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January 2009

January 26, Water Abundance in Canada and the United States:  Myth or Reality?
Place: Washington DC, US
Sponsor/Organizer: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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February 2009

February 2-3, 5th IWA Workshop in Japan: Tariff and Pricing for Sustainable Water Services
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Sponsor/Organizer: International Water Association
URL: http://www.iwahq.org/templates/ld_templates/layout_633184.aspx?ObjectId=679794

February (deadline 28th), East Asia region photo contest. "The Coast, The Ocean, My Community"
Place: Manila, Philippines
Sponsor/Organizer: PEMSA & Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
URL: www.pemsea.org/eascongress

February 23-26, International Conference on Implementing Environmental Water Allocations
Place: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sponsor: UNESCO
URL: http://ewa.innercirclestudios.co.za/  

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March 2009

March 1-2, Workshop on surveillance of water-related diseases under a changing climate
Place: Jerusalem, Israel
Sponsor/ Organizer: HO/EURO Protocol on Water and Health
to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
URL: http://www.euro.who.int/watsan/WaterProtocol/20081119_1

March 2, EnviroWater 2009- International. Conference and Exhibition of Water in the Environment
Place: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Sponsor/Organizer: Universities Duisburg-Essen and Stellenbosch
URL: http://www.worldwaterday.org/page/2181

March 4-6, Water China 2009 - 10th International Water, Wastewater & Water Treatment Trade Show
Place: Guangzhou, China
Sponsor/ Organizer:
URL: http://www.merebo.com/WaterChina-PVP-EN.pdf

March 1-8, Slippage of WASH Services: Causes, Costs and How to Counter
Place: Hyderabad, India
Sponsor/ Organizer: Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)
URL: http://www.irc.nl/page/44886

March 12-13, Conference on Climate Change Adaptation and Water
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Sponsor/ Organizer: European Water Partnership; Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (Formerly Dialogue on Water And Climate); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; World Water Council
URL: http://www.ewp.eu

March 16-22, 5th World Water Forum
Place: Istanbul, Turkey
Sponsor/Organizer: UNESCO/ WWC
URL: http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/1588.shtml & http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/ 

March 16-22, International Forum: "Green Week in Ukraine - 2009"
Place: Ukraine
Sponsor/Organizer: Ukraine Partnership Bureau
URL: www.uapb.eu or www.ecoua.org 

March 17, World Water Day Celebration: Fort McMurray!
Place: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada—(Sawridge Inn)
Sponsor/Organizer: CAWST (the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology)
URL: http://www.worldwaterday.org/page/2168

March 18, Water Week
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
Sponsor/Organizer: Water Week Organizing Committee Nepal 2009
URL: http://www.worldwaterday.org/page/2203

March 30 to April 2, International Workshop on Status and Perspectives of Hydrology in Small Basins
Place: Goslar-Hahnenklee, Germany
Sponsor/Organizer: Convened jointly by the Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS), Germany and the National Committee of Germany for IHP/UNESCO and HWRP/WMO
URL: http://www.ws.small-hydro-basins.org/

March 30- 31, Arabian Power and Water Summit 2009
Place: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sponsor/ Organizer: Middle East Business Intelligence
URL: http://www.meed.com

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April 2009 

April 1-3, Water Africa 2009
Place: Accra, Ghana
Sponsor/Organizer: Ace Event Management, with the support of the Ghanaian Ministry of Water Resources, Works & Housing and the Ghana Water Supply Company
URL: http://www.ace-events.com/UserFiles/Files/Downloads/GH09Waterbrochure3e.pdf
 
April 2, Western Europe regional workshop on the Water Vision for Europe
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Sponsor/ Organizer: European Water Partnership
URL: http://www.ewp.eu
 
April 4, 21st Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup
Place: Potomac River, Mid-Atlantic United States
Sponsor/Organizer: Alice Ferguson Foundation
URL: http://dc.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=dc&cdn=citiestowns&tm=15&f=11&su=p554.12.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.potomaccleanup.org/trash_initiative/trash_cleanup.html
 
April 17-18,  In Praise of Water:  A Workshop for Men and Women with Jalaja Bonheim
Place: California, USA
Sponsor/Organizer: The Institute for Circlework
 
April 19-23, The 2009 Ground Water Summit—Adapting to Increasing Demands in a Changing Climate
Place: Tucson, Arizona - USA
Sponsor/Organizer: National Ground Water Association
URL: http://www.ngwa.org/2009summit/index.aspx
 
April 20-23, HydroEco '2009: 2nd International Multidisciplinary Conference on Hydrology and Ecology
Place: Vienna, Austria
Sponsor/ Organizer: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU), University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna; International Commission on Groundwater (ICGW) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS); Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
URL: http://www.natur.cuni.cz/hydroeco2009/
 
April 20-21, The 3rd Yangtze Forum: Sub- forum on Climate Change and City Water Safety
Place: Shanghai, China
Sponsor/Organizer: UNESCO/ Shanghai Municipal Government
 
April 22, EPA Water Quality Video Contest Deadline
Place: USA
Sponsor/Organizer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/owow/videocontest.html 
 
April 29-30, CIWEM Annual Conference 2009: Water and The Global Environment
Place: Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK
Sponsor/Organizer: The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
URL: http://www.ciwem.org/events/annual_conference/

