An exhibition will be held by a number of exhibitors including water supply-related organizations/water utilities/companies, etc. as an associated event for the International Symposium on Water Supply Technology. In addition to introducing equipment and systems related to the latest water supply technology, PR for various businesses including environmental correspondence will be carried out in this exhibition. Furthermore, exhibits for disaster measures, etc. and civic participation events are also planned in light of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We sincerely look forward to your participation.
○ Outline
| Date | November 20 (Tue) – 22 (Thu), 2012, 9:00am – 5:00pm *Until 4:00pm on November 22 |
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| Venue | PACIFICO YOKOHAMA, Exhibition Hall A (size: 3,300 square meters) 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, Japan |
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| Number of visitors | 15,000 (scheduled) * Includes symposium participants, general public, and students |
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Number of exhibits | 130 spaces (scheduled) | ||
| Exhibition contents | Corporate exhibition booths | Product introduction booths by water supply-related companies | |
| Public organization booths | PR booths by the government, water utilities, and administrative corporations, etc. | ||
| Other | Exhibits for disaster measures, etc. and other special exhibits, events | ||
○ Exhibit fields
- ・Pipeline Network system-related
- New materials and new construction methods for pipelines, pipeline diagnosis, aseismic technologies, leakage detection technologies, pipeline information management, water quality management-related equipment, crisis management, monitoring/control of pipelines, design/management of as-built drawings/water facility database etc., concentrated/automatic meter reading, water service system without receiving tank-related equipment, meter-related topics, valve-related topics, pump/motor-related topics, stainless steel distribution reservoir, water leakage repair, method of non-suspension water construction, pipe laying in shallow depth
- ・Water treatment system-related
- Advanced water treatment technologies, membrane filtration technologies, high efficiency water treatment technologies, new disinfectant/coagulant, cryptosporidium detection/treatment technologies, high efficiency sludge treatment technologies, UV ray water treatment technologies, activated carbon, automatic measuring/control system, instrumentation equipment, electric power receiving/transformation system
- ・Water quality management system-related
- Automatic monitoring for water quality, high accuracy water quality examination equipment, automatic bioassay monitoring, water quality monitoring inside pipelines, water quality crisis management
- ・Water supply equipment-related
- Sanitary fixture, point-of-use treatment unit, water heaters, valves, joints, water service tanks
- ・Crisis management/disaster prevention-related
- Aseismic/seismic isolation/seismic control equipment technologies, power outage measure, emergency power supply, disaster management radio communications, safety confirmation system, information security system, disaster mitigation, lightening damage measure, aseismatic design, aseismatic reinforcement technologies, aseismic diagnosis method, deterioration diagnosis method
- ・Environmental system-related
- Small hydraulic power generation (micro hydraulic power generation), solar power generation, wind power generation, recycling system of the sludge from water treatment plant
- ・International cooperation/water business-related
- International cooperation, water business, international standardization, human resources development
- ・Other
- Advanced technologies for water supply technologies (deterioration inspection by robots), total consultants, water utilities-related, asset management, etc.
(From the 7th International Symposium on Water Supply Technology exhibition)
○ Exhibition Schedule
The following are the citizens’ events to be held in the exhibition venue (Part of the events will be held outside the venue.).
| Event | Date | Contents | |
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| 1 | Disaster control：Efforts undertaken by the City of Yokohama (Disaster Prevention PR Corner) | November 20-22 | Disaster prevention-related goods and panels showing activities to prevent water supply disaster will be exhibited. |
| 2 | Water’s Photo Exhibition | November 20-22 | Photos entered into the “Water’s Photo Contest” held by Suido Sangyo Shinbun will be exhibited. |
| 3 | PR images of the exhibitor companies will be shown | November 20-22 | PR images of the exhibitor companies will be shown on the screen in the event space during the time when no event is held there. |
| 4 | Students' water supply research contest | November 20-22,: Research outcome will be exhibited on panels in the exhibition venue. November 21, 15:30-17:00 presentation/commendation | The outcome of the study and research by students for solutions for the issues and themes involved in water in general and water supply will be presented and exhibited on panels in the symposium and exhibition venue. |
| 5 | Exhibition booth tour for students and citizens | November 20-22 | Students, who are responsible for the future, and citizens will be guided to exhibition booths for exhibitors’ public relations purposes and for exchange opportunities through the presentation of the business and products. |
| 6 | Great way to enjoy “great” tap water | November 21, 2:45-3:15PM / 22, 1:00-4:00PM | The method to prepare tasteful Japanese tea using tap water will be demonstrated. Tea tasting will be available. |
| 7 | Experience a time slip to the Meiji Era and have a souvenir photo taken | November 20-22 | You can have a souvenir photo taken against the background of the scenery and people wearing clothes from the Meiji Era, the time when the modern water system was built. |
| 8 | Quiz rally | November 20-22 | Quiz questions will be provided in various booths in the exhibition venue. Those who have participated in the rally by visiting all the above booths will receive a participation award and those who have answered all the questions correctly can enter a drawing for a prize. |
| 9 | Workshop for new Yokohama City-designated water supply plumbing contractors | November 20, 1:00-4:30PM | A workshop will be held for the engineers and technicians involved in water supply system works for the improvement of knowledge and skills related to water supply. |
| 10 | JICA’s course trainees’ country report presentation session | November 21 9:15AM-12:00PM; 229:15AM-12:00PM | Participants in JICA’s training course will present the current state and issues of the water supply system in their respective countries. |
| 11 | Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) performance by Ms. Michiko Hamasaki | November 20, following the opening ceremony | A shodo performance by Ms. Hamasaki, a calligrapher, will be held and moreover, you can take part in yosegaki, or multiple people writing their respective messages on Ms.Hamasaki’s work to create a single piece of calligraphy work. |
| 12 | Beer produced with water straight out of the Kawai Purification Plant | the afternoon of November 20, 21, and 22 | Beer to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the building of the modern water system will be sold (Produced jointly with Yokohama Brewery). |
| 13 | Specialty product sales by “Michi-no-eki Doshi” in the exhibition venue | November 20-22 | Specialty products of Doshi-mura village, the source of Yokohama’s water supply, will be sold in the exhibition venue. |
| 14 | Implementation of emergency water supply drill | November 20, 11:30AM, 12:30PM | An emergency water supply drill will be implemented in Minato Mirai 21 (Yoyo Square), using the underground water supply tank for use in a disaster. |
| 15 | Africa Business Seminar | November 20, 11:00AM-12:00PM | A seminar will be held on “Business with Africa,” where a significant growth in economy, etc. is expected in the future. |
