Presentations & Mentoring
Present your work, get mentoring and network with other young professionals and experts in your field around the world!
28 November - 2 December 2022. Online

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The IAHR Young Professionals Congresses give young professionals, researchers and students the opportunity to present their work and access mentoring from leading global experts. Representing a unique opportunity for networking and promoting their work, the success of the inaugural YP Congress in 2020 with 924 registered participants has ensured that the event is now established as an ongoing annual series organised by young professionals and for young professionals. Free and open to all!

We are delighted to announce that a record 182 abstracts have been received for the 3rd edition of the IAHR Young Professionals Congress! The International Scientific Committee comprises 69 experts from the different technical areas and help to review submitted abstracts, chair the Congress sessions and provide mentorship to all participants!

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 Why to participate?

• The congress is a wonderful opportunity to present your work and get mentoring from leading experts.

• It represents a unique opportunity for networking as well.

• You will meet with representatives of the IAHR technical committees.

• You will be invited to meet and interact with your peers and mentors through breakout sessions.

• You will be able to connect with other Young Professionals Networks (YPNs) worldwide and by areas of expertise.

• This is also the chance to make your work known.

• All the proceedings will be published and made available in the IAHR e-library after the congress.

• Selected works will be invited to publish a paper in a special issue of the Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research.

 Benefits

FREE registration

Open to all!

IAHR Young Professional members and non-members.

Students but also to young professionals (35 years old and less)

Certificates of attendance will be issued upon request

Members: Free

Non members: 25 euro or 12 euro (depending on the income country level) which is equivalent to a membership fee so a one year free membership fee will be included.

 Testimonies

Thank you very much to the organizers, it is an excellent opportunity to see the great work that is done in all parts of the world, my congratulations to the entire team. Karina Ocaña, Mexico

 Key dates

• 8 July 2022: Call for abstracts opens.

• 10 September 2022: Call for abstracts closes.

• 25 September 2022: Call for abstracts extension.
  

• 2 November 2022: Notification of acceptance.

• 10 November 2022: Poster and final extended abstract submission.

• 28 November - 2 December 2022: Congress.

Congress themes (corresponding to the IAHR Technical Committees)

Hydraulics

• Fluid Mechanics

• Experimental Methods and Instrumentation

• Fluvial Hydraulics

• Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

• Hydraulic Structures

• Industrial Flows and Energy Exchange

Hydro-environment

• Climate Change Adaptation

• Ecohydraulics

• Coastal & Maritime Hydraulics

• Flood Risk Management

• Groundwater Hydraulics and Management

• Hydroinformatics

• Urban Drainage

• Water Resources Management

• Ice Research and Engineering

• Marine Outfall Systems
  

Innovation and Professional Development

• Education and Professional Development

• Global Water Security

• Higher Education and E-learning

  
  

 Organising Committee

• Chair: David Ferras, IHE Delft, The Netherlands

• Arianna Varrani, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

• Emanuele Quaranta, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy

• Eva Fenrich, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany

• Gaetano Crispino, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy

• Gonzalo García-Alén Lores, Universidade da Coruña, Spain

• Ingrid Silva, Sweco, Venezuela/Sweden

• José M. Carrillo, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain

• Michael Nones, Institute of Geophysics - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

• Qian Yu, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), China

• Tewelde Gebremedhin, Water Resources Management Young Professional, Ethiopia

• Elsa Incio, IAHR Secretariat

 International Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order)

• Ana Adeva-Bustos, SINTEF, Norway

• Andrea Sulis, Universit of Sassari, Italy

• Angelo Leopardi, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy

• Benjamin Dewals, University of Liege, Belgium

• Carlos de Oliveira Galvão, Federal University of Campina Grande, UFCG, Brazil

• Claudia Adduce, Roma Tre University, Italy

• Daisuke Nohara, Kajima Technical Research Institute, Japan

• Dalila Loudyi, Hassan II University of Casablanca-Faculty of Science and Technology, Morocco

• Daniel B. Bung, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany

• Daniele Pietro Viero, University of Padova, Italy

• David L. Wegner, Woolpert Engineering/Water Science Technology Board of the National Academy of Sciences, USA

• Donatela Termini, University of Palermo, Italy

• Elena Pummer, NTNU, Norway

• Elpida Kolokytha, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

• Forgo Kevin, École Supérieure du Génie Rural et de l'Environnement, Burkina Faso

• Frank Molkenthin, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany

• Gabriela Calderón, Groundwater Youth Network (GWYN)

