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4th International Dry Toilet Conference | Dry toilet 2012

22–25 August 2012 University of Tampere, Finland

www.facebook.com/DTFinland | www.drytoilet.org/dt2012 Contents

Welcome to finland and Tampere 2

conference venue 5 Welcome to the Dry Toilet 2012 Conference!

How to get to Tampere 6

Conference Programme and Social Activities 8

call for papers 10 The International Dry Toilet Conference has been organised for the fourth time. Since August 2003, the City of Tampere, Finland has hosted the DT Conference, which is organised by the Request for Sponsorship 12 Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland, a non-governmental organisation promoting the use Exhibition 12 of dry toilets throughout the world. Every three years, leading experts have gathered together to share their findings from research related to dry toilet technology, sustainable sanitation Excursions 13 methods, nutrient recycling, social welfare, and many, many other important topics. Also in August 2012, the 4th International Dry Toilet Conference will attempt to find solutions to Registration 14 the world’s sanitation crisis. Cooperation with the local universities -, University of Tampere, Conference Fees 14 Tampere University of Technology (TUT), and TAMK University of Applied Sciences -, will continue as in previous conferences. The venue this year is the University of Tampere situated Payment and Confirmation 15 near the city centre and the railway station.

Cancellation and Refund Policy 15 Providing people with safe and sustainable sanitation has proven to be a challenge on both global and local scales. The issue of sanitation touches us all, no matter where we are, and accommodation 16 thus the main theme of the Dry Toilet 2012 is Drivers for ecological dry toilets in urban and Useful Information 18 rural areas. We are looking forward to hearing of new ideas and success stories, but also the limitations of ecological sanitation, how to tackle difficulties and bring sustainable sanitation Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland 21 into everyone’s reach.

Dates to Remember 22 On behalf of the organisers, I am honoured to welcome you to the Fourth International Dry Toilet Conference in Tampere, Finland, 22 - 25 August 2012. contact information 23

organisers 24 Mia O’Neill Chairperson of the Organising Committee

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Welcome to Finland and Tampere

Finland Tampere

Finland, a member of the European Union Tampere was founded in 1779 between Lake since 1995, has about 5.4 million inhabitants Näsijärvi and Lake Pyhäjärvi on the banks of and it is one of the largest countries by area Tammerkoski rapids by Gustav III, the King of in Europe. The capital city is Helsinki. Finland Sweden. With 213 000 inhabitants, Tampere is is a northern country of great beauty. About the third largest city in Finland and the biggest two-thirds of its area is covered by forests and inland city of the Nordic countries. Tampere is a nearly 200 000 lakes. The coastal archipelago dynamic centre of industry, commerce, culture, with its labyrinth of waterways, is extremely research and education. beautiful. Finland is an advanced society with a high level of education. The main For further information, please visit the industries are electronics and other high-tech city’s website for tourists (in English and in industries, paper and wood processing, and Russian; www.visittampere.fi). metal engineering. The stable society, clean environment and scenic nature make the Tourist Brochures in PDF-format may be Conference venue country a pleasant place to visit. downloaded also in Arabic, Chinese, Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese The conference will take place at the main building of For further information, please see: and Finnish (www.visittampere.fi/page/593). The University of Tampere, www.uta.fi, which is located www.visitfinland.com/en/web/guest/finland- approximately 1 kilometre from Tampere city centre and guide/home Hard copies of the brochures can be ordered walking distance from most of the central hotels. The street free of charge from www.visittampere.fi/ address is Kalevantie 4 and the main building is situated in http://virtual.finland.fi. brochure_orders. the heart of the campus. The exhibitions and posters will be situated on the second floor of the main building. There are bus stops on Kalevantie Street, in front of the University.

5 4 How to get to Tampere?

