12th ICOLD European Club Symposium 2023
“Role of dams and reservoirs in a successful energy transition”
Organized by the Swiss Committee on Dams, the 12th ICOLD European Club Symposium was held in Interlaken from September 5 to 8, 2023.The Symposium was attended by more than 330 participants between September 6 and 7.
Important Informations :
75th anniversary of the Swiss Dams Committee
If you have any difficulties in booking a room in Interlaken, do not hesitate to contact the Tourist Information Office through the web site here above. Please mention that you are going to attend the ECS-2023.
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You can find the symposium programme schedule here:
| TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER | WORKSHOPS EUROPEAN CLUB BOARD EUROPEAN WORKING GROUPS SWISS EXHIBITION | |
| Workshops | ||
| 08:30 – 20:00 | Registration for Workshop and Symposium | Foyer Nord |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome – Coffee Break | Foyer Nord |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Workshop Earthquakes and Dams | Brünig 1-2 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Light lunch | Foyer Nord |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Workshop Hydraulics of dams | Brünig 1-2 |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | Workshop Pendulums (parallel session) | Grimsel 1 |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break (Jungfrau) | Foyer Nord |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Workshop RCC & CFRD | Brünig 1-2 |
| European Club | ||
| 15:30 – 18:30 | European ICOLD Club Board Meeting | Grimsel 1 |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Reporting of European Working Groups Presidents | Grimsel 1 |
| European Working Groups | ||
| 13:00 – 15:00 | EWG Penstocks and Pressure Shafts | Harder 1 |
| 13:00 – 15:00 | EWG Dikes and Levees | Harder 2 |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | EWG Dams and Earthquakes | Grimsel 2 |
| Swiss Exhibition | ||
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Visit of Swiss exhibition | Club Casino/Rondell |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Apéro light | Club Casino/Rondell |
| Symposium registration | ||
| 8:30 – 20:00 | Symposium Registration | Foyer Nord |
| WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER | SYMPOSIUM DAY 1 TECHNICAL EXHIBITION SWISS EXHIBITION | |
| Symposium Day 1 | ||
| 07:15 – 20:00 | Secretariat – Symposium Registration | Foyer Ost |
| 08:30 – 08:35 | Welcome by Prof. R. Boes, President of Swiss Committee on Dams | Theatersaal |
| 08:35 – 08:45 | Welcome by Mrs. S. Lazaridou, President European Club of ICOLD | Theatersaal |
| 08:45 – 08:55 | Welcome by Mr Christoph Betschart, Interlaken Municipal Council and Head of Finance | Theatersaal |
| 08:55 – 09:15 | Keynote speech by Mr.Michel Lino, President ICOLD CIGB (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 09:15 – 09:35 | Keynote speech by Mr.A. Palmieri, Consultant ITCOLD (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 09:35 – 09:55 | Keynote speech by Mr. W. Luginbühl, President Swiss Federal Electricity Commission (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | Konzerthalle + |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Session 1 Theme D | Theatersaal |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Session 2 Theme A | Ballsaal |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Standing lunch | Konzerthalle + |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Young Professionals meeting | Ballsaal |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session 3 Theme D | Theatersaal |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Session 4 Theme B | Ballsaal |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | Konzerthalle + |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Session 5 Theme C | Theatersaal |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Session 6 Theme A | Ballsaal |
| Technical Exhibition | ||
| 09:00 – 18:30 | Technical Exhibition | Konzerthalle |
| 17:00 – 20:00 | Wine & Cheese | Konzerthalle |
| Swiss Exhibition | ||
| 09:00 – 20:00 | Expo + Young Professionals explanations | Club Casino/Rondell |
| THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER | SYMPOSIUM DAY 2 SWISS DAY – 75thANNIVERSARY SWISS COMMITTEE ON DAMS TECHNICAL EXHIBITION SWISS EXHIBITION SWISS NIGHT – 75thANNIVERSARY GALA DINNER | |
