MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL Dear Members and Colleagues, The Spring 2020 Issue of Global Connections marks the two-year anniversary of IDA’s quarterly publication, a resource that contains an abundance of insightful articles from experts and thought-leaders, as well as spotlighting some of the industry’s most interesting events, including the new IDA Academy Webinar Series and the IDA Water Reuse & Recycling Conference happening this September. We are very honored to feature a special interview with Daniel R Simmons, Assistant Secretary for the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, at the US Department of Energy. The interview focuses on supporting R&D to advance cost-competitive desalination technologies, touching on one of the key questions in today’s market. We hope you enjoy learning more about the dynamic vision of the DOE. Opening on April 15 is our new series of IDA Academy webinars moderated by the IDA 4
YLP. This webinar series tackles questions of renewable energy that are critical to the future of sustainable water solutions. Following the Academy Webinar series, the flagship event for Fall 2020 is IDA’s third International Water Reuse & Recycling Conference. Held in Rome, Italy from September 28-30, the conference event preparations are already well underway. IDA extends a thank you to His Excellency, Spanish Ambassador Alfonso Dastis, who will graciously host the conference’s welcome reception at his residence, the marvellous 17th century Palazzo Montorio. We also send wholehearted thanks to our sponsors, DuPont Water Solutions and Toray Industries, for their generous support of our efforts to enact sustainable water solutions. The Association will accept abstracts for the technical program until May 15, and is actively calling for sponsors and strategic partners, with requests sent to sponsorships@idadesal.org.
