IWA event and programme sponsors

IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition- 19–24 September 2010, Montréal, Canada

The IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition is a biennial event that provides an extremely valuable and truly unique opportunity for the community to the world-leading water professionals to meet, exchange ideas, explore the state of the art and debate key issues underlying the science and practice of water.

Principal Sponsors

ITT Corporation is a global water leader deeply involved in every stage of the cycle of water, leading the conversation to help resolve the world's water challenges. Its innovative products and systems help deliver fresh water to communities and commercial businesses, treat and disinfect it, transport the wastewater and return it to our streams and rivers cleaner that it came in. Serving the water, wastewater, residential and commercial building services and industrial markets, ITT is focused on producing highly efficient products and systems that require less maintenance, use less energy and provide environmental benefits to users and the communities in which they operate. Doing business in more than 140 countries, ITT plays an important role in improving quality of life, helping communities grow, farms prosper and industries thrive. Through its philanthropic arm, ITT Watermark, the company offers critical assistance in water emergencies and helps provide safe water, sanitation and hygiene education for children and their families through school-based programs in developing countries. Providing mission-critical technology and services around the world, ITT is "Engineered for life."
ITT Corporation
www.itt.com

Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB) and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT supplies drinking water to 76 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 44 million people and collects the waste produced by 51 million people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has 65,400 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is the world leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services and is present on the five continents. In 2008, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, a subsidiary owned 35.4% by GDF SUEZ, achieved sales turnover of €12.4 billion.
Suez Environment
www.suez-environment.com

The world’s leading operator of water services, Veolia Water operates water and wastewater services on behalf of public authorities
and companies. It also designs the technical solutions and builds the facilities needed to provide those services.
Veolia Water
www.veoliawater.com

Gold Sponsors

CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction, and operations firm delivering exceptional service to public and private clients worldwide. It provides innovative and sustainable solutions for water, environment, and energy needs—all developed through strong client relationships of mutual trust and respect and a commitment to quality and integrity.
From integrated water resources planning, to program management, design, construction, and operation of water and wastewater infrastructure, CDM is committed to providing a wide range of services to water utilities. The company is applying advanced technologies and integrated approaches to he lp clients around the globe meet the need for exceptional water quality.
CDM
www.cdm.com

Halcrow specializes in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. Our purpose is to sustain and improve the quality of peoples lives.
Operating from an international network of 90 offices, Halcrow's multi-disciplinary business covers all aspects of the water industry—water supply, wastewater, water resources, dams and hydraulic structures, drainage, rivers and inland waterways, flood control, structural design, mechanical and electrical engineering, energy, spatial services, and water operations and distribution.
Halcrow is owned and managed by its employees and staff shareholders, making it one of the largest independent firms of its kind.
Halcrow
www.halcrow.com

The Oil Sands Developers Group (OSDG), formerly known as the Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG), is a non-profit oil sands industry-funded association, based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, that facilitates solutions to shared development issues related to the Athabasca Oil Sands Deposit in Alberta.
OSDG shares oil sands developers' information, perspective and advice with affected stakeholders, consults with stakeholders to facilitate solutions to development issues and collaborates with stakeholders while balancing individual and collective company responsibilities. The organization is also tasked with communicating accurate and credible information, analysis and forecasts about the oil sands to its stakeholders and managing an inclusive committee process that is focused on analyzing issues, facilitating solutions and achieving results.
The Oil Sands Developers Group
www.oilsandsdevelopers.ca

Young Water Professionals Programme

The YWP Programme provides a range of activities, services and initiatives to young professionals and students in the water and wastewater sector under the age of 35. In addition to engaging with young professionals, YWP connect with employers, academic institutions and other professional associations to ensure that the future needs of the sector are understood and addressed.

