Preliminary Program
| DAY 1 - Monday 16 June | |||
| 10.00 | 11.00 | Pre-forum giraffe feeding (optional) (Bus from town will be organised) |
Taronga Western Plains Zoo |
| 11.00 | Bus pick up in town | BLUEGUMS / QUEST | |
| 11.10 | 11.40 | Registration | Taronga Western Plains Zoo |
| 11.40 | 11.55 | Welcome to the Dam Operators Forum | Geoff Watson & Yvette Collins |
| 11.55 | 12.05 | Welcome to Country | |
| 12.05 | 12.15 | Icebreaker Activity | Geoff Watson & Yvette Collins |
| 12.15 | 13.00 | Keynote Speaker DAVID WRIGHT Director Lake and Dam National Capital Authority |
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| 13.00 | 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | 14.10 | Platinum Sponsor | |
| EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | CHAIR: GEOFF WATSON |
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| 14.12 | 14.24 | DAMIEN BRYAN I Water NSW Dam Safety Emergency Management Specialist Practical Dam Safety Exercises - Operator Focus |
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| 14.26 | 14.38 | INGER SHIMELL I Dams Safety NSW Senior Dams Safety Regulation Officer - Education Are you emergency prepared? |
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| 14.40 | 14.52 | GRACE KENNEDY I Acmena Group Principal Consultant Human Factors in Dam Safety Emergencies |
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| 14.54 | 15.04 | Group Q&A | |
| 15.04 | 15.34 | Afternoon Refreshments | |
| 15.35 | 16.15 | GROUP ACTIVITY: ROUNDTABLE BRAINSTORMING | |
| 16.15 | 16.30 | Scenario wrap up | |
| DAM SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT | CHAIR: HETAL PARMAR |
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| 16.32 | 16.44 | NICHOLAS OSTROVSKY I Water NSW Dam Engineering Risk Specialist Old dams, new tricks: A modern risk-based approach to dam safety for aging dams in the Town Water Risk Reduction Program. |
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| 16.46 | 16.58 | LIAM TURNER I WaterNSW Asset Investigations Engineer Mechanical Radial Gate Hoist Assessments |
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| 16.58 | 17.08 | Group Q&A | |
| 17.10 | 19.10 | Networking Drinks | |
| 19.15 | 19.30 | Bus into town | |
| DAY 2 - Tuesday 17 June | |||
| 8.10 | Bus pick up from town | BLUEGUMS / QUEST | |
| 8.30 | 8.35 | Welcome to day two | GEOFF WATSON |
| 8.35 | 8.45 | Platinum Sponsor | |
| 8.45 | 9.30 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER TOM BUGDEN Dam Safety and Assets Engineer, Dam Safety, Cooma |
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| INNOVATIONS IN MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE | CHAIR: YVETTE COLLINS |
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| 9.32 | 9.44 | SAM WEATHERITT I Lombardi Engineering Australia Senior Civil/dams Engineer A modern approach to dam surveillance and monitoring using an integrated interpretation platform |
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| 9.46 | 9.58 | HUON WILSON I IntelliSpatial Monitoring Lead Monitoring - An Integrated Approach |
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| 10.00 | 10.12 | RAZIB RAHMAN I WaterNSW Asset Investigation - Project Manager Advancing Tunnel Inspections with ROV Technology: Lessons from the Upper Nepean Scheme |
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| 10.12 | 10.24 | Group Q&A | |
| 10.25 | 10.55 | Morning Refreshments | |
| 10.55 | 11.40 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER MICHELLE YEAMAN General Manager Regional Operations North Operations |
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| OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT | CHAIR: JOANNA LINEHAN |
