CIWEM E-News – November 2007

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This month:

1. CIWEM Conferences Digest

CIWEM Conferences are continuing to be well attended and regarded. Outputs from recent conferences may now be found at www.ciwem.org.uk/events/outputs. Please tell us what subjects CIWEM should be covering for one day conferencesin 2007/8. Email Justin Taberham at justin@ciwem.org

PR09 Conference with OFWAT
Sponsors to date: WRc, Mouchel Parkman
29th November 2007, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

World Wetlands Day Conference 2008
Sponsors to date: Mouchel Parkman, WWF - UK
29th and 30th January 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Flood Management 2008 – Flooding and Infrastructure
March 2008, London
Sponsors to date: Atkins, MWH, Mouchel Parkman
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

CLG/Planning Issues
6th March 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Integrated Urban Drainage Management
7th May 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Water Framework Directive Update/River Basin Management Planning
19th June 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Climate Change and Water
July 2008, London
Sponsors to date: WWF-UK
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

CIWEM Annual Conference 2007 – The Global Environment 2007
14th-16th October 2008, The Oval, London
Contact: Justin Taberham, CIWEM
Email: Justin@ciwem.org

Extreme Flooding 2008 – Emergency Planning and Flooding
5th November 2008, London
Sponsors to date: MWH
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Water Framework Directive - Diffuse Pollution
November 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

Environmental Management Update 2008
November 2008, London
Email: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk Tel: 01531 890415

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CIWEM launched its Environmental Management Panel in the summer, and panel members wasted no time in helping to deliver the first in a series of conferences on environmental and sustainability management practices. The well received Environmental Management Update 2007 took place at SOAS in London and attracted a diverse audience to discuss issues relating to Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Liability, the Planning White Paper and the delivery of sustainable development, and sustainable communities. CIWEM and the Panel will now refine concepts for future conferences based on expressions of need and interest fromdelegates.

The Environmental Management Panel continues to seek new members to add to the growing pool of experience it represents. If you would like to get involved or further information, please contact Justin Taberham on justin@ciwem.org.”

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2008 Living Wetlands Award
The RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetlands Award recognises multi-functional projects that demonstrate the sustainable use of wetland habitats.
The 2008 Award closes on the 26th November 2007. Please see http://www.ciwem.org/awards/living_wetlands/index.asp for further information.

New Young Members Award
The CIWEM Young Members’ Award recognises the outstanding contribution to environmental understanding made by a young member of CIWEM. Entrants must be nominated via a Branch, Group or employer by completing the nomination form.
The 2008 Award closes on 18th January 2008. For further information, please visit http://www.ciwem.org/awards/young/index.asp

World of Difference Award
The World of Difference Award was established in 2004 as a means of rewarding the leading proponents of the practical application of science and engineering for environmental improvement. The Award focuses on innovative design in water and wastewater projects. It is sponsored by Black & Veatch, a global engineering, construction and consulting company.
The 2008 Award closes on the 11th January 2008. Please see http://www.ciwem.org/awards/world/index.asp for further information.

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Existing regulatory framework in the water industry is too conservative and old fashioned. We need an environmentally aware, climate change adapted approachto water regulation.

If the water industry and its supporting organisations are to become more energy efficient and emit less carbon dioxide, a holistic catchment based approach is needed, with self monitoring, balanced risks and a closer, more mature relationship between regulators and the water industry. The industry should move more towards being a service industry rather than a commercial provider of water and wastewater management. These are the findings of the ‘A Sustainable Water Industry?’ sessions at CIWEM’s Global Environment conference, chaired by Ian Kirkaldy, Director of Water Europe at Black & Veatch and Charles Ainger, Sustainable Development Director at MWH.

Charles Ainger says:

“Many speakers said that we must work better together, and we must not miss the AMP5 opportunity. We need to start some catchment-based pilot projects now in AMP4, to learn how to change behaviour and collaborate better, in time for AMP5.”

To find out more, go to www.ciwem.org/press.

The outputs from the conference session will be taken forward at the forthcoming CIWEM conference, The PRO9 Price Review, which is on 29th November 2007.