Global Sponsors

Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (Paris: SEV, Brussels: SEVB) and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT supplies drinking water to 76 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 44 million people and collects the waste produced by 51 million people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has 65,400 employees and, with its presence on a global scale, is the world leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services and is present on the five continents. In 2008, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, a subsidiary owned 35.4% by GDF SUEZ, achieved sales turnover of €12.4 billion.
Suez Environment
www.suez-environment.com

CH2M HILL is a global leader in full-service engineering, consulting, construction, and operations. We provide water industry service to clients worldwide utilizing the latest technologies and innovative solutions to move projects from concept to successful operation. With more than 24,000 employees, US$6.5 billion in revenue and working in more than 300 locations worldwide, CH2M HILL is an industry leader. The enterprise has the human and technical resources, the international footprint, and the depth of experience to help clients achieve success in any corner of the world. We leverage our capabilities from one project to another and from one country to another. CH2M HILL will successfully delivers challanging projects by providing innovative, practical solutions to profitably develop the facilities and infrastructure that enhance quality of life for communities around the world. Our regional international headquarters are based in Singapore, with offices throught the ASEAN/India region. Areas of expertise include: desalination and membrane technologies, water reuse and effluent management, water / wastewater treatment and conveyance, total water quality management, flood control, aquifer storage and recovery (ASR), and infrastructure management services, and operations.
CH2M HILL
www.ch2mhill.com

Project Innovation Awards

This Program recognises excellence and innovation in water engineering projects throughout the world. The programme acknowledges excellence and innovation in water engineering projects which are identified by five key criteria. The programme's goal is in keeping with the IWA’s founding mission of "connecting water professionals worldwide to lead the development of effective and sustainable approaches to water management".

Sponsors

Malcolm Pirnie is a premier engineering consulting firm focused on water and environmental issues. For more than 100 years, they have provided environmental engineering, science and consulting services to over 5,000 public and private clients. In today’s global environment, the firm seeks sustainable and effective solutions that respond to evolving environmental needs and the issues of tomorrow. Malcolm Pirnie has built its practice on technical excellence, innovation, and strategies for improved performance. Their staff of nearly 1,800 engineers, scientists, consultants, designers, architects and technical support personnel in more than 60 offices worldwide are driven by this focus — to meet and even exceed client's needs and expectations with forward-looking, sustainable solutions. To supplement the firm’s engineering expertise, Malcolm Pirnie launched a Red Oak Consulting division focused on developing effective management, financial and technology solutions to help clients with their planning, human resources, information technology, and automation needs.

In July of 2009, Malcolm Pirnie merged with ARCADIS, bringing together a formidable group of environmental experts to better serve the global community. It’s a powerhouse combination, providing greater service diversity and depth of knowledge with more than 15,000 experts around the world.

http://www.pirnie.com

Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients’ needs and offer sustainable benefits. Solutions are provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black & Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, program management, construction management, environmental, security design and consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $3.2 billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Black & Veatch’s global water business focuses on optimum strategies to supply, treat, transport, store and conserve water, now and far into the future. Through resourceful consultation, design, engineering and construction, Black & Veatch works closely with clients to deliver best-value solutions to communities, public entities and private enterprises of all sizes

http://www.bv.com/

GHD is one of the world’s leading engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firms. Established in 1928, GHD employs more than 6000 people across five continents and serves clients in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

With its origins firmly embedded in the water sector, GHD offers a diverse and comprehensive range of services in water-related disciplines. These range from strategic planning through detailed design and asset management advice across the full spectrum of water facilities, including integrated water management and water sensitive urban design, demand management and analysis, desalination, advanced water and wastewater treatment, water recycling, groundwater and irrigation as well as pipeline systems, pump stations, control systems and other water and wastewater infrastructure. GHD also provides services in receiving water modeling, hydrodynamic analysis, hydrology, flood studies and drainage as well as environmental impact assessment and management.

