Young Water

Professionals

Call for Papers

1st IWA Austrian National
Young Water Professionals
Conference
YOUNG WATER PROFESSIONALS

Organised by

Supported by

09 – 11 June 2010
Vienna, Austria

ywp@iwag.tuwien.ac.at
www.ywp-austria.at
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Dear Young Water Professionals,

as Austrian YWP Representative and chair of the IWA YWP committee it is
a great pleasure to invite you to the first Austrian National Young Water
Professionals Conference in Vienna!
After the re-launch of the IWA YWP Programme in Beijing in 2006, the YWP
Programme has grown successfully in the last two and a half years. Thus,
the nationalisation of the YWP Programme is the next important step to
establish it on a regional level. Usually the implementation of a national
conference is a major step in achieving this goal!
This conference will provide us an excellent stage to meet, exchange experiences and
cooperate with each other to approach the prospective challenges in the water sector
together. I hope to see you in Vienna!
Katerina Ruzicka
Austrian YWP Representative, Chair of the IWA YWP Committee

Conference Themes
Papers and posters on all aspects of the Water Cycle, including Water Protection,
Resources Management & Climate Change, Risk Management, Water & Energy and Urban
Water Management, are invited. The conference is open to all Austrian and international
young water professionals including students, recent graduates and other professionals
under the age of 35. Prizes will be awarded for the best paper and poster.
Outline Paper Submission
Outline paper submissions are welcome from 1st October 2009 and must be received by 1st
December 2009. Submitted outline papers will be reviewed by the Programme Committee.
Authors will be notified by 1st February 2010. If selected, a full 8-page paper must be
submitted by 15th March 2010. Outline papers must be submitted online using the
conference website. Formatting guidelines for outline papers as well as submission
procedure can be found at www.ywp-austria.at.
At least one YWP author of each selected platform paper and poster must register and
attend the conference to present the paper. Prizes will be awarded for the best publication
and posters.
Programme Committee Dates to Remember:
Chair: Helmut Kroiss (TU Wien)
Günther Blöschl (TU Wien) Submission of Outline Papers:
Igor Bodik (TU Bratislava) 1 October 2009 to 1 December 2009
Andreas Farnleitner (TU Wien) Notification of Acceptance:
Werner Fuchs (IFA Tulln) 1 February 2010
Raimund Haberl (BOKU) Submission of Full Papers:
Helmut Habersack (BOKU) 15 March 2010
Thomas Hein (Wasserkluster Lunz)
Harald Kainz (TU Graz) Organising Committee
Walter Kling (MA 31 - Wiener Wasserwerke)
Chair: Katerina Ruzicka (TU Wien)
Willibald Loiskandl (BOKU)
Marianne Büchinger (BOKU)
Norbert Matsché (TU Wien)
Marion Fuchs (Donauconsult)
Susanne Muhar (BOKU)
Andreas Gaul (ÖWAV)
Hans Peter Nachtnebel (BOKU)
Doris Kasess (Wiener Wasserwerke)
Wolfgang Rauch (Uni Innsbruck)
Florian Kretschmer (BOKU)
Katerina Ruzicka (TU Wien)
Christian Loderer (IFA Tulln)
Regina Sommer (Meduni Wien)
Martin Mayer (Hawle)
Heidrun Steinmetz (Uni Stuttgart)
Nicole Pichler (Messer)
Gerald Zenz (TU Graz)
Simon Thaler (TU Wien)
Franziska Zibuschka (BOKU)
Rita Vicuinik (TU Graz)
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About IWA & the IWA Young Water Professionals Programme

The International Water Association is a global network of water

professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all
facets of the water cycle. Through IWA members collaborate to promote the development
and implementation of innovative and effective approaches to water management.
Having acknowledged that the water sector is facing unprecedented workforce challenges
with the age profile of workers been cited as a major cause for concern and the impending
loss of knowledge through the retirement of many of its leaders, IWA created the IWA
Young Water Professionals Programme to provide mechanisms to ensure that knowledge is
not lost upon the retirement of personnel.
The IWA 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. As well
as engaging with YWP, the YWP Programme also connects with employers, academic
institutions and other professional associations to ensure that the future needs of the sector
are understood and addressed and inter-generational dialogue is created to form links
between senior professionals of the sector and young professionals.
The Austrian Water and Waste Management Association - ÖWAV
Since 1909 the Austrian Water and Waste Management Association has
represented the entire Austrian water and waste management sectors.
The ÖWAV is a non profit organisation and is therefore considered an ”independent
counsellor” with the goal of achieving sustainable water, wastewater and waste management
objectives in Austria. ww.oewav.at

The Austrian Association for Gas and Water - ÖVGW

Since its founding in 1881, the Austrian Association for Gas and Water has
worked to promote the gas and water supply industries and associated sec-
tors in all matters of scientific research, technology, business and legislation. ÖVGW is a
non-profit organisation based upon voluntary membership. Of focal concern is ensuring that
research and development in matters of gas and water supply remain at the cutting edge of
science and technology. www.ovgw.at

The Venue provided by the Vienna Waterworks

In former times the Old
Installation Chamber
contained the equipment to
operate the Schmelz
reservoir. Due to the new
construction of this reservoir in the
Gablenzgasse in 1991, the new
Meiselmarkt shopping mall was built in
place of the old water reservoir and the
Old Installation Chamber became a
complete restored convention facility.
www.wasserwerk.at/wien.htm

The Alte Schieberkammer (Old installation Chamber, Contact:

built 1873) of the former sweetwater-reservoir in
Vienna ywp@iwag.tuwien.ac.at
www.ywp-austria.at