Tampere is located about 180 kilometres north-west of Helsinki. Travel and contribute! By air By bus

There are several daily connections to There is also a direct express bus connection In case you wish to contribute the organising All travel booked in www.gonice.com/huussi/ Helsinki from major cities in Europe. From to Tampere from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. NGO Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland will turn into sales commissions paid to support Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) there are Buses leave at regular intervals and at all please find our travel sales service GoNice. Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland´s frequent daily flights to Tampere-Pirkkala hours. The travelling time is about 2 hours Please choose English language service in foreign projects. Becoming a VIP traveller in Airport (TMP). The flight time is about 30 30 minutes. A one-way ticket costs some 26 webpage www.gonice.com. Write “Huussi” in www.gonice.com/huussi will give you special minutes. SAS and Blue 1 operate direct EUR and a two-way ticket 46 EUR. the box called “Login to an agent”, and then prices and extra service for an annual fee of flights to Tampere-Pirkkala from Stockholm submit. 12 euros. By train and Copenhagen. There you will see the pages of Global Dry We invite you to use our own travel service. There are excellent and reliable train Toilet Association of Finland and you will be If the connection you are looking for does Please see the websites: connections between Helsinki and Tampere able to book flights and / or hotels. The service not appear online, don´t hesitate contacting city centre. Trains depart every hour (except www.flysas.com/en/fi, and www.blue1. is provided by the biggest flight sales company [email protected] by e-mail. You will get at night) and the travelling time is under 2 com/en/fi/Booking/Flights in Scandinavia, the Boomerand Ltd offering top a special offer offline. Further information of hours. travel agency service and best prices for VIP this fundrising option is provided by Ms. Asta travellers. Rajala by e-mail [email protected]. The low-fare airline Ryanair flies also to Tampere-Pirkkala. See here www.ryanair. com. Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located 17 kilometres southwest from the city centre. Regular buses and taxis operate between the airport and the city.

By sea

There are direct ferry connections from Sweden, Estonia and Germany to Helsinki. From Sweden, there are ferry connections also to Turku.

For further information, please visit the following websites: http://www.finnlines.com/ferry-trips/

http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/ http://www.vikingline.fi/index. asp?lang=en.

6 7 Conference Programme and Social Activities

Monday 20 August – Wednesday 22 August Thursday 23 August The 3rd Pre-conference workshop on safe and sustainable sanitation at Tampere (a Dry Toilet Seminar in Finnish will also take place in “Suomi-päivä” -auditorium on Thursday) University of Technology, organized by professor Tuula Tuhkanen, [email protected]. This workshop is free of charge. 8.00 – 17.30 Registration and information at the University of Tampere

9.00 – 17.30 Dry Toilet Exhibition Wednesday 22 August 9.00 – 9.30 Opening ceremony

14.30 Safe and sustainable sanitation pre-conference workshop participants are 9.30 – 11.30 Session 1 picked up at the Tampere University of Technology (if there are several of them) 11.30 – 13.00 Poster session 1, lunch and coffee / time to visit the exhibition 13.00 – 14.30 Session 2 14.30 – 15.00 Registration at Holiday Inn Hotel, street address: Yliopistonkatu 44 14.30 – 15.30 Poster sessions 2 and 3 and coffee / time to visit the exhibition 15.00 – 18.00 Tampere city sightseeing tour (minimum of 20 participants, separate fee of 20 EUR). This includes a professional visit to the new learning facilities 15.30 – 17.30 Session 3 for energy and environmental engineering at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). Coffee will be served there. 19.00 - 20.30 Evening reception hosted by the City of Tampere at Tampere City Hall (dark suit), street address: Aleksis Kivenkatu 14 - 16 C Street address: Kuntokatu 3. The tour also contains a professional visit to the allotment garden of Nekala, where we can familiarize ourselves with the composting of toilet waste. Friday 24 August 18.30 – 20.00 Registration and information at Holiday Inn Hotel 8.30 – 17.30 Registration and information at the University of Tampere 19.00 - 21.00 Get-together party at Holiday Inn Hotel 9.00 - 17.30 Dry Toilet Exhibition

9.00 - 10.30 Parallel sessions 3 and 4

10.30 - 11.30 Poster sessions 3 and 4 and coffee

11.30 – 13.00 Session 5

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch / time to visit the exhibition

14.00 - 15.30 Session 6

15.30 - 16.30 Poster sessions 5 and 6 and coffee

16.30 - 17.30 Final plenary and closing ceremony

19.00 – Conference dinner at the Wanha Kaidesaari Restaurant on Viikinsaari Island (boat trip). For students or accompanying persons the dinner fee is 66 EUR. Departure is at 19.00 from Laukontori harbour, about 400 m

