Events (Archives 2014)

    EWA Brussels Conference

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    Brussels, Belgium
    European Water Association (EWA)
    Join the European Water Association at the EWA Brussels days taking place from 17th until 19th of November 2014. During the three days of events, the EWA gives you the unique opportunity to take stock on the hot topics of the European water policy agenda.
     
    Water Policy of Tomorrow - November 17, 2014
     
    Prelude to the 10th EWA Brussels Conference Event to be announced with a separate invitation. After Keynote speeches by the European Commission and EU Parliament, the evening will continue with a panel discussion and a dinner – 10th Anniversary EWA Brussels Conference. The venue of the...

    28th ANEAS Annual Convention and Expo

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    Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
    Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Agua y Saneamiento de México - ANEAS
    One of the most important events in Latin America regarding the water and sanitation field, where national and international experts, entrepreneurs, policymakers and academics come together, all related to the water sector.
     
    The Annual Convention and Expo, is organized by the National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico (ANEAS) has an attendance over 4,000 participants and 400 products suppliers and inputs for companies engaged in water sector.
     
    With a program based on lectures, panel discussions, courses, workshops, business meetings and technical program; companies...

    International Workshop: Urban Wastewater Management

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    Colombes (Paris), France
    ASTEE, EAU SEINE NORMANDIE, SIAAP, PS EAU, PFE
    The workshop follows on from the international workshops held every 3 years by the Water Agency of Seine and Normandy (AESN) and its partners in preparation for World Water Forums (the “Urban rainwater management” workshop in 2011 and the “Water in the city & Urban sanitation” workshop in 2008). It will be held over 3 days in a conference center near Paris, with several plenary sessions, workshops in sub-groups, and half a day of visits. It is designed to attract an international audience of decision-makers and managers in the field of wastewater management, and will have simultaneous English...

    Gender, water and development – the untapped connection

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    ICC East London, South Africa
    Women for Water Partnership, Water Research Commission, Department : Water Affairs Republic of South Africa, Conseil des Ministres Africains chargés de l'Eau
    The issue of water, gender and development is a matter of life and death across Africa. But the issue of gender and water is not just about women and water – it is intersected too by issues of poverty, class, race and ethnicity. All of these factors combine to determine who has access to water and what role water plays in building sustainable livelihoods and a decent quality of life for all.
    The struggle for access to sufficient water in Africa is both a human rights issue and a development challenge, impacting on health, agricultural and economic productivity, the education opportunities of...

    International Water and Energy Conference

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    Centre de Congrès - Cité Internationale, Lyon, France
    Région Rhône Alpes, Grand Lyon, Agence de l'eau Rhône Méditerranée Corse, Electricité de France, World Water Council, French Water Partnership, Société Hydrotechnique de France, GRAIE

    The Lyon Conference aims to be a transition from the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille (France) in 2012 to the next one, the seventh edition of the World Water Forum, in Daegu (South Korea) in 2015.  It will bridge with the COP 21 meeting that will take place in Paris (France) in December 2015.  The programme will present a follow-up to Marseille, from the solutions put forward during the event to their materialisation; and the progresses on commitments for water and energy-related issues and the impacts of the multiple uses of water on food and health. In Lyon, all themes should be addressed...

    Water for Food Conference

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    Seattle, WA USA
    Daugherty Water for Food/Institute – University of Nebraska
     
    LINCOLN, Neb. – Mark your calendars for the sixth annual global Water for Food Conference Oct. 19-22 in Seattle, Wash., USA. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, with an evening banquet hosted at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
     
    Organized by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, this event brings together experts from around the world to discuss how advances in science, technology and policy will help the world efficiently use its limited freshwater resources to increase global food security. Each year, the event...

    Hydro 2014

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    Lake Como, Italy
    Hydropower & Dams
    For next year’s annual world hydro conference, we have found an ideal meeting point in Europe, in one of the most beautiful parts of Italy, close to the Swiss border, and with easy access from all parts of the world. Cernobbio is a short distance from the international airport of Milan, which connects with numerous cities worldwide. Accommodation at a range of world-class hotels is being reserved for HYDRO 2014 delegates, with many rooms overlooking Lake Como.
    The pace of hydropower development worldwide is continuing to accelerate; recent progress has been substantial, and prospects are...