Leading Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management
27- 30 September 2011
Muelheim an der Ruhr Germany
Website: www.lesam2011.org
Submission of abstracts: 31 October 2010
Notification of acceptance: 31 January 2011
submission of full papers: 30 June 2011
Water and Wastewater companies operating all around the world have faced rising asset management and replacement costs, often to levels that are financially unsustainable. Management of investment needs, while meeting regulatory and other goals, has required:Incorporation of risk management techniques;Development of models to predict asset failure and to; identify and concentrate investment on critical assets;etc...
LESAM 2011 will provide an opportunity to discuss developments at the leading-edge in these and other fields to an audience of utility personnel, regulators and consultants. It will be focused on the techniques, technologies and management approaches aiming at optimizing the investment in infrastructure while achieving demanded customer service standards.
Proposed themes:
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Creating an enabling environment for AM on the national level
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Creating an enabling environment for AM on the utility level (incl. support of organizational awareness within the utilities; business culture for good AM; knowledge management within the organization)
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The role of standardization for developing AM concepts
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Approaches to AM (levels of service, delivering outcomes, risk management, asset investment, whole of life costs, strategic, tactical and operational planning)
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Role and importance of models and tools (incl. deterioration Modeling, optimization tools, integrated support tools, IT environment)
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Towards sustainability: models and examples (incl. carbon
footprint; systems’ adaptation to climate change)
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Knowledge transfer and training: how best practice is spread?
Contact: Dr. Wolf Merkel
Tel: +49 208 40303 100
Email: w.merkel@iww-online.de
