THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL WATER MIST CONFERENCE (#IWMC2024) ...
... will as always be brought ot you by IWMA, the International Water Mist Association.
In 2024, this event will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, on 18th and 19th September. The official conference hotel will be The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel (address: Koningin Astridplein 7b in 2018 Antwerp, Belgium). This hotel offers ideal conference facilities, is situated just opposite Antwerp Central and is a great starting point to explore the sights of this beautiful Flemish city.
As you may wish to stay in that hotel during the conference, IWMA has blocked a number of rooms at a special rate for you.
PLEASE NOTE: THE PROMOTION CODE FOR THE SPECIAL RATE IS: IWMA24
To book your room please click HERE!
The event - which is recognized as the top source of the latest technical information on fire protection with water mist - will be as international as ever.
IWMA expects well over 100 delegates from all four corners of the world. Speakers will talk about the latest developments in the field of fire protection with water mist.
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All attendees will get the chance to exchange ideas, to get updated, to network, to meet major researchers, manufacturers and distributors and to visit the exhibition which will run alongside the conference. To find out who will exhibit move on to IWMC SPONSORS! To book your tabletop for the exhibition click HERE!
Dress code: casual business attire! And it may make sense to dress in layers as one can never be sure about the temperature in the conference room!
PLEASE NOTE: THE TICKET SHOP IS OPEN NOW!!! (and will close on 13th September at noon!)
THE #IWMC2024 PROGRAMME
... will be published on 1st August 2024.
A printed programme will be available at the conference.
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Please note:
All abstracts are viewed and evaluated by the IWMA Scientific Council:
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Please note:
We would like to make you aware of the following:
WHO WILL BE THERE?
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Please find below a list of people who have already registered for the conference.
HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM
The 23rd International Water Mist Conference will be held at The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel in Antwerp. As you may wish to stay in that hotel during the conference, IWMA has blocked a number of rooms at a special rate for you.
PLEASE NOTE: THE PROMOTION CODE FOR THE SPECIAL RATE IS: IWMA24
To book your room please click HERE!
Please make sure that you book your accomodation before the rooms will be released 6 weeks prior to the conference.
Later on, you may still book a room at the hotel. However, reservations will then be based on availability and the costs may be higher.
Individual room reservations can be cancelled until 7 days before the date of arrival. In case of a later cancellation, no show or in case of early departure, the entire stay will be charged.
The address of the conference hotel is: Koningin Astridplein 7B in 2018 Antwerp, Belgium telephone: +32 (0) 3 203 1234
If you have any issues with the booking, please write to Ms Barbora Stofanakova using the following e-mail address: barbora.stofanakova@radissonblu.com
To book your room please use the dedicated link to the booking webpage that has been provided by the hotel:
Please note that the remaining blocked rooms will be released 6 weeks priot to the conference (6th August)!
Parking is available in the hotel's underground garage (access via Van Schoonhovenstraat).
Please note: All speakers and delegates are responsible for their own hotel bookings!
And: Should you wish to travel by car, note that it is mandatory to register your car ideally before you enter Antwerp city centre. You can register your car HERE!
Just in case you should be unable to book a room in the conference hotel, the following hotels are situated within walking distance / close by:
Holiday Inn Express Antwerp City Centre
Hotel Indigo Anwerp City Centre
Great care has been taken to add the correct links to these hotels, but please check if the links are indeed correct and lead you to hotels in central Antwerp!
THE VENUE AND HOW TO GET THERE
Address: The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, Koningin Astridplein 7B, 2028 Antwerp, Belgium
Other useful information:
Parking is available in the hotel's underground garage (access via Van Schoonhovenstraat).
Please note: Should you wish to travel by car, note that it is mandatory to register your car ideally before you enter Antwerp city centre. You can register your car HERE!
To get an overview regarding the conference hotel please click HERE!
To find out more about the hotel's features and services please click HERE!
To have a look at the hotel's fitness and wellness centre please click HERE!
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, Koningin Astridplein 7B, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium, telephone: +32 (0) 3 202 1234
Have a nice trip!