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| 11.42 | 11.54 | MARK QUODLING I WaterNSW Asset Investigations Manager Asset Planning - Project Strategic Assessment |
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| 11.56 | 12.08 | TEGAN ABBOTT I Murray Darling Basin Authority River Operator For The River Murray Adaptive Management of the River Murray System: The Annual Operating Outlook (AOO) |
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| 12.10 | 12.22 | MATHEW GARDNER I Goulburn-Murray Water Senior Storage Officer Bringing our aging infrastructure up to current OH&S standards |
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| 12.22 | 12.34 | Group Q&A | |
| 12.35 | 13.35 | Lunch | |
| 13.35 | 14.15 | GROUP ACTIVITY: WICKED PROBLEMS | |
| 14.15 | 14.25 | Scenario wrap up | |
| 14.27 | 14.57 | JUSTIN CAIRNS Renewable Energy – Program Director Burrendong Dam – Pumped Hydro |
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| ENGINEERS AND OPERATORS – SHARING THE KNOWLEDGE | CHAIR: YVETTE COLLINS |
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| 14.59 | 15.11 | MATTHEW FOWLER I Seqwater Southern Dam Operations Supervisor Competency management and succession planning |
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| 15.13 | 15.25 | ADRIAN PEARSE I Goulburn-Murray Water Senior Storage Officer Operations and operational risk management - Operators and Engineers working towards a common-sense solution. |
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| 15.25 | 15.30 | Group Q&A | |
| 15.30 | 16.00 | Afternoon Refreshments | |
| 16.00 | 16.40 | GROUP ACTIVITY: LOCAL ISSUES | |
| 16.40 | 16.55 | Scenario wrap up | |
| 16.55 | 17.05 | Preparing for Burrendong Dam Site Visit | Joanna Linehan |
| 17.05 | 17.15 | Forum Wrap up | |
| 17.20 | 17.30 | Bus into town | |
| 18.20 | 18.30 | Bus transfer from town to the Forum Dinner | |
| 18.30 | 22.30 | Forum Dinner Devils Hollow Brewery 3-course seated |
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| DAY 3 - Wednesday 18 June | |||
| 07.45 | Bus Pick up from town | BLUEGUMS / QUEST | |
| 09.15 | Arrive at Burrendong Dam | ||
| 09.15 | 09.35 | Induction and morning tea | Joanna Linehan |
| 9.40 | 10.55 | Site Visit: Part A | Joanna Linehan |
| 10.55 | 11.10 | Tour swap | |
| 11.10 | 12.25 | Site Visit: Part B | Rod Wilson |
| 12.40 | 13.20 | BBQ lunch | |
| 13.30 | Bus departs Burrendong Dam | ||
| 14.55 | Bus arrives at Dubbo Airport | ||
| 15.15 | Bus arrives in town | ||
| DAY 1 - Monday 16 June | |
| Registration | |
| Lunch | |
| Welcome to Country and introduction | |
| Keynote Session 1 | |
| Afternoon Refreshments | |
| Session 2 | |
| Networking Drinks | |
| DAY 2 - Tuesday 17 June | |
| Keynote Session 1 | |
| Morning Refreshments | |
| Keynote Session 2 | |
| Lunch | |
| Session 3 | |
| Afternoon Refreshments | |
| Session 4 | |
| Forum Dinner | |
| DAY 3 - Wednesday 18 June | |
| Site tour - Burrendong Dam (including morning refreshments and lunch) | |
| Forum Close - (Return to Dubbo by 3pm) | |
| Day 1: Monday 2 September 2024 | |||
| 11.45 | 11.55 | Welcome to the Dams Forum | Storm Stickland
Forum Convenor / Seqwater |
| 11.55 | 12.05 | ANCOLD Executive Welcome | Michel Raymond
HARC |
| 12.10 | 12.50 | Keynote Speaker Presentation Title: Opportunities and shared obligations for dam owners |
Glenn Stockton
Sunwater |
| 12.55 | 13.55 | Lunch |
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| 14.00 | Dam upgrades and operations | Chair: Tom Ridgway | |
| 14.05 | 14.15 | Dam Upgrades - improvement or pain in the neck | Michael Wiltshire
Water Corporation |
| 14.18 | 14.33 | Dam Operator Preparation for a Dam Safety Emergency – A Case Study | Tim Lawrence
Seqwater |
| 14.36 | 14.51 | Streamlining Sunwater Emergency Action Plans | Michael Hughes
Sunwater |
| 14.54 | 15.20 | Open discussion | |
| 15.20 | 15.50 | Afternoon Refreshments |
