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This Newsletter is published quarterly for the WFEO Committee on Engineering and Environment (CEE) at 
The Institution of Engineers (India), 8, Gokhale Road, Calcutta 700 020, 
Phone: 223-8311/14/15/16, 223-8333/34, 223-3155, Fax: 91 33 223-8345, 91 61
532911, 
E-mail: intnl@ieindia.org ; gplal@hotmail.com 
Secretary & Director General : Cdr. A K Poothia, IN (Retd.)

Vol. 27 No. 1 March 2006  Editor: Mr. B. J. Vasoya

Editorial ... 1               

Under-Ground Water Pollution – one of the Greatest Threats to Humanity ..............           2

How to conserve Water and Use It Effectively ...     2-5

Around the World ...      6

Outcomes of the World Congress on Engineering Education .....                 7

India hosts the General Assembly of FEISCA at Chandigarh during April  8-9, 2006 .....                7

We look forward to WEC 2008 .......                      8 

Acronyms commonly used ... 4

 

 

                 Announcement : WEC       Forthcoming Conference    Committee 

            AROUND THE WORLD                  International Conference on 'Management of Water, Wastewaterand Environment: Challenges for the Developing Countries' 

                   June 5 - 7, 2006; Ksthmandu, Nepal                 

  Contact: Kishore Shakya, Chairman, Technical Committee,                   Nepal Engineering Association (NEA),Phone : 977-1-4498619,                  E-mail : basp@most.gov.np;

            Mahendra Gurung, General Secretary, NEA,                                Phone : 977-1-5550071/72/73, E-mail : nea24@mail.com.np

 

April 10-13, 2006                                                                           “Structural Geotechnical Engineering & Construction Management” Conference in Amman, Jordan                                                          Website : www.jeaconf.org/icec2006

May 28 - June 2, 2006                                                                             The sixteenth (2006) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference and the 4th High-Performance Materials (HPM) Symposium At Grand Hyaat, San Francisco, California                                             Fax        : +1-650-254-2038                                                             Website : www.isope.org, meetings@isope.org

June 5 - 8, 2006; Naples, Italy                                                                      Second Internation fib Congress                                                        Contact : The Secretariat, 2006 fib Naples Congress,  fib Italia,                Department of Structural Analysis and Design, University of                   Naples Frederico II, via Claudio, 21 - 80125 Naples, Italy.                 Fax        : +39 0817683491                                                                        E-mail    : fib2006@unina.it;                                                               Website : www.naples2006.com

July 17 - 20, 2006; Purdue, USA                                                       Eleventh International Refrigeration and Airconditioning Conference                                                                                        Contact : Virginia D. Freeman Conference Secretary, Purdue       University,                                                                                                    :  140 S Intramural Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2031                            Ph. : 765-494-6078                                                                                Fax : 765-494-0787                                                                                   E-mail : herlconf@ecn.purdue.edu]

July 17 - 20, 2006; Purdue, USA                                                    Eighteenth International Compressor Engineering Conference             Contact : Virginia D. Freeman Conference Secretary, Purdue University 140 S Intramural Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2031                             Phone : 765-494-6078                                                                              Fax     : 765-494-0787                                                                                   E-mail : herlconf@ecn.purdue.edu]

July 27 - 29, 2006, Coimbatore, India                                          International Conference on 'Global Manufacturing and Innovation'      Contact : Dr V. Selladurai, Conference Secretary Department of Mechanical Engineering Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore 641 014    Phone : 091 - 0422 - 2574071/72                                                               Fax     : 091 - 0422 - 2575020                                                                   E-mail : gmicit2006@gmail.com

August 7-10, 2006 Chennai, India                                                International Symposium on 'Maritime Hydraulics'                              Contact : Prof. V. Sundar, Conference Secretariat Department of Ocean Engineering IIT Madras, Chennai 600 036                                           Phone : 91-44-22574801                                                                        Fax : 91-44-22574802                                                                                E-mail : apdiahr2006@iitm.ac.in;                                                       Website : www.oec.iitm.ac.in/iahr

September 12-14, 2006; Heidelberg, Germany                                      International Symposium on 'Mechatronic System'                                         Contact  : Annemarie Ringelman VDI Technical Press Office                   Phone    : +49(0)211 62 14-2 28 Fax : +49(0)211 62 14-1 61                   E-mail    : ringelmann@vdi.de                                                            Website : www.mechatronics2006.com

September 14 - 16, 2006; Varna, Bulgaria                                   International Conference on 'Civil Engineering Design and Construction' Contact : Ms Ernesta Rousseva 108 Rakovski Street Bulgaria,                 Sofia 1000                                                                                                  Telefax   : =359 2 988 46 78                                                                         E-mail    : ntssb_sf@abv.bg                                                                      Website : www.ntssb.911bg

September 19 - 22, 2006 – UPADI 2006                                       International Conference on 'Building a sustainable infrastructure through education, technological innovation, and economic development'                 Contact : UPADI 2006 – Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Global Learning and Conference Center 84 5th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308-1031 404-385-6298                                                                                   E-mail : “UPADI 2006”

October 16-19, 2006                                                                                  4th IEEE International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education (ITRE 2006), At Tel-Aviv, Israel                                                   E-mail    : keren@ortra.com                                                                 Website : www.afeka.ac.il/itre2006

November 30 - December - 1, 2006                                              International Symposium, Water Resources and Renewable Engergy Development in Asia At Montien Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand          E-mail    : bkk2006@hydropower-dams.com                                      Website : hydropower-dams.com

December 11 - 13, 2006                                                                International Coal Congress on “Sustainable Development of Coal Energy Security” at New Delhi, India                                                            Contact : Organising Secretary The Institution of Engineers (India) Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi-110 002                                                          E-mail : iei47@rediffmail.com