Contact details: Aqua~Media International Ltd, PO Box 285, Little Woodcote, Wallington, Surrey SM6 6AN, UKTel: + 44 20 8773 7244 • Fax: + 44 20 8773 7255 • Email: Margaret Bourke: hydro2015@hydropower-dams.com

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ADVANCING POLICY AND PRACTICEInternational Conference and Exhibition

Bordeaux Convention Centre, France 26 to 28 October 2015

Following the successful HYDRO 2009 conference in Lyon, Aqua~Media International is verypleased to be returning to France for HYDRO 2015.

France has a major history of hydropower development, with experience in all major types ofdams and powerplants. EDF and other leading companies in the French hydro industry continue to be active both within France and worldwide.

France produces around 68 TWh/year from hydropower (about 15 per cent of total production) from its installed hydro capacity of nearly 25 500 MW. There is an additional 440 MW of hydro in operation in overseas departments and on Corsica.

During the HYDRO 2015 programme, EDF and others from the French industry will be readyto share experience on industrial, environmental and societal topics, such as innovation inhigh-tech tools, planning and development, expansion of generation capacity, safety issues,social benefits associated with river basin development, including governance with local stakeholders, uprating and refurbishment, the role and benefits of pumped-storage, andmany other topics.

Hotel rooms are being blocked in a range of hotels, with some 4* and 3* hotels being available adjacent to the Convention Centre, which is outside the city of Bordeaux. For thosepreferring to be in the centre of town, there is a quick and easy connection by tram (or taxi)between this area and the Convention Centre. In town there is a wide choice of accommodation in all categories.

Full details of the accommodation will be available in our Final Bulletin with the RegistrationForm, and will also be announced on our website.

A choice of technical study tours (with two day or three day options) will be offered to participants after the conference. These are being arranged in collaboration with EDF andCNR, to give delegates an opportunity to see some major dams, hydro plants and pumped-storage stations in the regions of the Pyrenees and the Massif Central. More detailsabout the schemes to be visited will be announced in early 2015.

Some high-head storage schemes, as well as run-of-river installations, will be included, andthe trips will also incorporate some sites of touristic interest as participants travel through scenic regions of southern France.

The elegant city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne river in the north Aquitaine region of southwestFrance, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. The historic centre of thecity, known as Port of the Moon, has been described as an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble, created in the age of Enlightenment. There are more protected buildings (347) than in any other French city, except Paris. Surrounded by vineyards, Bordeauxhas been producing fine wines since the 8th century, and today is regarded as the world’s majorwine industry capital. The climate is mild, and weather is generally fine in October.Bordeaux is also classified as a ‘City of Art and History’ with 362 monuments, some of whichdate back to Roman times. The city is easily accessible from all parts of the world, with an international airport (Bordeaux-Merignac) located 8 km from the centre. Direct flights are available from manyEuropean, African, and North and South American countries. There are also good road andrail connections with other major European cities.

POTENTIAL, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT• Development opportunities worldwide• Climate change and carbon trading• Greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs • Hydro development in harmony with the environment • Social aspects and communications • Preserving and promoting cultural heritage• Maximizing the multiple benefits of hydro

TECHNOLOGY: ELECTRO-MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT• Innovation in design• Pumped-storage: role, benefits and technical advances• Hydraulic machinery (R&D and operational issues)• Uprating and refurbishment• Operation and maintenance• Remote controlled operation • Electrical engineering• Flow measurement and instrumentation

CIVIL WORKS: PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION• Underground works and tunnelling • Dam engineering: Materials, design and construction• Spillways and gates: design and function • Managing problems of sedimentation • Flood discharge works

SAFETY• On-site safety during dam construction• Ensuring public safety around dams• Managing external threats: physical and cyber security • Safety of powerplants, transformer caverns and underground works• Designing for safe operation of gates, valves and penstocks

FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL AND CONTRACTUAL ASPECTS• New approaches to financing (BRICS NDB, hybrid financing, etc)• Managing financial and commercial risk• Structuring of projects• Concession agreements and contractual issues• Project preparation to avoid financial delays• Case studies

SUCCESSION PLANNING• Motivating students and young professionals• Experience of young engineers in joining the profession• Educational and exchange programmes• Passing on knowledge and experience to the next generation

In view of the postponement of AFRICA 2015, in Bordeaux there willbe a special focus on the African region, including developmentneeds, potential, progress and case studies. Some additional sessionsand panels are also being arranged in collaboration with IEA andICOLD.

