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IDA NEWS
The winners of the IDA prestigious Water Reuse and Conservation Awards went to three outstanding nominees who have demonstrated exceptional performance and contributions to the field. The winners are:
PROFESSOR CHUYANG TANG
University of Hong Kong
Outstanding Professional in Water Reuse and Conservation Presented in recognition of exceptional contributions to the development and implementation of landmark water reuse projects; and the advancement of technology and applied science in water reuse and conservation.
DUBAI MUNICIPALITY
Exceptional Utility Leader in Water Reuse and Conservation Presented In recognition of outstanding performance of public and private utilities that have implemented successful leading-edge water reuse and conservation programs and projects.
DUPONT WATER SOLUTIONS
Industry Technology and Innovation in Water Reuse and Conservation Presented to recognize the outstanding performance of technology and equipment providers that have achieved disruptive advances in water reuse and conservation technology allowing for significant reduction in energy use, carbon footprint, and costs of alternative water supplies.
Utilities Development Company W.L.L. (UDC) was established, in May 2001, by Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi & Sons Group (MAK) and Ionics Inc of the USA (now a part of GE), as a vehicle for executing the concession contract for the Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Plant under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) scheme. UDC is a special purpose company, the first SPC ever created in Kuwait.
The relationship between MAK and Ionics had begun in 1998 when the two companies entered into a strong alliance and together prequalified for the tender for the Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Plant. On 7th May 2001, the concession contract was signed by the Government of the State of Kuwait, represented by the Ministry of Public Works, and Utilities Development Company.
The Sulaibiya WWT&RP project has proved, beyond a shadow of doubt, the important role the private sector can play in the national development process through the activation of local investments and the attraction of foreign investors.
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NEW DATES FOR IDA WORLD CONGRESS: OCTOBER 9 – 13, 2022
After close consultation with our Australian Government partners and based on the Governments vaccination and border reopening four-stage plan, we must postpone the 2022 IDA World Congress scheduled for May 29-June 2, 2022. The new date is October 9-13, 2022, to ensure an in-person event and protect our community’s health and safety. Accordingly, we have modified the extended abstract submission deadline to February 15, 2022. The Congress remains in the magnificent city of Sydney, Australia, at the International Convention Center (ICC Sydney), a spectacular location and state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2016 at the world-famous Darling Harbour.
“We can’t wait to welcome the world’s leading minds on water desalination and reuse to Sydney next year, as borders reopen, and our international visitors once again return. Our water community is certainly looking forward to networking and collaborating on new water solutions face to face with their global peers”, said BESydney CEO, Lyn Lewis-Smith.
LEARN MORE ON THE IDA 2022 WORLD CONGRESS AT: WC.IDADESAL.ORG
The 2022 IDA World Congress and Exhibition will provide knowledge-sharing and discussion opportunities for participants on a plethora of technical and business topics related to desalination and water reuse solutions to ensure a secure water future. The Congress is endorsed by the Government of New South Wales, BeSydney, Tourism Australia, the University of Technology Sydney – Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, Australian Water Association, Sydney Water, Sydney Desalination Plant, UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology at the University of New South Wales, and the Water Services Association of Australia.
Industry leaders and technical experts will converge and connect to develop business opportunities, exchange ideas, share knowledge about cutting-edge technologies, and progress towards a sustainable future. Participating in the program are public and private sector leaders, researchers, and academics in desalination, water reuse, energy, environment, and project finance. The Congress will consist of panel discussions, an excellent technical program, an industry-driven exhibition, unparalleled networking opportunities, and specialized workshops.
SUBMIT YOUR EXTENDED ABSTRACT BY FEBRUARY 15, 2022
The Congress centerpiece is its robust Technical Program covering all aspects of desalination and water reuse solutions to ensure water sustainability. With over 300 papers among ten technical topics and multiple sub-topics, the Technical Program will explore a broad range of desalination and water reuse technologies, practices, and experiences worldwide. The program’s knowledge-sharing aspect recognizes that resources and requirements vary based on need, location, climate conditions, and natural resources. The IDA Innovation Forum is new to the World Congress; a pitch-based competition limited to eight teams with a monetary award.