• Gabriele Freni, University of Enna "Kore", Italy

• George Constantinescu, Iowa University, USA

• Ioana Popescu, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands

• James Ball, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

• Javier López Lara, Universidad de Cantabria, Spain

• Jorg Imberger, UCL; RSMAS, University of Venice, Australia

• José Adriasola Velasco, Bechtel, Chile

• Jose Anta Álvarez, Universidad de La Coruña, Spain

• José M. Carrillo, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain

• Juan Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

• Kamal el Kadi Abderrezzak, EDF, R&D, LNHE, France

• Katinka Koll, TU Braunschweig, Germany

• Kobayashi Kenichiro, Kobe University, Japan

• Majid Mohammadian, University of Ottawa, Canada

• Manfred Kleidorfer, University Innsbruck, Austria

• Manousos Valyrakis, University Of Glasgow, UK

• Maria Maza, IHCantabria, Spain

• Maria Rita L. M. F. Carvalho, University of Coimbra, Portugal

• Marie Burckbuchler, UBERTONE, France

• Mario Oertel, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Germany

• Massimo Guerrero, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy

• Michael Nones, Institute of Geophysics PAS, Poland

• Michele Iervolino, Universitá della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy

• Modesto Pérez-Sánchez, Universitat Politènica de València, Spain

• Orazio Giustolisi, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

• Ouedraogo Modibo, Burkina Faso

• Patrizia Piro, University of Calabria, Italy

• Paul Barrette, National Research Council Canada, Canada

• Philippe Gourbesville, IWHR & Université Côte d'Azur, China and France

• Rafael Omar Tinoco, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• Ravindra Vitthal Kale, National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee, India

• Roger Falconer, Cardiff University, UK

• Rowan St Gregory Shahane De Costa, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, New Zealand

• Rui M.L. Ferreira, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

• Ryota Tsubaki, Nagoya University, Japan

• Sajjad Roshandel, School of Informatics, Xiamen University, China

• Satoru Oishi, Kobe University, Japan

• Sébastien Erpicum, Liege University, Belgium

• Shaohua Marko Hsu, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, SAR China

• Sílvia Rute Caleiro Amaral, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

• Stefan Felder, UNSW Sydney, Australia

• Stefan Haun, University of Stuttgart, Germany

• Sung-Uk Choi, Yonsei University, Korea

• Susanna Dazzi, University of Parma, Italy

• Sylvie Spraakman, City of Vancouver, Canada

• Tomasz Dysarz, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
  

• Tomasz Kolerski, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• Valentin Heller, The University of Nottingham, UK

• Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen, McGill University, Canada

• Vladimir I. Nikora, University of Aberdeen, UK

• Weiling Sun, Peking University, China

• Wim Uijttewaal, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

  Guidelines for extended abstract submission

• Your extended abstract must be submitted through the online submission form using the following template  and guidelines in Word. The deadline is 10 September 2022 . All extended abstracts must be submitted in English. Please note that proofreading English text is compulsory. The use of native English reviewers is highly recommended. Your extended abstract must be 2 pages maximum and a count of 850-1000 words (including a short abstract of 150 words and a maximum of 5 keywords).

• The International Scientific Committee will review all the submissions during the month of September/October. If your extended abstract is accepted, it will be assigned to one of the sessions. You will then need to submit a one-page poster (using a 3 columns template or a 4 columns template) by 10 November 2022. The poster and final extended abstract will be uploaded through the online submission form. EasyChair will be used, like in the abstract submission.

• Presenters will do a 3-5 minute presentation at the 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress supported by the poster.

• Proceedings will be published and made available in the IAHR e-library after the Congress. Only works presented during the congress will be included in the proceedings.

• The sessions will be livestreamed and also recorded and uploaded to the IAHR website.

Poster and final extended abstract submission   

 Become a sponsor!

 Advertising and sponsorship opportunities at IAHR Young Professionals Congress

Sponsoring IAHR YP Congresses and being featured on the Congress online platforms is a cost-effective way to advertise to our membership base and reach the next generation of hydro-environment professionals and leaders while attracting and retaining young talent in your community.

As our young professional’s membership grows, and the need for a greater diversity of professional development and networking opportunities arise, your sponsorship will ensure that our members continue to receive quality opportunities for growth as young professionals.

As a sponsor of the 3rd IAHR Young Professionals Congress, you will enjoy a high level of visibility on a variety of IAHR platforms and channels of promotion, including:

• Displaying your logo and linked company name on the event webpage

• Displaying your logo and linked company name on the promotional emails

• Displaying your logo and linked company name in social media campaigns

• Displaying your logo on the certificate of participation and attendance
  

• Verbal recognition by the organising committee at the opening & closing of the congress
  

• A 2-minute exhibit (video) to promote/introduce your products or services can be arranged during the break of the congress
  

• 1-year FREE Institute membership (for non-members)

Minimum sponsorship amount:

• 1800 euros for non IAHR Members (institute large >450 employees)

• 1200 eurosfor non IAHR Members (institute small <450 employees)

• 500 euros for IAHR Institute Members

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» Download Young Professional Congress Sponsorship brochure

We’ll be happy to cater your support to the needs of your organisation/company. Please contact Elsa Incio at elsa.incio@iahr.org  

 More information

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