World Water Congress

Over four thousand delegates are expected to gather in Montreal next month to deal with one of the most pressing problems facing the world today - access to clean, safe drinking water. The href=”http://www.iwa2010montreal.org/” target=”_blank”>International Water Association World Water Congress and Exhibition , taking place in Montreal from September 19-24, 2010, provides a unique window on the global water community. Strong participation is expected from Canada, the United States, and Latin America, as well as Asia, Africa and Europe.

The core of the World Water Congress is nine simultaneous technical sessions, and four workshops on a variety of topics within the following seven Congress themes: style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Science and application of water management; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Cities of the future; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Water, climate and energy; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Securing new and traditional water resources for the future; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Managing utilities and their assets; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Water, ecosystems and catchments; and style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;”> Water and health. The event will bring together a network of clean water/technology interests, and will help demonstrate Canada’s commitment, leadership and expertise in water. This is particularly timely given recent water-related initiatives in Canada and internationally, including: style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;”> The Report of the NRTEE on water and the resource industries: “Changing Currents: Water Sustainability and the Future of Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors ”; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;”> The Proposed Ontario Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, tabled recently in the Ontario Legislature; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;”> The Conference Board of Canada Report on water infrastructure financing: “ Improving the Efficiency of Water Use: Municipal Investments in Water and Infrastructure” ; style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;”> The numerous international initiatives covering all facets of the water cycle, including water resource efficiency, climate change and health.

In addition to technical sessions and workshops, there will be a number of industry forums and a major exhibition. The href=”http://www.iwa2010montreal.org/Media/Preliminary-programme.pdf” target=”_blank”> preliminary technical program , and a current href=”http://www.iwa2010montreal.org/2010-exhibitors.asp” target=”_blank”> list of exhibitors are available on line.