Alger 18-20 Novembre, 2006.

- Co-organisation SMMD avec la chaire UNESCO "Science des Membranes Appliquée à l’Environnement" (SIMEV) et l’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene (USTHB) d'Alger de la 3ème Ecole Franco-Maghrébine sur les Sciences et Technologies à Membranes, Alger 18-20 Novembre, 2006.

Dakar 6-8 Juin 2007

- Co-organisation SMMD avec la chaire UNESCO SIMEV de la première réunion Ouest Africaine sur l’intégration des « Sciences et Technologies à Membranes », .

Moscou (Russie), 2 - 4 juin 2008

IWA Regional Conference
Membrane Technologies in Water and Waste Water Treatment
Contacts:
Conference Secretariat
POB 105, Moscow 105062, Russia
Tel : +7 495 225 59 86
Fax : +7 495 782 10 13
E-mail: iwamembranes@sibico.com

Toulouse, (France), 20 – 24 Octobre 2008,
Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Organized by INSA Toulouse and EDS. Supported by IWA, AWWA, JWWA
Topics: Drinking water production; Domestic and industrial wastewater treatment;
Water reuse; Desalination
Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society,
Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Tel. +39 0862 319954, +39 348 884 8406; Fax +39 0862 3475 213;
balaban@desline.com, www.desline.com
Corinne Cabassud, National Institute for Applied Sciences (INSA), Laboratoire d’Ingenierie des Procedes de l’Environment (LIPE-Department GPI), Complexe Scientifique de Rangueil,
135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
Tel. +33 5 6155 9773; Fax +33 5 6155 9760; cabassud@insa-toulouse.fr

Honolulu (Hawaii) 12 – 18 Juillet 2008,
International Congress on Membranes ICOM 2008
Co-sponsored by the UCLA Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles
Contact: Dr. Benny Freeman, email: freeeman@che.utexas.edu

Tokyo (Japon) 18 –22 Aout 2008,
10th International Conference on Inorganic Membranes — ICIM 10
Topics: Inorganic membranes: Silica and other oxide ceramics, Zeolites, Metals,
Carbon and other non-oxide ceramics, Proton and oxygen ion conducting ceramics,
Inorganic-organic hybrids; Inorganic membrane applications: Industrial applications,
Gas separation, Pervaporation, Microfiltration/ultrafiltration/nanofiltration, Fuel cells,
Catalysis in inorganic membranes, Biochemical and biomedical applications,
Sensor application and membrane miniaturization, Novel applications;
Properties and modeling: Transport properties and separation mechanisms,
Chemical structural and thermodynamic properties, Reactor modeling that
includes membrane characteristics, Membrane characterization, Scaling up
Deadline for papers March 31, 2008
Contact: Dr. Mikihiro Nomura (Secretary), Shibaura Institute of Technology,
Toyosu 3-7-5, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan
Tel./Fax +81 3 5859 8160; email: icim10@list.waseda.jp, 

