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IIUNAM-AIDIS 5º Results
Eng. Malvina Soledad Gassmann Mondino
The Inter-american Association of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (AIDIS) and the Independent University of Mexico have an agreement of the "Inter-american Scholarship of the Institute in Environmental Engineering".
The Jury integrated to evaluate the requests received in time and form for opting to Inter-American Scholarship in Environmental Engineering IIUNAM-AIDIS decided unanimously to offer it to Engineer Malvina Soledad Gassmann Mondino from Argentina (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba).
Mexico D.F. july 3rd 2009.
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http://eventos.iingen.unam.mx/aidis/
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III AIDIS's Inter-american Congress on Solid Waste Results
May 6th to 8th 2009
 The past May 6, 7 and 8 took place in city of Buenos Aires the III Inter-american Congress on solid waste under the motto "Residues and Resources toward new challenges". This Congress that carries out AIDIS with its Technical Division of Residues DIRSA every other year has as an objective to diffuse studies and experiences carried out in the sector residues, as thus also to discuss about the needs of the countries of America in residues management matter, bringing to light the current technological tendencies.
The inaugural ceremony was carried out Wednesday 6 at 18:30 hs. with more than 400 people that filled the Parlor of the Cultural Buen Ayre. Starting the ceremony with the entrance of the flags of the countries of America chapters of AIDIS cover sheets by the Directors of the Division Residues DIRSA- of AIDIS present, upon they being of the "Song with all" and then intoning the stanzas of the Argentine national anthem.
The act included the presence and dissertation of the Mr. Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation, maximum environmental authority of Argentina, Dr. Homero Bibiloni, the words of opening from Eng. Graciela Gerola president of the Agency of Environmental Protection of the City of Buenos Aires APRA, the Lic. Ana Corbi Executive Director of the Provincial Agency for the Sustainable Development of the Government of the Province of Buenos Aires, the Inter-american AIDIS's President Eng. Carlos Rosito, the Inter-american Director of DIRSA/AIDIS Eng. Pillar Tello Espinoza, the President of AIDIS Argentina Eng. Juan Pablo Schifini and the Director of the III Congress Eng. Rosalba Sarafian, who made use of the word.
 During the ceremony was offered the "DIRSA 2009" award in merit to a path and dedication to the sanitary and management of the waste in the countries from America to Eng. Victor Ojeda Rodriguez from Costa Rica. Also distinctions were delivered to close collaborators of DIRSA, Dr. Walter Ubal, Eng. Luis Augusto de Lima Pontes and Dr. Günther Wehenpohl. It finalized the inaugural ceremony beggining the first magisterial conference of the Congress, in charge of Dr. Günther Wehenpohl, Senior Technical Advisor in the Resources efficiency Environment Division and Solid Residues of the German Agency for the Technical Cooperation GTZ, the theme was "Integral Management of Residues under the changes on a worldwide basis". Subsequently the ExpoDIRSA was inaugurated stands with agencies and businesses of the sector environment and residues that was visited for more than 600 professionals specialized, finalized the inauguration was served a coctel in the adjacent parlor. During the day Wednesday in the morning I am carried out the technical visit to the North Environmental Complex III of CEAMSE, in which they participated 140 professionals from the sector the majority of the different countries of America who they traveled through the Plants of the Complex under the explanations of the Manager of Operations of CEAMSE Eng. Mark it Rosso and their technical team. In the afternoon they developed two meetings precongreso by invitation, one of governmental authorities and the other of academic institutions and centers of investigation.
In the meeting of authorities they participated 16 Argentine professionals who mostly were responsible for environment of its Provinces and 14 foreign authorities and was coordinated locally by the Eng. Guillermo Bottero. 4 themes were presented to submit them to discussion and debate, the first one was "Contribution of the RSU to the climatic change" in charge of the Dr. Atilio Savino president of the ISWA. The second "Regionalization of the Integral Management of the RSU, a solution or a problem." in charge of the Eng. Pablo Heredia in name of the GTZ Technical Agency of German Cooperation, the Eng continued him. Horacio Terrace from BID with the theme "The participation of users specialized in the sector of the municipal solid waste in the Caribbean and Latin-American area. Environment for a greater interaction" and by I finalize the theme of discussion was presented by the Eng. Pillar Tello. Inter-american director of DIRSA /AIDIS "Regionalization of basic terminology for the obtaining of real statistics." It fits to emphasize that a witty letter of adhesion was received of the Mr. July Pereyra President of the FAM, Confederacy Argentina of Municipalities. The meeting of academic institutions and centers of investigation was coordinated locally by the Ing. Mark it to light up and Arq. María Elena Guaresti and they participated but of 20 professors in a work with modality of workshop.
