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Monday, 17 January 2011
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Opening and Plenary Session
Monday, 17 January 2011
 9:00-11:00 Opening Ceremony
Recital of the Holy Quraan
Speech by the Patron
H.E. Eng. Essam Bin Abdulla Khalaf, Minister of Works, Bahrain
Speech by the Conference Chairman
Mr. Khalifa Al Mansoor, Assistant Undersecretary – Sanitary Affairs, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Speech by the President, EITEP
Dr. Klaus Ritter, Euro Institute for Information Technology Transfer, Germany
Speech by the President, BSE
Mr. A Majeed Al Gassab, Bahrain Society of Engineers, Bahrain
Honoring the Sponsors
Opening & Tour the Exhibition
Refreshment within the exhibition
11:00-16:00 Plenary Session
Session Chair: Dr. Klaus Ritter, President, EITEP, Germany
Challenges in water industry of Bahrain
Mr Ebrahim Hassan Al-Hawaj, Director, Sanitary Engineering Operation & Maintenance Directorate, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Integrated Infrastructure Systems
Mr. Peter J. Speight, Managing Director, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) UK Ltd., United Kingdom
Infrastructure Systems in Urban Areas - Risks and Perspectives
Dr. Jutta Niederste-Hollenberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Germany
Traps and Pitfalls for Infrastructure Projects in Middle East from a Legal Point of View
Dr. Nicolai Ritter, Lawyer, CMS Hasche Sigle , Germany
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
Sustainable Urban Water Management in the GCC
Prof. Dr. Waleed Al-Zubari, Professor, Water Resources Management Water Resources Management Program, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
Operation & Maintenance of Railway Systems in the Middle East
Mr. Peter Josef Haaks, Executive Director Near & Middle East, DB International, Germany
Towards Sustainable Transport System in Bahrain
Mr. Abdul Nabi Al Sabah, Advisor, Roads & Traffic, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Large Construction Projects and their Need for A Comprehensive Infrastructure Planning – The Example of King Abdullah Economic City
Mr. Bakr Nazer, Director, Operations & Maintenance, Emaar, The Economic City, Saudi Arabia (to be confirmed)
Conference I "Underground Infrastructure"
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
8:30-12:00 Session 1 "Trenchless New Installation"
Session Chair: Mr. Nizar Al-Asadi, Head Consultants Design, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
In Kingdom of Bahrain: Our Collection System practices for the near future
Mr. Nizar Al-Asadi, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Large Diameter Microtunnelling in Urban Areas
Mr. Philipp Preysing, mts Perforator GmbH microtunnelling systems, Germany
The Innovative Direct Pipe® Method - Case Histories
Ms. Diana Pfeff, Herrenknecht AG, Germany
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Micro-Tunneling towards the Atlantic Ocean
Mr. Danny Cheng, Microlog SPA, Italy / Switzerland
Extremely curved Microtunneling with Hydraulic Joint in Zurich/Switzerland
Dr. Stefan Trümpi-Althaus, Jackcontrol AG, Switzerland
Small Diameter Tunneling – Ems Dollard Crossing
Dr. Klaus Rieker, Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Germany
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
13:00-16:30 Session 2 "Pipe Rehabilitation"
Session Chair: Prof. Jens Hölterhoff, President, GSTT - Germany Society for Trenchless Technology, Germany
Rehabilitation of Sewerage Network on the example of Calibrated Burstlining with short pipes
Prof. Jens Hölterhoff, beton & rohrbau C.-F. Thymian GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Pipe Inspection and Rehabilitation by CIPP-UV
Mr. Faiz Al-Elweet, International Aramoon Corp., Saudi Arabia
UV-light-curing CIPP in Bahrain: Sewerage rehabilitation works at Zubara Avenue in Manama
Mr. Benedikt Stentrup, RELINEEUROPE Liner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Techniques to Seal Infiltration within Waste Water Networks to meet INI Targets
Mr. Ian Ramsay, Trelleborg Pipe Seals Gateshead, UK
