IWA Sponsors
IWA counts with the support of a range of sponsors for the following events and programs:
IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, 16-21 September 2012, Busan, Korea
The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is a high-profile international event that attracts 5,000 water professionals, companies and institutions from across the globe. It is the only truly global event of its kind and covers every aspect of the water cycle.
Principal Sponsors
Xylem Inc., spun off from ITT Corporation in October 2011, is a global water leader deeply involved in every stage of the cycle of water, transporting, treating, testing and analyzing it, then returning it to the environment.
Xylem Inc.
www.xyleminc.com
Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge of protecting resources by providing innovative solutions to industry and to millions of people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT supplies drinking water to 91 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 63 million people, and collects the waste produced by close to 57 million people. SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT has 80,410 employees and, with its presence on five continents, is a world leader exclusively dedicated to water and waste management services. In 2011, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, a subsidiary owned 35,7 % by GDF SUEZ, achieved revenue of EUR14.8 billion.
Suez Environnement
www.suez-environnement.com/
Platinum Sponsor
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
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
CH2M HILL provide engineering, plant operations and project development services for water resources, water and wastewater treatment throughout the world.
CH2M HILL
www.ch2mhill.com
Xylem Inc., spun off from ITT Corporation in October 2011, is a global water leader deeply involved in every stage of the cycle of water, transporting, treating, testing and analyzing it, then returning it to the environment.
Xylem Inc.
www.xyleminc.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/
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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/
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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
