Workshops, Conferences and Proposals for Workshops - Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute

AMSI / MASCOS Industry workshop & ICE WaRM Industry Short Course: The mathematics of water supply and pricing

Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 14-16 July 2008

Overview

This 3-day long event will consist of three short courses, invited lectures and contributed talks on the mathematics of water supply and pricing.

The topics likely to be addressed will be: Water trading, pricing models, demand forecasting, risk management, network modelling and management, monitoring water quality, network optimisation and water economics.

Goals of the event are to:

Present recent developments on mathematics and statistics applied to water management with emphasis on water markets
Facilitate knowledge transfer and industry linkages
Promote industry development

Program & Speakers

Invited Speakers include:

Mohammed Dore, Brock University Canada
Quentin Grafton, The Australian National University
Graeme Dandy, The University of Adelaide
David Fox, The University of Melbourne
Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO, Paris
Barbara Lence, University of British Columbia

Contributed talks and/or posters

Short talks are invited. Talks are to be 15 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion. Abstracts for contributed talks may be submitted by email . Abstracts should be in Word, text or latex format and no more than 300 words. The Organising Committee will make the final choice of presentations.

Venue

Holiday Inn, 22 View Street, Surfers Paradise.

(25 km from Coolangatta airport, 90 km from Brisbane airport)

Registration

AMSI members and MITACS members

1 day $110
Full event $341 (includes Sunday evening reception and Tuesday evening dinner)

Non-members

1 day $308
Full event $913 (includes Sunday evening reception and Tuesday evening dinner)

Students

          Per day $75
          Day 2 has optional Dinner $155 (being day registration and dinner)

          Full event $165 (excludes Sunday evening reception and Tuesday evening dinner)
          Full event $245 (includes Sunday evening reception and Tuesday evening dinner)

• Please Note - Full registrations include free Sunday evening reception drinks.

Accommodation

Attendees should book their own accommodation. Accommodation is available at the venue (the Holiday Inn) and at a range of hotels / motels nearby (see below). Please contact them directly on 1800 262 468 to book and pay for your accommodation. To avoid disappointment we recommend you book early.

Holiday Inn (22 View Street, Surfers Paradise)

Accommodation at Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise starts from $180/night (single) or $200/night for two people (double or twin). Price includes full buffet breakfast, newspaper, security undercover car park (subject to availability), and complimentary use of gym, sauna and pool. This is a special price for event delegates so when booking, you must mention that you are attending the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute event. The rate is subject to the availability of rooms.

Paradise Towers Apartments

Accommodation at Paradise Towers Apartments starts from $95 a night, has in-room cooking available and is located 10 minutes walk from the venue.

Partners

Delegates who want to book their partner to the Tuesday dinner may do so. Cost is $80 payable by cash or credit card on the night. This covers a set menu (probably buffet) and a range of drinks for 4 hours. Bookings are required by Monday, 7 July 2008 to

Student travel and accommodation

Students attending this event may claim travel and accommodation from their university's AMSI-provided travel allowance, with the approval of their Head of Mathematics. They should book budget travel and accommodation well in advance to secure the best prices. Accommodation options include the Paradise Towers Apartments (see above).

Canadian Students

MITACS and MASCOS will subsidise a limited number of Canadian graduate students to participate in this event. Please contact for more information or to apply.

Organising committee

Prof. Philip Broadbridge, AMSI
Mr Richard Hopkins, International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management
Dr Elliott Tonkes, Energy Edge Pty Ltd
Mr Jim Brookes, MITACS (Canada)
Assoc. Prof. John Boland University of South Australia
Dr Thomas Montague, AMSI

More information

Email Parvin Ahadi, AMSI at