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81St Annual Meeting Sponsors Final Bulletin International Commission on Large Dams 12-16 August 2013 Seattle, Washington USA 81st Annual Meeting www.icold2013.org Sponsors Platinum Gold Silver Cooperating Organizations Local Host 4 Invitation from the Chairman of the 12 Symposium Organizing Committee 13 Technical Workshops 5 Invitation from the President of ICOLD 16 Exhibition 6 Invitation from the Commissioner of the 16 Cultural Event U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 17 City Tours 6 Invitation from the Superintendent of Seattle City Light 18 Technical Tours 7 ICOLD Information 20 Accompanying Persons Program and Optional Tours 8 ICOLD 2013 Venue 23 Study Tours 9 Hotel Reservations — Sheraton Seattle Hotel 37 General Information 10 Program 38 Registration Information Contact Information Contact Table of ContentsTable & ICOLD 2013 USSD Organizing Committee Board of Directors Michael F. Rogers, MWH — Chairman Michael F. Rogers, MWH — President Daniel J. Hertel, Engineering Solutions, LLC — Keith A. Ferguson, HDR Engineering, Vice Chairman Inc. — President-Elect Contact Robert W. Johnson, Former Commissioner, Patrick J. Regan, Federal Energy Information — U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Honorary Chairman Regulatory Commission — Vice President General Larry D. Stephens, USSD — Executive Director John S. Wolfhope, Freese and Larry D. Stephens Susan S. Anderson, USSD — Operations Nichols, Inc., Secretary-Treasurer U.S. Society on Dams 1616 17th Street, Robin G. Charlwood, Robin Charlwood Ross Boulanger, University of Suite 483 & Associates — Program California, Davis Denver, CO 80202 John Wolfhope, Freese and Nichols, Inc. — USA Dean B. Durkee, Gannett Fleming, Symposium & Workshops Inc. Phone: 303-628-5430 Wayne D. Edwards, W.D. Edwards Fax: 303-628-5431 B. Alex Grenoble, HDR Engineering, Consulting, LLC — Study Tours Inc. E-mail: stephens@ Douglas Boyer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — ussdams.org Eric C. Halpin, U.S. Army Corps of U.S. Dams Book www.icold2013.org Engineers www.ussdams.org Laila Berry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Study Karen A. Knight, U.S. Bureau of Tour Liaison Reclamation Contact Leanna Principe, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Information — James E. Lindell, MWH Study Tour Liaison Symposium Guy S. Lund, URS Corporation William B. Bingham, Gannett Fleming, Inc. — Authors Sponsorships Manoshree Sundaram, MWH Amanda Griffin Kristin Rogers — Accompanying Persons Daniel L. Wade, San Francisco Public Freese and Nichols, Inc. Utilities Commission E-mail: [email protected] 3 Dear Delegates and Guests of the 81st Annual Meeting of ICOLD: On behalf of the members of the United States Society on Dams, I am pleased to extend this invitation to worldwide experts in dams to join us in Seattle, Washington, USA on 12-16 August 2013, for the 81st Annual Meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams. This event offers extraordinary opportunities to our colleagues involved with the development, operation and maintenance of critical water resource infrastructure for dams around the world to share our knowledge and lessons learned. The 81st Annual Meeting of ICOLD will be held in scenic downtown Seattle, Washington, with easy access to the airport, shopping, cultural sites and general tourist places of interest. We are excited about the opportunity to host our ICOLD colleagues in the United States for the first time since the 1988 Congress. The sustainable development of renewable resources with environmental stewardship is of great importance as developed and developing countries alike seek to strengthen and maintain critical infrastructure. The United States has almost 85,000 dams that deliver a broad array of benefits, including water and power supply, flood risk management, water quality, recreation, sedimentation control, and other benefits for our citizens. The United States is pleased to host this international meeting to facilitate discussion and the exchange of information on these important topics and share key technological advances by the engineers and scientists in attendance. I encourage you also to consider one of the exciting pre- or post-meeting tours of dams in the United States that are offered. We look forward to seeing you in Seattle. Michael F. Rogers President, United States Society on Dams and Chairman, ICOLD 2013 Organizing Committee www.ussdams.org Invitation from the ChairmanCommittee from the Organizing of Invitation 4 Dear Delegates and Guests of the 81st Annual Meeting of ICOLD: It is a great pleasure and honor for me to invite, on behalf of ICOLD, delegates of the National Committees of ICOLD, specialists and experts in dams, and accompanying persons to the 81st Annual Meeting of ICOLD and the international symposium that will be held in Seattle (Washington State), in the United States, from 12 August through 16 August 2013. This meeting will take place in the beautiful city of Seattle, home to some of the most advanced industries and technologies in the world, and located in one of the areas of the United States that has known important developments in