http://www.ghd.com/

KWR aims at providing the water sector with the means to identify and effectively meet the challenges of our time by creating the best available scientific knowledge. Urgent challenges are for example the effects of climate change, demographic changes, urbanisation, and water distribution networks.
KWR’s research programme consists of fundamental, applied and technological research and it includes the entire water cycle, ranging from water sources, water treatment, distribution, sanitation, wastewater, industrial processes, and health related issues – to ecosystem-water interaction, nature conservation and water management. The research programme is structured along four society-inspired themes: Health, Sustainability, Advancement and Efficiency.
KWR conducts its research for organisations involved in the water cycle, such as water companies, water boards, municipalities, industry, and regional and national government.
Whenever possible KWR collaborates with other leading (inter)national research institutes and with (industrial) partners in the water sector.
It coordinates the EU Water Research Programme TECHNEAU and is one of the founders of the European Water Cycle Research Institute.

http://www.kwrwater.com/

NAGAOKA International Corporation is one of the most active firms in OSAKA, Japan in the field of Groundwater Intake and its Treatment.

Our long history in production of Screens has started with contribution to Oil Producing Wells and Petrochemical Industries, and the same basis of technology has been adopted into Groundwater Intake. Therefore, Water and Oil are now our friendly and important substances in NAGAOKA. NAGAOKA is focusing three major fields, namely “Water”, Ecology” and “Energy”. Our base and core product is “Screen” and is widely uses for Energy (Oil & Petrochemical Industry) and Groundwater (Deep & Shallow Wells and Bank Filtration). Our experience accumulated through supply of screens, has given more chances to develop and improve our designs and new fields for groundwater treatment. Our groundwater treatment system is called as “Chemiles” which uses no chemical agents in our system. Incorporating our technologies, the use and adoption of Screens in Groundwater Intake is standardized in Japanese Waterworks Design Instructions (Ver. 2000). NAGAOKA is now contributing our groundwater technologies to China, South East Asia and even to new marketplace throughout the world where safe water is in thirst, and we are ready to quench them. NAGAOKA is prepared to provide each and every effort for Customers.

http://www.nagaokajapan.co.jp/eng/

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is a leading engineering, sciences and project delivery firm. Its purpose is to deliver a positive and enduring impact on the world. In the water sector, SKM has a long history and successful track record in the delivery of large projects through Alliances, Design and Construct and Design Only arrangements. This includes large alternative water supply solutions, wastewater treatment plants and irrigation modernisation programs. The firm is also at the forefront of developing and adapting skills and technologies in Natural Resource or Watershed Management, and has been providing world-leading services for more than 30 years.

SKM has offices across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East, South America and Asia. For further information, visit www.skmconsulting.com

Leading-Edge Technology Conference, 2-4 June 2010

The annual Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies is focused specifically on advances and developments in water and wastewater technologies. The conference consists of invited speakers who are leaders in the fields of water and wastewater, as well as those voluntarily submitting proposals.

Principal Sponsor

Malcolm Pirnie is a premier engineering consulting firm focused on water and environmental issues. For more than 100 years, they have provided environmental engineering, science and consulting services to over 5,000 public and private clients. In today’s global environment, the firm seeks sustainable and effective solutions that respond to evolving environmental needs and the issues of tomorrow. Malcolm Pirnie has built its practice on technical excellence, innovation, and strategies for improved performance. Their staff of nearly 1,800 engineers, scientists, consultants, designers, architects and technical support personnel in more than 60 offices worldwide are driven by this focus — to meet and even exceed client's needs and expectations with forward-looking, sustainable solutions. To supplement the firm’s engineering expertise, Malcolm Pirnie launched a Red Oak Consulting division focused on developing effective management, financial and technology solutions to help clients with their planning, human resources, information technology, and automation needs.

In July of 2009, Malcolm Pirnie merged with ARCADIS, bringing together a formidable group of environmental experts to better serve the global community. It’s a powerhouse combination, providing greater service diversity and depth of knowledge with more than 15,000 experts around the world.

http://www.pirnie.com

Principal sponsors

Sponsorship contact

If you are interested in sponsoring any IWA event or program please contact IWA Sponsor Liaison Officer.

Ms Roselyn Chang
Telephone: +31 (0)70 31 50 783
Fax : +31 (0)70 347 7005
roselyn.chang@iwahq.org