Water Quality, Quantity and Equity: Paths to Security
The Conference will explore global water security from many angles and perspectives. This year's Conference features (by the numbers) -
- Six (6) outstanding keynote speakers - John Cherry, Soroosh Sorooshian, Jenna Davis, Leila Harris, John Butterworth, and Kyle Harper
- Twenty-six (26) breakout sessions
- Sixteen (16) oral presentations on "Hydrology and Water Security"
- Eighteen (18) poster presentations on various aspects of water security, and
- Ten (10) members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Children's Choir for our Banquet entertainment.
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| Household WASH systems will be explored in an interactive game on Tuesday of the Conference - Sessions 15 and 18. |
The completed, updated session schedule can be found on the Conference web page.
A few special sessions are highlighted here:
Monday - Sessions 4 and 8: Global Water Issues in the U.S. and Abroad: Similar yet Distinct
- Dr. Jason Vogel (Oklahoma Water Survey) leads a session in which presenters compare water challenges in a developing country with a similar challenge in the U.S.
- Environmental flows - India and Oklahoma
- Surface water quality improvement - Kenya and Oklahoma
- Working with youth - Bolivia and Oklahoma
- Hosted by the Hilton Foundation, Stanford University, IRC-WASH, and Milennium Water Alliance
- Includes both a fun and interactive game (featuring music from the Wizard of Oz) to engage with the complexity of WASH. Presentations and discussions will focus on WASH systems components, practical on-the-ground examples of systems work and the role of partnerships in systems work.
Tuesday - Session 26: Peace Corps Session with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs)
- Volunteers reflect on their experiences abroad while answering questions about the mission and excitement of Peace Corps service
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| Education with youth in schools in Bolivia will be highlighted in Session 8. |
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| In-stream flows - measurement and monitoring - will be discussed in Session 4. |
Online registration closes on September 11.
Participants may register onsite at the NCED Conference Center and Hotel.
