First announcement III Pan-American Conference on wetland systems for the treatment and improvement of water quality May 16 - 19, 2016, Santa Fe, Argentina http://www.fiq.unl.edu.ar/conferenciahumedales2016 1 First announcement III Pan-American Conference on wetland systems for the treatment and improvement of water quality May 16 - 19, 2016, Santa Fe, Argentina http://www.fiq.unl.edu.ar/conferenciahumedales2016 Welcome and invitation The first Pan-American conference took place in Pereira (Colombia) in 2012, followed by a second meeting in Morelia (México)in 2014. The participants to the meetings have recognized that there are several groups in the Pan-American region who have been working in the topic for several years which justifies the need of a biannual conference in the region that will create networks and facilitate the dissemination of research and knowledge. Since the conference is held every two years in a different country, Argentina was selected for the 2016 event. The conference is organized by “Facultad de Ingeniería Química-Universidad Nacional del Litoral” (Argentina), in collaboration with “Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua” (Mexico), “Aarhus University (Denmark)”, and “Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira” (Colombia), to provide a platform for natural and constructed wetlands researchers and practitioners to exchange knowledge. Abstract submission Deadline for abstract submission: February 10, 2016. The abstract must be two pages extension, including title, authors, abstract, tables and figures. A submission template is available in the conference website: www.fiq.unl.edu.ar/conferenciahumedales2016 Work presentation during the conference: The works can be presented as oral presentation and posters. The selected oral presentations, the authors will have 15 minutes for the presentation followed by 5 minutes for questions from the audience. The posters must be in vertical format with a size of 0.80 x 0.60 m. The manuscripts should be included in some of the following specific sessions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Treatment wetlands for sanitary and municipal effluents. Treatment wetlands for industrial and agricultural effluents. Contaminant and nutrient dynamics in treatment and natural wetlands. Metals, metalloids and emergent contaminants. Design and operation strategies of treatment wetlands. Modeling of contaminant and hydraulic dynamics in treatment wetlands. The role of plants in treatment wetlands. Case studies Registration: The authors must send the application form to [email protected]. The email must state the first author name, with a correlative number if the author sent more than one work. The form must state personal data and the intended session of the abstract, and if is an oral presentation or a poster. The application form can be downloaded from the conference website. 2 First announcement III Pan-American Conference on wetland systems for the treatment and improvement of water quality May 16 - 19, 2016, Santa Fe, Argentina http://www.fiq.unl.edu.ar/conferenciahumedales2016 Registration costs: Values in dollars or the equivalent in “pesos argentinos” (official values at the payment date): Category Until march Until the 20, 2016 conference date One day assistant Professionals 320 380 180 Postgraduate students 100 120 50 Graduate students 40 50 20 Any of the authors stated in the abstract can be registered. Up to three abstract per registered author can be submitted. The registration fee must be made for the work be included in the final program and published in the Book of Abstracts of the Conference. Key dates: Activity Registration and abstract submission starts Deadline of abstract submission Date November 16, 2015 February 10, 2016 Notification of acceptance for authors March 10, 2016 Deadline for early bird registration March 20, 2016 Deadline for general registration At the conference Conference May 16 -19, 2016 Keynotes: George Tchobanoglous Universidad de California, UC Davis (United States) Hans Brix Aarhus University (Denmark) Carlos Arias Aarhus University (Denmark) Josep Bayona Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudiosdel Agua CSIC (Spain) Armando Rivas Hernández Instituto Mejicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA, Mexico) Diego Paredes Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (Colombia) María Alejandra Maine Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (Argentina) 3 First announcement III Pan-American Conference on wetland systems for the treatment and improvement of water quality May 16 - 19, 2016, Santa Fe, Argentina http://www.fiq.unl.edu.ar/conferenciahumedales2016 Organizing committee: Maine, Ma. Alejandra. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Hadad, Hernán R. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Sánchez, Gabriela C. Universidad Nacional del Litoral (ARGENTINA) Arias, Carlos A. Aarhus University (DENMARK) Paredes Cuervo, Diego. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (COLOMBIA) Rivas Hernández, Armando. Instituto Mejicano de Tecnología del Agua (MEXICO) Di Luca, Gisela A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Mufarrege, Ma. de las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Caffaratti, Sandra E. Universidad Nacional del Litoral (ARGENTINA) Pedro, Ma. del Carmen. Universidad Nacional del Litoral (ARGENTINA) Camaño Silvestrini, Nahuel. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Campagnoli, Marcelo A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral (ARGENTINA) Panigatti, María Cecilia. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (ARGENTINA) Schierano, Ma. Celeste. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Scientific committee: Alarcón Herrera, Ma. Teresa. Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (MEXICO) Arias, Carlos A. Aarhus University (DENMARK) Bayona, Josep. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua (SPAIN) Bonetto, Carlos A. Instituto de Limnología “Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet”-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Brisson, Jacques. Université de Montréal-Institut de recherche en biologie végétale (CANADA). Brix, Hans. Aarhus University (DENMARK) Di Luca, Gisela A. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Dotro, Gabriela. Cranfield University (UNITED KINGDOM) Garcia, Joan. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (SPAIN) Hadad, Hernán R. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Maine, Ma. Alejandra. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Marcovecchio. Universidad Nacional del Sur. CONICET (ARGENTINA) Mufarrege, Ma. de las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Litoral-CONICET (ARGENTINA) Paredes Cuervo, Diego. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira (COLOMBIA) Rivas Hernández, Armando. Instituto Mejicano de Tecnología del Agua (MEXICO) Rousseau, Diederik. Ghent University (BELGIUM) Sánchez, Gabriela C. Universidad Nacional del Litoral (ARGENTINA) Vidal, Gladys. Universidad de Concepción (CHILE) Von Sperling, Marcos. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BRAZIL) Zurita, Florentina. Universidad de Guadalajara (MEXICO) 4
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