Arup & British Water to host free 'Lost in the Flood' Seminar
Posted: Monday 3rd September 2007
Arup & British Water Present; “Lost in the Flood”, a free-to-attend seminar at the Arup Campus in Solihull, on Thursday 06 September 2007, encompassing contemporary water issues including Flood Risk Assessment (PPS 25), Sustainable Drainage & The Water Framework Directive.
Sponsored by Klargester, Hepworth Building Products, Hydro International, Pipex Ltd & Polypipe.
“Lost in the Flood” is free-to-attend, but limited to the first 150 places (there will be a standby list for any late cancellations). Anyone wishing to register for the event, please e-mail your details to Paula Kenny (including name, company, position, travel details, contact telephone and e-mail) at the Arup Campus, Solihull, West Midlands: paula.kenny@arup.com
For any general information regarding the event, please call David Schofield at the Arup Campus on 0121 2133232.
Sustainable travel information & charitable car parking:
“Lost in the Flood” has been made a free-to-attend event with the proviso that those of you who can lower your carbon footprint and travel by an environmentally friendly means on the day, please attempt to do so. Sustainable travel options include public transport and car sharing. Travel details will be e-mailed to you.
As there is very limited spare car parking available at The Arup Campus, for those who do choose or need to drive, the event will also be supported by our Blythe Valley neighbours Virgin Active (approximately 150m away). Virgin have kindly made their front car park available to us for the day of the event. In partnership with Virgin Active, “Lost in the Flood” will levy a charitable car parking fee for the day of £10; this fee will be split equally between the Water Aid and Virgin’s Unite charities.
Those of you who can travel sustainably but would also like to donate to either charity on the day, your welcome support would also be much appreciated.
Programme of Speakers:
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and coffee.
09:30 – 09:45 Introduction by David Stevens, Director for Arup and
Dr. Ian Pallett, Director for British Water.
09:45 – 10:15 The Water Framework Directive by Ben Bunting,
of the Environment Agency.
10:15 – 10:45 Flood Risk Assessment by Dr. James Lancaster of Arup.
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break.
11:00 – 11:30 Sustainable Drainage by David Schofield of Arup.
11:30 – 12:00 FloodFlow Software Demonstration by Micro Drainage.
12:00 – 12:30 Questions and discussion session.
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and networking.
13:30 – 14:00 PPS 25 Practice Guide by Will McBain of Arup.
14:00 – 14:30 Proprietary Sustainable Drainage by Alex Stephenson
of Hydro International.
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee break.
14:45 – 15:15 Key Note Speaker; Professor Richard Ashley
of Sheffield University.
15:15 – 15:45 Questions and discussion session.
15:45 – 16:00 Summing up and end of seminar.
Chair for the day: Dr. Ian Pallett of British Water.
