2010 World Water Week in Stockholm, September 5-11:

1st Announcement and Call for Abstracts

Expanding cities face growing water challenges to provide ample supply of water for urban and industrial use, and maintain clean rivers and supply for the local population.

Since 1991, the World Water Week in Stockholm has been the leading annual meeting place to share experiences and create solutions in water and development. We invite you to be a part of the 2010 program by submitting an abstract for consideration to present (as an oral or a poster presentation) at the Week. The World Water Week provides many benefits to workshop speakers/poster presenters:

Increase your prestige by presenting your work at the World Water Week in Stockholm - the annual focal point for the planet’s water issues since 1991.

Showcase your contribution to approx 2 500 participants from more than 130 countries.

Gain added exposure for your work - all accepted abstracts (papers and posters) will be published in the Abstract Volume given to all conference attendees. Your contribution will also appear at the World Water Week’s web.

The deadline for abstract submittal is February, 15, 2010. Authors will be notified of selection in April 2010.

We are now seeking abstracts in the following areas:

• Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
• Shortcutting Historical Pollution Trends
• Water Quality for Human Health
• Improved Water Use Efficiency through Recycling and Reuse
• Management of Groundwater Abstraction and Pollution
• Minimising Land Use Based Pollution
• Resilience, Uncertainty and Tipping Points
• Origins, Pathways and Accumulation of Pollutants – An Urban Perspective
  

Submit an abstract here www.worldwaterweek.org/submitabstract .

Unless otherwise specified, acceptance of a paper or poster in no way implies that the World Water Week assumes any responsibility for registration fee, travel or accommodation.

World Water Week celebrates 20th Anniversary

In 2010, the Stockholm International Water Institute will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the World Water Week and the Stockholm Water Prize with a special programme of activities.

The theme for 2010 will be "The Water Quality Challenge - Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement".

Over 150 convening organisations and 2500 delegates are expected to join numerous seminars, workshops, prize activities, social events, technical tours, training events and other sessions on topics ranging from: urban water and sanitation; agriculture; integrated and transboundary water resource management; climate adaptation; ecosystem management; coastal zones; water footprinting; energy; innovation and much more.

Organisations are welcome to submit proposals to convene an event at World Water Week by contacting Michael Moore at michael.moore@siwi.org. Learn more at www.worldwaterweek.org.