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Welcome to the June 2019 BDS eNewsletter. Included in this month’s edition:
1) Public safety at UK reservoirs
2) ICOLD Embankment Dams Technical Committee representative
3) ICOLD annual meeting
4) Supervising Engineers’ Forum
5) Remembering Denis Earp
6) Notice of upcoming meetings and conferences
Public safety at UK reservoirs
Our next evening meeting will be on 8 July on the question of public safety at UK reservoirs. Following the presentation there will be an extended open session of questions and discussion. I invite you to bring your ideas, suggestions and experiences to inform the debate.
ICOLD Embankment Dams Technical Committee representative
The BDS is seeking expressions of interest from members who would like to be considered to represent the UK on the ICOLD Technical Committee for embankment dams, effective from the 2020 conference. Please contact the Chair if you are interested.
ICOLD Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of ICOLD was held in Ottawa, Canada. The UK was well represented on most of the technical committees and a number of our members presented during the symposium. The next ICOLD meeting is in New Delhi, India and is earlier in the year than usual: 4 -10 April 2020. Abstracts for papers are required by 30 September 2019.
Supervising Engineers’ Forum
The Supervising Engineers’ Forum will take place on 12 September 2019 at the National Conference Centre, Solihull near Birmingham. Details of the event are on the website and registration will soon be available.
Remembering Denis Earp
I regret to inform the membership that Denis Earp passed away on 1 June. Denis was a member of the All Reservoirs Panel and made a significant contribution to our industry. You can read about his career in Dams and Reservoirs Volume 28, issue 3 which was published last year.
Upcoming Meetings and Conferences: The next BDS meetings and international conferences, with further details on the website, are:
1) Public Safety at UK Reservoirs on 8 July 2019 at ICE, London, further details here,
2) Thornton Reservoir Technical Site Visit on 11 July 2019 at Leicester, further details here,
3) ICOLD Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams on 9 to 11 September 2019 at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, https://www.eko.polimi.it/index.php/icold-bw2019/2019
4) Supervising Engineers’ Forum on 12 September 2019 at National Conference Centre, Birmingham, further details here,
5) Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice on 16 to 19 September 2019 at Bundeswehr University, Munich, Germany, https://www.ernst-und-sohn.de/en/grouting-fundamentals-current-practice-2019
6) European Club Seminar - Flood Management, Spillway Design and Public Safety on 30 September to 1 October 2019 at Crete, Greece, www.eurcold2019.com/seminar
7) 11th ICOLD European Club Symposium on 2 to 4 October 2019 at Crete, Greece, www.eurcold2019.com
8) The Brumadinho Tailings Dam Failure on 15 October 2019 at ICE, London,
9) ICOLD 2020 Annual Meeting on 4 to 10 April 2020 at New Delhi, India, www.icold2020.org
Alan Warren
BDS Chair
alan.warren@mottmac.com
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