Laterals – the Achilles' heel of a sewerage system – limiting the success of trenchless pipe rehabilitation
Mr. Alexander Krüger, University of Siegen, Germany
Horizontal Directional Drilling and Burstlining Exception becomes Routine: Installation with Ductile Iron Pipes
Mr. Steffen Ertelt, Duktus Rohrsysteme Wetzlar GmbH, Germany
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
8:30-12:00 Session 3 "Asset Management and Monitoring"
Session Chair: Dr. Robert Stein, Managing Director, S&P Consult, Germany
Quo vadis - Underground Investment
Dr. Robert Stein, S&P Consult, Germany
The Next Level of Asset Management for Water Utilities; Lessons Learned from Large Scale Enterprise GIS Implementations
Mr. Timothy J. Gallagher, MWH Global, Inc., USA
Asset Management: From Data to Decisions
Mr. Graham Warder, Atkins, Bahrain
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
BaSYS Network Information Systems - from engineering to Life-Cycle-Management for investment protection and enhanced safety
Mr. Walther L. Stenkhoff, Barthauer Software GmbH, Germany
Converting accurate velocity profiles to high precise flow rate measurements at small and large dimensions
Dr. Michael Teufel, NIVUS GmbH, Germany
Underground Infrastructure Monitoring and Leak Detection with Fiber Optic Sensors
Mr. Jochen Frings, ILF Consulting Engineers, Germany
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
Conference II "Water and Waste Water"
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
8:30-12:00 Session 1 "Plant Management"
Session Chair: Mr. Hubertus Soppert, Managing Director, p2m berlin, Germany
Technical and Operational Benefit throughout Optimisations and Variants
Mr. Jörg Köring, WTE Wassertechnik GmbH, Germany
The challenge of planning and constructing water and wastewater facilities surpassing the needs of future generations and infrastructure developments in the GCC region
Mr. Bernhard Heine, Vössing Engineering Company, Germany
Aspects of Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Treatment Plants during Design, Tendering, and Initial Operation
Mr. Hans Meulenbroek, Metito Berlinwasser Limited MBL, United Arab Emirates
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Augmentation Of Existing Waste Water Treatment Plants’ Capacity By Retrofitting Using Advanced Processes
Dr. Saad Alani, Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited, Bahrain
Mr. Manikath Narendran, Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited, United Arab Emirates
Greater Nicosia Sanitary Sewage Project – Design and Implementation
Mrs. Jelena Zdravkovic, SOGREAH CYPRUS - GROUPE ARTELIA, Cyprus
Mr. Savvas Hadjineocleous, Sewerage Boad of Nicosia, Cyprus
Optimization of the operation of an Emergency Marine Outfall (EMO) through an intelligent control strategy
Mr. Niels -Erik Jorgensen, COWI Gulf A/S, Bahrain
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
13:00-16:30 Session 2 "Reuse of Waste Water"
Session Chair: NN
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in the Kingdom of Bahrain: Socio-Economic, Institutional, and Policy Aspects
Mr. Ayman Sh. Tuffaha, Ministry of Works, Bahrain
Application of Wastewater Reuse and Sludge Management Technologies in the Middle East
Dr. Murat Sarioglu, MWH UK Ltd, United Arab Emirates
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse – Kuwait Case Study
Dr. Faten F. Nazzal, Dar Al Handasah – Shair and Partners, Lebanon
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse by Using Moringa Oleifera
Dr. Toqeer Ahmed, Preston University, Pakistan
Membrane Filtration in Waste Water Treatment and Reuse
Dr. Jens Haberkamp, p2m berlin, Germany
MBR treatment for wastewater reuse
Mr. Henning Keutgen, GE Power & Water, United Arab Emirates
Wednesday, 19 January 2010
8:30-12:00 Session 3 "Treatment Solutions"
Session Chair: NN
State of the art in Sludge Disposal - Appropriate Solutions for Middle East
Mr. Hubertus Soppert, p2m berlin, Germany
The Challenge to Comply with Water Reuse Regulations in Treating Sanitary sewage in the Oil and Gas Industry, Kingdom of Bahrain MBR Pilot Plant Study
Mr. Jamal Kanj, Bahrain Petroleum Company, Bahrain
