The Symposium is a free-of-charge knowledge sharing event for water and environmental professionals comprising both conference-style presentations on Day 1 and workshop-style training sessions on Day 2. The conference is open to everyone and you certainly do not need any experience with the MIKE software to come along and join in. The Symposium offers the chance to meet people in both formal sessions as well as over dinner and during breakout sessions. You will also be able to meet the local DHI support team and DHI staff from Head Office, as well as your contemporaries from consultancy, academia and research.
Day 1: 21st April 2015
We are now in the advanced stages of planning and a wide selection of clients have submitted presentations and delegate places are filling up. We have two exciting keynote presentations for you this year:
- The morning session keynote presentation from Adrian Bell (RPS) will focus on hydraulic and environmental analyses using MIKE 21/3 for the redevelopment of Dublin Port (see http://dublinportabr.ie/).
- The afternoon session keynote presentation from Henrik Frier (Aarhus Water) will discuss the development of an operational real time control and warning system for urban areas and receiving waters. The presentation will share the experience gained during five years of design, development and implementation in the city of Aarhus in Denmark, focusing on the transition from desktop models and design plans to a robust live operational system (see http://youtu.be/pHqm8v55R9k for a short video of the project).
In addition to these keynote speakers, we have confirmed presentations for Day 1 from the following and more to come:
- Ted Schlicke (SEPA) who will tell us about investing the environmental impact of aquaculture on marine waters
- Daniel Rodger (JBA) who will talk about River Carron Wave Propagation and Engineering Assessment
- Andy Wilson (DHI) who will give us a Swedish and Scottish perspective on slow response runoff modelling and ‘real-time’ simulations
- Oliver Way (Hyder) who will describe work he has been undertaking to assess coastal overtopping in Weymouth Bay
- Tom Ashby (WSP) who will present his experiences of wave modelling in the Caspian Sea
Day 2: 22nd April 2015
We have a full programme for you on Day 2 with training and innovation sessions to cover all interests:
Marine Focus:
Shoreline Model – for the next generation of coastal modelling
ECO Lab – up-close and personal
MIKE 3 – next generation modelling
Water Resources Focus:
Beyond Hydrodynamics (or ‘Flood waters are not blue’) – demonstrating how easy it is to take an existing hydraulic model and use it in any number of different ways
MIKE ‘Customisable’ Focus:
LIVE demonstration – how to build a flood forecasting system
Gifts
As usual, there will be gifts available to all Symposium delegates which will allow you to either expand your current installation or get your new installation started.
Registration
For up-to-date information, including a full agenda, please visit the event website at www.dhi-uk.info/symposium. Online registration is available at www.dhi-uk.info/register, so if you have not already done so, please register now to secure your place.
As usual, our Symposium is free of charge and participants will receive lunch and refreshments on both days. Also included is the conference dinner on the evening of the 21st April, which offers an opportunity for extended chat with everyone you have met at the event. Overnight accommodation is available at the venue for a special rate of £87.50 per person per night and includes breakfast.
If you would like to reserve one of the few remaining presentation slots on Day 1, please contact Steve Flood, Suzie Clarke or Mark Bailes on +44 2380 381961 or email us at mikebydhi.uk@dhigroup.com
We very much hope to see you at what will undoubtedly be a very interesting and informative event.
Steve, Suzie and Mark
The UK & Ireland Team