Conference
From Catchment 08
In addition to the exhibition, Catchment 08 will stage the Annual Conference of the Association of Drainage Authorities on Thursday 18 September 2008. This event provides an AGM for members of the Association and will take place in the Showground's Peterborough suite. However, free informative events, seminars and workshops are being arranged throughout the two days of the exhibition for all with an interest in Flood Management. Please contact the ADA Office for further details on 020 8399 7350.
An informative group of speakers from within the sphere of UK flood risk management have been gathered for this year's conference. They include: Roger Hargreaves (Head of the Pitt Review), Tim Farr (Chairman to the Severn Trent Regional Flood Defence Committee), Chris De Grouchy (Head of Water Management, Defra), Prof. Laura Nola (Chief Executive of the Associazione Nazionale Bonifiche Irrigazioni, Italy). These speakers will be presenting to over 300 delegates on matters including the outcomes of the 2007 summer floods, the Defra Review of Internal Drainage Boards and Italian water level management initiatives.
Anne McIntosh MP for the Vale of York and Shadow Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will provide the Conference Keynote Address at this year's Conference.Anne has had direct experience of a number of flood events, her constituency having been seriously affected by flooding. She has asked questions in the House on flood risk management and is a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Select Committee, which conducted an in-depth study into last summer’s flooding.
Please download the Catchment 08 Outline Programme for a schedule of the exhibition events including the ADA Conference Gala Dinner and ADA Conference 2008.
ADA Conference Gala Dinner 2008
At the first-ever ADA Conference Gala Dinner, we are delighted to have the company of HRH Duke of Gloucester as our Chief Guest. His Royal Highness has taken a strong interest in flooding issues following the events of last summer and helped to launch the Institution of Civil Engineers’ report Flooding: Engineering Resilience in Gloucester to mark the one year anniversary of the 2007 floods. His Royal Highness will be arriving during the afternoon of the 17th and visiting Catchment 08 as well as meeting ADA Members at the reception before the dinner.
The Conference Gala Dinner is open to all ADA members and to all organisations exhibiting at Catchment 08, and their guests. Reception for the dinner will take place from 6:30pm on Wednesday 17 September 2008 in the Atrium before dining in the Cambridge Suite; dress code is lounge suits.
Please contact the ADA Office for further details on 020 8399 7350.
ADA Conference 2007
Last year's ADA Conference was held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough on 31st October 2007. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed last year's conference and the new venue. Phil Woolas MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and Minister of State for the Environment gave the annual address focusing on the importance of long sighted governance and the need for greater use of water collection, reuse and permeable paving to reduce rapid run-off from heavy rainfall.