The Thursday 7th began with the magisterial conference of the Dr. George Tchobanoglous, Investigator, specialist in residues and emeritus professor of the University Davis of California USES, especially invited by AIDIS who referred to the "The challenges in the Management of Residues in the 21st century." It finalized the same one they began the roundtables and the presentation of technical works.
Were 12 the roundtables with different subject matter in which they participated in each one three professionals of renown in the matter, the titles of the tables were: Strategies for the GIRSU; Institutional Strengthening of the GIRSU; Mechanism of Clean Development; Recycling and Community; Residues of mining Industry; Dangerous Residues, Cycle of Life; Political you Publish in Management of Places Contaminated in America latin american; Sustainable and Clean Production; Places contaminated and experiences with the work in networks in America latin american; Processing and Final Disposition; Separation and Appreciation of Residues in Municipalities.
Successes and Challenges and Residues of Special Management on Friday developed in the morning the third magisterial conference in charge of the Eng. Angel Fernandez Homar, General Director of TIRME Project, who referred to "The Integral Management of the Residues in Majorca.". With respect to the technical works they were selected previously by the Technical Director of the congress Eng. Marcela De Luca up and the team of professors and alone accepted 90 works in modality of oral presentation and 45 in modality poster. These they were exposed and qualified and three resulted selected as better works in oral presentation: "Decision of the Hydrologic Parameters in Sanitary Backfill in Mexico. Case of Study: Tlalnepantla – Mexico" authors: Rodrigo Antonio Aguilar Edge; Pies: Mexico ·Study of Analysis to Price it Harvesting, Transportation and Disposition of the Home Solid Residues." Authors: Rose Eyrie Vidal / José Sources Valdés / Fernando Sepúlveda Palácios, Pies Chile "Diagnostic of The Generation of Resíduos Solid em Domicílios of Cochabamba" Author Gregory Peace Balderrama Pies: Bolivia
In Poster category result rewarded: "Indice de Qualidade dos Aterros Sanitários (IQAS) : ferramenta para avaliação de sistemas de disposição final de resíduos sólidos urbanos” Authors Volquind Rafael / Azevedo, André Camargo of / Krieger, Elisabeth Ibi Frimm of Brazil. They deserve a special mention two Argentine works; "Guardians of the Stream" of Andrea Ferrarazzo and ·Influence of the time and of the content of bentonita in the permeability of slime utilized for the construction of sanitary barriers" of Daniel Alejandro Glatstein, Pablo Martin Snows and Franco Matías Francisca.
It is important to emphasize that they were accredited to the III Inter-american Congress on solid waste, 360 professionals from the following countries: Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Equador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Paraguay; Peru, Dominican Republic; Uruguay; Venezuela; United States of America, Germany, Spain, Austria and Japan. And representatives of the international organizations GTZ; RELASC, JICA, IDRC, CETESB; ONUDI; ISWA; South Corporation and the Pan-american Bank of Development.
On Thursday at 20 o'clock developed an artistic spectacle in charge of the Folk Ballet of the Good one Ayre under the direction of the Lic. María Cristina Segovia and Néstor Guillermo Dull, completing with our traditional Tango with singer and dancing partner that very were applauded by the I publish guest. The congress I finalize Friday 8 with the ceremony of closure, delivery of diplomas to the better works and to the best stand of the ExpoDIRSA "Aero Tube-Plavinil". At night the delegations were farewells with a supper of camaraderie and dance.
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AIDIS in Medellín Colombia Events
June 15 to 19 2009
Dear AIDIS's friends,
Invited from BID and the Public enterprises of Medellín - p.m., I was representing AIDIS in 3 events carried out in Medellín, Colombia from june 15th to 19th:
1- Annual Meeting of the Division of Water and Clean-up of the BID (INE/ROASTS) BID - Met 115 participants: - 37 members of the Division Water and Clean-up of the BID, under the command of its Manager Federico Basañes; - 32 water Operators Businesses members and Clean-up in the Region ALC and Companies as AIDIS, A HABITAT, Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for the Development - AECID, IWA, Secretary of Clean-up and Emerged give State of São
Paulo and the Dutch Operator Viten-Evides International; - 20 Exhibitors, chiefly of Operators of Water, and some consultants specialized; - 26 participating EPM. The main themes were: - The Water done Not Count- ANC; - The Energy Efficiency - States; - The Commercial Management; - The WOP LAC, undertaken in the ítem 2 to continue.
