The 4 th Asian Regional Conference and 10 th International Seminar on Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)
Introduction:
Accomplishing its mission, ICID sponsors different Regional and International Conferences which include workshops as one of its priorities. The 1 st Asian Regional Conference (ARC) was held on the theme, "Agriculture, Water and Environment", in Seoul, Korea during September 2001. In March 2004, with the cooperation of Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, the 2nd ARC was held on the theme, "Total Catchment Management" in Moama, Australia. The 3rd ARC focused on the theme, "Transforming Irrigated Agriculture into an Efficient Engine of Growth" and was held in Malaysia on 13 - 15 September 2006 with the support of Malaysian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage. And finally, the 4 th Asian Regional Conference and the 10 th International Seminar on Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) shall be held here in Tehran, Iran from May 2-5, 2007 with the following PIM Topics:
Theme: Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)
Sub-themes:
1. A Review on Participatory Measures in Irrigation
 Implemented and proposed processes (frameworks, methods and indices).
Success stories on implemented projects.
2. Required Grounds and Facilities for PIM Formation
Organizational reforms.
Cultural, social and political grounds.
Legal frameworks and norms.
3. Support System for PIM Sustainability
Policies and strategies.
Capacity building, training and extension.
Monitoring and evaluation.
The Conference & Seminar Organizing Committee:
Dr. R. Zargar
Deputy Minister For Water Affairs, Ministry of Energy of the I.R. of Iran
Chairman, IRNCID |
Mr. S.A. Assadollahi
Secretary General , IRNCID |
Mr. M. Kiafar
Managing Director of Mahab Ghodss
Consulting Engineering Co. |
Dr. S.J. Hejazi
Head of Khuzestan Water & Power Authority
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Dr. S. Nairizi
ICID Hon., Vice President & Head of Toos-AB Consulting Engineering Co. |
Mr. E.Farhadi
Head of Pooyab Consulting Engineering Co. |
Dr. K. Shiati
Asian Working Group Member, ICID |
Mr. R. Sajadi
Senior Expert, Ministry of Jahad-e-Agriculture |
Dr. S.A. Heydarian
PIM-WG Chairman, IRNCID |
Mr. E. Ehsani
Secretary, IRNCID |
Mr. Oskouei
Head of Public Relations, Iran Water Resources Management Co. |
Mr. A. Ebrahimzadeh
Conference Executive Administration |
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Conference Venue
The conference will be held in Iran Summit Hall (ISH) situated at the beautiful foot-hills of Alborz mountain range. International Conference Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (ISH) was inaugurated on the occasion of the Islamic Conference Summit in December 1997. Presidents, crown princes, premiers and sheiks from 55 Islamic Conference Organization countries gathered for the 4-day Summit to discuss Islamic solidarity. This place is now used by the Iranian government to host national and international events.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, responsible for the Summit , was challenged to build the new Conference Center in less than eight months. The complex occupies a 24,500 m2 site on the Shahid Chamran Highway, north of Tehran International Fairgrounds.
Guests enter the conference center through one of two lobbies on the eastern and western flanks of the building. The eastern lobby leads directly to the main level of the assembly hall, while the western lobby leads to the assembly hall balcony. The Main Hall seats 1,800 and spans a diameter of more than 54 meters. Tall and massive interior pillars of robust cylindrical form support the dome and luminous crystal pillars surround the hall.
It is also surrounded by eight private meeting rooms and two boardrooms. Two multipurpose halls and prayer and ablution halls are also part of the conference center, as are two rest lounges and four smaller conference halls. The roof terrace commands a beautiful panorama of the Alborz range.
Seats :
  1800 in main hall
500 in two 300 sqm conference halls
400 in two U-Shaped halls
Equipments :
1) Main Hall:
Infrared language distribution system
Delegate station
Interpreter system
Channel selectors
Loudspeaker cluster
High-speed camera system
Three large VidiWalls
2) Other Halls :
Two 300 m2 conference halls, with 500 seats to be used for small and parallel sessions are equipped with infrared language distribution systems and wireless microphones, while the other two halls are equipped with a wired (DCN) system
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