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SEMINAR BOOKINGS AND COST
Demand for places at Seminars in previous years
has been high. Places are allocated on a first-come
basis, and pre-booking is essential (using the
form provided overleaf).
The cost of attendance at the seminar is €125 per
person, including a copy of the papers,
refreshments and lunch. Invoices will be issued
following receipt of registration forms requesting
the reservation of a place. Receipts will only be
issued upon demand.
Please note that we regret that there will be no
refund or waiver of invoice for cancellations
received later than 11th November, including
registered delegates who do not attend on the
day
FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
NATIONAL HYDROLOGY
SEMINAR - 2005
UNDERSTANDING &
MANAGING HYDROLOGICAL
EXTREMES
O I wish to attend
O I wish to receive further information
REGISTRATION
To register, please complete the registration form
and return (with payment to confirm a booking)
to:
John Martin
Office of Public Works
17-19 Lower Hatch Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
(01) 647 6742
(01) 676 1714
john.martin@opw.ie
Cheques should be made payable to:
The Office of Public Works
ORGANISERS
International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
The UNESCO international scientific co-operative
programme in hydrology and water resources, the
IHP, was established to act as a catalyst to
promote co-operation and research in the
management of water resources, an issue which
had been identified as a significant limiting factor
for harmonious development in many regions and
countries of the world.
Tuesday, 15 November, 2005
Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore,
Co. Offaly
Organised by the Irish National
Committees of the IHP & ICID
Supported by IEI, BHS, IAHR & IAHS
International Commission on Irrigation and
Drainage (ICID)
The mission of the ICID is to stimulate and
promote the development of the management of
water and land resources for irrigation, drainage,
flood control and river training applications,
including research and development and capacity
building.
British Hydrological
Society
INTRODUCTION
The National Committees of the International
Hydrological Programme and the International
Commission on Irrigation and Drainage have the
pleasure to invite you to participate in the sixth
National Hydrology Seminar to be held on 15th
November 2005 in the Tullamore Court Hotel.
SEMINAR PROGRAMME
SESSION 3: URBAN / COASTAL
9:00
REGISTRATION (Tea, Coffee and Pastries)
14:30
10:00
Welcome – Mr. Tom Parlon, T.D., Minister of
State at the Department of Finance (with special
responsibility for the Office of Public Works)
“Early Warning System – Feasibility for rivers
application in Dublin” E.J. Huyskes (Royal
Haskoning), A.D. Maguire (Dublin City Council), A.
Jordan (Trinity College Dublin)
14:50
“Coastal Flooding and Tidal Surges” Gerard Farrell
(Department of Communications, Marine and
Natural Resources)
15:10
“Approaches to urban drainage systems management
for the 21st Century” R.Y.G. Andoh, A.J. Stephenson
(Hydro International plc), P. Collins (HRD
Technologies Ltd.)
15:30
15:40
Discussion
Tea/Coffee
SESSION 1: FLOODING
SEMINAR OBJECTIVE
Society is at risk of extreme hydrological events,
now more than ever before, as the frequencies of
extreme rainfall, fluvial and tidal flooding, as well
as droughts, appear to be on the increase.
Continued development on floodplains and coastal
reaches means that the risk of flood damage to
society is also increasing and implies added
pressure on water quantity and supply.
This Seminar aims to highlight the understanding
of hydrological extremes and to provide an insight
into approaches to their sustainable management.
10:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Brian Golding (Head of Forecasting Research, UK
Met Office)
10:40
“A selection of extreme flood events – the Irish
experience” Anthony Cawley (Hydro Environmental
Ltd.), Jim Fitzpatrick (ESBI), Conleth Cunnane (NUI
Galway), Tom Sheridan (Met Éireann)
11:00
POSTER SESSION
Short Introductions to Posters on display in the
Exhibition Area
11:20
11:30
 Local Authority Engineers
 Professionals involved with the management of
flood events, coastal flooding, droughts and the
estimation of hydrological extremes
 Hydrologists and Environmental Engineers
11:50
“FSU: A new look at flood estimation for Ireland”
Duncan Reed (DWRconsult), John Martin (OPW)
12:10
“The Flood Studies Report un-gauged catchment
method underestimates for catchments around
Dublin” Michael Bruen, Fasil Gebre, (University
College Dublin), Tim Joyce (OPW), Padraig Doyle
(Dublin City Council)
12:30
“Flood frequency analysis of Irish river flow data
using variants of L-moments” Keshav Bhattarai
(Fehily Timony & Company)
12:50
13:00
Discussion
LUNCH
SEMINAR FORMAT
The programme will consist of the oral
presentation of papers and a poster / display
session. The programme provided here is accurate
at the date of printing, but may be subject to
change.
16:00
“Understanding and managing hydrological extremes
in the Lough Neagh Basin” Grace Glasgow, Adrian
Bell, Bjoern Elsaesser (RPS Consulting Engineers),
Noel Higginson, Stephen Dawson (DARD Rivers
Agency, Northern Ireland)
16:20
“Low flow hydrology in Ireland” Conleth Cunnane,
Leo Brogan (Department of Engineering Hydrology,
NUI Galway)
16:40
16:50
Discussion
CLOSE
Discussion
Tea/Coffee
SESSION 2: FLOOD ESTIMATION
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
SESSION 4: MANAGING EXTREMES / LOW FLOWS