| Symposium Day 2 | ||
| 07:45 – 17:00 | Secretariat – Symposium Registration | Foyer Ost |
| 08:30 – 10:05 | Session 7 Theme D | Theatersaal |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Session 8 Theme C | Ballsaal |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | Konzerthalle + |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Session 9 Theme D | Theatersaal |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Conclusion on Ageing of Dams–Mr. F. Lazaro, Senior Dam Specialist, World Bank Group (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Session 10 Theme B | Ballsaal |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Standing Lunch | Konzerthalle + |
| Swiss Day — 75TH Anniversary Swiss Committee on Dams | ||
| 13:30 – 13:35 | Welcome address and introduction, Prof. Robert Boes, President of the Swiss Committee on Dams | Theatersaal |
| 13:35 – 13:40 | Film | Theatersaal |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Welcome address, Dr. Albert Rösti, Swiss Federal Councillor, Depart. of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications | Theatersaal |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Swiss dams: overview of historical development, Prof. em. Anton Schleiss, Hon. President CIGB- ICOLD and STK/CSB | Theatersaal |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Energy context in Switzerland and role of Hydropower reservoirs, Mr. Yves Zumwald, CEO Swissgrid | Theatersaal |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Swiss dam engineering in the world, Dr. Patrice Droz, President of the Organizing Committee of ECS2023 (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 15:00 – 15:40 | Coffee Break | Theatersaal |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Dam heightening in Switzerland, Mr. Alexandre Wohnlich, Board member of the Swiss Committee on Dams | Theatersaal |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | Multi-purpose dams and water resources management in the Alpine context, Prof. Emmanuel Reynard, Université de Lausanne (Bio) | Theatersaal |
| 16:20 – 16:35 | Outstanding past Swiss dam engineers, Prof. em. Willi Hager | Theatersaal |
| 16:35 – 16:55 | Role of Swiss dams and reservoirs in the future, Prof. Robert Boes | Theatersaal |
| 16:55 – 17:00 | Introduction of the study tour on Friday to KWO Power Plant Oberhasli | Theatersaal |
| 17:00 – 17:40 | Coffee Break | Ballssaal / Rondell |
| 17:40 – 18:35 | ROUND TABLE – moderated by Dr Nicole Frank, journalist , with | Theatersaal |
| Michel Lino – Président du CIGB-ICOLD | ||
| Benoit Revaz, Directeur de l’Office fédéral de l’énergie | ||
| Laurent Mouvet – Vice-président du CIGB-ICOLD | ||
| Serafaina Lazaridou – Président du Club européen du CIGB | ||
| Robert Boes – Président du Comité suisse des barrages, ETH Zurich | ||
| Yves Zumwald – CEO Swissgrid SA | ||
| Felipe Lazaro – Spécialiste principal des barrages, la Banque mondiale | ||
| 18:35 – 18:45 | Q & A | Theatersaal |
| 18:45 – 18:50 | Closure | Theatersaal |
| Technical Exhibition | ||
| 09:00 – 15:30 | Technical Exhibition | Konzerthalle |
| Swiss Exhibition | ||
| 09:00 – 15:30 | Expo + Young Professionals explanations | Club Casino/Rondell |
| Swiss Night – 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner | ||
| 19:00 – 19:20 | Apéro Sekt | Kongress-Saal |
| 19:20 – 23:00 | 75th Anniversary Swiss Committee on Dams Gala Dinner | Kongress-Saal |
| 21:15 – 22:15 | Musical entertainment with Oesch die Dritten | Kongress-Saal |
| 23:30 | END |
| FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER | FIELD TRIP AND TECHNICAL STUDY TOURS GRIMSEL HOSPIZ HANDECK POWER PLAND INNERTKIRCHEN POWER PLANT GADMEN/FUHREN POWER PLANT | |
| Field Trip and Technical Visits | ||
| 08:00 – 17:30 | Field Trip and Technical Visits | |
| Refer to schedule below | Visit A – Grimsel Hospiz – new Spitallamm arch dam and heightening project Visit B – Handeck KWO – Penstock rehabilitation project. Visit C – Innertkirchen KWO – Hydropeaking Visit D – Gadmen/Fuhren – Fish passage structures, Trift dam project. |
You can find more informations regarding the schedule on the Flyer of the Symposium.
In order to promote personal exchanges, on-line attendance of the Symposium will not be organized.
The Symposium will take place at the Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken, visible below in the map.