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May 2009

May 10-13, International Conference on Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Streams
Place:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sponsor/Organizer:
IRC
URL:
http://www.irc.nl/page/38943

May 17-20, EDS International Exhibition of Desalination Equipment and Services
Place: Baden-Baden, Germany
Sponsor/Organizer: European Desalination Society
URL: http://www.ace-events.com

May 18-22, 34th WEDC International Conference
Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sponsor/Organizer: Water Engineering Development Centre and Ethiopian Ministry of Water Resources
URL: http://www.wedcconference.co.uk/

May 19-21, IWEX International Water & Effluent Exhibition 2009
Place:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sponsor/ Organizer:
Sustainabilitylive!
URL:
http://www.sustainabilitylive.com
 

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June 2009 

June 2-5, WWW-YES 2009: 8th World Wide Workshop for Young Environmental Scientists - Urban water: resources and risks, a developing countries perspective
Place: Paris, France
Sponsor/Organizer: CEREVE, Paris-Est University, UFMG and H2o foundation and financially supported by Val-de-Marne County
URL: http://www.yes.h2o.net/

June 8, World Ocean Day
Sponsor/Organizer: The Ocean Project
URL: http://www.theoceanproject.org/action/2009june.php

June 17-19, INDOWATER 2009 - 5th International Water, Wastewater and Recycling Technology Expo & Forum
Place: Jakarta, Indonesia
Sponsor/Organizer: PT. Napindo Media Ashatama
URL: http://www.indowater.merebo.com/

June 23-26, IHA Congress - Advancing Sustainable Hydropower
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland
Sponsor/ Organizer: International Hydropower Association
URL: http://www.hydropower.org

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July 2009 

July 3-5, 2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance
Place: Alexandroupolis - Thrace, Greece
Sponsor/Organizer: International Water Association (IWA) Statistics and Economics Specialist Group, with the cooperation and sponsorship of the Department of Environmental Engineering of the Democritus University of Thrace and the Department of Economics of the University of Crete.
URL: http://www.soc.uoc.gr/iwa

July 4-5, Asset Management of Medium and Small Wastewater Utilities
Place: Alexandroupolis - Thrace, Greece
Sponsor/Organizer: Laboratory of Ecological Engineering and Technology, Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace and the International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Group on Strategic Asset Management
URL: http://iwasam.env.duth.gr

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August 2009

August 10-14, 33rd IAHR Biennial Congress “Water Engineering for a Sustainable Environment”
Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sponsor/Organizer: International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR)
URL: http://www.iahr2009.org

August 16-22, 2009 World Water Week in Stockholm, Responding to Global Change: Accessing Water for the Common Good
Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsor/Organizer: Stockholm International Water Institute
URL: http://www.worldwaterweek.org/
 

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September 2009 

September 1-5, WMHE 2009: Eleventh International Symposium on Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering
Place: Ohrid, Macedonia
Sponsor/Organizer: University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Hydraulics, Hydrology and River Engineering, Skopje, Macedonia.
URL: http://wmhe.gf.ukim.edu.mk/

September 6-12, 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly and the 37th IAH Congress - A Joint International Convention

Place: Hyderabad, India
Sponsor/Organizer: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) jointly with the Indian Hydrological Community
URL: http://www.appliedhydrology.org/iahs

September 7-9, River Basin Management 2009
Place: Malta
Sponsor/Organizer: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
URL: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/rbm2009rem2.html

September 15, Coastal Cleanup Day
Sponsor/Organizer: Ocean Conservancy
URL: http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_icc

September 21-24, 12th International River Symposium
Place: Brisbane, Australia
Sponsor/Organizer: International Riverfoundation
URL: http://www.riversymposium.com/

September 21-24, 2nd International Conference Biohydrology 2009: A changing climate for biology and soil hydrology interactions
Place: Bratislava, Slovakia
Sponsor/Organizer: Institute of Hydrology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic; University of Valencia, Spain; Swansea University, Swansea, UK; University Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany; ALTERRA Green World Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands; Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK; Max-Planck-Institut for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany; Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
URL: http://www.ih.savba.sk/biohydrology2009/

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October 2009

October 7-9, WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition '09
Place: Las Vegas, USA
Sponsor/Organizer: Southern Nevada Water Authority
URL: http://www.watersmartinnovations.com/

October 20-23, The 4th International Yellow River Forum (IYRF)
Place: Zhengzhou, China
Sponsor/Organizer: Yellow River Conservancy Commission
URL: http://www.yellowriverforum.cn

October 26-28, Hydro 2009
Place: Lyon, France
Sponsor/Organizer: Aqua Media International Hydropower & Dams
URL: http://www.hydropower-dams.com

October 26- November 13, Sida Advanced International Training Programme: Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation - Integrated Processes
Place: Lund, Sweden
Sponsor/Organizer: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Lund University Commissioned Education
URL: http://www.education.lu.se/sida/water

October 27-29, Sanitation and Water Conference 2009
Place: Australia
Sponsor/Organizer: World Vision Australia
URL: http://www.worldvision.com

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November 2009  

November 23-27, East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009, "Partnerships at Work: Local Implementation and Good Practices"
Place: Manila, Philippines
Sponsor/Organizer: PEMSA & Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
URL: www.pemsea.org/eascongress

November 17-18, Water Utilities Europe 2009
Place: Barcelona, Spain
URL: www.waterutilitieseurope.com

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