8 9 Saturday 25 August Abstract format

Font Times New Roman (font size 11) 9.40 - 10 Information at Holiday Inn Hotel Page A4 10.00 - 17.00 Full-day tour to Helvetinjärvi National Park. Departure from Margins 2.5 cm or 1 inch (left, right, top, bottom) Holiday Inn Hotel, address Yliopistonkatu 44. Return is to the same place. Alignment Fully justified to right and left margins Lunch and coffee will be served. Swimming in a lake is possible. Spacing Single (separate fee of 79 EUR, minimum of 20 to 30 persons) File format Microsoft Word 97 – 2003 -format or RTF-format Length 400 - 500 words fitted on one A4 format page Author designation Place an asterisk (*) after the presenting author Keywords Add three to five keywords at the end The posters will be on display during the whole conference. More information about the sessions will be put later on at the Conference website www.drytoilet.org/dt2012. For those delegates who want to exercise, Mr. Petri Juuti will be delighted to arrange a morning Please include also the following information with your submission: jog on Wednesday and Thursday. Jogging will start from the main doors of University’s main • Your biography. Please attach a biography of no more than 75 words of the building at 7 a.m., lasting for about 40 minutes. author(s) preferably with a photograph (resolution 300 dpi). • Title • Author’s name and affiliations • Contact name • Postal address Call for Papers • E-mail address • Telephone and / or Skype Main theme and contents Language You can find a finished layout of the abstract at www.drytoilet.org/dt2012. The main theme of the conference will be The official language of the conference is Drivers for ecological dry toilets in urban English. and rural areas. The objective is to analyze the motivation and incentives behind Topics acquiring and using dry toilets. What motivates or prevents the promotion and 1. Cultural, gender and social aspects of dry Invited speakers of international repute the use of dry toilets? (In this forthcoming toilets will update you on some of the topics. Oral Conference, pit latrines are not classified as and poster presentations will be chosen by 2. Economy, profitability and marketing ecological toilets.) the Scientific Committee on the basis of 3. Productive sanitation (food security) and abstracts received. We invite all experts in In addition to dry toilets, per se, toilets energy saving the field of ecological sanitation to submit that use only very little water, are also abstracts on any of the above-mentioned characterized as “dry toilets” in this 4. Hygiene and health aspects, including topics or closely related ones. Conference and may be discussed. The hygiene education main criterion is that the toilet waste can 5. Dry toilet systems, technological options be used as fertilizer in agriculture, gardens and urban applications The contents of the or non-food production, such as forests. An abstract alternative criterion is that the waste may 6. Dry toilets’ contribution to mitigating and adapting to global climate disruption be used in biogas production in anaerobic If the abstract deals with research, it should conditions, in other words, producing 7. Sanitation in disasters and reconstruction answer the following questions: What was methane. the objective? What was done? Which were 8. Operation and maintenance of dry toilets © Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland the methods? What were the results? What 9. Legislation: Tools for promoting and lessons were learned? controlling dry toilets