dams and reservoirs throughout its history. The 81st Annual Meeting will be held in a country that was a pioneer in dam and reservoir construction for all uses, such as power generation, the irrigation of millions of acres, navigation, tourism, ecology, recreation activities, etc. With more than 80,000 dams, the United States is among the countries that have built large numbers of dams and reservoirs as part of infrastructures that have allowed those countries to reach their high level of development and meet the ever increasing needs and new demands of their population, as well as to ensure their protection against the effects of floods and droughts, and the protection of their environment and ecosystems. Throughout this process, American professionals, thanks in part to the United States Society on Dams, have accumulated a rich experience that participants at the 81st Annual Meeting will be able to share through exchanges and work during the various activities, including the Symposium on the topic: “Changing Times: Infrastructure Development to Infrastructure Management,” which refers to the maintenance, improvement and life extension of dams and reservoirs, the inspection, security, and safety of dams, etc. Invitation from the President of ICOLD of President the from Invitation The International Commission on Large Dams was created in 1928 and now includes 95 national member organizations on five continents. Since its creation, the Commission has been working tirelessly by publishing technical bulletins based on the work of technical committees, conferences and their proceedings, world charters and statements, symposiums, forums and other pronouncements so that dams are designed, built, operated and maintained in a way that is secure, economical, and respectful of the environment and of social equity. At the 81st Annual Meeting in Seattle, in addition to the General Assembly, which will focus on ICOLD’s inner workings as well as measures for its continued strengthening to enable the organization to face the challenges of a deeply changing world, there will be work sessions of ICOLD’s technical committees, the activities of the forums of young engineers, workshops organized by the United States Society on Dams, a technical exhibition and technical tours. These technical tours will allow participants to explore the United States’ accomplishments in terms of dams, facilities and water and energy resource management, and to discover the people, cultures and wonderful nature of the United States of America. In addition to the Symposium, the United States Society on Dams will innovate this year by offering professionals coming to Seattle the opportunity to participate in various technical workshops on topics as interesting and varied as managing risks associated with dams, the aging of concrete dams, spillway improvements, etc. I strongly encourage you to come to Seattle in August 2013, where ICOLD and the United States Society on Dams will be happy to welcome you and make your stay enjoyable and productive. Adama Nombre President, ICOLD 5 To the Nations of the International Commission on Large Dams: On behalf of the United States of America, it is my pleasure to extend an invitation to the international community to join the 81st Annual Meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) in Seattle, Washington, on 12-16 August 2013. Over eighty years have passed since the first ICOLD World Congress gathered in Stockholm. Much has changed since then, yet ICOLD’s mission to advance the art and science of dams is as relevant today as it was in 1929. As we have seen around the world, the sustainable development of renewable resources through the development of infrastructure remains a priority, both in developed Invitation from the from Invitation and developing countries alike. The United States is pleased to host this international meeting to facilitate discussion, exchange Commissioner of the of Commissioner information and share key technological advances. We look forward to sharing our vast experience and lessons learned from building and maintaining almost 85,000 dams that have delivered a broad array of benefits for our citizens. I encourage international participants to share in this knowledge, and hope that your tours of U.S. dams and infrastructure following the meeting will be instructive and enjoyable. As one of the original founding member countries of ICOLD, we are honored to have been selected U.S. Bureau of Reclamation of Bureau U.S. to host this important meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to Seattle. Our Federal agencies, private sector partners and the people of the United States of America are eager to extend our most gracious hospitality and friendship. Michael L. Connor, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation To the Delegates and Guests of the 81st Annual Meeting of ICOLD: On behalf of the great city of Seattle, I am delighted to welcome you to the 81st ICOLD Annual Meeting that will be held in August 2013. We warmly welcome you and your families to this important ICOLD Meeting on dam engineering, construction, operation and maintenance.
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