RAS Workshop Tentative Program
Day 1: Sunday, October 11, 2026 | |
| from 15:00 | Hotel check-in |
| 14:30-16:00 | Tour of the facilities at Midreshet Ben Gurion including Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, and French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands |
| 16:00-17:30 | Cliff Walk |
| 18:30-20:30 | Evening Reception/Dinner for Invited Speakers |
| Day 2: Monday, October 12, 2026 | |
| 9:00-12:00 | Session: From Waste to Resource in Recirculating Aquaculture |
| 12:00-13:00 | Tour of BIDR Aquaculture Labs |
| 13:00-15:00 | Lunch and Poster Session |
| 15:00-17:50 | Session: Novel Membrane Technologies for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Water |
| 19:00-21:00 | Dinner and Poster Winner Award |
| Day 3, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | |
| 08:30-11:20 | Session: Functional Materials for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Water Treatment and Sensing |
| 11:30-14:30 | Packed Lunch - Tour of Ein Ovdat |
| 15:00-17:00 | Roundtables: RAS Innovation Challenge |
| 17:00-18:00 | Roundtable Presentation of Design Approaches and Solutions |
| 19:00-22:00 | Dinner and Winner Announcement |
| Day 4, Friday, October 14BIDR Aquaculture facilities, 2026 | |
| until 9:00 | Check-out from Hotel |
| 08:00-9:00 | Tour of BIDR Aquaculture Facilities |
| 9:00-14:00 | Professional Tour Day: Aquaculture in the Desert: A visit to commercial aquaculture companies and an R&D center in the Negev Desert and in the Arava. |
| 14:00-15:00 | Roundatable Discussion at Arava R&D Center |
| 15:00 | Return To Sde Boker Campus |