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WWEM 2018 to focus on the hot topics The eighth Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) event takes place on 21-22 November with a packed agenda covering the fast- moving world of monitoring and analysis www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | NOVEMBER 2018 | 29 Events WWEM 2018 preview to the testing and monitor- ing of water and wastewater. By bringing the whole sector together, including laboratory, online and field monitoring, the WWEM events seek to provide a unique learning op- portunity. In addition to the updates on regulations that will be provided by many of the conference speakers, each exhibition will feature a 'Regu- lators Stand' providing help and advice from the regulators of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The WWEM 2018 Confer- ence programme has been developed and supported by leading associations including SWIG (Sensors for Water Inter- est Group), the Pump Centre, WRc, CIWEM, BMSS, PROFI- BUS, CoGDEM, GAMBICA, WIPAC (Water Industry Process Automation and Control) and the RSC (Water Science Forum & Separation Science Groups). Among the conference O ver 80 seminars will take place over the course of two days at WWEM 2018, the water, wastewater & environmental monitoring event. The eighth WWEM will take place on 1 and 22 November at Telford International Centre, co-located with the air quality and emissions event AQE 2018. The event is designed to cover the most topical subjects in water and wastewater analysis and monitoring and will explore microplastics, nutrients and pesticides, with many of the presentations free to attend. There is also a free inter- national exhibition offering access to the latest tech- nologies from world-leading events on 21 November, the WWEM monitoring conference (£75 + VAT) will address some of the hottest topics in this sector, including on-line and at-site analysis, as well as the detection, counting and moni- toring of microplastics, while the Flow Forum Conference (free to attend) will include presentations from industry experts covering themes such as the maintenance of flow measurement equipment, and flow control and management, as well as providing an update on the latest developments in flow measurement. Also on day one, the Pump Centre Conference (free to attend) is entitled 'Deliver- ing BIM - Using Product Data across the UK Water Industry for Enhanced Efficiencies in Capital Delivery and Asset Management', while WIPAC is running free WWEM Work- shops, which will cover a wide variety of themes including the measurement of flow and water quality as well as communications and data management. The WWEM monitoring conference (£75 + VAT) on day two, meanwhile, will address a number of field and laboratory sampling and analysis themes, such as the use of a passive sampler for monitoring pol- lutants such as herbicides in rivers. Later in the a¢ernoon, taste and odour challenges will be addressed, with a description of the world's most sensitive detector. The SWIG conference (£75 + VAT) on 22 November is entitled 'Industrial discharge monitoring & Smart water: extracting value & insights from data' and will aim to provide industrial dischargers, water companies, contractors and instrumentation provid- ers with an update on systems which ensure compliance and deliver benefits from discharge monitoring. A gala dinner for both AQE and WWEM will take place on the evening of 21 November. -For full WWEM details, and to register to attend, visit: www.ilmexhibitions.com. brands while, in total, there will be over 150 exhibition stands representing over 300 organisations. The main purpose of the WWEM events, which began in 2005, is to provide the latest information on the regula- tions, standards, methods and technologies that relate