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Photo journalist Sudipto Das became the Environmental Photographer of the Year after his image Hard World won the Urban Environment category and was then selected by Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, Baroness BarbaraYoung, as the overall winner.

Baroness Barbara Young said:

"This photograph brings home just how many people are excluded from access to good environments due to poverty. This is a beautiful and heartbreaking image."

As Environmental Photographer of the Year, Sudipto received £500 courtesy of competition sponsor, Black and Veatch, the global engineering, consulting and construction company. The other category winners were Yuan Van Hoorickx’s Pyramid of Horses for Arts and the Environment; Ian Nelson’s Waiting for the Freeze for Changing Climates; Wacharachat Vaiyaboon’s When the Sand Washed Away for Conservation and Biodiversity; Stuart Meikle’s Foraging for Social Environment; and Rob Eavis’ Alien Cave Passage for Technology and Innovation.

To find out more, go to www.ciwem.org/press and anyone interested in entering the 2008 competition should visit www.ciwem.org/awards/epoty/

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CIWEM calls for tougher international laws to protect the environment in timesof conflict.

Protection of the environment and sustainable resource management are inevitably low priorities compared to accommodating refugees and establishing regional security. However, CIWEM believes that unless we protect the environment during and after war, the chances of returning stability and prosperity to that area are limited.

Dr Richard Pagett, a member of CIWEM’s Environmental Management Panel and a specialist in post-conflict environmental management issues says:

“Set within a context of human misery, environmental damage is not regarded as an immediate issue unless it is of overwhelming economic importance, such as the burning oil wells of Kuwait during the first Gulf War. Although some positive outcomes can occur, such as when a vacated area becomes enriched with wildlife and vegetation, this is weighed against the destruction of social networks, systematic atrocities and the collapse of workable government. Future success after the conflict period may rely on natural resources and their careful management. Safeguarding natural resources in a conflict zone during the conflict itself makes sound social and economic sense for future stability.”

To find out more, go to www.ciwem.org/press.

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World Toilet Day reminds us that over 2.6 billion people lack any form of ‘improved’ sanitation; one-sixth of the world's population get their water from sources contaminated by human and animal feces; half of all people in developing countries have an illness related to sanitation and water quality; and every six seconds, a child dies of diarrhoea.

This situation is worsened during times of conflict or natural disasters, which create large numbers of refugees in need of basic life-support facilities, including access to sanitation and safe drinking water. A recent paper in CIWEM’s Water and Environment Journal (WEJ) argues that excreta disposal in emergencies is often a low priority and so leads to the provision of unsuitable on-site sanitation systems. This then weakens the defence against the transmission of diseases.

In a related WEJ paper, authors Lorna Fewtrell and David Kay examine the possible health impacts of infection from toilet flushing when using rainwater harvesting. They felt that with increasing pressures on water supplies, it is likely that rainwater harvesting will be more widely adopted and their assessment showed that an increased risk of infection would probably be well within the acceptable range.

To find out more, go to www.ciwem.org/press and for further information on CIWEM’s Water and Environment Journal, go to http://www.ciwem.org/publications/journal/

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CIWEM’s new journal with Blackwell Publishing, Journal of Flood Risk Management, is open for paper submissions. This online journal will cover all aspects of Flood Risk Management and provide content ranging from leading edge academic papers to the practical implementation of real projects. In this way it will appeal both to academics and practitioners. The journal is supported by Arup, MWH and Royal Haskoning and has already attracted a high level ofinterest from a number of different communities.

Reviewers with suitable expertise in the subject area of flood risk management are also currently being recruited. All submissions and reviews will be completed online through Manuscript Central which can be found at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jfrm. This online submission and reviewing system will assist authors worldwide in submitting their papers and reduce the amount of time it takes for a decision to be made, ensuring timely publication.

Further information on the journal can be found at www.ciwem.org/publications/flood/ or contact Lauren Goozee lauren@ciwem.org or Joanna Cooper jcooper@ciwem.org.