AUSTRALIA’S COMMITMENT WITH THE DESALINATION
Australia significantly increased its desalination investment during its Millennium drought from 2006-2012, adding over $16 billion worth of infrastructure investment. As Australia enters yet another drought period in places reporting the lowest recorded rainfall levels, more significant investments in desalination and water reuse are required to keep up with additional water demand. This latest investment will come with a continued sustainability focus, building on the track record of primarily wind-powered, renewable energy offset at many of Australia’s large-scale desalination plants. Through its biennial World Congress and Exhibition, the IDA upholds its global commitment to sustainability and raises awareness of water’s value, protecting the environment, and conserving natural resources in line with UN SDG #6. It is the ideal forum to advance goals that ensure clean water sources for future generations.
THANK YOU TO OUR EXHIBITORS
BOOK YOUR EXHIBITION SPACE NOW
The exhibition is the epicenter of the World Congress, offering easy access to four days of technical sessions, high-level plenary sessions, a Leaders Summit, business discussions, IDA Academy courses, and networking events. Book your exhibition space soon and take advantage of the early bird and IDA loyalty exhibitor rates!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FEBRUARY 1, 2022
IDA Innovation Forum 2022
AT WORLD CONGRESS: CHARTING RESILIENT WATER SOLUTIONS
OCTOBER, 9 - 13 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 14:30-17:30
Description: The IDA Innovation Forum, new to the World Congress, is specifically designed to introduce new and innovative solutions from Universities, Research Centers, Technology Developers, and start-up companies to major organizations in the water and energy sectors, venture capitalists and developers and private investor’s.
Who can submit? The Awards are open to all companies and organizations. The submission should have special emphasis on innovative energy reduction and environmental considerations; building a sustainable future with financial resilience, and innovation.
Selection process: The winners will be selected by an international, cross-sector panel of judges.
Sponsorship: A grand prize will be awarded to the winning proposal The IDA R&D Committee will try to raise the industrial sponsorship and presented at the IDA World Congress Gala dinner on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Become a Sponsor of the Innovation Forum!
Forum Award Sponsorship offers the unique opportunity to showcase your organization as a contributor to innovation in our industry. Your logo will be displayed on Innovation Forum branding, the Word Congress website and in the Final Program.
Innovation Forum Travel Support Sponsor
The Innovation Forum sponsorship offers a unique opportunity to support leading innovators in their need for travel support to attend and pitch their technology if they are one of the eight teams shortlisted.
Innovation Forum Award Sponsor
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SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TODAY, VISIT
Submit your extended abstract for the International Specialty Conference on Innovation in Desalination, February 7 – 9, 2022, in the City of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The conference will be organized in morning and afternoon sessions with two parallel tracks.
The first and half of the second day of this Specialty Conference will include presentations by well-renowned international keynote speakers which will provide an overview of the latest developments in key desalination industry topic areas, of recent scientific and technology breakthroughs, and of new trends aiming at breaking the cost and energy barriers of desalination. The afternoon of the second day of the conference will include a visit to SWCC desalination and technology demonstration facilities showcasing several innovative technologies of the DTRI of SWCC that were recently developed inhouse or created in partnership with key industry partners such as Hydranautics, FEDCO, Toyobo, Waterise, Fluid Technology Solutions, ERI, Pacifica Water Systems, and the University of California Los Angeles.
To submit your extended abstract visit here.
*Accepted Technical papers may also be considered for the IDA 2022 World Congress Technical Program, in Sydney, Australia October 9-13, 2022
International Specialty Conference on Ocean Brine Mining
Brine from desalination plants contains valuable minerals and Desalination Brine mining has the potential to surpass earth mining as a source of rare-earth metals such as lithium, strontium, cesium, rubidium, barium and others. Desalination brine mining brings a new era of exploration of the vast water resources of the planet. This conference opens a venue for presenting and discussing the latest advanced technologies for extraction of minerals and rare metals from brine generated by desalination plants.
Program
The main purpose of the 3-day Desalination Brine Mining Conference is to provide a forum for expert scientists, applied researchers, practitioners, and innovators in the field of desalination brine mining to share their latest technologies and experience of mineral and metal extraction. Emphasis will be given to membrane-based ocean brine concentration and advanced extraction methods and technologies which combine low energy use and competitive production of rare metals and minerals.
The focus of the presentations will be technologies and systems that are advanced to the point of proof-of-concept and beyond, that have potential to yield minerals and rare metals at cost lower than that of earth mining and conventional methods of production. Presentations sharing case studies for demonstration or full-scale implementation of brine concentration and mineral extraction technologies are very welcome.
