Proposal for the organisation of the next AD13 in Santiago de Compostela – Spain-

Presented by Spanish and Portuguese Groups

Anaerobic Digestion

in the City of Future

Why in Spain & Portugal ?

Fast development of Anaerobic Digestion

• In 2000-10 more that 10% of the scientific publications in AD originated in Spain& Portugal.

• Industrial applications in several sectors:

• Sugar, Fish canning

• Breweries Dairy

• Starch, Potatoes

• Wineries Vegetable canning

• Yeasts Piggeries…

• Fiber boards

• Municipal Solid Wastes

The Proposers

Leading Groups in Research and Industrial implementation

of Anaerobic Digestion in Spain and Portugal

Madalena Alves (University of Minho. Braga)

Fernando Fdz-Polanco. University of Valladolid

Xavier Flotats (GIRO, Barcelona)

Jaime García de las Heras. CEIT. San Sebastian

Jon Iza (University of Basque Country)

Juan M. Lema (Univ. Santiago de Compostela)

Joan Mata (University of Barcelona)

Jose Luis Sanz (Aut. University of Madrid)

Basic researchSludge treatmentWaste & ModellingModellingIndustrial Orient.Lab& pilot studiesWaste treatmentMicrobiology

The town

• More than 1000 years of history

• Burial of St. James

• Capital of the Autonomous Region of Galicia

• University city

(30,000 students)

• Active cultural life

University of Santiago de Compostela

Founded in 1495

An original and excellent gastronomy

25 different kinds of

shell-fishes, including,

barnacles, lobster,

clams, scallops…

Octopus, squids, Santiago

almond cake, green Padron

peppers, empanada …and

of course tapas!

The Pilgrim`s way

Final destiny of pilgrim`s way since IX Century

Kings & Queens, Artists,

Lorenzo de Medicis, Charlemagne…

…Norman Foster, Shirley Mclane,

Laura Bush… you?

Camino de Santiago, Caminho de Santiago, St James way, Chemin de Saint Jacques, Jacobuswege

The “Compostela”

A prize-winning City

1985 . World Heritage City by UNESCO

1985 . First European Cultural Itinerary, Council of Europe

1987 . Council of Europe’s Flag of Honour

1992 . Firenze Prize

1993 . Royal Foundation of Toledo Prize .

1993 . The Way of St. James was declared a World Heritage

Route by UNESCO

1994 . Europa Nostra Prize.

1996 . Gubbio Prize.

1996 . Europa Nostra Prize

1997 . Medal of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of

Europe

1998. European Town Planning Prize, by European

Commission.

2000.- European City of Culture , along with Avignon,

Bergen, Bologna, Brussels, Krakow, Helsinki, Prague and

Reykjavik.

2001.- Europa Nostra Prize.

2001.-Torre Guinigi Prize Lucca (Italy)

2002 .- ‘Habitat’ Award for Best Practices (United Nations)

2002 and 2004.- Sustainable Municipality Green Flag.

2002. International Best Practices Award. ( Dubai )

2002. ECOMED First Prize as a Sustainable City.

2003.- Archival Prize

2004.- Prince of Asturias Award for Concord

A prize-winning City

Green areas / Weather

Santiago de Compostela has 1.43MM m 2 of green areas including 36 parks

The weather in JulyAvg. max. temperature 27 ºC

Average min. temperature 18 ºC

Category Number Rooms Beds

***** 5 609 1.005

**** 8 857 1.694

*** 15 708 1.121

Total 28 2.174 3.820

The City s hotel capacity

Hotels (3, 4 and 5 stars)

120 € /double room

5 Stars Hotel

(Double room for single or

double occupancy, including

breakfast for 90 €)

Palace

of Congress.

3 Star Hotel 70 €

The city of the culture (2013) (Peter Eisenman)

Flights from/to Spanish and European airports

15 daily flights to Madrid and Barcelona

2,5 MM passengers in 2009

Dublin

Brussels

New York

Near airports

in Porto,

A Coruña

and Vigo

… or just following the pilgrim’s way

156,952 walking, 21,260 cycling and 1672 horsing i n 2006!!

