IRC is co-organising a workshop at #FSM3 together with GIZ and EAWAG/Sandec on " Planning Tools for City-wide Faecal Septage Management using Whole System Approaches "

IRC will be present at the 3rd International Faecal Sludge Management (FSM3) conference in Hanoi, Vietnam to co-present a workshop on city planning for faecal sludge management. This conference revolves around the safe containment, collection, transport, treatment, and reuse or disposal of faecal matter from onsite sanitation technologies. Poor management of sludge accumulating in pit latrines, or other facilities which are not connected to a sewer, is a root cause for disease outbreaks and environmental damage. This conference will deal with technologies, business and governance models of faecal sludge management to address some of the pressing issues in this field.

Faecal sludge management is finally receiving the attention it deserves. Despite that onsite sanitation technologies make up for the vast majority of all sanitary facilities in middle- and low-income countries, most public funding is still directed towards sewerage, thereby only benefitting a city's wealthier neighbourhoods. As more and more governments and donors realise the importance of faecal sludge management, the FSM3 conference is a great occasion to showcase IRC's work and to learn from others in this sector.

On Thursday 22 January from 14.00 – 17.30, IRC is co-organising a workshop together with GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation) and EAWAG/Sandec (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology) titled "Planning Tools for City-wide Faecal Septage Management using Whole System Approaches". In this workshop IRC will conduct an exercise on how to plan for faecal sludge management from different stakeholder perspectives while various sustainability dimensions are taken into account. It will also be a great opportunity to discuss with sector professionals IRC's whole system approach in urban sanitation and in particular on faecal sludge management. A short outline on this approach can be found in the briefing note " Achieving systemic change in faecal sludge management ".

Furthermore, IRC will also together with partner organisations present some collective projects. One of these will be the results from the action research on faecal sludge management undertaken as part of the BRAC WASH programme.

For more information contact: Ingeborg Krukkert, Programme officer, IRC, krukkert [at] ircwash.org, @krukkert

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Dear Wubishet - information is on the internet at www.fsm3.org/ best regards, Jonathan

Hi

Just a quick note to say that the discounted rate for 3rd International Fecal Sludge Management conference ends on 15th November .. after that it's starting to get quite a bit more expensive. . please see www.fsm3.org/conference-rates/

There is no direct link from the page with the details of the rates to the page which provides some information that there are some funds available for participants from developing and economically disadvantaged countries, to subsidize travel, conference registration and living costs while attending the conference.

Candidates who want to apply for a grant should apply at their earliest convenience to Ms. Julia Ackermans at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. explaining why they should be eligible.

www.fsm3.org/grants/

Delegates from higher income countries

Discounted registration Non IWA 495
IWA member 395
Student 195
Late registration Non IWA 595
IWA member 495
Student 225
Delegates from lower income countries
Discounted registration Non IWA 295
IWA member 195
Student 125
Late registration Non IWA 375
IWA member 295
Student 155
All rates are in EURO.

HIGHER income countries
High income (that includes nonOECD and OECD)
Upper middle income

LOWER income countries
Lower middle income
Low income
Please visit data.worldbank.org/country for more information on specific countries.
Registration for FSM3 2015 will open on June 1, 2014

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am working in an international NGO in Ethiopia at the position of WASH project manager. Would you give me some information and criteria to participate in the conference?

Regards,
Wubishet

I am also coming to this event and am hoping to see many of you there!
I think also quite a few of the grantees with sanitation projects by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be there, too (for an overview about those grants see here: www.susana.org/en/resources/research/gates-foundation or check out the new database of grants here: www.susana.org/en/resources/research/gat...ndation/all-projects ).

For those that cannot be there in person: I am hoping that presentations will be filmed and made available afterwards (but I have not yet heard the final verdict from the organisers on this).

Regards,
Elisabeth

Respected Sir Trevor and F H Mughal Greetings from Pakistan.
HOPE you people will be fine and doing all well.
I would love to share with you that I am going to participate in this esteemed learning conference and will present my research study as a speaker from Pakistan.
So I will feel pride to support you intellectual & manual for organizing SUSANA Forum there Inshallh Ul Aziz.
You can please communicate with my direct for further discussion.
Regards
Muhammad WASIF BASHIR BABAR
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+92300-7913418
Skype: wasifbashir15

Looks an excellent opportunity to learn

The 3rd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference will be held in Hanoi on 18-23 January 2015. According to their website (www.fsm3.org), the conference aims to present practical innovative solutions that can be applied at scale in the cities.

The website gives interesting definition of what faecal sludge is; and the faecal sludge management.

Since faecal sludge is part of sanitation, could I know who, from the SuSanA platform, would be attending the conference. It would be, beyond doubt, a great experience.

F H Mughal

Dear FSM colleagues,

please take advantage of the early bird registration fees which are only valid until close of business today, 15th October 2014, and register to attend this important conference on the sanitation event calendar: www.fsm3.org/registration/

There are going to be a number of exciting workshops on 22 January 2015, with many SuSanA partner organisations involved in the event. The SuSanA secretariat is also looking into the possibilities to organise a SuSanA side event and also chatting to a number of working group leads about possible working group meetings too.

Please let me know if you will be attending and wish to support in the preparation of the SuSanA events.

Look forward to seeing many SuSanA members in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Kind regards
Trevor

Please note that registration for the 3rd International Conference on Faecal Sludge Management - Hanoi, Vietnam 19-21 January 2015 is now open and the deadline for early bird payment is 15th October.

After the main conference, there will be an additional 2 days of workshops/site visits.

Regarding sponsorship please see the information at: www.fsm3.org/grants/

Ok folks. here's what you've been waiting for.... draft programme for FSM3 conference and details of early bird subscription are available from the conference website at www.fsm3.org. Everyone who submitted abstracts (but not those who submitted workshop proposals) should have heard from World Smart Capital Initiative (conference organisers). Queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

just to say that the review and selection of abstracts and proposals for workshops at FSM3 conference is in final stages now.. those who submitted should be hearing from the conference organizers fairly soon. regards, Jonathan