11th UK User Group Meeting
DHI Software Training
Lion Quays Hotel
Moreton, Oswestry
Shropshire SY11 3EN
MIKE by DHI User Group Meeting
DHI is pleased to invite current and future users of MIKE by DHI Products to the 11th UK MIKE Software User Group Meeting at the Lion Quays Hotel in Moreton, Shropshire on Wednesday 30 September 2009.
The User Group Meeting will include a mixture of presentations of new software features and technologies, as well as practical case studies presented by UK users.
On the following day, Thursday 1 October (9:30 am to 3:30 pm), training courses / specialised seminars will be held at the same venue.
Participation in both the User Group Meeting and Training is free of charge.
Programme
The User Group Meeting will cover new developments, features, technologies/products and future development plans, as well as case studies within the key areas of:
- Flooding and urban drainage
- Coastal and Marine
- Groundwater and wetlands
Presentation programme, Wednesday 30 September
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9:30 |
Welcome – Coffee & Croissants |
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10:00 |
Rivers, Flooding & Urban Drainage – Product news & future plans (DHI) |
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10:45 |
User presentations
- Water quality modelling to assess the impacts of a proposed wastewater recycling scheme on the River Medway, Kent by Vera Jones, Atkins (MIKE 11 WQ)
- MIKE 11 model presentation...
- Modelling Dissolved Oxygen in River Usk by Lei Yang, Arup (MIKE 21 ECOLAB)
- MIKE FLOOD model presentation...
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12:15 |
Coastal & Marine – Product news & future plans (DHI) |
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12:45 |
Lunch |
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1:30 |
User presentations
- Manchester Ship Canal Water Quality Study by Steve Parkinson, MWH (MIKE 3 & MIKE BASIN)
- Severn Estuary Tidal Power Project by Adrian P Wright, ABPMER (MIKE 21 & MIKE 11)
- Thermal Plume Modelling by George Mitchell, WS Atkins (MIKE 3)
- Numerical and Physical Modelling of Wave Penetration into Duqm Port, Oman by Zaman Sarker, Royal Haskoning (MIKE 21)
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3:00 |
Groundwater, Wetland & Hydrology – Product news & future plans (DHI) |
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3:45 |
Coffee |
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4:15 |
User presentations
- UK Perspectives of Saline Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers by Mike Streetly, ESI (FEFLOW)
- Modelling climate change impact in the Elmley Marshes by Julian Thompson, UCL (MIKE SHE)
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5:15 |
Closing |
This year we will be offering three parallel seminar tracks:
Training programme, Thursday 1 October
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Flood Modelling
- Flood modelling features for the intermediate and advanced MIKE FLOOD user
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Coast & Sea
- Extended news and selected features
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Water Resources
- Introduction to integrated hydrology
- MIKE SHE as a tool for integrated catchment hydrology
- Brief application examples
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 |
Flood Modelling
- Question and answers
- Tips and tricks
- Application examples
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Coast & Sea
- 2D and 3D flow and transport modelling
- Structures in MIKE 21/3
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Water Resources
- Introduction to FEFLOW and FEFLOW 6
- FEFLOW 6 – demonstration of the new FEFLOW user interface
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3:30 |
Coffee and Closing |
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Meet the experts!
The UK User Group Meeting will feature key experts from all three software areas:
Feedback from previous UK UGM:
- “Really educational and good to catch up with our fellow users and see new faces”
- “Practical, clear and extremely relevant for our project work. We have learnt a lot and it will save us a lot of time in the future”
- “It gave me an excellent chance to exchange ideas and views with fellow users and to expand my knowledge of the application of the MIKE tools”
Venue
The User Group Meeting will be held at the Lion Quays Hotel located on the border of Shropshire and Wales adjacent to the Llangollen Canal.
The hotel is located on the A5 with easy access by car or train (via Gobowen Station).
A special rate covering dinner and accommodation is available for users who want to participate in the training on Thursday 1 October.
Only a limited number of rooms are available, so please be sure to book early.
For details on the conference hotel please visit www.lionquays.co.uk
Registration
Make sure to book your place at the 2009 User Group Meeting and training courses before it is too late!
Participation in the User Group Meeting is free of charge.
The Training Courses are also free of charge and will include hand-outs, lunch and coffee.
Registrations will be accepted on a first come basis.
Call Simon Matthews today at 01694-722795 or send an email to sm@dhigroup.com
DHI
46 Ludlow Road
CHURCH STRETTON
SY6 6AD Shropshire
Tel: 01694 72 27 95
sm@dhigroup.com
www.dhi-uk.com
