WWTmod is favouring quality over quantity. This is guaranteed by having a single track seminar set-up and a schedule which allows all attendees a close look at details and provides ample time for discussion on every presentation. All sessions will be led by a moderator, and include an extended brainstorming/discussion at the end.

The seminar will start on Sunday with seven parallel full-day workshops which will prepare the ground for consensus building on topics selected by the scientific committee. On Monday afternoon there is another opportunity for a break-out session of smaller groups. All workshops and break-out sessions will report their results to the plenary session.

The goal of coming to a consensus on a number of issues and defining “Good Modelling Practice” is only possible by bringing together a small motivated group of people active in wastewater treatment modelling. The organizers will therefore limit the number of participants to 120 persons.

The set-up of the programme will be based on an open call for contributions. Those who wish to present at the seminar, are encouraged to start the consensus building process by submitting 3 page abstracts preferably involving coauthors from different groups. The scientific committee will condense the topics of major interest and invite groups to present their ideas. The scientific committee reserves the right to ask for fusion papers where it sees an overlap between abstracts submitted by different groups.

To provide a platform to discuss less matured topics, WWTmod2010 offers 7 full-day workshops on Sunday. A 3 page Workshop proposal should lay out the objectives and the set-up of the workshop and name involved presenters/organizers.

In contrast to other seminars or conferences, the participation in WWTmod2010 is by invitation only. The following selection procedure will be applied giving preference to people actively involved in the organization or contributing to the program. Note that the organizers favour the participation of practitioners and treatment plant staff and will work to provide a good balance of attendees (gender, job type, junior/senior, and geography). A contingent of ten seats will be reserved for Young Water Professionals (YWP). The YWPs for these seats will be selected by the YWP committee.
• The presenting author of an accepted contribution (oral, workshop or poster presentation) is automatically invited to register.
• Scientific and Organizing Committee members are invited to register along with WWTmod2010 sponsors.
• Those who wish to attend without presentation, have to submit a one page application describing their potential contribution to the seminar (make clear why you should be invited).

Modelling of wastewater treatment plants as a whole (within fence/whole plant/plant-wide modelling), with a focus of the use of models in plant design and operation:
• plant design and operation
• activated sludge (traditional and MBR)
• biofilm processes (including MBBR/IFAS)
• anaerobic digestion
• sidestream treatment
• separation processes
• process control
• water chemistry
• priority pollutants - microconstituents
• uncertainty, calibration, validation
• and especially the interaction of process units.