AfricaWRM 2012

''The Fourth IASTED African Conference on Water Resource Management (AfricaWRM 2012) will act as an interdisciplinary forum for decision-makers, academics, and professionals interested in the development and application of technology in ensuring the sustainable use and management of our water resources. This purpose is consistent with the goals of the United Nations Decade of Water for Life. The forum will cover both hard and soft technology and will serve to promote the use of appropriate technologies. Case studies are welcome.''

Sponsor
The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)

Host Organization
University of Botswana

Conference Chair
Prof. Otlogetswe Totolo

University of Botswana, Botswana

Local Arrangements Chair
Prof. George O. Anderson

University of Botswana, Botswana

Location
Located in Southern Africa, Botswana is a country famous for the Kalahari Desert, friendly people, and beautiful landscapes. The economy of Botswana is largely based in diamonds and beef exports; however, the country has currently one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and there is much effort to diversify the economy by moving into different sectors such as Information and Technology. Tourism is also a very important industry in Botswana. Every year people come to enjoy Botswana's diverse wildlife and vegetation. Come and enjoy one of Botswana's famous safaris to experience the true African wilderness at Chobe National Park. Regardless of your past travel experiences Botswana is sure to have something new and exciting to offer!

Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by AfricaWRM 2012 include, but are not limited to:

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES
 * Best Management Practices
 * Capacity building
 * Climate Change Effects
 * Cumulative Impacts Assessment
 * Flood Forecasting Techniques
 * Geographic Information Systems
 * Groundwater Mapping
 * Hydroinformatics
 * Instream Flow Needs
 * International Rivers
 * Point and Non-point Source Pollution
 * Remediation and Restoration
 * Remote Sensing and Sensor Evaluation
 * Transportation and Fate of Pollutants
 * Watershed Policy and Planning

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND REDUCTION IN INDUSTRY
 * Financial Issues
 * Institutional Issues
 * Legal Issues
 * Maintenance
 * Planning and Management
 * Policy Issues
 * Socio-economic and Cultural Issues
 * Training and Education

WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
 * Biotechnology
 * Cleaner Production
 * Cost/Benefit Analysis
 * Environmental Management Systems
 * Impact and Risk Assessments
 * Industrial Ecology
 * Life Cycle Analysis
 * Partnerships
 * Pollution Abatement Technology
 * Regulations and Enforcement
 * Technology Transfers

WATER SUPPLY AND SUSTAINABLE USE
 * Containment and Collection
 * Data Analysis and Visualisation Software
 * Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Aquaculture
 * Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Nanotechnologies
 * Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment - Ultraviolet
 * Extreme Events
 * Instrumentation and Automation
 * Modelling and Simulation
 * Performance Evaluation
 * Sludge Handling
 * Stormwater Treatment - Constructed Wetlands
 * Stormwater Treatment - Grass Swales
 * Stormwater Treatment - Permeable Pavement
 * Total Maximum Daily Loading
 * Wastewater and Stormwater Discharge
 * Wastewater Reuse


 * Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling
 * Demand Forecasting
 * Diagnostic Techniques
 * Distribution and Optimization
 * Hydrological and Hydraulic Systems
 * Monitoring and Surveillance
 * Reclamation
 * Sourcing
 * Storage
 * Treatment - Chemical Disinfection
 * Treatment - Low-tech Filtration
 * Treatment - Solar Water Disinfection
 * Water Augmentation
 * Water Quality Protection
 * Water Use - Agriculture/Irrigation
 * Water Use - Aquaculture
 * Water Use - Domestic
 * Water Use - Hydropower
 * Water Use - Industrial
 * Water Use - Recreation
 * Water Use - Transportation

Submission
Submit your paper via our website at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-762.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) format.

The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by April 1, 2012. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Initial Paper Requirements

All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions.

Initial paper submissions should be full papers. Papers of up to 8 pages in length are included in the conference registration fee. An extra charge will apply for every additional page for papers longer than 8 pages. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar before submitting to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory.

When submitting a paper, complete the online initial paper submission form, designating an author who will attend the conference, and provide four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. At least one of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope, above.

Formatting instructions for initial papers are available at http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial-page.html.

Reviewing

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

Acceptance and Registration

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by May 15, 2012. Final manuscripts are due by June 1, 2012. Registration and final payment are due by June 15, 2012. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings.

Only one paper of up to eight pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers.

Final Paper Requirements The final paper must be correctly formatted and submitted online at http://pdfportal.iasted.org.

The formatting instructions can be found at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final-page.html and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is eight single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font.

Tutorials
Submission

Proposals for three-hour tutorials must be submitted online by April 1, 2012. Submit tutorial proposals via the following web site address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-762.html.

Proposal Format

A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate:


 * The topic
 * Background knowledge expected of the participants
 * Objectives
 * Time allocations for the major course topics
 * The qualifications of the instructor(s)

Special Session
Special session proposals must be emailed to calgary@iasted.org by April 1, 2012. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s).

Papers submitted to the special session must be received by April 1, 2012, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program.

More information on special sessions is available at http://www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-762.html.

Journals
All papers submitted to this conference will be considered for possible publication in ACTA Press’ international journals. For additional information about the submission of papers, please visit: http://www.actapress.com/SubmissionInfo.aspx.

Indexing
The proceedings will be sent for indexing in the following:


 * EI Compendex
 * Inspec
 * Google Scholar
 * Scopus

Important Deadlines
Submissions Due April 1, 2012 Notification of Acceptance May 15, 2012

Final Manuscripts Due June 1, 2012 Registration Deadline June 15, 2012

Concurrent Conferences
AfricaWRM 2012 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

Power and Energy Systems (AfricaPES 2012)

Modelling and Simulation (AfricaMS 2012)

Health Informatics (AfricaHI 2012)

Contact Us
For more information, or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat – AfricaWRM 2012

B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW

Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9

Tel: +1 403-288-1195

Fax: +1 403-247-6851

Email: calgary@iasted.org

Web site: http://www.iasted.org

Committees

 * Program Committee Members
 * M. Ahmed – Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
 * H. A. Aziz – University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
 * L. Day – The Freshwater Consulting Group, South Africa
 * D. L. Feldman – University of California, Irvine, USA
 * E. Friedler – Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
 * B. Y. Gao – Shandong University, PR China
 * S. Gaskin – McGill University, Canada
 * K. A. Ghebremichael – UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
 * A. Gross – Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
 * R. Hassan – University of Pretoria, South Africa
 * R. Hranova – University of Botswana, Botswana
 * R. Hranova – University of Botswana, Botswana
 * A. Neef – University of Hohenheim - Thailand Office, Thailand
 * M. B. Ray – University of Western Ontario, Canada
 * E. Salameh – University of Jordan, Jordan
 * R. N. Sankhua – National Water Academy Complex, India
 * N. W. Schmidtke – CENSOL, Inc., Canada
 * Z. Y. Shen – Beijing Normal University, PR China
 * K. Shoichi – Kyoto University, Japan
 * V. Smakhtin – International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka
 * R. S. Wu – National Central University, Taiwan
 * M. H. Zhou – Nankai University, PR China