Papers are now invited on these and related themes. Additional topics may be suggested for presentations or panels. NB: These are not final session titles.

D. Aelbrecht, FranceS. Alam, FranceJ. Antunes Sobrinho, BrazilI. Araki, JapanA. Asnake, EthiopiaM. Aufleger, AustriaE. Bellendir, Russian FederationL. Berga, SpainP. Boeriu, UNESCO-IHEH. Brekke, NorwayR. Bucher, GermanyJ.M. Buil Sanz, SpainA. Carrère, FranceR.C. CharlwoodD. Develay, FranceJ-M. Devernay, FranceM. De Vivo, FranceO. Didry, FranceM.R.H. Dunstan, UKI. Ekpo, Nigeria

P. Erbisti, BrazilP. de Félix, FranceJ. Freitas, PortugalD. Fritsch, FranceM.A. Gómez Balandra, MexicoB. Gondouin, FranceM. Gospodjinac̆ki, ESHAR. Grether, GermanyF. Griffin, UKS. Grigatti, ItalyP. Gruber, SwitzerlandJ. Gummer, AustraliaC.R. Head, UKM. Heiland, GermanyA. Hughes, UKF. Isambert, FranceR.E. Israelsen, USAJia Jinsheng, ChinaØ. Johansen, NorwayC. Kayitenkore, Burundi

H. Keck, SwitzerlandH. Kreuzer, SwitzerlandT. Kunz, SwitzerlandU Myo Myint, MyanmarR. Lafitte, SwitzerlandF. Lempérière, FranceB. Leyland, New ZealandLin Chuxue, ChinaLiu Heng, ChinaP. Mason, UKL. Mouvet, SwitzerlandN. and L. Nielsen, AustraliaA. Nombre, Burkina FasoH. Obermoser, SwitzerlandJ. Palacios Saiz, SpainA. Palmieri, ItalyB. Pelikan, AustriaB. Petry, The NetherlandsI. Phiri, ZambiaJ. Plummer, UK

J. Polimon Lopez, SpainDo Doc Quan, VietnamV. Radchenko, Russian FederationP.J. Rae, USAJ.R. Rojas Morales, Costa RicaG. Ruggeri, ItalyF. Coellha da Rocha e Silva, PortugalJ. Rupc̆ic, CroatiaA. Schleiss, SwitzerlandK. Seelos, NorwayJ-J. Simond, SwitzerlandS. Sparkes, NorwayB. Tardieu, FranceJ. Thanopoulos, GreeceS. Tickodri-Togboa, UgandaB. Trouille, USAC.V.J. Varma, IndiaJ.G. Warnock, UKD.A. Williams, UKG. Zenz, Austria

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A half day excursion will be available for delegates and accompanying persons arriving by Sunday 25 October. Buses will take participants to Saint-Émilion where they will have achance to enjoy some cultural and historical sites of the town and have lunch. As well as beingworld famous for its wine, with numerous vineyards all around, there is much to be seenwithin the town, such as the old market square, the Collegiate Church and Cloister, the oldtown walls and moat, the 13th century partly ruined Trinity Chapel with its catacombs, andthe famous belfry at the rock-hewn subterranean Église Monolithe.

There will also be a package of three trips for accompanying persons. Details are being finalizedand the following gives a first taste of what is being planned for the excursions:

• A trip is planned within the city of Bordeaux, to give accompanying persons an opportunity tobecome familiar with the host city. Time permitting, sites to be visited on a walking tour will include: the elegant Place de la Bourse; the Cathedral, consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1096;the Pey-Berland tower; the 14th century Basilica of St Michael, constructed in a flamboyantgothic style; the Musée d’Aquitaine, devoted to the history of Bordeaux and the Départment ofAquitaine; the botanical gardens; and, the Museum of Fine Arts.

