SWAN Forum Brochure

The SWAN Forum: Defining the future of Smart Water NetworksThe SmArT WATer NeTWorkS Forum iS A WorldWide iNduSTry AlliANce promoTiNg The AdopTioN oF dATA TechNologieS iN WATer NeTWorkSThe SWAN Forum brings industry leaders together generate and accelerate awareness, effective use and constant improvement of smart data-driven solutions for water network operation, control, management and monitoring. The SWAN Forum encourages targeted discussion to: • raise awareness for smart water networks concepts and solutions• create and report upon the methodologies, standard performance indicators, and industry best practices• develop new approaches and solutions to improve network operations• Share members’ experience, case studies and research• promote interoperability, synergy and common measurementsThe SWAN Forum is home to leading utilities and network operators, technology and solution vendors, consultants, researchers, investors, regulators any other valuable contributors to the future of water networks.“Sharing a vision of a smarter water network across the industry”Wilbert van de Ven - Vitens“raising global awareness and increasing our knowledge of smart water networks”Jokin larrauri - Telventm e m b e r s : Smart Water Network solutions improve the efficiency, longevity, and reliability of the underlying physical infrastructure.With the advent of instrumentation and telemetry of water networks, especially of distribution systems, a new layer of smart data applications is now possible, and initial implementations are already showing promising results.Smart Water Networks are leveraging data and information technology for an improved, streamlined and more efficient operation. Smart Water Networks ForumSWAN welcomes members who share the vision of Smart Water Networks, and wish to take part in shaping the future of efficient water distribution.Forum members gain unique access to expertise, resources, tools and platforms for education on smart network solutions, promotion of technical solutions in a collaborative framework, awareness and marketing tools, events, conferences and additional resources, research and analysis — all free of charge for members.“learning from the best in the business on how to improve”marco kutulas peet - Aguas de Antofagasta“Bringing together professionals who share a passion for the future of our industry”John hadley - Severn Trent“defining a real paradigm-shifting time for smart water networks” mark penny - yorkshire WaterJoin the Smart Water Networks ForumF o r d e t a i l s : w w w . s w a n - f o r u m . c o m8-9 May 2 0 1 2 23 May 2 0 1 2 13 June 2 0 1 2 3 July 2 0 1 2 Smart Water Networks conference, utrecht, NetherlandsSWAN Workshop @ iWeX, BirmningamSmart Water Networks workshop, dallas, TX (during Ace 2012)SWAN Asia (part of SiWW 2012)U p coM i N g e v e N t S : Smart Water Networks ForumA non-profit industry association incorporated as a “company limited by guarantee”. registered in england No. 7375214