{"id":866,"date":"2020-05-28T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/water\/?p=866"},"modified":"2020-05-28T14:47:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T13:47:19","slug":"wise-cdt-industry-day-2019-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/water\/2020\/05\/28\/wise-cdt-industry-day-2019-20\/","title":{"rendered":"WISE CDT Industry Day 2019-20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019-20 <a href=\"https:\/\/epsrc.ukri.org\/\">EPSRC<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wisecdt.org.uk\/\">WISE CDT<\/a>\u00a0 Industry Day took place on Wednesday 12<sup>th<\/sup> February at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel \u2013 we were very lucky to be able to run the event before the impact of the coronavirus became serious. For the first time the Industry Day was organised as a dual event with the Wet Networks (Bristol) series, jointly convened by Arup and WRc. This combined event attracted a wide-ranging industry attendance that covered the breadth of the CDT\u2019s research interests. There were over 100 attendees on the day, with about 40 water industry stakeholder organisations being represented. Amongst these were water utilities (Bristol Water, Dwr Cymru\/Welsh Water, Wessex Water), consultants (Arup, FNC, PA Consulting, RSKW, SWECO, WRc), contractors (Jacobs, Mott Macdonald, MWH Treatment, Stantec, Wood, WSP), NGOs (Oxfam, RedR), supply chain companies (Craley, DeepRoot, Flow3D, Innovyze, Tre-Altamira), stakeholder organisations (Alliance for Water Stewardship, Water Industry Forum, UK Water Partnership), and Government Agencies (Environment Agency, NERC).<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s theme was \u2018water informatics\u2019 and \u2018circular economy approaches to water systems\u2019.\u00a0 We started with WISE CDT Director Professor David Butler and Co-Director Dr Tom Arnot giving introductory presentations and outlining the various ways in which water industry stakeholders might collaborate with the WISE CDT. Dr Dan Green, Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Wessex Water and a CDT Advisory Board member, then gave a keynote address. Dan\u2019s final message to \u2018connect, integrate, join the dots\u2019 provided the perfect lead-in to the research poster session.<\/p>\n<p>Around 40 WISE CDT research posters \u2013 covering the themes of \u2018enhancing infrastructure resilience\u2019, \u2018supply and quality of water resources\u2019, \u2018coastal and marine processes\u2019 and \u2018flood risk and prevention\u2019 \u2013 were on display, generating considerable dialogue and exchange of ideas.\u00a0 The \u201cDragon\u2019s Den\u201d style presentations in the evening session were from SMEs and supply chain companies in the water sector, and we were also delighted to be able to showcase new Bristol based charity The Billy Chip. This was followed by a reception with drinks and refreshments, which provided further networking opportunities. Several WISE CDT students reported making significant new contacts and connections, as did some of our industry guests.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank Arup, WRc and the Wet Networks event for co-sponsorship, and Dr Tom Arnot, Anni Laihanen and Zay Abdallah for their immense efforts in making this such a successful event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/water\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/05\/WISE-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"180\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/water\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/05\/WISE-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"181\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 \" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/water\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2020\/05\/WISE-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019-20 EPSRC WISE CDT\u00a0 Industry Day took place on Wednesday 12th February at the Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel \u2013 we were very lucky to be able to run the event before the impact of the coronavirus became serious. 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