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Experts all around the world share the view that a pandemic of influenza could emerge and have devastating consequences globally. In the UK alone, a pandemic could affect 25-50% of the population and cause over 50,000 deaths. It is therefore imperative that the UK continues to plan and put in place its preparationsfor an influenza pandemic.

As part of the UK’s pandemic influenza preparation, the Department of Health established a Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza (SAG). This group has advised on the scientific evidence base for health-related pandemic influenza policies. Ministers have now agreed that, reflecting the excellent progress made so far, a more flexible system is needed, advising cross-government on the full range of sciences relevant to pandemic influenza preparedness. The range of expertise will include, but not be limited to, traditional infectious diseases-related sciences such as virology and immunology, as well as risk management, behavioural sciences, diagnostics and more. It is envisaged that the independent scientific advisory committee would have of the order of fifty members and meet in plenary session only occasionally, perhaps annually. Most of the activity will take place electronically supported by fixed-term sub-groups to address specific questions. SAG members will also be called upon individually to act as advisers. Members interested in joining the Scientific Advisory Group on Pandemic Influenza should contact Justin Taberham on justin@ciwem.org.

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How to be a CIWEM Mentor – Tuesday 13th November
This workshop examines skills required to be a work place Mentor and showshow to apply them in a CIWEM Structured Training Scheme.

Please see http://www.ciwem.org.uk/education/ for further details and registration forms for all workshops. Before registering for a workshop please check availability by calling Tom Owen on 020 7831 3110 or e-mail profdev@ciwem.org.

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EWA Climate Change Activity
Paul Horton, CIWEM’s Director of International Development, represented the European Water Association on a newly established 'Climate Change Activity steering group' under the Common Implementation Strategy of the Water Framework Directive. The Europe wide group is looking at the robustness of the WFD to expected climatic variations due to global warming. Is the WFD flexible enough to accommodate such changes? A workshop will be held in Bonn, 20th-21st November to examine this issue in more depth and produce recommendations. For more information contact Paul Horton - paul@ciwem.org

European Water Association (EWA) – Water Management at IFAT 2008 - 5th - 9th May
The EWA is co-hosting the 3rd Joint Specialty Conference, sponsored by Japan Sewage Works Association (JSWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), on the subject area of Sustainable Water Management in response to 21st century pressures. Managers, planners and designers in water management are already dealing with a number of pressures such as new regulations, increases in water usage, greater demands in terms of risk avoidance, and changes in population demography. But now it is obvious that the changes in weather are bringing new and more variable pressures. This conference is focussed on the practical consequences of the changes and how these can be mitigated and accommodated. The programme will have a practical focus which fits in well with the interests of the delegates and exhibitors at IFAT 2008. Full details can be found at through the EWA web-page: www.ewaonline.de

European Network of Environmental Professionals (ENEP) - Register your expertise now!
As reported in the last E-news, the ENEP has been established by Efaep - The European Federation of Associations of Environmental Professionals. ENEP is a database which allows professionals in the environment sector to register their expertise on a system that will be marketed actively to the European Union and member states. ENEP is revamped and enhanced version of the Database of Environment Professionals (DBEP) which was launched last year. The web-site is being marketed to the European Union. For further information and to register your details visit www.environmentalprofessionals.eu and for more informationabout Efaep please visit www.efaep.org.

Stockholm Junior Water Prize - UK Entry for 2008
CIWEM is the lead organization for the UK entry to the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. This competition challenges pre-university pupils between the ages of 16-20 to develop a water related project of local, regional, national or international significance, which has a scientific, social or technological importance.

Students can enter individually or in groups of up to three and the winning group from the winning school will be supported in visiting Stockholm to take part in the International Prize during World Water Week. The national winners will exhibit their projects at the Stockholm Water Symposium, present to the International Nominating Committee, attend the Stockholm Water Prize Ceremony and the Royal Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall.

The international Stockholm Junior Water Prize winner receives a USD 5,000 (approximately £2,500) award and a blue crystal sculpture in the shape of a water droplet. The winners of the 2007 Junior Water Prize were from Mexico and the group looked at the adsorption capacity of eggshells in the clean-upof toxic metals with a focus on lead.

