Awards Committee
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The IWRA Awards Committee will develop criteria for all the awards of the Association: Crystal Drop Award, Chow Memorial Lecture, IWRA Distinguished Lecture, and Best Paper(s) Award. The Committee will recommend to the President nominees for all the Awards of the Association. The President will then transmit nominations with his comments to the Executive Board for the final decision.
More information about the various IWRA Awards.
Committee Members:
Rabi Mohtar – Chair
Ben Braga
Guy Fradin
David Molden
Mingna Wang
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Budget & Finance Committee
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The Budget and Finance Committee will work with the Executive Office to ensure fiscal and budgetary oversight, develop and monitor the annual budget, review draft annual financials and audits before they are presented to the Executive Board, and propose fiscal and budgetary policies for the Association. The Committee will also oversee activities related to the raising of funds, and will cooperate with the Scientific, Technical and Publications Committee and the External and Public Relations Committees in efforts to solicit grants and funded projects.Committee Members:
Renée Martin-Nagle – Chair
Guy Fradin
Blanca Jiménez-Cisneros
Gary Jones
Mingna Wang
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Congress & Events Committee
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The Congress and Events Committee will work with the Executive Office to identify and evaluate appropriate hosts and venues for IWRA Congresses, conferences, workshops, meetings, and other events, and develop policies related to Congresses and other Association events.Committee Members:
Yuanyuan Li – Chair
Asma Bachikh
Henning Bjornlund
Gary Jones
Jun-Haeng Heo
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External & Public Relations Committee
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The External and Public Relations Committee will work with the Executive Office to develop and maintain relationships with other relevant organisations, affiliated entities, IWRA regional and national chapters, and other groups, and will advise the Executive Office on matters pertaining to the Association’s promotion and public relations efforts.Committee Members:
Karin Krchnak – Chair
Guy Fradin
Eiman Karar
Yoonjin Kim
Birgitta Liss Lymer
Renée Martin-Nagle
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Governance Committee
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The Governance Committee will take all necessary and appropriate decisions in the intervals between meetings of the Executive Board to implement administration actions and to act in emergency situations. It will also provide oversight of the finances of the Association.Committee Members:
Gabriel Eckstein – Chair
Guy Fradin
Blanca Jiménez-Cisneros
Karin Krchnak
Patrick Lavarde
Yuanyuan Li
Renée Martin-Nagle
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Membership Committee
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The Membership Committee will develop guidelines on qualifications for membership of various categories, develop means to enhance membership, and stimulate and coordinate active participation by members of the Association. This may involve contacting existing and former members. The Committee will also emphasize enhancing membership benefits and expanding membership among young professionals, and will have oversight over any IWRA Interest Group organised around a professional area (such as young professionals, hydrogeologists, etc.).
Committee Members:
Tom Soo – Chair
Asma Bachikh
Guillermo Donoso
Lili Yu
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Scientific, Technical & Publications Committee
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The Scientific, Technical and Publications Committee will advise and make proposals regarding scientific and technical activities and publications, keeping all the publications and the publications’ policy of the Association under review, including technical standards of Water International. It will make recommendations to the President and Executive Board on the cost schedules of all publications, and for issuing any miscellaneous non-regular volumes. The Committee will also have oversight over any IWRA Task Forces and Interest Groups organized around a substantive research area (such as water pollution, water laws and regulations, etc.).
Committee Members:
Henning Bjornlund – Chair
Guillermo Donoso
Farda Imanov
Stephanie Kuisma
Jim Nickum
Raya Stephan
David Molden
Cai Ximing
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