XIII Latin American

Workshop and Symposium on

“An environmental, social, and energetic

innovation alternative”

October 21 to 24, 2018

Medellín, Colombia
PRESENTATION
On behalf of the Organizing Committee we
welcome you to the XIII Latin American Workshop
and Symposium on Anaerobic Digestion (DAAL XIII),
which will be carried out in Medellín, Colombia,
from October 21st to 24th, 2018. This event is the
13th version of a series of Latin American symposia
of anaerobic digestion which have taken place in
different countries and which are supported by the

eternal spring, Medellín 2018

International Water Association - IWA and by its
group of specialists in anaerobic digestion.

Welcome to the city of

In this occasion, the organization of the event is
under a large group of Colombian institutions:
Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Industrial de
Santander, Universidad Nacional de Colombia,
Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de Ibagué,
Universidad del Valle, Universidad Pontificia
Bolivariana, Universidad de la Guajira, Universidad
de Cartagena and la Red Colombiana de energía de
la Biomasa.

Anaerobic digestion has been worldwide conceive

as a sustainable technology and with a large
development, which has allowed the treatment,
recovering, and valuation of wastes and residual
waters, including from the transformation of
recalcitrant pollutants to the use of energy. In
Colombia, anaerobic digestion has been
fundamental for the development of the country
because it has given the basis for a basic sanitation
in rural zones and has marked the guidelines for the
treatment of domestic and industrial residual
waters, and currently the management and proper
disposal the sludge.

Medellín city has been an example of progress and

equity in Colombia; in 2013, it was appointed as the
most innovating city in the world, in the framework
of the contest: City of the Year, organized by The
Wall Street Journal and Citigroup. Our city also
won the world prize of urban transformation, Lee
Kuan Yew World City in 2016. Medellín is leader in
Colombia in the field of hydric management
through the sanitation program of Valle de Aburrá
basin, which includes the infrastructure of collection,
transportation, and treatment of wastewater of the ten
municipalities which belong to El Valle de Aburrá,
highlighting WWTR Aguas Claras, one of the most
modern in Latin America and the largest plant of
secondary treatment in Colombia.

In this context, DAAL XIII will be a space for discussion

around environmental, social, and energetic
alternatives in anaerobic digestion in Latin America.
This event will have the participation of international
experts in order to attain a large vision on the
treatment, recovery, and valuation of wastes and
residual waters in a global environment.

Organizing Committee
MEDELLÍN LOCATION
Medellín is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central
region of the Andes Mountains in South America.
According to the National Administrative Department
of Statistics, the city has an estimated population of
2.5 million as of 2017. It is a trading, industrial, and
technological development epicenter in the country. It
has 41 higher education institutions and is recognized
for its leadership in finances, banking, services,
politics, science, art, culture, communications, fashion,
and enjoyment.
COORDINATES
6°14’ 41” N 75°34’ 29” O
WEATHER
Warm year-round with few temperature extremes.
ALTITUDE
1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level.
AREA
380.64 km2 (146.97 sq mi)

MEDELLÍN
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Niquía

Botanical G
Acevedo Station

U. Of Antioquia
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S
E

Metro LINE A

Metro LINE B

Metro LINE K

Metro LINE J
Garden

San Antonio Station

La Estrella
 CONGRESS TOPICS

Post-treatment of anaerobic effluents

Biodegradation of recalcitrant
compounds

Use of biosolids

Full-scale experiences

Microbial ecology and molecular

biology

Automation and control of anaerobic

digestion processes

Digestion of solid wastes and recovery

of energy
 IMPORTANT DATES
First call for papers September 25th,
2017

Paper submission deadline February 28th,

2018

Notification of acceptance May 30th, 2018

Registration Open May 31th, 2018

Early Bird registration July 31th, 2018

deadline

Regular registration deadline September 31th,

2018

September 31th,
Final program 2018

XIII Latin American

Workshop and Symposium From October
on Anaerobic Digestion 21th to 24th, 2018
(DAAL XIII)
REGISTRATION
Early Bird Regular

Membership Before July 31st, 2018 Before October 7th, 2018

HIC* LIC* HIC* LIC*

IWA MEMBER 520 € 405 € 646 € 508 €

No IWA MEMBER 630 € 515 € 756 € 618 €

Student 250 € 160 € 300 € 192 €

*HIC: High Income Countries

*LIC: Low Income Countries
VENUE
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF MEDELLÍN
The Joaquin Antonio Uribe Botanical Garden of
Medellín, more simply known as the Botanical Garden
of Medellín, is a 14-hectare botanical garden in
Medellín, Colombia. The botanical garden has more
than 1,000 living species and 4,500 flowers. It has an
important collection of orchids preserved in an
architectural space called the "Orchidiarium".
The garden includes a butterfly house, cactus garden,
exhibition spaces, library, and pond.

Images taken of: http://medellinconventionbureau.com/

CONTACT:

Engineering Faculty
University of Antioquia
infodaal13@udea.edu.co - daal13@udea.edu.co

(+ 57) (4) 219 5548

http://ingenieria.udea.edu.co/daal13/
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