Further details can be found at http://www.siwi.org/ under the Stockholm Junior Water Prize section. Full details have been added to the CIWEM web-site - http://www.ciwem.org/international/sjwp/

How can CIWEM members help?

• If you have good contacts with science teachers in schools/colleges, please encourage them to enter the UK competition;
• Persuade your company/organisation to become a supporting partner or sponsor of the UK Stockholm Junior Water Prize;
• You can provide support to the school/college or schools/colleges in your branch area who enter the competition;

For further information please e-mail: sjwp@ciwem.org

Global Climate Change Network
CIWEM is a fully registered NGO under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Institution is providing it's independent professional view to the ongoing discussion process. As part of this, CIWEM is establishing a Global Climate Change Network, with the aim of utilising the experience of CIWEM members across the 98 countries where we are represented. CIWEM members will be encouraged to join some of the UN meetings, representing the Institution and this will count towards your ongoing CPD record. CIWEM member Steven Wade will be representing us at the UNFCCC discussions in Bali in December 2007. Interested members should contact Director of International Development, Paul Horton - paul@ciwem.org

IWA World Congress 2008
CIWEM is putting together a bid to run a workshop at the IWA World Congress focusing on ‘The Impacts of Climate Change for the Water Sector Professionals’. It will be co-organised with the IWA specialist group on climate change and water. If successful, CIWEM will be seeking support and further input from colleagues into the development of the workshop.

CIWEM Members Survey - This year the CIWEM members’ survey has been updated to include some specific questions related to the international activities of the organisation. I would urge all CIWEM members to complete the survey as it will help us to provide better support to you. You will be able to complete the survey on line and you will also receive a hard copy if you prefer to post a copy back to CIWEM.

Global Environment 2008 - CIWEM Annual Conference - The CIWEM Global Environment Conference 2007 was a huge success and a date for your diary in 2008 is October 12th - 16th October 2008. I be looking to members of the CIWEM International Network and the E-news group to help with aspects of programme development, to respond to the call for papers and help the 2008 event have even more international speakers and case studies. For more information contact paul@ciwem.org

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CIWEM responds to a wide range of consultation documents as part of its technical and policy output. If you are a CIWEM member and have views on any current public consultations, please feel free to share them with us. A list of the consultations that are currently being considered, together with an internet address for the papers themselves, features in every edition of E-News. A deadline for when we need to receive your comments is always listed. If you would like to view recent consultation responses made by the Institution you can do soon the Institution’s website at www.ciwem.org/policy/consultation

Current consultations:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive in England
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waterpollution-nitrates/index.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 05/11/07

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on diffuse sources of water pollution from agriculture
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waterpollution-diffuse/index.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 05/11/07

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Consultation on the revised Code of Good Agricultural Practice to protect water, soil and air quality
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/cogap-rev/index.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 05/11/07

Environment Agency
Standard Rules Consultation No 1: Standard rules and guidance for the introduction of the Environmental Permitting Regulations
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/consultations/1853050/?version=1&lang=_e.
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 19/11/07

Environment Agency
Review of the water abstraction charges scheme
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/yourenv/consultations/1856212/?version=1&lang=_e
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 26/11/07

European Commission
EC Green Paper – Adapting to Climate Change in Europe – Options for EU Action
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/adaptation/index_en.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 16/11/07

Scottish Parliament
Flooding and Flood Management Inquiry
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/rae/FloodingandFlood
ManagementInquiryHomepage.htm
Contact Alastair@ciwem.org by 07/12/07

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13. Professional and Technical Skills CPD Courses with the Open University

Managing Performance through People
Wish to review and improve the performance of your team? Managing Performance through People, a web-based Open CPD course with a work-based focus from the Open University helps you step back from your own situation and look to achieve even better results from your staff or team. This course explains the four key processes necessary to achieving this: setting clear objectives; monitoring performance; reviewing performance, and improving performance.
See http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01GGB002 for more details andto register.