10 11 Poster format person: a free get-together party, entrance solar panel systems and a greenhouse. The size of a poster is at most 100 by 100 should also be given. The organisers will to all scientific sessions (including sessions Coffee will be served. cm. inform the applicants about the sponsorship in Finnish), conference material, lunches as soon as possible. The sponsorship and refreshments for two days and Tampere application form and further information Deadlines and timetable City reception on Thursday. Allotment garden in the is available at www.drytoilet.org/dt2012. Deadline for abstracts is January 15, 2012. Applications should be sent by e-mail to suburb of Nekala Notification of abstract acceptance together [email protected]. The exhibition will be open from 9.00 a.m. with instructions concerning presentations to 5.30 p.m. The exhibition space must Professional visit to an allotment garden Sponsorship includes one, two or all of the and full papers will be sent in February, be booked (or cancelled) by June 1, 2012. with three hundred huts. We can familiarize following costs depending on the decision 2012. The deadline for submitting full To book exhibition space, please contact ourselves with composting of toilet waste of the Organising committee and the total papers is March 15. Notification of full [email protected]. Exhibition in this allotment garden situated only a amount of funding: paper acceptance will be sent in April 2012. locations will be confirmed on a “first come, few kilometres from the city centre in the Participants who make an oral or poster first served basis”. suburb of Nekala. • Round-trip airfare to Helsinki or Tampere presentation must pay the registration fee (lowest price available, tourist class) by May 15, 2012, which is also the last day for early-bird fee payment. Full papers are • Round-trip transport from Helsinki to Excursions Visit to Helvetinjärvi intended to be published on-line in 2012, if Tampere (bus available directly from National Park Helsinki airport or bus transfer from we get a financial grant to support this. Tampere city sightseeing (about 50 km north of Tampere) Tampere-Pirkkala airport to the city) • Registration fee tour including Full-day tour Programme information and submission of professional visits Saturday, August 25, 10.00 - 17.00 abstracts and posters: • Three nights´ accommodation in a hotel Price: 79 EUR in Tampere Wednesday, August 22, 15.00 - 18.00 Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland Price 20 EUR Minimum of 20 to 30 participants required Kauppakatu 11 C, 2nd floor FIN-33200 Tampere Minimum of 20 participants required. The tour, guided in English, starts with a FINLAND 1.5 hour bus trip to Ruovesi, the location Exhibition Departure is from Holiday Inn Hotel and of Helvetinjärvi National Park. Coffee with return is to the same place, (Yliopistonkatu a cinnamon roll will be served on arrival or by E-mail to: 44). [email protected] We welcome companies and manufacturers before the guide takes you to enjoy the to participate in the exhibition to be held beautiful scenery of Helvetinkolu, one at the Main Campus of the University of City sightseeing of the gorges that are the most popular Tampere on the 23rd and 24th of August destinations in the park. After the half-hour Request for 2012. The exhibition is closely connected A traditional sightseeing tour by bus walk back, visitors will choose between a to the conference programme, providing provides a comprehensive overview of all meat soup or a vegetable soup, diplomas Sponsorship exhibitors and delegates the possibility to the most important sights in Tampere city will be handed to the participants, and we connect with professionals from around the centre. return to Tampere. There is also a possibility for swimming in a lake. The organisers offer limited financial support world. Entrance to the exhibition is free of to delegates from low-income countries charge to everyone. who have submitted an abstract or a poster. Tampere University of We sell only space in square metres, not any Those in need of sponsorship are requested decoration, walls, etc. Nor are we able to Applied Sciences (TAMK) to submit a sponsorship application form store exbitition materials before or after new learning facilities to briefly explain why they think their the exhibition dates. Each square meter participation should be supported, and to costs 60 EUR and the minimum space to provide accurate contact information for English guided tour of the new learning book is 4 square meters. The building day facilities for energy and environmental their organizations. It is also recommended of the exhibition is Wednesday, August 22, engineering at Tampere University of that the names and affiliations of one or two and all the material and equipment must be Applied Sciences (TAMK). The facilities references be included in the application. removed on Friday, August 24, by 8 p.m. If include different water-saving toilets and Estimated travel costs to Helsinki or you book at least 6 square metres (360 EUR), dry toilets, a geothermal heating system, two Tampere, in tourist class, you will get the following things for one different types of wind power plants, two

12 13 Registration Payment and Confirmation

The TAVI Congress Bureau is in charge of registration. All correspondence concerning All payments (registration fee and possible excursions) should be made in advance in euros registration practicalities should be addressed to TAVI. Participants should register using (EUR/€) in connection with registration. When registering online, you will receive instant the online registration form, which is available at www.drytoilet.org/dt2012/registration.html. confirmation of successful registration to your e-mail. All reservations (incl. social programme and excursions) should be made on the same registration form (also for the programme included in the registration fee). Kindly make sure that you receive a registration reference number by e-mail. Payment options Note! • By credit card: Visa, MasterCard and All payments should be free of bank Eurocard are accepted. handling charges. Bank drafts, personal cheques, travellers’ cheques and company • By bank transfer to the conference Conference Fees cheques cannot be accepted. account. You will receive a reference number for your registration to your e-mail just after registering. If not, Invoice Early fee Late fee contact Tavi Congress Bureau. (until 15 May 2012) (from 16 May 2012) An invoice will be sent only upon request. An invoice supplement of 10 EUR will be Delegate fee 400 € 500 € Bank added to the invoice. Student fee 150 € 200 € Kangasalan Osuuspankki Address: Pääkonttori, P.O. BOX 22, FI-36201 Kangasala Confirmation of SWIFT/BIC code: OKOYFIHH participation Account number: FI52 5104 0020 1035 56 Conference fee includes no Value Added Tax. Please note that in order to qualify for the IBAN: FI52 5104 0020 1035 56 TAVI Congress Bureau will confirm partici- student fee, students must have an ISIC card valid in 2012. State your ISIC card number in Account holder: DT2012 TAVI pation after receiving the registration and the “Other Special Information” field on the registration form. A copy of the ISIC card and payments. No confirmation letters will be a letter of recommendation from the head of department should be sent to TAVI Congress Reference: Delegate’s personal reference sent before all the payments have been Bureau when registering for the Conference. number. received.

