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Technical Committees

ICOLD presently has 26 technical committees, as listed below with their term of office. The list was updated after the meeting in Stavanger, Norway in June 2015. These Committees address current and new issues related to the development and management of water resources. The Technical Committees produce publications called Bulletins and these are available for purchase on the ICOLD website www.icold-cigb.net

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Computational Aspects of Analysis and Design of Dams(2014-17).
Seismic Aspects of Dam Design (2013-17).
Hydraulics for Dams (2013-16).
Concrete Dams (2015-18).
Embankment Dams (2014-17).
Engineering Activities with the Planning Process for Water Resources Projects (2014-17).
Environment (2015-17)
Dam Safety (2015-18).
Public Safety around Dams (2013-16).
Sedimentation of Reservoirs (2013-16).
Integrated Operation of Hydropower Stations and Reservoirs (2015-19).
Tailings Dams and Waste Lagoons (2014-17).
Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Dams (2015-18).
Public Awareness and Education (2015-18).
World Register of Dams and Documentation (2014-17).
Cemented Material Dams (2013-17).
Dam Surveillance (2015-18).
Multipurpose Water Storage (2013-16).
Flood Evaluation and Dam Safety (2015-18).
Prospective and New Challenges for Dams and Reservoir in the 21st Century (ad hoc) (2013-16).
Dams and River Basin Management (2015-18).
Hydromechanical Equipment (2013-16).
Selection of Dam Type (ad hoc) (2015-18).
Financial and Advisory (ad hoc) (2014-15).
Climate Change (2014-17).
Capacity Building and Dams (ad hoc) (2015-17).

Each Committee has representation from various countries on it. If the specific representative member is not able to attend, then a Substitute from that country will attend. It is customary to inform the Chairman in advance of such substitution. Other delegates may also attend the Technical Committee meetings as Observers. Observers normally do not sit at the main conference table, but in the chairs around the room. Please give the Chairman your business card for the compilation of the attendance register. Observers do not normally participate in the discussion unless specifically invited by the Chairman to do so.

The schedule of Technical Committee meetings is given below:

  • Monday 16 May (14:00-18:00) : Technical Committee Workshops
New Committees at the start of their term of office meet to refine their term of reference and the work programme. Technical Committees which have reached the end of their term meet to discuss the draft Bulletin with a wider audience in order to enhance knowledge transfer. Detail provided below and in the Pocket Programme.

Time

Technical  Committee Workshop Topics on Monday 16 May 2016
Refer to the list above for the coding of the Technical Committees

SCC Venue 1

SCC Venue 2

SCC Venue 3

SCC Venue 4

14:00 - 16:00

R: Water Storage: Essential Elements and Emerging Trends

V: Best Practices for Achieving Reliability of Flood Discharge Gates
Agenda

W: Selection of Dam Type: New Bulletin

Z: ICOLD Capacity Building Approach & Plan
Agenda

16:00 - 18:00

A: Outcomes of the XIII ICOLD Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams

B: Earthquake Data Recorded at Dam Sites

J:Draft bulletin on case studies of sediment management & national sedimentation regulations
Agenda

M: Technological Progress in the Operation of Hydraulic Structures of Dams

The Technical Committee workshops are a new innovation and were first
introduced in 2015 during the ICOLD Annual Meeting in Stavanger, Norway.



Technical Committee Workshop in Stavanger in 2015

 

Delegates are encouraged to attend and participate in these important Technical Committee activities and to take them into account when you make your travel plans.
  • Tuesday 17 May (09:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:00) : Technical Committee Meetings


All Committees meet on this day in the allocated venues which will be indicated in the Pocket Programme and by signage and ushers. Due to the scarcity of meeting rooms, some of these Committee venues will be in adjacent hotels. The duration of the Committee meetings depends on the agenda; some Committees complete their activities during the morning or afternoon session. A few Committees will hold their meetings only in the afternoon. The schedule below has been compiled in consultation with the Committee Chairmen.

 


 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Tuesday 17 May 09:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:00
Lunch in the Exhibition Hall 1 from 12:30 to 13:30

Time
Committee
09:00-
17:00
A. Computational Aspects of Analysis & Design of Dams
09:00-
17:00

B. Seismic Aspects of Dam Design
09:00-
17:00
C. Hydraulics for Dams
09:00-
17:00
D. Concrete Dams
09:00-
17:00
E. Embankment Dams
09:00-
17:00
F. Engineering Activities with the Planning Process for Water Resources Projects
09:00-
17:00
G. Environment
09:00-
17:00
H. Dam Safety
09:00-
17:00
I. Public Safety around Dams
Time Committee
09:00-
17:00
J. Sedimentation of Reservoirs
09:00-
17:00

K. Integrated Operation of Hydropower Stations and Reservoirs
09:00-
17:00
L. Tailings Dams and Waste Lagoons
09:00-
17:00
M. Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Dams
09:00-
12:30
N. Public Awareness and Education
09:00-
12:30


13:30-
17:00
O. World Register of Dams & Documentation

Sub-committee
09:00-
17:00
P. Cemented Material Dams
09:00-
17:00

Q. Dam Surveillance
Time Committee
13:30-
17:00
R. Multipurpose Water Storage
  
09:00-
17:00
S. Flood Evaluation and Dam Safety
09:00-
17:00
T. Prospective and New Challenges for Dams and Reservoir in the 21st Century
13:30-
17:00
U. Dams and River Basin Management
09:00-
17:00
V.Hydromechanical Equipment
09:00-
17:00
W. Selection of Dam Type
09:00-
17:00
Y. Climate Change
09:00-
12:30

Z. Capacity Building and Dams