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| 15.53 | 16.03 | Dam Good! Get ready to test your knowledge and dive into the fascinating world of dams in this thrilling quiz |
Facilitator: Organising Committee |
| 16.03 | Dam safety surveillance and instrumentation: What's in the horizon? | Chair: Surali Pinto | |
| 16.06 | 16.21 | The future of dam surveillance and the expected challenges. | Chris Rogers
Sunwater |
| 16.24 | 16.38 | Establishing an Effective Dam Instrument Maintenance Program: Ensuring Long-Term Reliability and Durability | Hao-yuan (Vincent) Chen
WaterNSW |
| 16.41 | 16.56 | Dams Maintenance - Keeping up with the times | Michael Wiltshire
Water Corporation |
| 16.59 | 17.30 | Open discussion | |
| 17.30 | 17.35 | Close for Day 1 | Storm Stickland
Forum Convenor / Seqwater |
| 17:45 | Networking Drinks sponsored by |
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| Day 2: Tuesday 3 September 2024 | |||
| 8.30 | 8.35 | Welcome to Day 2 Forum | Storm Stickland
Forum Convenor / Seqwater |
| 8.35 | 9.15 | Keynote Speaker Presentation Title: The critical role of dam operators - now and into the future |
Kevin Bartlett
Seqwater |
| 9.20 | 10.00 | Keynote Speaker Presentation Title: Lessons for Australian Dam Owners from the Oroville Dam Spillway Failure |
Barton Maher AECOM |
| 10.05 | 10.40 | Group activity Scenario Session Part A – Setting The Scene | Facilitator: Organising Committee |
| 10.40 | 11.10 | Morning Refreshments |
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| 11.10 | Next Gen: Who, how and when do we train new operators? | Chair: Miguel Wu | |
| 11.13 | 11.28 | Attracting New Dam Operators - Just-intime succession planning | Adrian Pearse
Goulburn-Murray Water |
| 11.31 | 11.44 | Dam Safety Surveillance Training for Operators: Methods of Delivery | David Wightman
Entura |
| 11.47 | 12.02 | National water industry collaboration with the operations sector | Dean Barnett
Water Industry Operations Association of Australia |
| 12.05 | 12.30 | Open discussion | |
| 12.30 | 13.30 | Lunch |
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| 13.35 | 13.45 | What do you do? Step into the shoes of everyday operators/professionals and discover the vital roles they play in our Dam world with What Do You Do? — a game that celebrates the importance of every job. |
Facilitator: Organising Committee |
| 13.50 | What DAM things keep you awake at night? | Chair: Michel Raymond | |
| 13.53 | 14.05 | Getting it Right – The Importance of Dam Operator Input into Dam O&M Manuals – A Case Study | Tim Lawrence, Graham Keegan
Seqwater |
| 14.08 | 14.23 | Better Data, Better Decisions, Better Sleep | Lucas Arnup
Coliban Water |
| 14.26 | 14.41 | Dam Operator input to managing Dam Safety Surveillance | Melissa Wong, James Lofting
Seqwater |
| 14.41 | 15.05 | Open Discussion | |
| 15.10 | 15.40 | Afternoon Refreshments |
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| 15.50 | 16.30 | Group Activity Scenario Session Part B – The Challenge | Facilitator: Organising Committee |
| 16.35 | 17:00 | Scenario Wrap Up | Storm Stickland
Forum Convenor / Seqwater |
| 17:00 | 17.10 | Day 2 Close
Review of Day 3 Tours |
Storm Stickland
Forum Convenor / Seqwater |
| 18.30 | 22.30 | Forum Dinner Savvy Squire Mooloolaba 
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| Day 3: Wednesday 4 September 2024 | |||
| 8.00 | 8.30 | Day 3 Site Tours |
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| 8.15 | 8.30 | Load buses for the site tours | |
| 8.30 | 8.45 | Arrive Cooloolabin Dam | |
| 9.45 | 10.00 | Arrive Poona Dam | |
| 11.00 | 11.15 | Arrive Wappa Dam | |
| 12.15 | 13.15 | Take away Lunch served | |
| 13.15 | 13.45 | Bus departs to Sunshine Coast Airport | |
| 14.00 | 14.30 | Bus departs for Mantra Mooloolaba | |