TAVI Congress Bureau Papinkatu 21 Fi-33200 Tampere, Finland Cancellation and Refund Policy [email protected] Tel: +358 3 233 0430 (Ms Annikka Lampo) Fax: +358 3 233 0444 Kindly note that all cancellations and/ will be refunded with the exception of a 50- or changes in registration must be made euro handling fee. If cancellation is received with the TAVI Congress Bureau by e-mail after July 1, 2012, no refund will be made. Delegate fee includes: Student fee includes: [email protected] or by fax +358 3 233 There is no refund of registration fee in 0444. the case of no-show. There is, however, Admission to the scientific sessions and All of the above, except for the conference no extra fee if a delegate’s registration is to the exhibition, conference material, dinner. For students and accompanying If cancellation of participation is received transferred to a colleague representing the lunches and refreshments, get-together persons, the fee for the conference dinner before July 1, 2012, the registration fee same organisation. party, Tampere City reception, conference is 66 EUR. dinner and conference services at the venue.

14 15 Accommodation

Quotas of rooms in different rate categories Conference hotels To book a room in Hotel Victoria, please Hall (Congress and Concert Centre), close to have been booked at attractive rates in make the reservation by e-mail or by the conference venue. selected downtown hotels. Holiday Inn Tampere phone: Tel: +358 3 2425 104, e-mail: sales@ Double standard room 63 EUR hotellivictoria.fi. Please use the reservation Address: Yliopistonkatu 44 Standard 4-person room 90 EUR code DRY TOILET 2012. Reservations must Participants who wish to make a hotel/ hostel reservation should follow the www.finland.holidayinn.com/hotellit/ be made by, June 22, 2012 to receive the instructions below. Participants are advised tampere/en_GB/tampere/ conference rate. To book a room in Dream Hostel, please to book as early as possible as there are only contact the hostel by phone: Tel: +358 (0)45 This is a first-class business hotel located 2360 517, e-mail: booking@dreamhostel. a limited number of rooms available at the next to the Tampere Hall (Congress and special conference rate. Any reservations Hostel Sofia fi, [email protected]. Please use the Concert Centre). It is close to the conference reservation code DRY TOILET 2012. The made after this date will be subject to room venue, a 10 minutes walk from the city and rate availability. Address: Tuomiokirkonkatu 12 rooms may be booked by conference rates centre. as long as there are rooms available. www.hostelsofia.fi/en/ Please make your hotel/hostel reservation Single room 130 EUR in advance directly at the conference hotels Double room 145 EUR Hostel Sofia is located in the centre of by using the congress specific reservation Tampere near facilities. It is 500 metres from the railway station and about one code. The cost of the hotel room is to be paid To book a room in Holiday Inn, please make kilometre from the coach station. Main directly to the hotel. Room reservations the reservation by e-mail or by phone: are held until 18.00 on the date of arrival, street Hämeenkatu is only 400 m away from unless late arrival has been agreed upon. Tel: +358 3 245 5111, e-mail: tampere. the hostel. After 18.00 hours the hotel is entitled to [email protected]. Please use the Double room 88 EUR offer the room to other customers. reservation code DRY TOILET 2012. Reservations must be made by, July 25, Room for three persons 103.50 EUR Room for four persons 138 EUR If a customer confirms late arrival with a 2012 to receive the conference rate. credit card, the reservation will be held after 18.00 hours on the date of arrival. In To book a room in Hostel Sofia, please make the reservation by e-mail or by phone: Tel: a case of no-show or unless the reservation Hotel Victoria is cancelled according to the terms and +358 3 254 4020, e-mail: hostelsofia@ conditions, the hotel is entitled to charge Address: Itsenäisyydenkatu 1 hostelsofia.fi. Please use the reservation for the reservation. code DT 2012. Reservations must be made www.hotellivictoria.fi/english/index.html by, July 22, 2012 to receive the conference If you need to cancel or modify your rate. reservation, please contact the hotel Hotel Victoria is located just next to the directly. Please, refer to the cancellation and railway station, near services of the city. It refund policy given in the hotel information offers comfortable accommodation and a Dream Hostel on the hotel websites. variety of additional services at the lowest rates. Address: Åkerlundinkatu 2 All prices are per room per night, including breakfast and Value Added Tax. Single room 109 EUR Contact information: E-mail: booking@ Double room 132 EUR dreamhostel.fi, [email protected], www.dreamhostel.fi

