Thursday, February 21st and Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Sponsored by:

• ASCE Urban Water Resources Research Council
• Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
• American Water Resources Association
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Conservation Ontario
• Canadian Society of Civil Engineers

Keynote Speaker List:

• Bryan Tolson, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
• Chris Brooker, President, CBA Specialist Engineering, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Dirk Muschalla, Professor, Institute of Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
• Edward A. McBean, Professor of Engineering and Canada Research Chair of Water Supply Security Assistant Dean, College of Physical and Engineering Science, The University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
• John Sansalone, Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, The University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Karen Ridgway, President/Principal Engineer, Applied Science, Inc., Detroit, Michigan
• Kim N. Irvine, Visiting Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Director, Sustainable Water Resource Science and Education, Inc., Bangkok, Thailand
• Mauricio Herrera, Project Director, Water and Marine Engineering, Tetra Tech, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Nelly Peyron, President, Hydropraxis, Inc., Montepellier, France
• Robert Pitt, Cudworth Professor of Urban Water Systems, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Steven Wright, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• William Lucas, Principal, Integrated Land Management, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania

The annual International Conference on Stormwater and Urban Water Systems Modeling is a forum for professionals from across North America and overseas to exchange ideas and experience on current practices and emerging technologies. This forum is for engineers, scientists, modelers and administrators involved in water pollution control and water systems design and analysis. Topics include hydrology, hydraulics, water quality and receiving waters, from precipitation processes, runoff, pollutant build-up, washoff, surcharging pipe networks, and water distribution systems, to pollutant removal and impacts on aquatic ecosystems.

This is the 46^th annual SWMM Users Group Meeting, the 22^nd in the current series of annual Toronto conferences, and the 33^rd to be held in Canada. The current title reflects a slightly broader interest, including water distribution systems. The atmosphere is relaxed. Presentations are of a high standard. And, by accepting papers up to the last few weeks before the event, a spontaneity is achieved which gives this conference special character.

Location for 2013 Conference

The Marriott Courtyard Toronto Brampton is just minutes from Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario. It has complimentary on-site parking, complimentary Internet access throughout the hotel, easy freeway access and a short cab ride from the airport.

The Courtyard Marriott will have a number of room blocked for this event but please reserve your room early, once the registration process comes online in late Fall 2012. Please see below under "Accommodations" for booking information.

Who should attend?

The conference is multi-disciplinary and is designed for all who have a direct stake in stormwater management, non-point source pollution or the modeling of urban water systems. Attendees include: civil and environmental engineers; landscape engineers and architects; aquatic biologists, ecologists, fluvial geomorphologists and other scientists; urban geographers, and policy makers; professionals from municipal and government engineering; public works personnel; consultants; and instructors and researchers at universities and research institutes.

Emphasis is on:

• using state-of-the-art computer models to resolve real pollution problems and for eco-restoration
• surface water quality modeling
• modeling impacts on aquatic systems and habitats
• stormwater and pollution management modeling
• urban water systems modeling
• urban drainage system design and analysis
• wetlands and BMPs and LIDs
• field data monitoring and emerging instrumentation
• geographic information systems
• decision analysis systems
• facilities management systems
• computer aided design
• policy, legislation, permitting and enforcement

Proceedings

The conference proceedings include the papers approved by independent review, synthesized into a coherent book and published as a hard-bound text, complete with comprehensive index. The 2012 proceedings, Pragmatic Modeling of Urban Water Systems - Monograph 21 will be distributed at the conference and is included in the registration fee. Past volumes (in matching format) are available.

Exhibits, Displays and Posters

The conference is an excellent forum for exhibiting instrumentation, equipment and products related to stormwater and water quality modeling and for displaying posters. It attracts a large international participation and is an ideal platform to present posters or products to the decision makers in the field. For more exhibitor information, please click here or contact the conference convener at Computational Hydraulics Int. (CHI) by tel: (519) 767-0197 or email: info@chiwater.com.

Format and program

Sessions will start each morning at 8:30 a.m., following continental breakfast at 8:00 a.m., and continue, with lunch buffet and refreshment breaks, until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and until the final wrap-up on Friday afternoon.

The conference will be held in the Marriott Courtyard Toronto Brampton, just minutes from Pearson International Airport, at Toronto, Ontario. It has complimentary on-site parking,complimentary Internet access throughout the hotel, easy freeway access and short cab ride from the airport.

Driving Directions to the Conference:

To get driving directions from any destination, please use the Marriott Courtyard Brampton Driving Directions page.

Check out the local weather forecast before you leave.

Accommodations

The Courtyard Marriott has a number of rooms blocked for this event but please reserve your room early. The Marriott has complimentary on-site parking, complimentary Internet access throughout the hotel, easy freeway access and a short cab ride from the airport.

To book a room at the Courtyard Marriott, the special rate is $121 per night for a Single or Double room. For a Queen or King bed room, please call the hotel directly and reference the Group Name "CHI". To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada and pressing 0 for the hotel operator. For international reservations, please visit Marriott Courtyard worldwide reservation telephone numbers to find a toll free number from your country.

You can also book a room online at the CHI Stormwater Reservation page.

Fees for the Conference

The basic fee for the two day conference is C$420 + applicable taxes. Full-time student fees are C$210.00 + applicable taxes. 10% Early-bird discount applies if you register before January 25, 2013. These fees include the 2012 conference proceedings, Pragmatic Modeling of Urban Water Systems - Monograph 21 (hard-cover), continental breakfast, reception lunch both days, coffee, beverages and break time snacks.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations prior to 14 calendar days before the conference will be refunded in full. Cancellations received within 14 days but prior to 7 calendar days before the conference will forfeit 50% of the registration fee. Cancellations received less than 7 days before the conference will not be refunded, however registrants will be eligible for a 50% credit towards any future conference or workshop.

CHI retains the right to cancel the conference. If the conference is cancelled registrants will receive a full refund of the registration fee. CHI will not be liable for any other expenses occurred by the registrant.  CHI has never cancelled a conference.

Contact Bill James at CHI: tel: (519) 767-0197, fax: (519) 489-0695, email: info@chiwater.com