The conference announcement for the 4th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM4) is now available here:
www.susana.org/en/fsm4

It will be in February 2017 (exact date to be announced soon) in Chennai, India

Building on the success of the first three International FSM Conferences in Hanoi (2015) and in Durban (2011& 2012), FSM4 aims to bring together professionals working in the sector, including utilities, service providers, cities, governments, academics, scientists, consultants, donors and industries, to support the global initiative of disseminating sustainable solutions for FSM.

FSM4 will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the State Government has recently initiated measures to address FSM with regard to policy, regulatory changes, innovative solutions, and pilots. FSM4 will focus on innovative and practical solutions that can be scaled up, including three tracks: research, case studies, and industry & exhibition.

A call for abstracts will be issued in the coming weeks along with registration information.

Convenors

The FSM4 conference is convened by the FSM Conference Advisory Board composed of leading organizations and individual experts:

• Asian Development Bank
• Water Research Commission (ZA)
• World Bank-WSP
• Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation (US)
• UNESCO-IHE (NL)
• Eawag-Sandec (CH)
• Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
• University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
• BORDA (DE)
• Indian Partners

Dear all,

I am pleased to let you know that the call for papers for the FSM4 Conference is now open!

The conference will take place from 19-22 Feburary in Chennai, India.

The organising committee encourages submissions from municipal practitioners, NGOs, consultants, industry, researchers and scientists to submit abstracts for presentations in the three tracks given. Preference will be given to abstracts that present practical and applicable results.

The three tracks are:

1) FSM Research Track
2) FSM Case Studies Track
3) FSM Industry and Exhibition Track

Please visit fsm4.susana.org/ for further information and to submit your paper.

A template is available for download.

SuSanA, as the virtual home of the FSM4 conference, will keep you updated as the conference draws closer.

Registration is not yet open, but coming soon.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions until 30 September 2016!

Best wishes,

Anne (on behalf of the SuSanA Secretariat)

Dear all,

this is just a reminder that the call for papers for the 4th International Faecal Sludge Management Conference is still open.

We are welcoming submissions from municipal practitioners, NGOs, consultants, industry, researchers and scientists in the three tracks given:

1) FSM Research Track
2) FSM Case Studies Track
3) FSM Industry and Exhibition Track


Deadline for submission is 30 September 2016.

A template for your submissions is available at the website: www.fsm4.susana.org

For any questions please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Best regards,

Anne (on behalf of the SuSanA Secretariat)

P.S. By the way, the recordings and presentations from FSM3 are all available on the SuSanA platform: www.susana.org/en/resources/conference-m...ials-2/2015/259-fsm3

Dear all,
I am happy to announce that we are able to extend the deadline for your submissions of contributions to the FSM4 Conference for 2 more weeks! The new deadline is now October 14, 2016 and we are very happy to receive further more abstract-applications for oral and poster presentations.

In addition you can find now further information about the Conference and Venue at www.fsm4.susana.org . Updates according to the programme and exhibition will follow soon.

Looking forward sharing ideas and visions with you in Chennai!

Best regards,
Susanne (in behalf of the Program & Planning Committee of the FSM4 Conference)

Dear all,

Things are moving fast for FSM4 held 19-23 February 2017 in Chennai, India. Over 350 abstracts have been submitted, covering a wide range of developments and innovations that will stimulate discussion and growth in the FSM community.

Our early registration deadline is 16 December 2016. Don’t miss this opportunity to pay the lower registration fee and secure your place at FSM4 .

Field trips for Sunday 19 February and Workshops on 23 February are attracting a lot of interest. The field trips in particular are filling up fast and numbers are limited.

Are you interested in exhibiting? The Exhibition registration link is available here . Exhibition booths are already confirmed for a number of key players in the industry.

Looking forward seeing you in Chennai!
Best regards,
Susanne

Hi Susanne,

Have all the authors been notified of acceptance or rejection of their submitted abstracts by now? I ask because someone e-mailed me today and said that he hadn't heard back about his abstract yet.

Regards,
Elisabeth

I haven't received a notification. my topic is Sustainable Productive Sanitation Systems (PSS) for South Darfur emergency settlements, Research Track, and track Topic: Health, safety and hygiene / emergency sanitation.

Thanks,
Wini Adam.

Dear Wini,

please excuse our delay and thank you for you patience.

Did you receive information notification via mail yet?

If not, please get in contact with the FSM4 organizing committee via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Kind Regards,

Magdalena
on behalf of the SuSanA Secretariat

Dear all,

the committee has informed everybody by now - please do check your SPAM folders and if you cannot find a notification, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Kind regards,
Susanne

Dear all,
FSM4 is drawing closer and I am pleased to let you know that we will have a SuSanA booth!
We will be displaying our publications and are happy to meet SuSanA members, partners and all others interested in sustainable sanitation at our booth.

All SuSanA Partners are welcome to display their materials at the booth.

Please write an Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., in case you want to display your publications at the SuSanA Booth.

Best regards and see you soon in Chennai,

Anne (on behalf of the SuSanA Secretariat)

Dear all,

with the conference and 23rd SuSanA Meeting only a few days a way, we compiled a Flyer with information of all SuSanA Events and SuSanA Partner engagement at and around FSM4 in Chennai!

Have a look here:


We hope to meet you at many occations in Chennai!

Maggie
on behalf of the SuSanA India Chapter

That's a very cool flyer, thank you.

For those of us who weren't able to travel to Chennai: is there any live streaming from the sessions this week?
The live streaming from the SuSanA meeting in Chennai on Saturday worked superbly! I had it on my mobile phone and took it with me everywhere, to the kids' soccer matches, in the car, shopping... I treated it like listening to something live on the radio (the only downside was that as I used my mobile phone for the live streaming, I couldn't follow or tweet on Twitter at the same time which was a bummer).

So we know it's possible to live stream from Chennai, therefore I hope some of the conference will also be live streamed? If not, will it be filmed and the recordings made available afterwards?

Regards,
Elisabeth