1. IWA Young Water
Professionals
1st IWA Bulgarian National Conference,
16-17th May, 2012
Frances Lucraft frances.lucraft@iwahq.org
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2. Presentation Overview
• About IWA
• Overview of the Young Water Professional programme
• Activities and Involvement
• How to join the programme and network
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3. • The Global Network for water professionals
• Academia, Utilities, Industry, Consultancy, NGO’s,
Research, Regulators,
• 10,000 members in 130 different countries
• Networks - Connect and collaborate at all levels
• Themes - Supporting your strategic thinking
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5. 2
Solutions through innovation
• Problems - Innovation - Solutions
• Innovation = Collaboration
• Collaboration:
– Across sectors – urban, industry, agriculture
– Across professions – science, engineering, economics, policy
– Across continents

6. IWA seeks to be:
• The premier international network of water
professionals
• Recognized as the international voice of
innovation and best practice
• Comprised of members from all disciplines of
water science and practice
• With leading edge expertise in all facets of
the water cycle
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7. 4
Why you need to be a member…
Access to…
• Specialist groups
• Interest groups
• Forums and conferences
• Task forces
• National committees
• Web based networks
• Publications

8. IWA – Ready to meet the challenges
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9. YWP Programme – what do we do…?
• Networking
• Recognition
• Visibility
• Career development
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10. YWP Programme – The Portfolio
• Communications
• News Update, Newsletter
• Facebook Group, Twitter, LinkedIn, Water Wiki
• Career Development & Visibility
• Workshops
• World of Opportunities
• Career Fairs
• Awards
• Knowledge Transfer
• Involvement
• Conferences
• Internships
• Mentoring
• Seminars
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11. Knowledge Transfer - YWP Conferences
YRC02 – Cranfield YRC04 – Wageningen YRC06 – NTU (Singapore)
University (UK) Univ. (The Netherlands)
IYWPC08 – Berkeley (USA) IYWPC10 – Sydney (Australia)
210 papers submitted
42 platform presentations
90 posters
+150 delegates
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12. Knowledge Transfer - YWP Conference 2012
Budapest (Hungary)
10-13 July 2012
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13. Knowledge Transfer – National YWP Conferences
Danube Regional South African
Bucharest, Romania Regional
14-15 June 2011 May 2012
CIS Regional Eastern European
Kazakhstan Regional
23-25 September 2011 Cobference, St
Petersburg, Oct
2012
UK National Conference,
Exeter, 2012
Bulgarian National
Sofia
17 – 19 May 2012
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14. Career Development & Visibility- Workshops
• Opportunity to meet with leaders of the
water sector
• Provide a forum in which to discuss
career options
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15. YWP Key Events: 10 years - 49 YWP events
YWP Key Events: 10 years - 49 YWP events
Sweden
UK The Netherland Russia
Germany Belarus
Austria Serbia Kazakhstan
Canada Romania China
Spain Korea
USA
India Taiwan
Mexico
Malaysia
Singapore
South Africa
Australia
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16. Upcoming 2012 YWP Events and Meetings
• YWP Workshop – IFAT, Munich, May
• YWP Workshop - Dublin, May
• YWP National Conference – Bulgaria
•YWP International Conference - Budapest, July
•YWP workshop WWC - Busan, Korea Sept
•YWP Eastern Europe National Conference, St. Petersburg, Oct
•YWP Workshop – Tokyo, Dec
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17. Communications
Over 900 members
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18. Sector Support
Professional
Development
Award
Careers Fairs
Water Career
Booklet
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19. YWP Programme Committee
• promote the programme and
encourage the engagement and
participation of YWP in the
Association’s activities
• provide representation for young
water professionals on the IWA
Strategic Council
• contribute to the YWP newsletter
• organise workshops at IWA
conferences and investigate new
opportunities for YWPs to organise
national and regional YWP
Conferences
• interact with the Council for
Distinguished Water Professionals
on issues of common interest
• raise the visibility of the YWP
awards: Professional Development
Award and YWP Award
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20. Why become a member?
• Enhance your career through
face to face and online
professional development
opportunities.
• Network with your peers and
build your own network of like-
minded colleagues through
participation in any of IWA
programmes
• Build your knowledge of new
developments and products
through access to leading
international publications from
IWA Publishing, including free
subscription to our magazine-
W21
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21. How to become a member…?
• Small Registration fee
• Fill in a Membership Application Form
• or apply online at www.iwahq.org
For any question contact members@iwahq.org
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22. Recommendations…..
• Get to know the person
sitting next you
• Keep in touch with the people
you have met in conferences
• Try to be involved in activities
you find interesting….
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23. If you have any questions…
… please let us know!
Thank you for listening !
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