With the Italian term “Dolce vita” we want to put attention on the multitude of factors, on a psychological-emotional level, which make a bio-pond indispensable for its users and owners. Renowned Designers give insights into their working methods so that the participants get ideas and impulses for their own work.
Each day of the convention will be dedicated a special subject:
- on Tuesday we will talk about “Design and Wellness”
- on Wednesday about “Gentle Technology” and
- on Tuesday there will be everything about “Water quality and future trends”.
The three days of convention will be structured as follows:
In the mornings there are offered between 12 and 14 lectures about the subjects further described.
In the afternoons there are programmed different Workshops, in which some of the most interesting lectures of the morning will be taken up again and deepened.
Also other themes, which better can be discussed in a small and active group, will be offered. The big advantage of this kind of Workshops is, that just a few hours after the lectures in the morning, when the subjects are still fresh in mind, the participants have the possibility to ask questions and exchange opinions with the speaker and the other participants.
On the third and last convention-afternoon there are planned 3 excursions to different public and private Biological swimming-pools and Hotelplants in the near and far surroundings of Merano.
Overview of the convention topics:
Tuesday 29th September 2009: Design and Wellness
Morning lectures:
- The Italian Gianni Ricci presents his “Garden of senses”
- "Between organic and formal, the trends shown in an example of Italian Design"
- Hans-Hermann Wöbse (D) "Landscape esthetics: harmonic planning through the dialog with landscape"
- Prof. Kroeplin invites us "Discovering the magic world of water"
Afternoon workshops:
- Planning through the dialog with landscape
- Stefano Vettori (I) "Feng Shui, more than just a fashion; its application in bio-pool construction"
- Light and sound experiences by the waterside: for a holistic and deep relaxation
- Live photo-shooting with a professional photographer: good pictures require more than just the right focal length!
Wednesday, 30th September 2009: Gentle Technology
Morning lectures:
- Pino Marinetti (ITA) and Peter Enge (Mallorca): "Alternative methods in constructing concrete pools including sealing and surface shaping; examples in Italy and Spain"
- Stefan Bruns (GER): "the planning of gravel- and plantfilters with a short introduction into hydraulics"
- Norbert Gäng (GER) "the importance of the biofilm in the differtent types of biopools"
- Dr. Klaus van de Weyer (GER): "macropytes as biological indicators"
Afternoon Workshops:
- Filtration and hydraulics, with Stefan Bruns
- Water plants and the planning of their planting
- Biofilm
- Water sensations: hear, see, feel, experience. Water happenings with the Netherland’s artist Ale
Tuesday 1st October 2009: water quality and future trends
Morning lectures:
- Presentation of a thesis by Andreas Graber (CH) from the Fachhochschule Wädenswill
- Dipl. Ing. Robert Jungnischke (GER) "Methods of technical water filtration with experiences in other fields of use"
- Rainer Grafinger (GER) and Peter Petrich (AUT) refer on "Latest news about FLL new and OENORM"
- Heinz Meier (CH) and Carsten Schmidt (GER) "High potential in a small size: tiny bio-ponds for small sized gardens"
- Tim Köhler (GER) "Natural Swimming Ponds with salty sea-water"
- Udo Schwarzer (PT) and Peter Petrich (AUT) "New bio-ponds Janguiscina & Biotop Pool"
Where?
Central venue of the 5th International Convention on Natural Swimming Ponds is the Kurhaus of Merano (see route).
The Kurhaus with its main hall, the Pavillon des Fleurs and other rooms, offers generous space for the different happenings during the convention: the main hall for the lectures, the Pavillon des Fleurs for all the exhibitors, different smaller rooms for workshops.
The main lectures will be simultaneously translated in the Convention languages German, Italian and English as all the official written correspondence will be handed out in these languages.
