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<strong>Conference</strong> Registration
On-Site Registration Hours
It is strongly recommended that the conference
participants register on Sunday, October 11, to avoid the
rush before the opening session on Monday morning,
October 12. Badges are required for the Sunday
Reception. <strong>The</strong> registration desk will be located in the
ACC on the 2nd floor foyer area, during the following
hours:
Sunday, October 11, 2009 16:00 to 19:00
Monday, October 12, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Thursday, October 15, 2009 07:15 to 10:00
Speaker/Author/Co-Chair - Check-in
Upon your arrival and after you check-in at the
registration counter, please proceed to the
Speaker/Author check-in desk located on the second
floor. Here you will confirm your attendance,
presentation times, review your submitted documents
and hand in any last minute paperwork for the
conference.
Hours
Sunday, October 11, 2009 16:00 to 19:00
Monday, October 12, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 07:15 to 18:00
Thursday, October 15, 2009 07:15 to 13:00
Please be sure that you also attend the Speaker/Session
Co-Chair Briefing (continental breakfast) on the day of
your presentation in room 11B at the ACC. Full details
regarding your attendance are on page 7.
Technical Events
Participating Attendees
Over 300 abstracts have been accepted from more than
30 countries, from Western, Central and Eastern Europe,
the Far and Middle East, and from North and South
America. This strong technical program is expected to
draw more than 600 scientists, engineers, managers,
project directors, utility and other business
representatives, equipment vendors and government
officials from around the world. <strong>The</strong> traditionally strong
participation from countries with mature environmental
programs will be supplemented by a contingent of
attendees from Central and Eastern Europe, as well as
key representatives from other countries from around
the world with emerging programs. In the past, the
ICEM meetings have allowed participants to exchange
technical information, discover solutions to problems
and make valuable business contacts or even arrange
business agreements.
<strong>Conference</strong> Venue
<strong>The</strong> 2009 conference will be held at the Liverpool Arena
and Convention Center (ACC) situated in the beautiful
location of the Kings Dock on the River Mersey. It
consists of the Echo Arena and the BT Convention
Center. <strong>The</strong> ACC offers visitors a unique experience in
one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. Host to the opening
ceremony of the Capital of Culture Year in January
2008, Echo Arena Liverpool is the center of
entertainment for concert goers and sports enthusiasts
across the North West and North Wales. <strong>The</strong> Arena and
Convention Center Liverpool is located at Monarchs
Quay, Liverpool, L3 4FP. Most accommodations are
within a 10-15 minute walk of the conference center.
Major Topics
<strong>The</strong> ICEM’09 Technical Program is divided into 63
technical sessions conducted over three and one-half
days. A listing of the specific sessions within each of
the six technical programs can be found in the
“Program at a Glance” Section.
Plenary - Opening Session
Monday: 09:00 Room: Hall 1A
<strong>The</strong> Opening Session will take place at the Liverpool
Arena and Convention Center (ACC) on Monday
morning at 09:00 with the keynote presentations setting
the theme for this year’s conference. Coffee will be
served in the exhibit hall from 07:30 until the program
begins at 09:00. Our current confirmed speakers are
listed below:
PLENARY SPEAKERS & HONORARY
CO-CHAIR’S:
Dr. Inés Triay: Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management-DOE (USA)
Hans Forström: Director, Nuclear Fuel Cycle and
Waste Technology-IAEA (AUSTRIA)
Stephen Henwood: Chairman, Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority (UK)
Bill Poulson: Managing Director, Sellafield Ltd. (UK)
Poster Sessions
<strong>The</strong> conference technical program will contain five
major Poster Sessions on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday arranged from the five Technical Tracks.
<strong>The</strong> leading objective for the poster sessions is to
provide a forum for experts in the field and interested
attendees to gather for a half day in the ACC where
they can move around freely and engage in discussions,
which would normally not be possible during the oral
sessions.
Special Panel Sessions
PANEL: Environmental Cleanup Worldwide -
Challenges and Opportunities – Session 2A
Monday: 13:45 Room: 3A
This panel will provide a global perspective on the
current status of environmental management in the
world...
Panelists include: Marc Butez, CEA (FRANCE);
Hiroyuki Umeki, JAEA (JAPAN); Myung Jae Song,
Doosan (KOREA); Adrian Simper, NDA (UK); and
Samit Bhattacharyya, SRNL (USA).
PANEL: Will the Lack of Geological Repositories
Slow the Nuclear Renaissance? – Session 2B
Monday: 16:15 Room: 3A
<strong>The</strong> continued growth in interest in expanding nuclear
power programand the continuing challenge of implementing
geological disposal are strongly related issues.
New nuclear plants may be more acceptable if “the
waste problem” is seen to be solved – and thus more
effort may be devoted to this task. On the other hand,
the urgent need for more, CO2 free electricity may
tempt decision makers to downplay the back-end
issues. In either case, there may be direct impacts on
national disposal programand also on the support given
to multinational disposal initiatives that may provide
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