison Slade, Scion; Jim Cooke, Diffuse Sources; Marion Savill, Science Innovation , and Steve Couper, AWT, I encourage all scientists and engineers who are active or interested in water research to join us at the conference.

Professor Andy Shilton
Chairman IWA New Zealand

NB: Please note you can specify that your abstract is intended for inclusion in a specialised stream at the time of submission.

IWA stream – submission of abstracts now closed

Research papers for the IWA stream at the Water New Zealand Conference in Sept 2010 will be eligible for Publication in an International Journal.

There has been confirmation from the Editor-in-Chief of Water Science and Technology that a selection of the highest quality papers presented in the Water New Zealand IWA stream will be eligible for publication in this peer reviewed international research journal.

All abstracts are to be sent electronically via the Abstract Upload Website

Abstracts close on Wednesday 31 March 2010