2 - Workshop - WOP LAC: It was carried out in the afternoon on Thursday 19 meeting to all the present users: BID, A HABITAT and AIDIS: - Emphasizing the exercise of the Group that had as an objective to define the areas of interest for the program of Training of 2010;
3 - First Latin American-American Conference: Corporate government of Businesses of public Utilities: - Presence of American Experts in the Theme of Businesses of "Rating" - Board with Businesses in emphasizing of the Region, among which: EPM,
SABESP, WATER OF MONTERREY and AQUEDUCT of BOGOTA
Conclusions:
- Our presence AIDIS constituted reinforcement of our image as privileged actors in the sector of Water and Clean-up in the Region ALC; - Tightened the approximation with the BID that is able and should be object of complementary actions in the same direction of each one of the chapters in the respective countries. - It Marked firmly our position of leadership in the WOP - AIDIS is simultaneously in the executive boards of the WOP LAC and of Global WOP Alliance - GWOPA. - "Last but Not Least" : originated negotiations with the BID, with EPM and with the Secretary of the State of Clean-up and Energy of the State of São Paulo-Brazil for the creation of a "Club of the 300%" in Services of Water and Clean-up in the region ALC: The cities whose services have 100% of Cover of Water with Quality; 100% of Cover in sewer System and 100% of Processing and adequate Processing of the Water Served collected. We have diverse cities in this situation in the region and there is to emphasize these results. We are going to initiate the procedures to finalize such initiative.
In the same week, AIDIS marked presence in the ACE 09 of AWWA, in San Diego-California, with the presence of our Chosen President - Ing Rafael Dautant of Venezuela and our Member of Ligation with AWWA - Emilio Colon.
My best regards,
Eng. Carlos Alberto Rosito
AIDIS's President
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AIDIS's visit Fiexpo Latinoamerica
Montevideo, Uruguay
The International Fair of Market of Meetings and Incentives of Latin America was carried out in Montevideo on June 24 and 25, 2009. To explain in few words, this fair search to meet people interested in carry out events (congresses, seminars, courses, etc.) with those that fornecen the elements of infrastructure for these events.
Thus they are marked encounters among the parts and some conferences that the guests attend/participate during the two days. They were you defined the seguintes conferences:
Day 24, 08:30 hours – Brazil as destiny of business, events and incentives, with emphasis on the cities-headquarters of the World Cup in 2014. The presentation was of the Mrs. Maria Katavatis gives EMBRATUR. You go it is the Manager of Promotional Events and Fairs. The presentation was excellent, and so interesting that I conversed with her he splits in the afternoon to converse on the relation ABES – EMBRATUR that, she did not know and showed interest when I spoke on 2012 and the 33° Inter-american Congress (with Headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil). She declared interest in having a more next contact for this event, as well as for a possible one V Inter-american Congress of Quality of the Air. It requested that we seek it to converse and to see the possibility to work as a group.
Day 24, 09:30 hours – Presentation of ICCA – International Congress and Convention Association, performed by the Mrs. Maria José Alvez that is the Regional Director for Latin America of ICCA. Of the same form that the previous one, the presentation was excellent, and after its presentation we mark an interview for the afternoon. Here I consider important to comment that during the interval for the lunch, I was met with the Vice-President to DARE Carla Postiglione and the General Manager to DARE Ing. Danilo Rivers. Where we discuss the execution of an event WOP LAC in Uruguay, as a group with the meeting of the executive board of the same one. They showed interest and, when I commented the chats in the morning, they asked me to mark an interview with Maria José Alvez of ICCA to initiate the negotiations for organize such meeting. This occurred on the 25 of late when I presented the VP to the responsible for the ICCA that called a specialist of their team and the negotiations were initiated.
Specifically in AIDIS case were marked the following:
Day 24:
10:30 in the stand 20 with the Secretary of Tourism and Culture of The Province of Jujuy, Argentina, through the Lic. Nadia Mountain Antar, Organizer of Tourism and Culture; Official Representation Of The Government of Jujuy in Buenos Aires. 11:00 in the same stand with Valeria Jaliquias, Commercial and Managerial Management of the Center of Congresses and Conventions Myrtles, located in Neuquén, Argentina. 11:30 also in the same stand, with the Jumps Convention & Visitors Bureau, located in Jumps, Argentina, represented by Emilio Defferrari and Sebastián Married Satre. 12:00 stand 13, with representatives of Uruguay of the American one Airlines, respectively Adriana Hofmann, you Leave Representative & Sergio Fort, Account Executive. They were shown interested in the activities of AIDIS, chiefly with the 32° Congress of Dominican Republic, where elles possess intinerarios of flights and they passed a relatorio to their headquarters, indicating to enter contact with AIDIS in São Paulo, so much ADIS in Holy Sunday. 12:30 stand 17, with the Alone Convention Center, located in Maldonado, Uruguay, através of the Mr. Mark it Fort and of the Mrs. Maria Emilia Venturino, of the sector of Events & Congresses.
