Export of hydrological knowledge – conference in Amersfoort

12 May 2016 • On Thursday 12 May 2016 the Netherlands Chapter of IAH, together with the Netherlands Hydrological Society (NHV), will organize a 1-day conference on «Export of hydrological expertise» in an inspiring setting in Amersfoort, professionally led by Ruben Maes.

 


Date: Thursday 12 May 2016

Venue: Mariënhof, Amersfoort

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Theme

With governments going commercial nowadays there is much to do about export of Dutch water expertise. Dutch business is to be branded and sold during ministerial missions, supported by ambassadors and embassy staff. The Dutch have a 'water ambassador' and board members of water boards visit Asian countries more often than not. Meanwhile Memoranda of Understanding are being signed several times per year.

What does this bring for the water experts, the hydrologists that actually do the work abroad? Is the international image of the Netherlands as 'water expert country' due to the government's commercial activities or rather because of those experts that work abroad?

 

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Tentative programme

8:30

Door open (entrance right around the corner through the white gates)

9:00 – 10:15 NHV General Members' Meeting (NHV members only)
10:30 – 12:00 Presentations: strategy and marketing, Nederland-Waterland
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch break

13:00 – 15:30 Presentations: projects by Dutch hydrologists abroad
15:30 – 16:30 Discussion: does it make sense?
16:30 – 17:30

Drinks

 

Confirmed speakers

Water Operator Partnerships
– Marco Schouten, Vitens Evidens International & Water for Life

Internationaal werken aan water: halen en brengen van kennis
– Toon Segeren, Deltares

– Dennis van Peppen, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

– Lennart Silvis, Netherlands Water Partnership

– Michaël Bentvelsen, Unie van Waterschappen

International water consulting – from Afghanistan to South Sudan and further
– Bart Goes and Rien Dam, Mott MacDonald

Grondwaterstromen in basalten met voorbeelden uit Idaho, IJsland en Equador
– Roel Dijksma, Wageningen University and Research Centre

Hydrologisch advies, ontwerp en uitvoering in het buitenland
– Robbert van Montfoort, Arcadis

Nut en noodzaak van kleinschalige hydrologische oplossingen
– Arjen de Vries, Acacia Water

 

Chair: Ruben Maes

Language: Dutch

Fee: IAH members € 90, NHV members € 90, non-members € 145.   Become IAH member and save € 55.

 

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Sponsors: Acacia Water and Hydrology.nl

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