International Commission
on Large Dams
Workshops
01
Workshop 1: Tailings Governance and Management (B 194) and Panel Discussion (International and Mexican Engineering Perspective)
Information
Date
Thursday, May 28th Full day (8 hours)
Title
Workshop 1: Governance and management of tailings (B 194) and Panel discussion (International and Mexican engineering perspective)
Content
Presentations and discussion on tailings management, operational management experiences in Mexico and internationally, including governance, regulations, and standards. Roundtable discussion on: ICMM (GISTM), ICOLD, CDA, and ANCOLD best practices, governance and management, and challenges for Mexico and the world. The panel will include Mexican representatives with extensive experience in the mining industry and international representatives from ICOLD.
Experts involved in the organization of the activities
Leader/Coordinator: To be determined
Theo Gerritsen (BGC)
Héctor Barriga (Stantec)
Øyvind Torgersrud (NGI)
Advisors:
Andy Pequeño (KCB)
Paul Ridlen (KP)
Gilberto Domínguez (KP)
Alejo Sfriso (SRK)
Mexican representatives, such as:
Humberto Marengo (CMPG)
Juan de Dios Alemán (SMIG)
Humberto Aldana (Peñoles)
02
Workshop 2: Roller-compacted concrete dams – Design and Construction
Information
Date
Thursday, May 28, Afternoon/Midday (4 hours)
Title
Workshop 2: Roller-compacted concrete dams – Design and Construction
Content
We will have more information about this course very soon; we are still working on the planning.
Experts involved in the organization of the activities
Lead/Coordinator: Jorge Castro
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03
Workshop 3: Reservoir Sedimentation, state of the art
Information
Date
Friday May 29, 2026, 8 AM – 12 Noon
Title
Workshop 3: Sedimentation in Reservoirs, State of the Art
Content
Sedimentation of reservoirs is a worldwide concern as the process diminishes the useful life and proper functioning of dam projects to the detriment of beneficiaries. And, to a greater or lesser extent, all on-stream projects and even some off-stream projects suffer or will suffer sediment impacts over their lifetime.
This workshop will consist of recent case studies presented by leading experts in the field with lessons learned from a global array of projects dealing with sediment in reservoirs and its management. The workshop will be divided into presentations by the invited speakers, followed by a short panel with the presenters and discussion by all attendees.
Experts involved in the organization of the activities
Lead/Coordinator/Moderator
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Martin Teal (WEST Consultants, USA)
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Confirmed to date:
Prof. Tetsuya Sumi (Kyoto Univ., Japan)
Dr. Nikos Efthymiou (World Bank Consultant, Greece)
HR Wallingford (Speaker TBD, UK)
Dr. Greg Morris, GL Morris Consultants (USA)
M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing Cesar Alvarado, Civil Engineer (Peru)
Prof. Christian Auel, University of applied sciences Münster (Germany)
04
Workshop 4: Design and construction of embankment dams Spillways
Information
Date
Friday May 29, afternoon Midday (4 hours)
Title
Workshop 4: Design and construction of embankment dams Spillways
Content
We will have more information about this course very soon; we are still working on the planning.
Experts involved in the organization of the activities
Lead/Coordinator: Camilo
Marulanda
05
Workshop 5: Tailings Dams: Risk-Based Design Risk-Based Decision Making Risk-Based Decision Making
Information
Date
Friday, May 29th Full day (8 hours)
Title
Workshop 5: Tailings Dams: Risk-Based Design Risk-Based Decision Making Risk-Based Decision Making
Content
La toma de decisiones basada en el riesgo (TDR) y el diseño basado en el riesgo (DBR) son conceptos relacionados pero distintos. La TDR es un proceso que utiliza información sobre riesgos para fundamentar decisiones más amplias, mientras que el DBR es un enfoque de diseño que integra las consideraciones de riesgo en el proceso de diseño. En esencia, la TDR es un enfoque para tomar decisiones informadas, mientras que el DBR es una metodología de diseño específica que aprovecha la información sobre riesgos. El taller se dividirá en torno a las cuatro preguntas que se enumeran a continuación, con 2 o 3 ponentes que compartirán ejemplos reales por pregunta sobre instalaciones de relaves y presas de agua. A continuación, se llevará a cabo un breve debate.
Experts involved in the organization of the activities
Lead/Coordinator: TDB
Christina Winckler
(Tailriskreview LLC)
Adrián Morales and Francisco
Brook (iPresas)
Peter Chapman (WSP)
Jarrad Coffey (Red Earth
Engineering)
Jennifer Williams (AECOM)
Suzzanne Lacasse (NGI)