Mentoring at Work
Would you like to improve your mentoring effectiveness? Mentoring at Work, an online Open CPD course with a work-based focus from the Open University is for those who use mentoring to help their staff learn and develop at work, it provides tools, structure, ideas, resources, activities and support to builds on and uses your own competence to facilitate learning in others. See http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01GGK016 for more and toregister

Social Marketing - NEW
How to understand consumer behaviour in a range of social settings. Social Marketing, a web-based Open CPD course with a work-based focus from the Open University, is for professionals working in health promotion, environmental, transport and non-profit organisations. This course will help you apply marketing knowledge, concepts, tools and techniques to influence public behaviour and advance social goals across a range of social issues and organisational contexts. See http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01GGB017 for more and toregister.

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14. Complimentary Trial to the ENDS Report for CIWEM Members

The ENDS Report is the UK’s No 1 journal on environmental policy for business. For over 29 years we have helped all types of companies gain a detailed understanding of the latest environmental regulations and how they are changing the business landscape. The ENDS Report scans the horizon and informs you how the environmental debate is shaping up in the UK and how this is impactingon your customers and clients as well as government and NGOs.

As a member of CIWEM, you can now trial the ENDS Report, have full access to www.endsreport.com and receive the ENDS Report Bulletin, for one month. Alternatively, order by 30th September and take advantage of a 20% discount on the standard rate - exclusive for CIWEM members.

To start your complimentary trial to the ENDS Report, click here
www.endsreport.com/web/ciwem-free

To take advantage of the discount offer for a 1 year subscription to the ENDS Report, click here www.endsreport.com/web/ciwem-dis

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15. In Brief

Recruiting Reviewers
Water and Environment Journal is welcoming applications from reviewers with suitable expertise in a subject within the scope of water and environmental management. Reviewers enjoy free online access to WEJ for one year and a 20% discount on Blackwell books. For more information or to submit your CVplease contact Joanna Cooper, jcooper@ciwem.org.

CIWEM Technical Panels
CIWEM’s Technical Panels help the Institution to inform its policies on the issues of the day, and to develop high quality technical outputs such as consultation responses, conferences and publications. If you would be interested in getting involved then we would be interested in hearing from you. Please visit www.ciwem.org/policy/panels/Panels_Flyer2.doc oremail Justin Taberham, Director of Policy for further information (Justin@ciwem.org)

CIWEM Professionals Directory
Whether you are searching for an expert in dams or drainage, flood risk assessment or fish passes, the Professionals’ Directory can help. This free service allows users to search over forty areas of expertise within the sector and tailor searches to a specific global geographicregion. Go to http://www.ciwem.org/directory/ to explore the search function.

Interested in joining the Directory? For more information please visit http://www.ciwem.org/directory/join/

Business and Academic Affiliates receive a considerable discount on Professionals Directory membership as well as a number of other benefits, for further information please visit: http://www.ciwem.org/membership/affiliation/

Sale of Publications
We have a selection of CIWEM publications available at discounted prices, including CIWEM conference proceedings. For more information please visit:http://www.ciwem.org/publications/books/ or contact Jo Cooper jcooper@ciwem.org.

We are also selling a selection of non-CIWEM books, journals, conference proceedings and other miscellaneous publications. Topics include civil engineering, hydrology, the water environment, drinking water and effluent treatment, sewerage and drainage, global processes, pollution, chemicals, ecology, biology, toxicology, overseas development, mathematical modelling, policy and legislation, history and a selection of antiquarian books. The sale of these is being handled by Dr David Gasking, a long-standing member of CIWEM. For more information please visit: www.ciwem.org/publications/book_sale.asp.

Have Your Say
Currently 60 percent of you who've voted in the current Have Your Say poll believe that the use of all pesticides be banned from all areas used by the general public. What do you think? Have Your Say at www.ciwem.org. If you have a suggestion for a topic that could feature in a forthcoming Have Your Say poll, Harriet Greene (hgreene@ciwem.org) would love tohear from you.