Congress Palace

Congress Palace

15,000 m2 : Auditorium, Conference rooms and

Meeting rooms, Exhibition halls, Restaurant, Cafeteria,

Auditorium

Hall for exhibition, Posters and Coffe break

Congress Palace

Exhibition, Posters and Coffe breaks

Restaurant

Reception

Main auditorium

Conference room Cafeteria

computers room

WiFi

Congress Palace

Conference room

Congress Palace

Conference room for 600 - 1200 people

Congress Palace

Conference room for 400 people

Congress Palace

Metting rooms for 140 people

The conference dinner

An attractive destination

Top 10 beaches of the world

1. Islas Cies, National Park of Atlantic Islands, Spain

2. Tayrona national park, Colombia

3. Porto da Barra, Salvador, Brazil

4. Anywhere on Palawan, the Philippines

5. Nungwi, Zanzibar, Tanzania

6. Arambol, Goa, India

7. Whitehaven, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia

8. Shell Beach, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset

9. Sinclair´s Bay, Caithness 10. Aroa, Aitutaki, One Foot Island, Cook Islands

Friday February 16 2007

VIGO

A Coruña

Hercules lighthouse

World Heritage

by UNESCO

Lugo

Roman Walls.

World Heritage

by UNESCO

Ourense

An innovative Conference format

Our view of AD13

To focus on novelty and challenges.

To promote End-users, Industrial and

Authorities participation

To attract young researchers into AD

To increase the visibility of posters

How we are going to do it?

3 days (14-17 July 2013)

3 Inspiring Plenaries

18 Symposia sessions

18 Posters sessions

2 Specialized courses (before the Conference)

An innovative Conference format

3 Inspiring Plenaries (45 min each) (tentative topics)

AD as core of new processes including decentralized

systems

Molecular Biology tools applied to Anaerobic Digestion

AD to decrease Carbon footprint

• 18 Symposia sessions (90 min each)

1 key-note (30 min) + 3 presentations (15 min) + Discussion

Total 72 platform presentations

• 18 Poster sessions (120 min each)

Approx 25 posters/session

Total 450 posters

Presentation + Discussion

An innovative Conference format

AD 13 in figures.

500 - 550 attendees

200 – 250 Senior

300 – 350 Junior

3 Plenaries

18 key-notes + 54 platform presentations

450 Posters

75 students in the specialized courses

Specialized courses

3 Specialized courses

• Synergies with the congress

• 11-12 July 2013

• 16 h = 2 x 8 h

• Lectures + practical sessions

• 25 x 2 = 50 students

• 16 teachers

Topics (Tentative)

•Modeling and control

•Molecular Biology tools

• Solid Waste & Sludge Pretreatment

University of

Minho. Braga- Portugal

University of

Valladolid

Technical visits

•Urban solid waste Anaerobic

treatment plant ( 4 x 10,000 m3)

•Fish canning factory (1000 m3)

•Brewery factory (EGSB)

Strong support from companies & Authorities

Authorities (So far)

• Spanish Ministry of Environment

• Galician Ministry of Environment

• Spanish Ministry of Science and Education

• Galician Ministry of Innovation & Technology

• City Council of Santiago de Compostela

• Augas de Galicia (Water Authority)

• SOGAMA (The Galician Society for Environment, responsible for urban & industrial waste)

Strong support from companies & Authorities

CONSOLIDER Consortia ( 5 MM € project)

(Technology for Wastewater treatment)

• 8 Spanish & 2 Dutch Research Groups

• 23 companies (treating 80% of wastewater of Spain)

• 14 Spanish water authorities

PROBIOGAS Project ( 14.5 MM € )

(Production and Uses of Biogas in Spain)

• 13 Research Groups

• 14 Companies (end-users)

Social activities

Included in registration

• Walking the final step of pilgrim´s way (25 km)

• Organ concert in the Cathedral (including “botafume iro” )

• July: A wide variety of cultural activities in the city.

Optional

• The Atlantic Island National Park (Cies Island)

• Finisterre & Costa da Morte (Ends land and Death Co ast)

An Economical Sustainable Conference

Congress fees

Senior: 500 – 600 € (IWA and non-IWA members)

Juniors and Researchers from low income Countries

300 €

10% of junior attendees will receive a scholarship to

waive their registration fee

Hotels

• 5 stars: 110 € per double room, including full

breakfast

• 3 - 4 stars: 65 € - 90 €

• University Residences: 30 €

Low cost airlines

Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling, Air Berlin

October 28, 2010

Chemical Engineering DepartmentUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela

The option of Santiago de Compostela

A small city …

… with outstanding facilities

A challenging and innovativeConference format

The ideal environment fora Scientific “get together”

Proposal for the organisation of the next AD13 in Santiago de Compostela – Spain-

Presented by Spanish and Portuguese Groups

Anaerobic Digestionin the City of Future