RAS Workshop Tentative Program

Day 1:  Sunday, October 11, 2026
from 15:00Hotel 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
16:00-17:30Cliff Walk
18:30-20:30Evening Reception/Dinner for Invited Speakers


Day 2:  Monday, October 12, 2026
9:00-12:00Session:  From Waste to Resource in Recirculating Aquaculture 
12:00-13:00Tour of BIDR Aquaculture Labs
13:00-15:00Lunch and Poster Session
15:00-17:50Session:  Novel Membrane Technologies for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Water
19:00-21:00Dinner and Poster Winner Award
Day 3, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
08:30-11:20Session:  Functional Materials for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Water Treatment and Sensing
11:30-14:30Packed Lunch - Tour of Ein Ovdat
15:00-17:00Roundtables:  RAS Innovation Challenge
17:00-18:00Roundtable Presentation of Design Approaches and Solutions 
19:00-22:00Dinner and Winner Announcement
Day 4, Friday, October 14BIDR Aquaculture facilities, 2026
until 9:00Check-out from Hotel
08:00-9:00Tour of BIDR Aquaculture Facilities
9:00-14:00Professional 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.
14:00-15:00Roundatable Discussion at Arava R&D Center
15:00Return To Sde Boker Campus