Dr. Ignacio Escuder (founding partner of iPresas) and Dr. Armando Serrano (CTO R&D of iPresas) will participate in the Course “Risk Analysis applied to Management of Dam Safety” (Madrid, September 2013)

Dr. Ignacio Escuder-Bueno (founding partner of iPresas) and Dr. Armando Serrano-Lombillo (CTO R&D of iPresas) will participate in the Course “Risk Analysis applied to Management of Dam Safety”, organized by the Spanish National Committee on Large Dams (SPANCOLD), in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Professional Association of Civil Engineers.

The course will be conducted in Spanish.

During this course, the conceptual basis and applications of risk analysis techniques to dam safety management will be presented and discussed to strengthen the application of the new Technical Guide on Dam Safety, Operation of Dams and Reservoirs, Nr.8 Vol.I.

This Guide was presented during the Technical Seminar on “Governance and prioritization of hydraulic infrastructure investments”, on December 11, 2012. The seminar was opened by Ms. Liana Ardiles López, Director General of Water at the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and Dr. José Polimón López, President of SPANCOLD.

The course will be divided into three sessions(September 17, September 24 and October 1).

Registrationis already available in this link (max. 25 participants).

All participants will receive a copy of the Technical Guide. An English version can be found on the website of SPANCOLD and the Publications section of our website.