This conference has now concluded

On behalf of the Organising Committee thank you to all delegates, sponsors, exhibitors, presenters and particularly our Keynote Speaker Marshall Davert for attending the 2008 Conference.

It was an extremely successful conference with a total of 356 people in attendance, an ANCOLD record.

We look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in 2009 from 11-13 November 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide.

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Invitation to Attend

On behalf of the organising committee I am delighted to extend an invitation to practitioners involved in dam related fields to attend the 2008 Australian National Committee on Large Dams Annual Conference to be held on the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland.

The Australian National Committee on Large Dams (ANCOLD) is an incorporated voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with an interest in dams in Australia. Details about ANCOLD and how to become a member are available on-line through the associations website, www.ancold.org.au .

The Technical Conference will be held at the Marriott Resort in the heart of Surfers Paradise between the 12th and 14th of November 2008. The resort is set within a unique salt water lagoon and is renowned for its Pacific Ocean views.

The Conference theme “Dams and Water for the Future” is highly relevant given the ongoing public attention to dams and water as a valuable resource. As we look to the future, dams will continue to be a primary means of controlling and storing water. The use of water will be influenced by climate change and the sustainable management of our water resources.  The operation and management of risk and the safe performance of dam structures will continue to be key challenges as will the development of new dam projects. The conference will explore experiences in the engineering and management of dams within this environment.

This year’s conference workshop has two themes, “Guidelines on design criteria for concrete gravity dams”, and “Risk assessment update and applications”.

The post-conference tour, taking place between on the 15th and 16th November 2008, will visit a range of sites within the State’s South East including stops at the Hinze Dam, North Pine Dam, Somerset Dam, Borumba Dam, Wivenhoe Dam and the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam. The tour will include an overnight stay at the stunning Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.

The social program will have a number of unique experiences and includes the conference dinner at Sea World on the Gold Coast seaway.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Gold Coast in November 2008 in what is expected to be another outstanding ANCOLD Conference.

Russell Paton
Conference Convenor

2008 ANCOLD Conference Organising Committee

Malcolm Barker	Workshop Program
Peter Allen	Workshop Program
Peter Richardson	Technical Program
Brian Shannon	Technical Program
Howard Baldwin	Tour Program
Hamish Smith	Tour Program
Stuart Macnish	Social Program
Michel Raymond	Treasurer and Sponsorship and Exhibition

 

 

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