Tampere Dream Hostel is a brand new design hostel directly opposite the Tampere © Tampereen kaupunki/ Jari Mäkinen Foraim

16 17 Useful Information

Badge Currency Electricity

You will receive your personal name badge driver. Ticket price is 2.50 EUR for adults for The currency in Finland is the Euro (EUR/€). 220 volts (50 HZ), plugs conform to the at the conference registration desk. It should a single fare. Tourist cards with unlimited Please check the current exchange rates. You northern European standard with 2 pins. be worn at all times during the conference. number of trips during its validity can be will find exchange bureaus at the Helsinki- It will be your ticket to the sessions, social purchased at the R-kiosk at the railway Vantaa airport and Helsinki Central Railway Emergency number and programmes, coffee breaks and lunches. station, at the Juvenes-kiosk in the Station, as well as in the centre of Tampere. Central Square and at Go Tampere tourist Kindly note the banking hours, if you wish first aid information point at the railway station. to exchange money in a bank. E-mail and Internet The price is 6 EUR for the first day, 4 EUR Call 112 for free anywhere in the country in case of all emergencies. To see a doctor in access for additional days. Cheques, credit cards Tampere call 100 23 or from a mobile phone There will be service points for Internet and cash in Tampere region call 03 100 23 between and e-mail at the University of Tampere. Taxis 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Temporary guest accounts to connect No cheques will be accepted at the Taxi fares throughout Finland are a personal computer to the Tampere conference registration desk or at local comparable to those in continental Europe. Telephone University Public Access Network (UTAPAC) shops. Standard credit cards are accepted The meter is switched on as the customer are available at the conference registration in most hotels and shops. Visa, MasterCard The area code for Tampere is 03. Calling steps into the vehicle. At the start of the desk. and Eurocard are accepted at the conference from abroad dial +358 3 and then the journey, the meter displays a fixed basic registration desk. There are several subscriber number. In Finland, almost all charge. In daytime, a five-kilometre journey automated teller machines in the city called public telephones have been eliminated, Passport and visa costs about 15 EUR and a ten-kilometre ride “Otto” and they are open 24 hours a day. and, for this reason, it is recommended to 20 EUR. The telephone number for ordering Finland is a member of the European Union. have a mobile phone. taxis is 0100 4131 (from a mobile phone). Citizens of EU countries do not need a visa, Night-time fares include a surcharge. Clothing but a valid passport is required. Citizens of Tipping other countries kindly contact the nearest For most occasions, casual attire is Finnish embassy for further information. Finnish time appropriate, unless otherwise noted. Restaurant prices and taxi fares include Note that the application time for a visa Comfortable walking shoes and a sweater service charges. Good service may still be UTC +2, UTC+3 in the summer may be over 3 months. Also check visa are recommended for excursions. rewarded with a tip. formalities if you plan to visit the Russian Federation during your trip. Banking hours