In the afternoon:
15:30 stand 21, with the Dr. Ismael Goes to bed, of the Latu – technological Laboratory gave Uruguay, leader of the Park of Expositions, located in Montevideo. 16:00 with the Mr. Fidel Ferrer, of the Palace of Conventions of Havana, Cuba, that is the Head of the department of Organization and Promotion of The Direction of Fairs and Expositions. 16:30 with the Srs. Robert Schmitz Bräuchle, General Manager and Mr. Gonzalo Lira Cross, Commercial Manager of Casapiedra, Center of Conventions in Santiago, Chile. Was an encounter for surprising Ls and, for my amusing one. They did not expect that were to demand of the price that charged for the Congress of AIDIS last year. When I told them that represented almost the 70% of the value spent with the Congress, "they fell of the horse". They asked to verify next to the local headquarters and that would show me that that was not possible, therefore, in general represents little more than the 35%, not arriving at the 40%. The next day I returned there and the accounts delivered me that had done, with more than the 56%, concluding that was an atypical Congress and that that passed because the other expenses were small and not because the cost of Casapiedra were highly.
Day 25
11:30 was predicted the Gega Multimedios, that I did not consider interesting to visit. 12:00 was predicted the Rosário Convention and Visitor Bureau, where I thought that already I visited others this segment. Instead of these two, I was in the IDRC – International Development Research Center for fimar the ofício directing the proposal of improving the capacity of the localities through the management integrated of the solid residues. Later visit the stand of São Paulo Convention & Visitors Bureau com Ângela Rodrigues Knicker gives Forest that is events collecting analyst with who did I speak on the 32° Pan-american Congress of 2010 and a possible Congress of the Quality of the Air. Also was the organizer of Tourism and Business of São Paulo Tourism. Out of forecast, I conversed with the Cup Airlines, where I had a similar talk to which occurrió with the AA, with the executive of sales Andrea Ferreira. They would be interested in the theme, therefore, out of having flights to Holy Sunday, they have direct flights to Gray Tip. They should enter contato with ADIS and the organization of the Congress and with the Headquarters in São Paulo, where they have an office. They have promotions with 10, 20 ó 30% for exhibitors, and organizers. 12:30 was the time of the stand 22 where I spoke with TAM, with Isabel Urrutia, now on the Congress of ABES in Recife.
13:00 was the meeting with Marcos Capurro that represented Lorraine Teran, from the Bureau of Conventions and incentives of Quito, where I requested that the bureau support the meeting of the WOP in Guayaquil. 15:00 h occurred the previously meeting that organized among DARING and ICCA. I did the introdución of the theme for the Mrs. Maria José Alvez that opted for calling a specialist in entreinamento, as soon as that Carla Postiglioni, Vice-President gives he DARE he explained as they were seeing the situation and their future needs. After the start of the conversations, was passed to detail the phases that should be traveled through so that the event of the WOP LAC could be carried out the first week of December, first alternative, even to be confirmed.
My best regards,
Eng. Isaac Zilberman
AIDIS's C.E.O.
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New AIDIS's Electronic Magazine Publisher
Dr. Germán Buitrón
 Dr. Germán Buitrón Méndez, Regular Investigator of the Academic Unit Juriquilla of the Institute of Engineering, UNAM, has been chosen to be the new publisher of the AIDIS's Electronic Magazine
Dr. Buitrón is a specialist in residual water processing; Development of processes for the processing of efluentes; Kinetic, biochemical and microbiology of the degradation of composed toxic; Appreciation of waste.
Is Chemical Engineer graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry of the UNAM, studied the mastery and the doctorate in Engineering of the water processing in the National Institute of Sciences Applied of Toulouse, France, obtaining the degree in 1993. At present is Regular Investigator C of complete time in the Laboratory of Investigation in Processes Advanced of water processing (LIPATA) of the Academic Unit Juriquilla, Querétaro of the Institute of Engineering of the OR. N. TO. M, and where he functions as Coordinator of the same one. He is a professor of the Program of Mastery and Doctorate in Engineering of the UNAM.
