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IWRDD-News
Kind regards,Prof. Ignacio Escuder-Bueno and Eng. Jessica Castillo-Rodríguez
Dear colleagues,Please find enclosed the sixth number of the IWRDD-News.The main purpose of this newsletter is to provide information on 3IWRDD follow-up activities, upcoming events, publications, etc.The next number of the IWRDD-News will be issued by September 2013. All of you are kindly invited to submit relevant information that may be included in the next number before September 5. We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.
N. VI, July 2013International Week on Risk Analysis, Dam Safety, Dam Security, and Critical Infrastructure Management (IWRDD)
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Workshop on "Dams: Incidents and Accidents"
The European Club of ICOLD (International Commission on Large Dams), together with the Swedish National Committee of ICOLD, is organizing the workshop "Dams: Incidents and Accidents - What can we learn?" that will be held at SWECO Building in Stockholm (Sweden) next November 2013.
Registration for this workshop (2700 SEK, approx. 290 EUR) is already available by following this link (please note that the number of participants will be restricted to 100 persons):
This workshop will focus on lessons learnt from dam incidents and accidents, mainly in Europe, but also from other parts of the world and it will be divided in different sessions. Interested speakers are invited to submit their cases before September 12, 2013, to the following address: [email protected]
A full-day study trip on November 13 to the Älvkarleby, HPP, 200 km north of Stockholm, is being also organized, which will include a visit to the hydraulic laboratories of Vattenfall (600 SEK, approx. 65 EUR).
Further information and details on accommodation can be found in the workshop website: www.conferencemanager.dk/swedcold
1. 3IWRDD and ICOLD follow-up activities
Registration deadline October 12
DATE: November 11-12, 2013 (Study trip on November 13)VENUE: Sweco Building, Gjörwellsgatan 22, Stockholm, SwedenLANGUAGE: English (translation will not be provided)
Organizing CommitteeAnders Isander, Sweden, Committee ChairmanJosé Polimon, Spain, EurCOLD PresidentIgnacio Escuder, Spain, EurCOLD SecretaryTony Deakin, United KingdomJuha Laasonen, Finland
Contact [email protected]
The ICOLD Technical Committee A on "Computational Aspects of Analysis and Design of Dams" organizes the 12th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams that will be held in Graz (Austria) on October 2-4, 2013.The deadline for submitting solutions to the three proposed themes and contributions to the open session is July 19, 2013.
12th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams
Technical Seminar "Risk analysis applied to management of dam safety"
The Spanish National Committee on Large Dams (SPANCOLD) is organizing the Technical Seminar "Risk analysis applied to management of dam safety" that will be held in Madrid (Spain) on September 17, 24 and October 1, 2013.
Registration for this seminar (350 EUR) is already available, before September 12, by following this link (please note that the number of participants will be restricted to 25 persons): www.spancold.es/riesgos
The course will be conducted in Spanish. Further information can be found at www.spancold.es
Contact [email protected]
Contact [email protected]
Next bulletin: September 2013
For further information contact us at:Editors:
IWRDD-News N. VI, July 2013International Week on Risk Analysis, Dam Safety, Dam Security, and Critical Infrastructure Management (IWRDD)
2. Upcoming eventsIn this section, a list of several upcoming events related to the topics of the IWRDD is included (sorted in ascending order by date):
- Organized by ICOLD and/or National Committees:
81st ICOLD Annual Meeting Organized by: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) & U.S. Society on Dams (USSD)Date: 12 - 16 August 2013, Venue: Seattle, Washington (USA)Website: www.icold2013.org
12th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of DamsOrganized by: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) & Austrian National Committee on Large Dams (ATCOLD)Date: 2 - 4 October 2013, Venue: Graz, AustriaWebsite: Link to the 12th ICOLD BW website
82nd ICOLD Annual Meeting Organized by: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) & Indonesian National Committee on Large Dams (INACOLD)Date: 1 - 6 June 2014, Venue: Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Nusa Dua, BaliWebsite: www.knibb-inacold.com
83rd ICOLD Annual Meeting Organized by: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) & Norwegian National Committee on Large Dams (NNCOLD)Date: 14 - 19 June 2015, Venue: Stavanger, NorwayWebsite: www.icoldnorway2015.org
-Organized by other institutions related to IWRDD topics:
Dam Safety 2013Organized by: Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)Date: 8 - 12 September 2013, Venue: Providence, RI (USA)Website: www.damsafety.org
SAFE 2013 "5th International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering"Organized by: Wessex Institute of Technology Date: 17 - 19 September 2013, Venue: Rome, ItalyWebsite: www.wessex.ac.uk
HYDRO 2013 International Conference and ExhibitionOrganized by: The International Journal on Hydropower and DamsDate: 7 - 9 October 2013, Venue: Innsbruck, AustriaWebsite: www.hydropower-dams.com
SRA 2013 Annual MeetingOrganized by: Society for Risk Analysis Date: 8 - 11 December 2013, Venue: Baltimore, Maryland (USA)Website: www.sra.org
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2014Organized by: Global Risk ForumDate: 24 - 28 August 2014, Venue: Davos (Switzerland)Website: www.idrc.info
ReminderIf you wish to share relevant information to be potentially included in the next number of IWRDD-News, please send an email to [email protected] before September 5, 2013.
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3IWRDD FactsProceedings of the 11th ICOLD Benchmark Workshop of Numerical Analysis of Dams,
Ed: Escuder-Bueno et al., ISBN 978-84-695-1816-8,
SPANCOLD, Madrid, Spain.www.spancold.es
Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum on Risk Analysis, Dam Safety, Dam Security, and
Critical Infrastructure Management.Ed: Escuder-Bueno et al.,
ISBN 978-0-415-62078-9, CRC Press Balkema,
Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK.www.balkema.nl
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