International Specialty Conference on Ocean Brine Mining
The presentations of the Ocean Brine Mining for Desalination will be divided into three days. Each day will have one morning and one afternoon session and each session will include six 25-minute presentations each followed by 10-minute discussions.
Submit your extended abstract for the IDA-SWCC-DTRI Ocean Brine Mining for Desalination Specialty Conference, March 21-23, 2022, to be held at the Le Meridien Hotel, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Deadline to submit is 1 December 2021.
Focus on the Value of Brine form from Desalination Plants Technical Program Topics include:
ʞ State of the Art of Thermal Brine
Concentration ʞ Advanced Technologies for Membrane
Brine Concentration ʞ Non-thermal & Non-membrane Brine
Concentration Technologies ʞ Brine Concentration for Harvesting of
Minerals ʞ Brine Concentration for Harvesting of
Rare Metals ʞ Brine Concentration for Zero Liquid
Discharge ʞ Case Studies for Brine Concentration ʞ Case Studies for Zero Liquid Discharge ʞ Lowering Cost and Energy Use Barriers for Brine Concentration ʞ The Future of Brine Concentration –
Next Generation Technologies
*Accepted Technical papers may also be considered for the IDA 2022 World Congress Technical Program, in Sydney, Australia October 9-13, 2022.
Shortlisted authors will be notified by January 10, 2022, with full papers due by January 30, 2022. Final ppt presentations are due by February 10, 2022. For questions regarding the conference please contact papers@idadesal.org
IDA TALKS
IDA presents in this IDA Global Connections new videos of our IDA Talks video series about essential topics in desalination, water reuse, recycling, and relevant energy solutions.
Professor Rong Wang
Nanyang Technological University of Singapore Aug 19, 2021 Topic: Latest Development on RO Membranes Watch the video
Professor Enrico Driolli
Institute on Membrane Technology, University of Calabria, Italy Aug 25, 2021 Topic: Trends in Desalination Membranes for the Next Decade Watch the video
Dr. Domingo Zarzo
Innovation and Strategic Project Manager, Sacyr Water and IDA Board Member Sept 17, 2021 Topic: Desalination for Agriculture Watch the video
Check out more videos, here. We invite stakeholders from different sectors of our industry to talk about research and innovation, project development, finance, legal frameworks, operations and maintenance, incorporation of renewable energy, and many more topics through short recordings of up to 3-5 minutes.
IDA 2022 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE IDA 2022 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
SPONSORED BY HARBIN ROPV INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD AND HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
The International Desalination Association announces the 2022 IDA Fellowship application process is now open, and applicants may send in their submission until January 2, 2022. The University of Alberta in Canada will host the 2022 IDA-ROPV Fellowship, and IDA and the University of Alberta will jointly select the Fellow. Successful applicants will possess 6-10 years of work experience in the water industry and have a distinguished career of accomplishments and professional achievements. Applicants must propose a project to complete for the duration of their Fellowship, which will benefit the water industry at large. Please note that all applicants must be members of IDA.
Inaugurated in 2008, the IDA Fellowship is a recognized and prestigious program of our community, supported by a monetary subsidy of up to USD 10,000. The Fellowship will run for six weeks, from May 1 to June 15, 2022. The core consortium member for the Fellowship is the Advanced Controls Lab led by Dr. Qing Zhao, a part of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta. The Laboratory, equipped with state-of-the-art computing facilities, aims to facilitate fundamental and applied research in the general area of systems and control. “Recognizing the essential role water treatment solutions play in providing clean water for all, technical innovation is key. IDA is pleased to partner with the University of Alberta for this unique educational opportunity. We are thankful to Harbin ROPV Industrial Co., LTD for their generous support of a key IDA educational program. This is a great example of corporate social responsibility, and we hope more companies will support the annual IDA Scholarship and Fellowship Programs,” said Shannon K. McCarthy, IDA Secretary-General.
Each host agency is a high-profile public utility or research organization known for its desalination and water reuse leadership. In addition to the University of Alberta in Canada, IDA has partnered in the past with the University of Arizona West in the USA; PUB in Singapore; the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) in Saudi Arabia; Water Corporation and Murdoch University in Western Australia; the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the USA; the Ministry of Electricity & Water in Kuwait; and the Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW), in Oman.