Site Web : www.icims.org

Vienne (Autriche),  7 - 12 Septembre 2008,
6th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition
Topics: Water resources and river basin management: Strategies of integrated water resources management on a catchment scale including reuse; Water scarcity and flow allocation; Protection of natural drinking water resources; Institutional development and transboundary cooperation; International water legislation and its implementation; Economic instruments for water quality and quantity management; Management and regulation of point and diffuse pollution; Regulatory practice, water quality objectives, standard setting, water quality classification; Assessment of anthropogenic impacts in regard to hygiene; Monitoring system development and data management for decision support; Model development and application for management purposes; Water treatment: Disinfection and management of disinfection by-products; Adsorption and ion exchange; Oxidation processes; Biological treatment processes; Membrane filtration for removal of dissolved matter; Membrane filtration for removal of particulate matter (pathogens, turbidity); Improvement of conventional processes; Innovative water treatment processes; Full-scale water treatment works; Management of the aesthetic (organoleptic) quality of drinking water; Management of water treatment residuals (waste streams and sludges); Non-conventional treatments; Wastewater treatment: Phosphorus removal and recovery; Nitrogen removal and recovery; Occurrence and removal of hazardous substances (micro-pollutants) in wastewater; Activated sludge population dynamics; Biofilm processes; Oxidation processes in wastewater treatment; Membrane systems for wastewater treatment; Particle separation; Anaerobic processes; Sludge and biosolids management; Odours and volatile emissions; Modelling wastewater treatment processes; Upgrading wastewater treatment systems; Decentralised wastewater collection and treatment systems; Waste stabilisation ponds; Wetland systems; Wastewater reclamation and reuse; Industrial wastewater treatment; Advances in biological processes and technology; Advances in physico-chemical processes and technology; Design and operation of water systems; Managing and planning water services; Health and the environment
Contact: IWA, Alliance House, 12 Caxton Street, London SW1HOQs, UK
Tel. +44 20 7654 5500; Fax +44 20 7654 5555;
email: water@iwahq.org.uk; www.iwahq.org.uk,

Site Web : www.iwa-vienna2008.org

The Dead Sea, Jordanie,  9 – 13 Novembre 2008,
EuroMed 2008
Desalination Cooperation among Mediterranean Countries of Europe and the MENA region
Organized by EDS
Topics: Water needs in the region; Available resources;  Desalination and the environment — negative and positive impacts; Research and applied work in desalination and water purification processes; Seawater thermal processes; Seawater reverse osmosis; Brackish water desalination; Membrane performance and maintenance; Wastewater treatment; Desalination strategies in the region involving political decision-makers; Desalination and water resource management; Energy recovery technology; Pretreatment of seawater for desalination; Post-treatment of seawater for desalination; Latest developments in desalination processes; Brine disposal and removal of specific compounds; Scaling and material selection; Financing — public and private. The mega Red Sea–Dead Sea Canal Project will be a major topic.
Contact: Miriam Balaban, European Desalination Society, Science and Technology Park of Abruzzo, Via Antica Arischia 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Tel. +39 0862 319954, Fax +39 0862 3475 213; email: balaban@desline.com ,
Web site:  www.desline.com

Montpellier (France) 6 – 9 Septembre 2009,
EUROMEMBRANE 2009
Organized by the European Membrane Institute and National Graduate School of Chemistry (ENSCM), University of Montpellier 2 (UM2)
Topics: Materials — Hybrid and polymeric membranes; Composite membranes;
Inorganic membranes: ceramic, metallic, zeolite; Ion conducting membranes:
proton and oxygen; Nanostructured materials and surface modification – functionalization;
Molecular recognition and self-assembly membranes: liquid, biomimetic and facilitated transport;
New breakthrough approaches for membrane materials; Characterization — Material structure; Membrane performance; Non-destructive and in-situ dynamic characterization;
Modelling and simulation — Molecular modelling; Transport mechanisms; Processes —
Classical membrane operations: MF, UF, NF, RO, PV, ED; Membrane reactors:
high/low temperature; catalytic /non catalytic; enzymatic or microbial; Membrane contactors:
membrane distillation; crystallization; emulsification; Affinity membrane; Hybrid operations
and process integration; Process intensification with membranes; Module design and
engineering — Fluid mechanics. Computational fluid dynamics; Dynamic and design
module operation; Microsystems and microtechnologies; Fouling; Pre-treatment and cleaning;
Applications — Energy – Fuel cells – H₂ recovery; Environment –Waste treatments;
Drinking water – Desalination; Non aqueous membrane applications; Gas separation –
Air treatment – CO₂ recovery; Food and packaging; Pharmaceuticals and biotechnologies;
Health and artificial organs; Sensors, actuators; Textiles and napkins;
Out of the lab-university-industry technology transfer — Case study assessments; Economics.
Deadline for abstracts December 2008
Contact: euromembrane2009@iemm.univ-montp2.fr,

Site web : http://www.enscm.fr/euromembrane2009.htm