The 12th International Conference on Environmental ... - Events

Transportation by Ferry to Liverpool
<strong>The</strong> Mersey Ferry runs regularly between Liverpool’s
Pier Head and Seacombe and Woodside in the Wirral.
At the same port, the new cruise liner facility sees many
ocean-going liners touring Liverpool.
Foreign Exchange and Traveler’s
Checks/Cheques (Currency)
<strong>The</strong> conference secretary on-site will accept only GBP
(no US$ or Traveler’s Checks) for payment of any
registration or optional ticket fees. Visa and MasterCard
are also accepted.
Disclaimer
Neither ASME, Institution of Mechanical Engineers nor
NI can accept any liability for death, injury, or any loss,
cost or expense suffered or incurred by any person if
such loss is caused or results from the act, default or
omission of any person other than an employee or agent
of ASME, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, or NI.
In particular, neither ASME, Institution of Mechanical
Engineers, nor NI can accept any liability for losses
arising from the provision or non-provision of services
provided by hotel companies or transport operators. Nor
can ASME, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, nor NI
accept liability for losses suffered by reason of war
including threat of war, riot and civil strife, terrorist
activity, natural disaster, weather, flood, drought,
technical, mechanical or electrical breakdown within
any premises visited by delegates and/or partners in
connection with the conference, industrial disputes,
governmental action, regulations or technical problems
which may affect the services provided in connection
with the conference. Neither ASME, Institution of
Mechanical Engineers, or NI is able to give any
warranty that a particular person will appear as a
speaker or panelist.
Insurance and Liability
All participants are encouraged to make their own
arrangements for health and travel insurance. Neither
ASME, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, NI nor
their agents, can be held responsible for any personal
injury, loss, damage, accident to private property or
additional expenses incurred because of delays or
changes in air, rail, sea, road or other services, strikes,
sickness, weather or any other cause.
ICEM’09/DECOM’09
Organizing Societies and
Cooperating <strong>International</strong> Agencies
U.S. Societies
<strong>The</strong> Nuclear Engineering Division and the
Environmental Engineering Division of ASME are the
primary organizing societies of the ICEM conference.
Since its inception in 1987, the original as well as
current objective has been to conduct international
conferences on key environmental management topics
in locations convenient to large numbers of technical
experts from emerging environmental programs. ASME
is committed to continue to provide this global
conference wherever the greatest need and interest are
shown.
ICEM’09 is also organized in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Energy (US DOE), the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (US NRC) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) along with
several other major international technical societies and
governmental organizations. Each agency has had
significant involvement with the ICEM series. <strong>The</strong> US
DOE is responsible for managing the wastes and
cleaning the sites from the past U.S. government
nuclear operations, thus the US DOE staff has viewed
this conference series as an opportunity to identify new
technical solutions and to provide information on the
results of their programs to the international
community. Federal regulatory participants from both
the US EPA and US NRC have also been active in
program development and participation.
European Societies
<strong>The</strong> ICEM conferences have always been conducted
jointly with a major local technical society and other
co-societies in the host country. For ICEM’09, the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Nuclear
Institute will again help in the organization as they did
at ICEM’03 and ICEM’05. In addition, the Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority (NDA) will continue
supporting the ICEM conferences by participating as a
major UK cooperating agency.
Cooperating <strong>International</strong> Agencies
Since the beginning, the ICEM meetings have been
held in cooperation with major international
organizations responsible for programs and research in
radioactive waste management and environmental
remediation fields. <strong>The</strong> <strong>International</strong> Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) has been assisting this conference in
several ways. <strong>The</strong>ir support has included assistance in
the technical program preparation, presentation of
technical papers and other agency information,
promotion of the conference to their member states, and
providing financial and technical assistance.
Social Events and Guest Program
Social Events
<strong>The</strong> conference registration fee includes lunch for three
days (Monday to Wednesday), the Sunday Welcome
Reception and the Tuesday Exhibitor Reception.
Tickets for the <strong>Conference</strong> Banquet on Wednesday are
optional and are charged at a nominal price. Please note
space is limited and tickets will be issued on a firstcome
first-served basis.
Welcome Reception
Sunday: 18:00-20:00 Room: Exhibition Hall 2A
All conference participants are invited to attend the
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall at the ACC on
Sunday from 18:00 to 20:00. Attendance is included in
the conference registration fee. Guests are welcome to
purchase a ticket at GBP £15 (USD $27) plus VAT.
Delegate badges are required to gain entry and will be
available at the registration desk between 16:00 - 19:00.
Exhibit Reception
Tuesday: 18:00-19:30 Room: Exhibition Hall 2A
A complimentary reception for registrants will be held
from 18:00 to 19:30 in the Exhibit Hall. Please take this
opportunity to review, evaluate and test the current
products and services of the exhibiting companies.
Guests are welcome to purchase a ticket at GBP £15
(USD $27) plus VAT. Delegate/guests badges are
required to gain entry.
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