UDG Spring Conference 2022 - 8 June 2022
CIWEM Urban Drainage Group is thrilled to be hosting our Spring Conference within the CIWEM Flood and Coast Conference at Telford on the 8th June 2022. We are particularly excited as it is our first time at Flood and Coast and our first physical event in nearly 2.5 years.
As an event within an event we expect to benefit from additional delegates to join our sessions from Flood and Coast and our delegates and speakers will have access to the complete Flood and Coast experience. As such, this spring, our event draws on the synergies between Flood and Coast and urban drainage themes to bring together professionals from across the urban drainage management and flood risk communities to share best practice, innovation, and particularly collaborative experiences.
The range of topics covered by urban drainage group events is broad. This ‘call for papers’ is your opportunity to get involved and to help CIWEM develop a compelling and diverse programme. We are especially interested in how you have demonstrated innovation, out-performed expectations, worked successfully with partners or overcome technical challenges.
Here are some ideas to spark your imagination:
- Drainage and wastewater Management Plans – as we rush to the end of the first pass what are your reflections on successes, thoughts on lessons learnt and how can we build on the benefits of working with stakeholders?
- Storm overflows – a perennial topic – concepts and practical experience of how can we balance the public’s expectation with responsible stewardship of our urban environment and management of flood risk?
- Surface Water management – do you have practical examples of linking the solutions to multiple challenges and delivering partnership and innovative outcomes beyond simple grey solutions and increased conveyance?
- Living with extremes – building from our Training day and including reflection from it – how do we maintain and improve community flood risk management? From prediction, mitigation to permanent solution - as the extremes of rainfall we experience continue to grow.
- Are there lessons from Europe, North America or Asia that can help us?
Abstracts should be no more than one side of A4 and take the following format:
1. Paper / presentation title
2. Presenter(s) and affiliation (maximum 2)
3. Any other authors and affiliation
4. Contact details for corresponding author
5. Paper outline - be concise and clearly state any novelty or innovation and who will be interested in the paper and why.
Email your abstract(s) to jonathan.cutting@wsp.com before 5:00 pm on Friday 11th March 2022.
Successful contributors will receive a complimentary day delegate ticket to Flood and Coast.
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