• Another visit is planned to the coastal town of Arcachon, famous for its landscape, itsseafood specialities, and for the architectural style of many of the older houses built there.At its southern entrance from the Atlantic ocean, Arcachon Bay is crowned by Europe's largestsand dune, the Dune du Pilat, nearly 3 km long, 500 m wide, reaching 110 m high, andmoving inland at rate of 5 m a year.

• A trip through the countryside to the Sauternes region of Bordeaux will be arranged to visita picturesque chateau, including a vineyard tour to see the wine producing facilities and awine tasting.

A full programme of social events is being planned for HYDRO 2015 delegates and accompanyingpersons.

• Speakers and chairmen, after their briefing on the evening before the event, will have supper in a country house a few minutes’ drive from the Convention Centre.

• On Monday 26 October, the HYDRO 2015 Welcome Reception will take place in the elegantand world famous Palais de la Bourse (stock exchange building), in the centre of town, andclose to the River Garonne. This will be a cocktail reception with a light buffet supper, anda chance to walk around and meet friends in the world hydropower community.

• On Tuesday 27 October, the exhibition will have extended opening hours after the conferencesessions, to provide an extra opportunity for networking with HYDRO 2015 Exhibitors.Some drinks and canapés will be available in the exhibition halls.

• On Wednesday 28 October, the HYDRO 2015 Farewell Dinner will take place at a venue inthe heart of the city, on the left bank quay of the Garonne, and offering a magnificentpanoramic view along the river. A dinner of local specialities and world-famous Bordeaux wineswill be accompanied by entertainment, to provide a memorable ending to the conference.

HYDRO 2015 ~ Advancing Policy and PracticeBordeaux Convention Centre, France ~ 26 to 28 October 2015

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Abstracts of up to 800 words, in English, are now invited on the themes listed orrelated topics. Please email abstracts to the address below.A short CV of each author should be included.Your abstract should summarize precisely the scope and content of the paperproposed. In the case of any project described, please mention its current statusor date of completion. If the abstract is sent by email, please incorporate theauthor’s name in the file name. Please submit the abstract as a word document.Please suggest the theme for which your paper would be best suited.Please note that abstracts should only be submitted if the author would be able toattend the conference (or send a repres entative). Please obtain any necessaryclear ance, and check your availability to attend, before submitting the abstract.If your paper is accepted, you will be asked to sign a form confirmingwillingness to attend; it is essential that we receive this undertaking beforeallocating time for an oral pres entation.If you have had a paper accepted in the past, and have not attended to presentit, you may be asked to register before acceptance of your paper for HYDRO2015 can be confirmed.Speakers will be eligible for greatly reduced registration fees, which will includemeals and social events during the conference. In the case of speakers from theless developed countries, in some exceptional circumstances we may be able tosecure financial support to cover fees, but it is essential that we know this at thetime when the abstract is submitted.

The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 6 February 2015. Authors will be notified byJune 2015 whether or not their paper has been accepted for presentation, or forpublication in the Proceedings. Abstracts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts on our InternationalSteering Committee, and you may be asked to modify some aspects of yourproposed paper. As this review process takes some time, we urge you to submitabstracts promptly (if possible well before the final deadline).Full papers will be required by 31 July 2015, and format guidelines will be sent toall authors whose papers are accepted.A PDF and word document of each final paper will be required.Full details of the technical and social programmes, more information about theexcursions, accommodation and registration fees, will be published in the FinalBulletin, which is scheduled for publication in June 2015. Regular updates willalso be sent in PDF format.

HYDROPOWER & DAMSMeanwhile, information about HYDRO 2015 will be updated regularly in the journalHydropower & Dams, by email, and on our web site www.hydropower-dams.comSubscribers to Hydropower & Dams will be eligible for reduced registration fees.You can subscribe now using the form within this brochure,or contact:Maria Flintan at: subs@hydropower-dams.com

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• The Technical Exhibition will be an important part of HYDRO 2015, bringing together experts from the manufacturing industry, consultants, developers and professional associations. • All lunch and refreshments will be served in the Exhibition Hall. Delegates are encouraged to move around the whole exhibition area over the three days, to have a comprehensive overview of the exhibits on display, and to make new contacts among the international hydropower community.• A networking party will take place in the Exhibition Halls after the conference sessions on Tuesday afternoon. The Exhibition Hall therefore hasextended opening hours on Tuesday.