Dear Speakers, the final versions of presentations are due on 10th September 2024!
After the conference, all presentations (and if applicable papers) will be published on the IWMA webpage. If you do not want your presentation and/or paper to be published, please inform the IWMA head office by using the contact form or write to info@iwma.net.
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Please inform the IWMA head office in due time if you will be using the PC that will be provided or if you will use your own laptop. If videos are included, it is in most cases better to use your own computer. If you would like to use your own device, please also bring the necessary cables!
There will be a technician assisting you during the conference whom you can approach with your questions and requests! Please check if your presentation is showing and running properly well ahead of your time slot (i.e. during one of the coffee breaks).
No matter whether you choose to use the PC provided or not: Please bring your presentation on a memory stick and have it with you in the conference room!
A photographer will take pictures of you giving your presentation. You will receive a selection of photos after the conference! IWMA will use the photos for publications in magazines, on their webpage and for banners, adverts etc. If you do not want your picture to be published, please inform the IWMA head office!
In 2024, Nicolas Lobet will take the picture at our annual conference. If you would like to use any of the pictures yourself on your webpage or on social media, please use the following copyright: IWMA / Nicolas Lobet! Thanks!
You have 30 minutes for your presentation including the q&a session!
Please stick to facts and figures and be the expert you are! The audience seeks knowledge and wants to be updated, they do not appreciate commercial presentations!
You may use the IWMA powerpoint template, but you do not have to. Please get in touch with the IWMA head office and ask for the template if you would like to use it.
If you do not wish to use the template, IWMA kindly asks you to implement the IWMA logo or the #IWMC2024 event logo (please click on the logo of your choice to download it):
Please check the programme a few days before the conference as the time of your slot may have changed. You can find the programme HERE! (from 1st August onwards).
BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE! ... The price of your ticket depends on whether you would like to submit a paper together with your presentation (400 € for presentation only / 300 € for presentation and paper).
Should you wish to submit a paper, please stick to the following specifications:
For further details you may wish to consult THIS ARTICLE which was published in the Washington Post:
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact the IWMA head office! You can use the contact form or you can write to info@iwma.net!
THE #IWMC2024 SPONSORS:
THE #IWMC2024 HONORARY SPONSORS:
SHIPMENT AND RESHIPMENT
Dear Sponsors, please send your goods - the products, brochures etc. you want to showcase during the conference - to the following address:
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel
Attn: Ms Barbora Stofanakova
Koningin Astridplein 7B in 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
tel: + 32 (0) 3 203 1234 - e-mail: barbora.stofanakova@radissonblu.com
EORI-number: ET14000_23450
(Please find your delivery label HERE!)
Please inform staff about bulky deliveries! And please make sure that deliveries will not arrive before 16th September 2024!
The exhibition area is inside rooms Esperanza 1+2. The tables will be marked. Your parcels will be placed next to your table. The ceiling heights are between 3.95 and 5.30 metres. The highest point is in room Esperanza 2.
The conference will take place in rooms Esperanza 3+4 which is next to the exhibition space.
The set-up times for the exhibition are:
The space allocated to each sponsor will be approx. 3 square metres. The tabletops are rectangular and measure 180x45 cm. You will be provided with 2 tables to have a decent surface size that will allow you to display your goods well. Skirtings will not be provided. Two chairs per table / sponsor / exhibitor will be provided.
All exhibitors having booked a courier to pick up their materials are kindly requested to:
Please note: Neither the hotel nor the organizer of IWMC 2024 can be made responsible for any losses or damage to any of the materials before, during or after the event!
(Please find a delivery label HERE!)
To download the sponsorship booking form please click HERE!
To download the honorary sponsorship booking form please click HERE!
If you have any questions get in touch with the IWMA head office using the contact form or write to info@iwma.net.
THE RADISSON BLU ASTRID HOTEL ...
... is a 4-star hotel near the city centre of Antwerp.
Please note what it has to offer:
check-in: 4 p.m.
check-out: 12 p.m.
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel accepts cash as well as credit cards.
