Over a decade of successful conventions, the global WATEC community has built and shared a growing body of important knowledge and showcased a range of revolutionary technologies and solutions.

WATEC 2019 will mark an exciting departure from previous conventions. Not only will you be kept up to date and well informed on developments and trends related to water and environmental management, but there will also be a strong focus on building important connections and networks that will allow for ongoing engagement and global co-operation.

This event is the ideal platform to maximise exposure, build diverse networks in the industry, remain on the cutting edge and catch up with old friends and colleagues.

Many of today’s economic, environmental, and social challenges are impacting the health of Ontario’s natural resources and creating the need for us to re-think traditional approaches. To ensure healthy watersheds and people, we need to continue to look forward, adapt and find innovative new ways to protect our critical natural resources.

This Symposium is a forum for practitioners, policy makers, nongovernment organizations, academics, and businesses. It is a chance to network and discuss the challenges and opportunities in Ontario’s conservation field.

This conference is for staff involved in operations at treatment facilities. Staff from small water systems and First Nations may find the sessions particularly helpful.

Job titles of interested parties might be:

• SCADA manager/technician
• Operations manager
• Pumps and controls operator
• Communications technician
• Other maintenance and operations staff

The Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) holds an annual workshop for threwe days each year in November. The event also includes the MEA’s Annual General Meeting. The location of the workshop changes from year to year as Ontario municipalities take turns sponsoring the event.

This year, the MEA Workshop’s theme of For All Seasons is about the meaning of being a smaller municipality geared towards the tourism industry providing amenities for people of all ages and abilities.

Programming is designed for operators from all water and wastewater disciplines from small to metro-sized facilities and all levels of experience. The day is organized in the four streams of water distribution, water treatment, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment, with seasoned experts moderating each stream.

The Top100 Projects Key Players and Owners Dinner event brings together nearly 300 of the leaders from Canada’s largest firms in construction, engineering, financial, legal, government, and environmental sectors to celebrate of the biggest public sector infrastructure projects being built in Canada.

Seminar attendees include: operators, supervisors, managers, system owners, suppliers, contractors, government officials, consultants and many other industry professionals. The seminar offers a trade show, technical sessions and speakers, networking opportunities and social events.

The BCWWA Annual Conference and Trade Show is British Columbia’s premier water and wastewater industry event, featuring one of the largest trade shows of its kind in western Canada. Come experience exciting professional development and networking opportunities for everyone in the water industry across B.C. and the Yukon.

The focuses on drinking water in Ontario and attracts over 900 delegates from all areas of our industry: operators and owners, manufacturers and suppliers, consultants, academics, and regulators. The Trade Show has more than 100 exhibitors representing the manufacturers and suppliers of products and services to the water industry. This is a great opportunity to network, and keep informed about technical, regulatory, and equipment development which affect the industry.

Blue Cities is the annual flagship event of the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium. The Canadian Municipal Water Consortium is a nation-wide collaboration that enables those involved in the management of municipal water to anticipate, respond, and adapt to key challenges and emerging trends. The Consortium connects municipalities, researchers, industry, and government to create meaningful partnerships and collectively address Canada’s municipal water management challenges.

Scientists from across the globe will gather in the heart of North America for IAGLR’s 63rd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Hosted by IISD Experimental Lakes Area in Winnipeg, Canada, the conference will feature four days of scientific sessions, speakers, and discussions centered around the theme 2020: Focusing on the Future. Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit the IISD-ELA research station and learn about its approach involving whole lake experiments to inform large lake management and policy.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the global event for water professionals covering the entire water cycle. As the Congress rotates through cities and countries, each event has an extra emphasis on issues of specific interest to the region.