Join us at Woburn House (London) on April 25th for a fresh look DMUG conference including:  

• breakfast networking session  
• panel discussion and Q&A on the hot topic of modelling and model uncertainty  
• opinions and insights from IAQM fellows and regulators plus other high profile speakers 
• modelling surgeries with IAQM committee members and speakers  
• poster presentation and social afterwards 
  

This is a not-to-miss conference for anyone involved in dispersion modelling for planning, permitting and policy making.  You will hear about emerging techniques, novel chemical transformations, managing sensitivity and uncertainty, and what’s in store for the future.  

Confirmed speakers and panel members include representatives of Defra, the Environment Agency, AQEG, a former IAQM president and an accomplished academic and honorary fellow. 

We will also be announcing the IAQM’s newest guidance – good practice in dispersion modelling 

What’s in store 

Breakfast networking – this time before the event is for you to grab a coffee and croissant, meet fellow members, catch up with ex colleagues, speak to sponsors or corner the committee. 

Morning sessions – techy talks on novel modelling techniques, secondary chemical transformation, forecasting impacts of fires, and testing the sensitivity of inputs 

After lunch – launching into the panel session with an open and candid discussion on uncertainty in modelling and of model inputs/outputs.  The panel will feature representatives from Defra and Imperial College 

Final session – what does the future hold for modelling? How can air quality and climate change policies be better informed?  What role will artificial intelligence play?  

Poster session – we will be welcoming in academics/researchers/innovators to share their findings from the forefront of dispersion modelling research and development  

Surgeries – your chance to talk to speakers and committee members in small breakout groups, ask questions about model conundrums you have been battling with, new techniques and tools, etc. 

Social scene – wrap up the day with a drink (either alcoholic or not) and nibbles with your network 

 Posters

We are inviting those involved in research and development or who have novel/innovative applications of dispersion modelling to display posters at the upcoming DMUG conference on 25th April 2024.  

The work should be directly related to the field of dispersion modelling and informing planning and policy making either in the UK or internationally.  We are particularly interested in novel and emerging areas, such as ultrafine particulates, ammonia and secondary pollutant formation, non-Gaussian plume modelling, CFD modelling, katabatic flows and other related topics.  Please send a short note on your ideas (with links to relevant papers or websites) to events@the-ies.org 

The chosen posters will be exhibited in the breakout area at Woburn House, where the authors will be able to talk to delegates during breaks, as well as after the event. Should the authors wish to also attend the full conference, we are pleased to offer a discounted rate of £100.