For further details about the IDA Fellowship Program and application guidelines, please visit www.idadesal.org or email info@idadesal. org
AMERICAN-MADE CHALLENGES SOLAR DESALINATION PRIZE TEAMING WORKSHOP
Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12 Noon EST
By the U.S. Department of Energy
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, 12 Noon EST the IDA will host the virtual teaming workshop and network event that brings together desal prize competitors, companies, test sites, and skillsets in order to build cross-function teams that can take the preliminary concept into a fully operational prototype. To do this, IDA will work with NREL to plan the virtual REMO meeting, engage with the teams regarding their presentation submissions and conduct a rehearsal with them prior to the event. IDA will coordinate the logistics and serve as master of ceremony for the workshop.
IDA BOARD ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE FIRST QUARTER 2022
Nominations for 2022-2024 Board of Directors (Term 20) Now Being Accepted
Schedule
Nomination start date
Nomination close date
Voting for the 2019-2021 IDA Board of Directors Election Opens
Voting for the 2019-2021 IDA Board of Directors Election Closes
Results Announced and Posted Jan 6, 2022
Feb 26, 2022
March 9, 2022
April 27, 2022
May 1, 2022
Nominations
The nomination period for candidates for IDA's Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 term (Term 20) will open on January 6, 2022.
All persons who have been continuous active members in the IDA since June 2020 are eligible to stand for election. One of the significant criteria in considering candidates is their ability to provide leadership and make significant positive contributions to IDA. Candidates should be knowledgeable about IDA's mission and policies. In addition, candidates should be prepared to dedicate a considerable amount of time to their duties should they be elected. Directors are expected to prepare for and attend two board meetings per year, actively participate in IDA's programs, events, and committees, undertake special assignments, and respond promptly to Committee Chairpersons and IDA Headquarters communications.
All nominations should be sent to the IDA office to the attention of IDA Secretary General, Ms. Shannon McCarthy, at smccarthy@idadesal.org.
Candidate Eligibility
To be placed on the ballot, candidates must have been: (1) selected by the Membership and Elections (M&E) Committee; (2) proposed by letter or petition by at least five Class I and Class II members or their designated representatives from the same region; or (3) submit a written request to the M&E Committee to be considered for election and be sponsored by at least five Class I and Class II members or their designated representatives.
Candidates must be prepared to serve the desalination and water reuse community rather than espouse the particular interest of any single entity. They must maintain confidentiality on the business of the Board and avoid prejudiced judgments on specific issues. The candidate should also have standing within the desalination and water reuse industry.
Regional Representation
To assure proper regional representation, directorships are allocated in proportion to the number of Class I and Class II members in good standing in each region. Twenty-one directors may be elected to the Board of Directors, and each region may have at least one and no more than seven. Based on the membership numbers, the regional allocation of Directors for the 2022 election is as follows: Europe
Latin America, Caribbean
Middle East, Africa
North America
Pacific Asia
Grand Total 5
1
7
4
4
21
Elections
Directors are elected by a direct vote of IDA’s Class I and Class II members. The Membership and Elections Committee asks that each candidate provide a high-resolution photo, short biography, and brief description of what he or she intends to contribute to the Association. Ballots will be posted on the website on March 9, 2022, and voting will begin. IDA members will be able to log in and vote electronically. Voting will close on April 27, 2022. Results will be posted on the IDA website (www.idaedeal.org) by May 1, 2022, and members will be notified of the results by email. Transition of the Board will take place at the IDA World Congress in Sydney, October 2022.
For more information about the Director elections, please contact Shannon McCarthy at smccarthy@idadesal.org
IDA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS IDA EVENTS/PARTNER EVENTS
AMERICAN-MADE CHALLENGES SOLAR DESALINATION PRIZE TEAMING WORKSHOP
October 28, 2021 Online Event
February 7-9, 2022 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
WSTA 14TH GULF WATER CONFERENCE
February 13-15, 2022 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AMTA / AWWA MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION
February 21-25, 2022 Las Vegas, NV, USA
EUROPEAN DESALINATION SOCIETY DESALINATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: CLEAN WATER AND ENERGY
March 7-10, 2022 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
March 21-23, 2022 Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
AWA OZWATER´22
May 10-12, 2022 Brisbane, Australia
IDA 2022 WORLD CONGRESS
Oct 9-13, 2022 Sydney, Australia
IDA 2023 INTERNATIONAL WATER REUSE AND RECYCLING CONFERENCE
October 2023 Seville, Spain