Multitasking Ozone in advanced waste water treatment for disinfection, reuse, sludge treatment and exhaust air odour removal
Mr. Florian Axt, ITT Water and Wastewater Herford GmbH, Germany
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Well water treatment in Oman by means of chlorine dioxide
Dr. Matthias Rothe, ProMaqua GmbH, Germany
Seawater Desalination (RO) as a Wind Powered Industrial Process - Technical and Economical Specifics
Mr. Joachim Käufler, SYNLIFT Systems GmbH, Germany
Sludge treatment and disposal
Mr. Mauro Brugnoli, VOMM Impianti e Processi S.p.A., Italy
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
Conference III "Traffic and Transportation"
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
8:30-12:00 Session 1 "Construction"
Session Chair: Mr. Olivier Vion, Executive Director, ITA-AITES, Switzerland
Development of tunnelling techniques for a better environment - Role of ITA
Mr. Olivier Vion, ITA-AITES, Switzerland
Onshore and Offshore Shaft and Foundation Construction in Difficult Geologies for Local and Transregional Buildings and Infrastructure Projects
Dr. Marc Peters, Herrenknecht AG , Germany
Construction of the longest tunnelling in the world- Gotthard tunnel
Mr. Mamdouh Nasr, Implenia Construction Ltd., UAE
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Structural Maintenance of Roads - Cost Effective Repair Methods
Mr. Ottmar Rienhoff-Gembus, Kutter Spezialstraßenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Adaptable durability concept for FRP's in harsh environments
Mr. Christoph Spitz, Schoeck ME FZE, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Benjamin Jütte, Schöck Bauteile GmbH, Germany
Microtunnelling and Compensation Grouting for Suburban Rail Links
Mr Philippe Thirion, DENYS, Belgium
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
13:00-16:30 Session 2 "Traffic Solutions"
Session Chair: Mr. Boris van Thiel, Managing Director, German Railway Consult, Qatar
The management of large-scale projects: the case of Marmaray
Dr. Selin Gundes, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey
Requirements for border-crossing rail transportation with reference to the European High-Speed-Rail line between Germany and Denmark via the Fehmarn Belt
Mr. Boris van Thiel, German Railway Consult, Qatar
Ballast Track versus Slab Track - Optimisation of project and operational costs due to the application of a ballastless track system
Mr. Torsten Bode, RAIL.ONE GmbH, Germany
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Bridging the Gap with an improved bus transit system
Mr. Stefan Y Atchia, COWI Gulf A/S, Bahrain
Estimation of Accumulated Strain Development of Polypropylene Modified Asphalt in Repeated Creep Testing by the aid of Neural Networks and Parametric Studies
Prof. Dr. Serkan Tapkin, Anadolu University, Turkey
Fast, Homogeneous, and Highly Accurate GPS Positioning with a Reference Network Service - for any Infrastructure Project!
Mr. Barrie Hogarth, AXIO-NET GmbH, Germany
Wednesday, 19 January 2010
8:30-12:00 Session 3 "Traffic Planning and Management"
Session Chair: Mr. Hadi Choukrallah-Kazemi, Project Development Manager, Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales, Australia
Congestion Management
Mr. Hadi Choukrallah-Kazemi, Roads and Traffic Authority, New South Wales, Australia
The Implementation of Road Pricing Policy in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia - A Crisis Management Viewpoint
Mr. Abu Bakar Bin Mat, Meiji University, Japan
Traffic Control and Information Systems
Mr. Andrew Perrier, Meter Eye Limited, New Zealand
Coffee Break within the Exhibition
Efficient On-Street Parking Controls – Key to Urban Traffic Management
Dr. Jalal A Jabbar, Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited, Bahrain
Towards Modeling for Pedestrian Road Crossing Facility (A Cost Effective Methodology for Karachi)
Mr. Muhammad Ali, EA Consulting (Pvt.) Ltd., Pakistan
Evaluation of traffic safety at the construction and maintenance of road projects
Prof. Hadi M. Omar Shandoul, University AL-Margeb - Faculty of Engineering, Libya
Lunch Break within the Exhibition
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