CIWEM Website Visits
During the past month CIWEM’s website has been visited over 46,000 times. Of these visits the membership page accounted for 2,381 unique visits, representing just over 3% of the total visits to the site. The Businessand Academic Affiliate page had a total of 285 hits.

Discounted Software for CIWEM Members
CIWEM has teamed up Citnexus, a leading provider of software to Education, Charities and Professional bodies, to offer members great discounts on top name software. Some of the offers available include Windows Vista Business, £123.38 and Office Professional Plus 2007 only £182.13. Great savings are also available on other Microsoft products plus AVG,Filemaker, Quickbooks, eXPert PDF and TurboCAD.

Please go to the CIWEM Members Area www.ciwem.org/members/ for more information.

Are you keeping your CPD record up to date?
All Members, Fellows and Associates of CIWEM are obliged to keep a record of their Continuing Professional Development, the current requirement for CPD is 30 hours a year. This message is particularly important for Chartered Scientists who will be asked to present their CPD record to revalidate their CSci designation after 5 years.

You can record and update your CPD online via the members area of the website at www.ciwem.org/members

For more information on how to record CPD please visit
www.ciwem.org/education/development/#Recording

Remember to tell us where you are
To enable the Institution to keep in regular touch with members, either by email, or via the regular post, we need to be advised of changes. Some of the information we circulate, for instance from the EC(UK), Science Council and Society for the Environment, only comes in an electronic format. If you are registered with these external bodies but we don’t have your most up to date email address you are missing receiving theirnewsletters and other information.

You can simply log on to the members area of the CIWEM website, www.ciwem.org give your membership number and create a password then update your record yourself, or contact membership@ciwem.org and let us know the changes you would like made to your record and we can do it for you.

If you require any help or additional information please contact the membership helpdesk on 020 7831 3110, between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, where there will be someone who can help.

Membership Helpdesk
The CIWEM Membership helpdesk operates from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and is available to answer all your queries pertaining to membershipand guide you through the membership application process.

if you have any queries give us a call on 0207 831 3110 and see if we can make CIWEM more accessible to you?

Meeting Room for Hire at CIWEM
The Institution's premises in John Street, situated between Bloomsbury and the City, has a room available for letting. Set out in Board Roomstyle, it comfortably seats up to 15 people and is ideal for small meetings.

For further information, contact CIWEM
Tel: 0207 831 3110
E-mail: reception@ciwem.org
Or visit: http://www.ciwem.org.uk/about/meeting.asp

Society for the Environment
The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) is the independent body that regulates the award of the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) qualification. The SocEnv Newsletter carries important information for CEnvs and those interested in the Society.
To view the latest newsletter, please visit:
www.socenv.org.uk/news-and-press-release/socenv-newsletter/

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16. CIWEM Supported Events

Wednesday 28th November at 9.50am
Water Hardness: Consequences for Health and Energy Conference
Hotel Russell in London

The conference will look at whether there is evidence for a distinction between water that is artificially softened or demineralised, and water that is naturally soft for geological reasons. Much of the existing epidemiological evidence linking hardness and CVD relates only to naturally soft water, and the effects of artificially softening water.

For more information, visit www.britishwater.co.uk or contact Natasha Hird on 020 7957 4554 or email natasha.hird@britishwater.co.uk

5th December
AJ Sustainable Design 2007
The Brit Oval, London

Designing with sustainability in mind is no longer just an option for architects - it is now a mainstream issue on all projects. Are you equipped to deal with the increasing regulatory measures taking the sustainability agenda forward? Are you ready to profit from more work due to your sustainability credentials? Do you know enough about what works and what doesn’t, in environmentally conscious design?

The Architects’ Journal has assembled an esteemed panel of speakers in bringing you Sustainable Design 2007. This one day, multi-streamed conference will provide you with the latest developments and innovations from the leading experts in sustainable architecture. Featuring streamed sessions focussed on addressing climate change, creating sustainable urban drainage systems, exploring the possibilities for improving water storage and collection, designing for flood risk, energy, materials, refurbishment and regeneration.

For more information and to book your place go to www.ajsustainabledesign.co.uk or call 0845 056 8069.