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World Water Forum 2012 – Country and City Selected
Marsella, France
Madrid, Spain – 19 June 2009 - On Friday, the World Water Council selected Marseille, France as the city and country to host the 2012 World Water Forum. The selection followed a rigorous process for evaluating the candidates and a final vote from the Council’s Board of Governors. The World Water Forum is the world’s largest water gathering that brings together over 20,000 political leaders, NGOs, government officials, water professionals, and scientists every three years. “Thank you for your confidence and for this important challenge you have given us”, said Martine Vassal, Deputy Mayor of Marseille.
In an effort to benefit from the excellent quality of the two final candidatures, France and South Africa, the Governors of the World Water Council suggested that the countries work hand in hand. “Our engagement to host the World Water Forum in 2012 is very strong and we really want to work together to bring solutions to the world’s water challenges,” Vassal continued, stressing the candidates’ will to join forces. Prior to the vote, South Africa and France both had agreed to a partnership for the preparation of the next Forum. As such, when Marseille was selected, it extended an invitation to Durban, South Africa to be a full partner in the years running up to the Forum. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together”, said one of the participants in the Board, emphasizing the unique opportunity that this partnership entails. After extending his congratulations to France, Kevin Wall, Alternate Governor of the World Water Council representing the South African candidacy, committed the full support of South Africa to the success of the World Water Forum in 2012 in Marseille. “We are very happy to be part of this process and enthusiastic to offer our experience.”
The French candidacy showcased a will to engage people regionally in the global debate around water, but at the same time made it clear that debate is not enough. Through its candidacy, France committed to making the World Water Forum in 2012, “the Forum of Solutions”, drawing from the many concrete successes that France has had in the environmental domain.
The Council’s decision comes three months after the successful 5th World Water Forum that took place in Istanbul (Turkey) in March. During its meeting in Madrid, the Council’s Board of Governors also reviewed the outcomes of this Forum. It commented on the major progress made through the signing of the Istanbul Water Consensus by over 100 cities from around the world. The accord promotes local action to deliver water and sanitation services and manage water resources sustainably. Over 20,000 people from 182 countries participated in the 5th World Water Forum, under which 90 Ministers, 250 Parliamentarians and 300 Mayors.
The Council’s Board committed to put in place a thorough follow-up to the 5th World Water Forum feeding into the preparations of the World Water Forum 2012. In particular, more emphasis will be put on consultations with stakeholders at the (sub) regional level so as to ensure that sound proposals for solutions to the world water crisis are put forward in Marseille in 2012.
The meeting of the World Water Council’s Governors comes as we are at a crossroads in how we use and govern the world’s limited resources. Increasingly citizens and political leaders recognize that water forms a vital element for vibrant economies and healthy societies, and is key to sustain the ecosystems we depend on. Yet, despite growing attention, water resources continue to dwindle and billions still lack access to proper water supply and sanitation.
The Council’s Governors reviewed this situation and discussed the strategic directions for the World Water Council. They expressed a clear need to deepen the dialogue on vital issues such as sanitation and the linkages between water, energy and agricultural production. They also indicated the need to broaden the engagement for water involving a wider variety of stakeholders that depend and impact on water resources. Furthermore, they indicated the need to mobilize further political will, for example to realize the Millennium Development Goals or to adapt to climate change and pro-actively prepare for disasters.
Hosted by its Spanish member organizations and the Canal Isabel II Foundation, the Board finally discussed its General Assembly in October 2009 when the full Council with its over 200 members will meet to agree upon the strategic directions for the years to come.
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Daniella Bostrom
Media Officer
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d.bostrom@worldwatercouncil.org
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1 - Universalization on El Salvador
2 - Pre-Latinosan 2010- Regional Center-american Workshop
1 - Universalization on el Salvador
One of the large challenges that the current government of El Salvador should face is the process of reform and modernization of the sector of drinking water and clean-up, which has as an fundamental objective the improvement of the services lent to the user with a fort and supported inclusion of the urban-marginal and rural sectors.
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2 - Pre-Latinosan 2010 - Regional Center-american Workshop
It organized by the central american Forum and Dominican Republic of drinking water and Sanitary, FOCARD-APS in contribution with the Program of Water and Sanitary of the World Bank (WSP), the Agency of the United States for the International Development (USAID), the Swiss Agency for the Development and the Cooperation (COSUDE), the Fund of the United Nations for the Infancy (UNICEF), the Inter-american Organization of the Health (OPS), the Regional Network of Water Sanitary of Central America (RRASCA) and the Inter-american Association of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (AIDIS) Region II.
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