A call for brilliant minds and world class technologies

Dear Water Professional,

The IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019 offers an extraordinary opportunity to leading practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and entrepreneurs concerned with the future of water to present, debate and learn the latest thinking and experiences as to how potential solutions to our present and future water challenges can be tested and scaled up.

Taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, between 1 and 5 December 2019 the Congress & Exhibition aims to disrupt the traditional water development paradigm, which falls short to deliver much needed advancements in water and sanitation provision in developing and emerging economies.

Today is the deadline to book Exhibition Space at an Early Bird rate! You can reserve your space by submitting a completed application form to the IWA Exhibition Management at info@iwa-exhibitions.com.

Join over 3,500 leading professionals and companies from within and outside the water sector. Submit your proposals for workshops, presentations or learning sessions before the 15 March 2019.

Joao Grilo
IWA Global Events Director

Highlights from the previous edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017

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Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2019

The IWA’s Water and Development Congress series aims to catalyse transformational change and support transition to new ways of managing water resources and delivering sanitation services.

Constructive discussion on a specific subject area

Submit a workshop

Scientific abstract

Submit a paper

Highly interactive sessions to improve a transdisciplinary skill

Submit a learning session

Submit content

If you have any questions about the call for submissions, please be in touch with the organizers via wdce2019programme@iwahq.org

IWA is inviting proposals for technical papers and workshops/learning sessions related to
- Drinking water treatment supply
- Fecal sludge and wastewater treatment for resource recovery
- City water and fecal sludge management and services
- Integrated water management solutions at a peri-urban and basin scale
- Cross-cutting areas that contribute to the achievement of SDG 6.

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Exhibition Space

Check the preliminary floor plan of the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

What previous exhibitors say...

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Sponsorship Opportunities

For companies looking to stand out as a leading brand, the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019 offers the opportunity to be recognised as a competitive organisation in an industry with an ever-expanding number of providers. Get in touch!

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