Address: Koningin Astridplein 7B, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium, telephone: +32 (0) 3 203 1234
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THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
If you will stay in Antwerp after the conference (because your flight back home does not leave until the next morning or you will stay for the weekend to enjoy the sights of this beautiful Flemish city) you can join IWMA for two activities:
PLEASE NOTE: Dinner at the restaurant is a self-payer event!
More details as well as a flyer will be available asap.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the IWMA head office using the contact form or write to info@iwma.net.
THE IWMA BOARD AND ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING
The IWMA Board Meeting will take place at
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel (rooms Orlov 1+2+3)
on
17th September 2024 from 9.30 to 14.30.
The IWMA Member Meeting will take place at
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel (rooms Orlov 1+2+3)
on
17th September 2024
from 15.00 to 19.00
The invitation as well as the first draft of the agenda for the member meeting will be sent out on 17th July 2024! (Deadline for suggestions: 27th August 2024)
The final version of the agenda will be circulated on 3rd September 2024!
Our contact person at the Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel is:
Ms Barbora Stofanakova
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel
Koningin Astridplein 7B in 2018 Antwerp, Belgium
tel: +32 (0) 3 203 1246
email: barbora.stofanakova@radissonblu.com
For the evening after the 2024 IWMA member meeting, the IWMA Board of Directors have booked a table at a nearby restaurant. From 2024 onwards, you are asked to buy a ticket for this event. You can get this ticket where you have bought your / will buy ticket for the conference.
You will soon find a flyer (that you can download) here with details!
A table is booked for IWMA. Please inform the IWMA head office about special dietary requirements before 1st September!
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the IWMA head office using the contact form or write to info@iwma.net.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Bettina McDowell, General Manager
IWMA – International Water Mist Association
Poststrasse 33
20354 Hamburg
Germany
mobile: +49 (0) 174 3013878
Mail: info@iwma.net
Cancellation: If after registration you find yourself being unable to attend the conference, you may change the name of the attendee without any additional costs. Cancellation less than four weeks prior to the conference will be charged with 20% of the conference fee. Cancellation less than one week prior to the conference will be charged with 50% of the conference fee. There will be no refund if you cancel your registration later than 13th September (noon)!
Force Majeur: IWMA cannot be held liable for any event that may occur due to force majeur that may lead to changes of programme, cancellation of services and additional costs to attendees.
Data privacy policy: IWMA as organizer of the conference will use the attendees' data to process the registrations and to organize the conference. Furthermore, IWMA would like to provide information about future events and latest development in the field of fire protection and will therefore add the attendees names and e-mail addresses to the newsletter mailing list. If you should disagree now or later, please send a short notice to the IWMA headquarter.
Attendee List: At the beginning of the conference an attendee list will be distributed. There will be no e-mail addresses on this list. However, IWMA will hand out contact details when asked for. If you do not want your contact details to be handed out to third parties, please send a short notice to the IWMA headquarter.
Photos: During the conference photos will be taken. These photos may be used at a later stage in articles for magazines, to promote future IWMA events etc. If you should disagree with your image being used for such purposes, please send a short notice to the IWMA headquarter.
Copyright: IWMA / Nicolas Lobet
Registration / Acceptance of new members: Delegates may only register as members, and profit from the special prices which are reserved for IWMA members, if they have been accepted by the board and have paid their membership fee. This obviously only goes for new members who have applied for their IWMA membership just before the conference.
All pictures in this conference section showing The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel were kindly provided by the copyright owner The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel!
The pictures showing Antwerp were taken by Bettina McDowell.
Photos in "Registration": Ana Avendano Davila, Leszek Bosak and Jan Kulke
Photos in "Attendee List": Camilla Hylleberg, Leszek Bosak, Ana Avendano Davila, Philip Wade
Photos in "Information for Sponsors": Leszel Bosak
The 23rd International Water Mist Conference will take place in
Antwerp, Belgium,
at
The Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel
on
18th and 19th September 2024.
See you there!
And here is the schedule:
If you have any questions get in touch with the IWMA head office using the contact form or write to info@iwma.net.