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ABB www.abb.com 73ADAMS Schweiz AG, Switzerland www.adams-armaturen.ch 142AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd www.afconsult.com 138Alsia, France www.alsia-regulage.com 48Alstom www.hydro.power.alstom.com 59Andritz Hydro GmbH www.andritz.com 58AquaVision Engineering Sàrl, Switzerland www.aquavision-eng.ch 91ATB Riva Calzoni SpA, Italy www.atbrivacalzoni.com 35Bartec | Syscom, Switzerland www.syscom.ch 228Bilfinger VAM Anlagentechnik GmbH, Austria www.vam.bilfinger.com 13British Hydropower Associaton www.british-hydro.org 103Bruel & Kjaer Vibro, Austria www.bkvibro.com 52Camuna Idroelettrica Spa, Italy www.alpiah.eu 23Carpi Tech, Switzerland www.carpitech.com 57CEA Cooperativa Edile Appennino www.cea-coop.it 27CG Electric Systems, Hungary www.cgglobal.com 107China Valves Technology Inc., China www.cvvt.com 134CKD Blansko Holding, Czech Republic www.ckdblansko.cz 9CNC Tvar s.r.o., Czech Republic www.cnctvar.cz 96D2FC Energy Valves, France www.d2fc.com 152Deublin Sarl, France www.deublin.com 39DFME Sp zoo, Poland www.dfme.pl 119Di Nicola Infinam srl, Italy www.dinicola.net 12Dolsar Engineering Inc. Co., Turkey www.dolsar.com.tr 63Dongfang Electric Machinery, China www.dfem.com.cn 112Douce-Hydro, France www.doucehydro.com 41DSD Noell GmbH, Germany www.dsd-noell.com 55Dyrhoff Ltd, UK www.dyrhoff.co.uk 135EDF www.edf.com 209 & 210Elledi, Italy www.elledi.vi.it 111Emerson www.emerson.com 60EPFL-LMH, Switzerland www.epfl.ch 91Ergonbluenergy, Italy www.ergonbluenergy.com 125Federal Mogul Deva GmbH, Germany www.deva.de 153Ferry Capitain, France www.ferrycapitain.fr 155FGTI, France www.fgtindustrie.fr 139Flame Spray S.p.A., Italy www.flamespray.it 50Franke-Filter GmbH, Germany www.franke-filter.de 201Gamesa Electric, Spain www.gamesaelectric.com 70GE Bently Nevada www.ge-mcs.com 114Geppert Hydropower Austria www.geppert.at 141Gerster Technologie AG, Switzerland www.gerster.ch 40GGB Bearing Technology, Brazil www.ggbearings.com 66GIBB, South Africa www.gibb.co.za 64Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon, UK www.gilkes.com 123Global Hydro Energy, Austria www.hydro-energy.com 3Hans Kuenz, Austria www.kuenz.com 82Hawe Hydraulik, Austria www.hawe.de 34Hef-Durferrit, France www.hef-group.com 49Hibbard Inshore, USA www.hibbardinshore.com 102Hobas Rohre GmbH www.hobas.com 8Hongcheng Hydro Valves, China www.hbhc.com.cn 128HPP, France www.hydropowerplant.com 14Hydac Service, Germany www.hydac.com 230Hydro Energia Srl, Italy www.hydroenergia.it 20Hydro Exploitation SA, Switzerland www.hydro-exploitation.ch 83Hydroplus, France www.hydroplus.com 100HydroVision GmbH, Germany www.hydrovision.de 140IDG, France www.idg-gmbh.com 139Idreco, The Netherlands www.idreco.nl 131IHB Electric, Bulgaria www.ihbelectric.com 6Ikon Ideea, Romania www.ikonideea.ro 71IMHP, Spain www.imhp.es 81Indar, Spain www.indar.net 16International Water Management Institute www.iwmi.org 205INTPOW (Norwegian Pavilion), Norway www.intpow.com 94

