Activated Sludge on its 100th Birthday: Challenges and Opportunities
Draft Technical Program as of 4/17/13

Sunday, June 9:Session 1: Selecting for or Against Organisms
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Moderator: Jeanette Brown
TopicOrder Time
3:30pmIntroduction
Selecting Organisms for the Right Function
A
3:45pmB
4:05pmShortcut Nitrogen Removal
C
4:25pmMoving Towards the Next Generation of Selectors: A Prospectus
4:45pmFacilitated Discussion
Poster Session Discussion
5:15pm
Evening Networking Event 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Speaker
Jeanette Brown
Kartik ChandranSudhir Murthy
Denny Parker
Charles BottMonday, June 10:
Session 2: Engineering Practices for Organism Selection
8:30am - 12:00pm
Moderator: Beverley Stinson
Topic
Order Time
Introduction
8:30amA
8:40am
C Selection, Sequestration, Mineralization
B
9:10amSelection and Out-Selection of Organisms Targeting N Removal
C
9:40am
P Selection, PAO, GAO, Denit PAO
10:10-10:30am Break
10:30amFacilitated Discussion
11:30amPoster Session Discussion
Lunch 12:00 - 1:30pm

Session 3: Solids Separation
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator: JB Neethling
Topic
Order Time
Introduction
1:30pmAB

1:40pm2:10pmC

2:40pm
3:10-3:30pm
3:30pm
4:30pmSecondary Clarification, Possibilities of "Reactive” Clarifiers with Blankets
Rather Than Avoiding Blankets at All Costs while Avoiding Washout
Future of MBR
Moving Beyond the First Applications of Granular Activated Sludge
Treatment
Break
Facilitated Discussion
Poster Session Discussion

Dinner and Presentation
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Topic
Order Time
Welcome
7:00pmIntroduction
7:10pm7:15pmHappy Birthday, A. Sludge
7:50pmGroup Photo

Speaker
Beverley Stinson
Jose Jimenez
Charles BottApril Gu

Kartik ChandranSpeaker
JB Neethling
Wolfgang Gunthert
Rod Reardon
Ronald NiermansAndy Schuler

Speaker
Jeanette Brown
Andy Schuler
David Jenkins

Monday, June 10, Continued:
Session 4: Identifying and Removing Barriers; Financing, Research Needs
8:00pm - 9:15pm
Moderator: Amit Pramanik
TopicOrder Time
Introduction
8:00pmA
8:05pmPush-and-Pull on Water Sector Technologies; Innovation
B
8:25pmCollaboration Between Academia and PracticeC
8:35pmBalancing Risk with New Innovations - Design-Build, etc.
D
8:45pm
R&D at Utilities
8:55pmFacilitated Discussion

Speaker
Amit Pramanik
Sudhir Murthy and Charles Bott
Britt-Marie Wilen
Bruce JohnsonMatt Ries

Tuesday, June 11:
Session 5: Engineering for Intensification of Treatment
8:00am - 12:00pm
Moderator: Julian Sandino
TopicOrder Time
Introduction
8:00amA
8:10amIFAS - Moving On From Where We Are Now
Granular Sludge: Improved Solids Separation and Microbial Section
B
8:40amPotential
C
9:10amInstrumentation and Controls
D
9:40amBallasting for Intensification of Treatment
10:10-10:30am Break
10:30amFacilitated Discussion
11:30amPoster Session Discussion
Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Session 6: Activated Sludge is Dead! Long Live Activated Sludge
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Moderator: Jeanette Brown
Order TimeTopic
1:00pmIntroduction

1:10pm2:30pm3:15pmPanel Discussion:
What discovery are you most proud and which are you not?
What were you thinking?
Facilitated Discussion
Forum Closing

SpeakerJulian Sandino
Thomas Welander
Mark van Loosdrecht
Leiv Rieger
Steve Woodard

Rob Sharp

Speaker
Jeanette Brown
David Jenkins
James Barnard
Dave Stensel
Cliff Randall
Les Grady
George Tchobanoglous
Jeanette Brown

This WEF event program has been created with support from the Forum Steering Committee. WEF would especiallylike to thank these individuals for their efforts:
Jeanette Brown, Manhattan College (Forum Chair)Charles Bott, Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Kartik Chandran, Columbia University
Nancy Love, University of Michigan
Sudhir Murthy, DCWATERJB Neethling, HDR, Inc.
Denny Parker, Brown and Caldwell
Amit Pramanik, Water Environment Research Foundation