SOWC will be attending WEFTEC 2014, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana from September 27 - October 1, 2014. See WEFTEC 2014 Fact Sheet. As part of the Ontario Pavilion (Booth 3859), SOWC's booth will be providing information on SOWC's collaborative projects, six research and demonstration nodes (watersheds, wastewater, ecotoxicology, drinking water, [...]
Event date and time Wednesday, November 12, 2014 (All day) to Friday, November 14, 2014 (All day) Water Briefing is proud to support the second annual World Water-Tech North America Summit, the fifth event in the World Water-Tech series, which gathers the key stakeholders from every part of the water value chain. Hosted by Rethink [...]
The Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce will host its 1st Canadian German Conference on Water and Waste Water Management at the Ontario Investment and Trade Center in Toronto on June 12 (view agenda). Registration is free of charge. Please sign up here. The participating German companies are available for B2B meetings. Please contact [...]
Event date and time Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (All day) SOWC is attending the Canadian Water Summit. Brenda Lucas, SOWC Executive Director will be moderating the breakout session Urban Emergency: Managing Extreme Water Crises in Cities, and Dr. Dave Rudolph, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo and SOWC Watershed node [...]
On Friday, January 24, 2014 over 40 academic and government representatives joined the SOWC at the University of Waterloo for a collaborative research forum to explore research interests, ideas for collaboration, and priorities for engaging the private sector through the SOWC platform. Short sessions about each "node" or theme area within SOWC provided attendees with [...]
The Water Institute's Research Symposium 2014 will be held May 1, 2014 at the University of Waterloo, and will showcase the breadth of Waterloo's water research and provide an opportunity for organizations and individuals to interact with researchers and students. The Research Symposium is open to External Partners and non-partners of the Water Institute. Silver, [...]
"Developing an Iron Clad Integrated IP Strategy: To Ensure Maximum Protection For SMEs In Advance of Entering the US Market" Why attend? Understand how IP created value for your firm Understand elements of good IP strategy and how to develop your own Understand the importance of key IP trends in the US Registration is closed.
(left to right) Brenda Lucas, SOWC Operations Manager; Dr. David Rudolph, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Waterloo and Watershed Node leader; Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario); Peter Braid, Member of Parliament (Kitchener-Waterloo); and Dr. George Dixon, Vice-President, University [...]
On June 24th, the SOWC and the University of Guelph hosted a networking and information-sharing event to celebrate a milestone in developing the SOWC wastewater platform. Largely based around engaging local partners and the private sector, over 125 participants from the academic, public and industry sectors attended to learn about SOWC and how the overall [...]
On May 16, SOWC and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario hosted the SOWC Sensors event and networking session. The morning event highlighted the unique capacity of the Sensors Node of SOWC, and provided engagement opportunities between researchers and local companies. SOWC Operations Manager Brenda Lucas provides attendees with an introduction and overview of the [...]