ISRAEL DESALINATION SOCIETY
Institute for Water Science and Technology
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Grand Water Research Institute
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

IDS 6th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

UPGRADING GROUNDWATER AND RECYCLED WATER BY DESALINATION

December 16-17, 2003
First Announcement
Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel


Conference Objectives
The 6th annual conference of the Israel Desalination Society will be dedicated to: UPGRADING GROUNDWATER AND RECYCLED WATER BY DESALINATION.
The meeting is aimed at bringing together different disciplines in the field for reviewing the necessity, importance and current status of salt removal from groundwater and recycled water, to report innovations and new projects and to discuss future trends.


Conference Format
The conference is organized by the Israel Desalination Society under the auspices of the Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies of the Ben-Gurion University and the Grand Water Research Institute of the Technion. The conference will take the form of a structured workshop, and will consist of invited lectures and poster session.


Submission of Posters
The Organizing Committee invites authors to present their works in the poster session. Authors are requested to send a 2 page abstract by e-mail to Desal03@targetconf.com


The abstract should be typed in Times New Roman font, 12 pt., 1.5 line spacing.
Deadline for abstract submission is September 15, 2003.


Conference Proceedings
The conference proceedings will contain the full texts of the invited papers and of the poster abstracts.


Conference Program Committee


1. Yoram Oren (Chairman) - Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
2. Jack Gilron - Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
3. Pinhas Glueckstern - Mekorot Water Co.
4. David Hasson - Rabin Desalination Laboratory
5. Ora Kedem - Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
6. Yaakov Mansdorf- Tambour Ecology
7. Rami Messalem - Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
8. Raphael Semiat - Rabin Desalination Laboratory

Conference Organization Personnel


1. Target Tours Ltd, 3 Ahuzat Bayit St, PO Box 29041, Tel Aviv 61290. Tel: 972-3-5175150, Fax: 972-3-5175155, target@targetconf.com
2. Yoram Oren, Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
3. Jack Gilron, Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies
4. Rami Messalem, Ben Gurion University, Institute for Water Sciences and Technologies

 



 

IDS Board

S. Kantor (Chairman),
J. Gilron, D. Hasson (Coordinator), R. Semiat.
IDS accounts managers ? D. Hasson & R. Semiat

Members of the IDS Council

U. Arbel, R. Aviram, A. Adin, A. Barak, D. Ben-Yoav, N. Berkman, U. Fisher, J. Gilron, P. Glueckstern, D. Hasson (IDS Coordinator), D. Hoffman, S. Kantor (IDS Chairman), Y. Kantor, J. Keidar, Y. Mansdorf, A. Offir, Y. Oren, M. Perry, M. Priel, R. Semiat, J. Weinberg 

Address
C/O Rabin Desalination Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa 32000, ISRAEL.
Tel:  +972 (4) 8292936, 8292009  Fax:  +972 (4) 8230476