Jeumont Electric, France www.jeumontelectric.com 24KGAL, UK www.kgal.co.uk 124Kinemetrics, USA www.kmi.com 26Koncar, Croatia www.koncar.hr 74Landsvirkjun Power, Iceland www.lvpower.is 150LBI Foundries, France www.lbi.fr 47Litostroj Power, Slovenia www.litostrojpower.eu 80M.A. Industrie, France www.maindustrie.fr 203Mannvit, Iceland www.mannvit.is 150MAS Hydro, Czech Republic www.mas-hydro.cz 120Mavel a.s., Czech Republic www.mavel.cz 99MC -Monitoring SA, Switzerland www.mc-monitoring.com 122Meggitt, Switzerland www.meggittsensingsystems.com 98Metso Automation, Austria www.metso.com 154Mott MacDonald, UK www.mottmac.com 15Muhr, Germany www.muhr.com 31National Electric Coil, USA www.national-electric-coil.com 61Obermeyer Hydro Inc, USA www.obermeyerhydro.com 113Oiles Deutschland GmbH, Germany www.oiles.de 118Pan Italia, Italy www.panitalia.com 115PAN Metallgesellschaft, Germany www.pan-metall.com 116Power Machines, Russia www.power-m.ru 105Power Vision Engineering Sàrl, Switzerland www.powervision-eng.ch 91PXL Seals, France www.pxlseals.com 45Ramus Industrie SAS, France www.ramus-industrie.com 21Raygates, Greece www.raygates.com 25Repack-S, France www.repack-s.com 156Rittmeyer AG, Switzerland www.rittmeyer.com 143Rubberart Ltd, Brazil www.rubberart.com.br 117Rubena a.s., Czech Republic www.rubena.eu 11Ruhfus Systemhydraulik GmbH, Germany www.ruhfus.com 65Saint-Gobain PAM, France www.pamline.fr 38Schmiedewerke Gröditz GmbH, Germany www.stahl-groeditz.de 108Sedicon, Norway www.sedicon.no 95SEL, Italy www.sel.bz.it 202SKF Sealing Solutions, Austria www.skf.com/seals 54SNCT, France www.snct.org 22Stahlhandel Gröditz GmbH, Germany www.stahlportal.com 108STE Energy, Italy www.ste-energy.com 75Stucky Ltd., Switzerland www.stucky.ch 19Studio Ing. G. Pietrangeli Srl, Italy www.pietrangeli.it 28Swiss Sedimentation, Switzerland www.swisssedtech.com 110Talleres Aratz, Spain www.talleresaratz.com 92Tamanini Hydro, Italy www.tamanini.it 93TB Hydro, Poland www.tbhydro.com.pl 147TES Vsetin, Czech Republic www.tes.cz 18Thordon Bearings Inc., Canada www.thordonbearings.com 33Troyer AG, Italy www.troyer.it 145Turboinstitut d.d., Slovenia www.turboinstitut.com 204Ultraflux, France www.ultraflux.net 136Vaptech, Bulgaria www.vaptech.bg 121Veidekke, Norway www.asphaltcoredams.com 95Verkis, Iceland www.verkis.com 150voestalpine Böhler Welding, Austria www.boehler-welding.com 69Voith Hydro, Germany www.voithhydro.com 72Vortex Hydra, Italy www.vortexhydra.com 5Voest Alpine Böhler Welding, Austria www.boehler-welding.com 69Walo Bertschinger AG, Switzerland www.walo.ch 137WaterGenPower, Italy www.watergenpower.eu 44Weir American Hydro, USA www.weirpowerindustrial.com 84Welding Alloys Group www.welding-alloys.com 62Wikov, Czech Republic www.wikov.com 101Willowstick Technologies, USA www.willowstick.com 85WWS Wasserkraft GmbH, Austria www.wws-wasserkraft.at 129Zeco srl, Italy www.zeco.it 7Bold type denotes a Conference Sponsor

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