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Addressing smart water metering for the Middle Eastern water utility of the future

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The Water Meter Middle East seminar hosts an exclusive workshop for participants to engage, learn and receive practical knowledge towards making informed purchasing decisions and efficient use of smart water metering and advanced water metering infrastructure. It is designed to define consistent approach to managing, conserving and measuring water in a cost effective and realistic way.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERH.E Eng. Khaldon Khashman, Secretary General, ACWUA, Jordan

Industry leading speakers include:

Fayez Abu-HilouProject Manager, Palestinian Water Authority, Palestine

FACILITATORJeremy HeathNetwork Manager,Sutton & East Surrey Water,UK

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25 October 2011Park Hyatt Hotel, DUBAI, UAE

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ACWA membersreceive 10% discount

Participate in the Middle East’s premier event for key stakeholders in the water sector and learn about the latest conservation and measurement strategies!

This unique opportunity will provide the water sector with an opportunity to establish a common vision on metering to overcome conservation and demand challenges. Giving the industry the tools to make the case for why they should invest in metering. The Water Meter Middle East Seminar will allow stakeholders to examine the role that advanced / smart meters could play in meeting the water industry and governments’ objectives.

The water industry can learn important lessons from the electricity industry’s experience in developing and applying metering technology; smart and advanced metering technologies can enable water companies to diagnose, treat and deal with leaks and faults quickly and efficiently.

The seminar will provide hands-on and in-depth information, interactive panel discussions, formal presentations, case studies, networking opportunities and the chance to discover the latest metering technology implementations and strategies that can help improve water efficiency programs and guarantee customer satisfaction.

This is an event no Middle East water utility can afford to miss!

Kind regardsNicolette Pombo-van ZylProgramme Director

Audience breakdown by company type

Audience breakdown by region

Why attend?

• Hear testimonials on how to use smart and advanced metering as a conservation tool / asset

• Receive valuable insights on the future of water metering for the Middle East region

• Discover how your utility can benefit from the implementation strategies and experience of electrical utilities

• Learn about the potential of AMI and a smart water grid

• Exchange ideas on how to consistently test and measure meters accurately

• Gain new insights through shared experiences and knowledge of leaders in the industry

• Network with utilities and vendors from the Middle East and North Africa

• Find out what’s hot and what’s not in water metering technology

• Water utilities from the Middle East and North Africa• Local distribution companies• IWPP master developers• IWPP major contractors• Municipalities• Government agencies • Municipal and urban planning ministries• Law firms• Consultants• AMR director / manager• AMI director / manager • Metering director / manager• City engineer• City manager• Commercial director / manager• Customer services VP / director / manager• Regulatory affairs VP / director / manager• Water planning VP / director / manager• Revenue assurance director / manager • Meter service project manager• Water effiency and conservation director / manager• Public works director• Procurement director / manager• Project engineers• Water meter shop director / head / superintendant• Meter manufacturers• Seal & revenue protection manufacturers• Utility back end software companies (IT, CRM/CIS)• Business development director / manager• Sales director / manager• Product development director / manager• Business development director / manager• Sales director / manager• Product development director / manager• Engineers• System architects• O&M director / manager• Water demand director / manager

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This seminar is designed to define consistent approach to managing, conserving and measuring water in a cost effective and realistic way. The Middle East Water Meter seminar hosts an exclusive workshop for participants to engage, learn and receive practical knowledge towards making informed purchasing decisions and efficient use of smart water metering and advanced water metering infrastructure.

Session 2.2.1

09:00 – 09:30 Keynote address: H.EEng.KhaldonKhashman,SecretaryGeneral,ACWUA,Jordan

09:30 – 10:30 Water metering 101 primer: making the right choices from the start A facilitated workshop providing practical knowledge to assist Middle Eastern water utilities to make informed decisions on purchasing and using smart water metering and AMI.

• Capturing the value• Data distribution• Modifying operating practices• Risks to installing an AMI• Procurement of meters

JeremyHeath,NetworkManager,Sutton&EastSurreyWater,UK

10:30 – 11:00 Data systems for critical operations, enabling rapid, real-time decision making Technologyserviceprovidertobeannounced

11:00 – 11:30 Refreshment break

Session 2.2.2Water metering 101 primer: continued

11:30 – 12:30 JeremyHeath,NetworkManager,Sutton&EastSurreyWater,UK

12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch

Session 2.2.3Case study knowledge sessions: benefits and implications of implementing new water meter technology

Chairperson:H.EEng.KhaldonKhashman,SecretaryGeneral,ACWUA,Jordan

13:30 – 14:00 Case study: topic to be confirmed FlemmingChristensen,UtiligenceLimited,AbuDhabi

14:00 – 14:30 Case study: Prepaid Water Meter pilot project in the Palestinian Water Sector FayezM.Abu-Hilou,ProjectManager,ProjectsManagementUnit,PalestinianWaterAuthority,Palestine

14:30 – 15:00 Case study: perspective on issues arising from the planned increase in water metering Technologyserviceprovidertobeannounced

15:00 – 15:30 Refreshment break

Session 2.2.4Water think tank session

15:30 – 16:00 Monitoring of physical infrastructure integrated with proactive asset management Technologyserviceprovidertobeannounced

16:00 – 17:00 A discussion on how intelligent/smart water grids could deliver significant operational, environmental and consumer benefits in the Middle East Moderator:JeremyHeath,NetworkManager,Sutton&EastSurreyWater,UK

Invited Panelists:• LoayAl-Musallam,CEO,NationalWaterCompany,SaudiArabia*• ColinHannan,DirectorofWaterServices,Regulation&SupervisionBureau,AbuDhabi*• MohamedQamber,ChiefOperation&SystemControl,WaterTransmissionDirectorate,Electricity&WaterAuthority,Bahrain*

17:00 – 18:00 Networking reception and refreshments

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

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