Mon – Fri 10.00 – 16.30 Insurance The registration fee does not include any Shopping hours insurance. Please check the coverage of your own insurance. Opening hours below are a general guide, and there may be local variations. Smaller shops may have different opening hours. Transportation Weekdays from 9.00 to 21.00 Tampere has a good public transportation system, buses operate frequently. Tickets Saturdays from 9.00 to 18.00 can be purchased in the buses from the Sundays 12.00 - 18.00 amsten aina S © T 18 19 Drinking water Weather Global Dry Toilet Association Finnish tap water is of the highest quality In August, the mean temperature in Finland and can be consumed safely throughout the is 14 - 17 °C. Nights are colder and rain of Finland country. Bottled mineral and spring water is showers may occur. available in shops and restaurants. Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland Since 2004, the association has managed Languages was founded in 2002 to promote the use the following international sanitation Smoking of dry toilets. In 2012, we have a ten-year projects: The most widespread languages in Finland anniversary. Our vision is to make dry Smoking is prohibited indoors in are Finnish, Swedish and Russian. Finnish is • Developing dry sanitation in Lusaka, toilets an essential part of sustainable public places such as airports, bus and the native language of 90 per cent of Finns. Zambia 2008 – 2013 railway stations, theatres and cinemas. development, thus securing clean waters Most Finns speak at least a little English. • Development of sanitation in Karelian In restaurants and licensed premises and a healthy environment for future villages in Russian federation 2008 – smoking is only allowed in designated generations. Our mission is to introduce 2011 areas. Conference venue PINNI B has Everyman’s rights well-functioning dry toilets, together with designated areas for smoking outside the controlled management of toilet waste, • The Msunduza dry sanitation project in main doors. In Finland, it is allowed to walk in the forests thus promoting natural nutrient recycling Mbabane, Swaziland 2007 – 2011 without any permission, except for scientific and raising awareness of the benefits of dry • Zambian dry sanitation development reserves. toilets. project in Kaloko, 2006 – 2011 • The promotion of dry toilet use in the The Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland Karelian region in Russian federation collects and distributes information on 2009 different types of dry toilet solutions, • Dry Toilets as a part of Europe’s water develops dry toilet technology and culture and wastewater management 2007 and finds solutions to problems with dry toilets. The association takes part and • Dry toilets to Europe project (Estonia, organises exhibitions and seminars on Latvia, Spain, Portugal) 2005 - 2006 dry toilets, participates in research and publishes study results. It also acts as an intermediate partner between the users, the officials, the dry toilet manufacturers and the media. The association has about 20 company members and about 360 person members. © Karoliina Koskikunnas Karoliina © inland erikäinen irjo Akolahti uomo E oilet Associationoilet F of © P © T © ry T

20 21 lobal D lobal © G © Dates to Remember Contacts for the scientific programme, papers, sponsorship and exhibition 15 January 2012 Deadline for submission of abstracts

15 February 2012 Notification of abstract acceptance and request for full versions Global Dry Toilet Association of accepted papers Kauppakatu 11 C, 2nd floor FI-33200 Tampere, FINLAND 15 March 2012 Deadline for submission of full papers E-mail: [email protected] 15 April 2012 Notification of full papers acceptance Tel: +358 45 875 3597 (Mrs Erja Takala) Skype: Dry_Toilet_Secretary 15 May 2012 Last date to make changes in the full papers www.drytoilet.org 15 May 2012 Due date for registration fee of participants giving oral or www.facebook.com/DTFinland poster presentations 15 May 2012 End of early bird registration

16 May 2012 Registration fee increases Contacts for general information, registration and 1 June 2012 Deadline for booking or cancelling exhibition space payment 1 July 2012 No further refunds will be made in case of cancellations

22 – 25 August 2012 Dry Toilet 2012 Conference TAVI Congress Bureau Papinkatu 21 23 – 24 August 2012 Dry Toilet 2012 Exhibition dates; also the posters are on display FI-33200 Tampere, FINLAND Tel: +358 40 7705 035 (Ms Annikka Lampo) Fax: +358 3 233 0444 For regular updates on the conference programme and keynote speakers, visit the conference website www.drytoilet.org/dt2012. E-mail: [email protected]

Information is subject to change.

Global Dry Toilet Association of Finland (www.drytoilet.org)

University of Tampere (www.uta.fi)

Tampere University of Applied Sciences (www.tamk.fi)

Tampere University of Technology (www.tut.fi)

The Conference is sponsored by

Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry (a Finnish soil and water technology association)

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Ministry of the Environment