2011 OU International WaTER conference: water technologies for emerging reasons
The Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center at the University of Oklahoma will host the 2011 OU International WaTER Conference and International Water Prize Award Ceremony on October 24-25, 2011 in Norman, Okla., U.S.A.
The conference theme “Synergy at the Interface: Integrating Technology, Social Entrepreneurship and Behavior Change” is designed to bring together participants from multiple disciplines responding to the UN Millennium Development Goals of bringing water and sanitation to emerging regions. Attendees will include water and sanitation experts from academia, industry, NGOs, government and foundations.
The two-day conference will include poster and concurrent paper sessions devoted to all technical and non-technical topics and sectors (e.g., science, engineering, health, anthropology, sociology, business, meteorology, geography, education, and cultural issues) relevant to water and sanitation in remote regions of emerging regions.