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Category Archives: Conference Events
Conference Workshop
Navigating Career Growth in the Water Industry: From Early Career to Leadership Date: June 19, 2025 (10.15 AM -12 PM) Location: ECERF W2-090, University of Alberta Workshop Presentations Presentation 1: YWP’s Perspective Speakers: Sanaz Mohebali | Researcher, Veolia WTS Sanaz Mohebali holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in chemical engineering from Iran’s top universities, graduatingContinue reading “Conference Workshop”
International Hackathon 2.0
Water is the cornerstone of life, connecting people, communities, and ecosystems in countless ways. The theme “Bridging Communities, Shaping the Future of Water Together” emphasizes the collaborative power needed to tackle the pressing water challenges of our time. Global trends such as climate change, urban expansion, and inequitable resource distribution have exacerbated the water crisisContinue reading “International Hackathon 2.0”
Conference Organizing Committee
IWA World Water Congress: From the Perspective of a YWP
From September 12 to 15, 2022, Copenhagen hosted the IWA World Water Congress, which included keynote speeches, an industrial plenary, and technical talks. The ambition of the Congress was to bring together multi-disciplinary professionals from the water industry to discuss issues pertaining to sustainability and the development of sustainable cities. Copenhagen was the prime location,Continue reading “IWA World Water Congress: From the Perspective of a YWP“
2021 Virtual Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research
We are always grateful to the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ/ACQE) for the opportunity to collaborate on events like the Symposium on Water Quality Research. On November 3rd, our chapter’s co-chair Gamze Kirim introduced our organization, goals, events and called on the Young Water Professionals in the Atlantic and Eastern regions of Canada toContinue reading “2021 Virtual Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research”
Panel I Emerging as Water Leaders: Career Journeys from Around the World
The water sector is quickly evolving and transforming. The careers paths of the past are no longer representative of what we see now in the global water sector – different opportunities, more digital technology, remote working, interdisciplinary studies, etc. In this panel, we explore how the IWA’s Emerging Water Leaders from around the world haveContinue reading “Panel I Emerging as Water Leaders: Career Journeys from Around the World”
Panel II Canadian YWP Panel Discussion: Pandemic and beyond
This panel is to discuss the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the water professional career application, development, and direction. Specifically, how does the pandemic affect the job market? How does it change the related water professional job focus? (For example, there may be more field jobs in the past, but a lot of field jobsContinue reading “Panel II Canadian YWP Panel Discussion: Pandemic and beyond”
Canadian Environment and Sustainable Development Goals Committee’s agenda on water policy and wastewater issues
Keynote speaker: Francis Scarpaleggia Member of Parliament for/Député de Lac-Saint-Louis Chair, National Liberal Caucus/Président, caucus libéral national
Walking the Talk: Activating for the Water
Keynote speaker: Tasha Beeds Tasha Beeds is an Indigenous scholar of nêhiyaw, Scottish-Metis, and Caribbean ancestry from the Treaty 6 territories of Saskatchewan. She activates from various, connected roles: as a mama to a son, a kôhkom to 2 little girls, a creative artist and poet, a Water Walker, and a Midewiwin from Minweyweywigaan Lodge whoseContinue reading “Walking the Talk: Activating for the Water”
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