PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
| 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 | |
