Dear Paresh,

Yes, I question the need to establish another conference series (First IWA NSS Conference...) when we have the series of FSM conferences (we're now up to FSM5... - www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/training...als/conferences/2019).

At the FSM Conferences, the scope did include composting toilets, UDDTs, condominium sewers so the term "FSM" was used rather broadly and pretty much in the same way that NSS - non sewered sanitation - is being used...
Perhaps a competition between different sets of organisers?

Elisabeth

In my understanding, FSM is a subset of NSS, which also includes other alternatives like composting toilets, eco-san toilets, settled and condominium sewers.

Do you mean to question the need for another conference when we already have FSM conference?

I'm wondering about yet another term and accronym: This conference is called "Non-sewered sanitation" (NSS). Is there any difference to the term Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) which has become so popular in recent years? Is one term overarching the other, or should NSS replace the term FSM?

What do you all think?

Elisabeth

The 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation (NSS) specialist group conference is being hosted in Pretoria, South Africa in partnership with the Water Research Commission and the University of Pretoria. The event responds to the challenges and needs of around 4 billion people requiring sanitation. The aim of the conference is to provide stimulus for research and innovation for NSS and off-grid sanitation solutions including faecal sludge management, build the technical and scientific base for NSS and to contribute to scientific knowledge and good practice learnings.


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference invites you to submit abstracts for Oral and Poster
presentations according to the following themes:

1. Advancements in NSS technology - Product development (e.g. front end/back end/combined
systems/desludging/decentralised)
I. Emerging processes
II. Technology development
III. Testing and optimising
IV. Health and safety

2. Advancements in pit emptying solutions, faecal sludge processing technology, logistics and
management.

3. Application and demonstration – scientific exploration of lessons and experiences

4. Advances in process science
I. Moisture and Drying
II. Dewatering
III. Biological
IV. Physical
V. Chemical

5. Capacity Building for NSS

6. Municipal and private sector transitions to off-grid and NSS solutions
I. Guidelines
II. Tools
III. Policy
IV. Financing
V. Regulations

7. Emerging circular economy and resource recovery concepts

8. New developments / Advances in manufacturing, demonstration and scale up of new
solutions

9. Case studies on off-grid and NSS applications

10. Detection, characterisation and quantification in relation to process performance, standards
and regulation

11. Fundamentals of sanitation economy and service delivery.

12. Research-based innovations and solutions for city-wide sanitation

13. Solutions for Informal Settlements

14. Any new areas of interest related to off-grid and NSS

Submission of papers can be made at:
iwa-network.org/events/1st-iwa-non-sewer...rence-21-to-24-july-
2020-future-africa-campus-university-of-pretoria-pretoria-south-africa/


Important Dates:

Call Open: 14 October 2019
Closing date for Call: 15 December 2019
Reviews of Abstracts: 15 January 2020 to 10 February 2020
Authors informed: 15 February 2020
Acceptance by authors: 28 February 2020
Early bird and author registration begins 15 February to 15 April 2020
Registration completed by 15 July 2020


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