30 January to 1 February 2008
WEX 2008 - THE WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE
WHERE WATER DOES BUSINESS
Marbella, Spain

Engage with your fellow leaders in world class organisations across the international water sector by pre-selecting your own programme of one-to-one meetings from delegations that include: water utilities, government officials, municipal authorities, consultancies, engineers, research institutions, urban planners, developers, industrial process specialists, and NGOs.

Find out how the leading edge practitioners are meeting the challenges of increased regulation, climate change and innovation. To learn more about WEX or to secure your place at this unique and innovative event for leaders in water email: info@buildingonbusiness.com or call us on +44 207 403 2773 or visit www.w-e-x.com

17th - 19th March, plus linked site visit on 20th March
Flooding and Water Management in the Landscape
Sheffield Hallam University

The Tourism and Environmental Change Research Unit at Sheffield Hallam University and the Biodiversity and Landscape History Research Institute are running a major event on Flooding and Water Management in the Landscape. It will cover the lessons of history and landscape change for the future and impacts of climate and other environmental changes.

German colleagues affected by floods in both eastern and western Germany will be presenting. Professors Chris Baines, Adrian Saul, Stuart Lane and Ian Cluckie are already confirmed, plus Alan Simson, Ian Rotherham, Environment Agency and Halcrow. CIWEM, ADAS, Yorkshire & Regional Assembly & IEEM are supporting the event.

For further details and to register your interest, please contact the Conference Team on 0114 272 4227, email info@hallamec.plus.com or visit our website www.ukeconet.co.uk.

7th – 8th April 2008
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
The Royal Society of Medicine, London

This third conference ‘Collective Responsibility’ follows on from two successful Water Contamination Emergencies conferences. It recognises the need for all companies, agencies and experts to share, collaborate and draw on lessons learnt, and will have a distinctly international flavour. The topics will deal with the principal aspects of collective responsibility in three concurrent streams: Operations, Data Management, Communications.
For more information, contact maggi@maggichurchouseevents.co.uk

Apr. 27th-29th, 2008
The 9th China Int’l Environmental Protection Exhibition (CIEPEC+EPTEE 2008)
Intex Shanghai and Shanghai Mart

The 9th China Int’l Environmental Protection Exhibition (CIEPEC+EPTEE 2008) will be held on Apr. 27th-29th, 2008 at Intex Shanghai and Shanghai Mart, providing 30,000 sq. m. of exhibition floor space, and attracting 750 exhibitors (approximately 1,200 booths). Through this win-win cooperation with CIEPEC (China Int’l Environmental Protection Exhibition & Conference, organized by China Association of Environmental Protection Industry -CAEPI), CIEPEC+EPTEE will become the top-ranking environmental protection exhibition in Asia, with the most exhibitors, the highest specialization and the most advanced technologies. The exhibits scope includes water and wastewater treatment, air pollution prevention, solid waste treatment, noise prevention & control and renewable energies. It’s the superexcellent opportunity for your company to enter into Chinese market and power your business in the field of environmental protection!

For more details, please visit our website: www.eptee.com
Contact Ms Hope SAI Tel: +86-21-54592323 ext.327 Fax: +86-21-54253480
Email: hope.expo@gmail.com

28-29th July 2008
NUREC - The Northern Urban Regeneration Exhibition and Conference
Liverpool

The key event for regeneration practitioners to listen, learn, discuss and debate the challenges facing our Northern towns and cities as they seek to narrow the gap with London and the South East. The Conference - 28 industry leaders lend their expertise, share their knowledge and offer lively debate to the proceedings. Delegates can attend on 1 or both days, but is limited to the first 200 pre-registered delegates per day. The Exhibition - limited to 50 organisations including Councils, Urban Regeneration & Development Companies, City Regeneration Investment Agencies, Architects / Urban Design Companies, Local Corporate Companies, Government Agencies and Community Programmes. Liverpool City Regeneration Tour - followed by drinks reception / networking meeting on the first evening

For more information about the conference or to reserve space at the exhibition, please contact us on 01323 472467 or via www.nurec2008.com

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