Rotorua, New Zealand: 18 - 23 September 2011

The IWA Young Water Professionals programme engages water sector students and professionals under the age of 35, to become the leaders of the future.

YWP activities during the DIPCON 2011, Rotorua, New Zealand

The Young Water Professionals (YWP) Programme is one of the major Programmes within IWA to ensure that the future needs of the water sector are understood and well addressed and inter-generational dialogue is created. In electing two YWP onto the Group Board, the Diffuse Pollution Group has acknowledged the important role of YWP within IWA and the water sector. To enhance the involvement of YWP within the Diffuse Pollution Group, several activities are planned for DIPCON 2011 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Mentoring and Zumba will be available, as well as prizes for the best student papers and posters. (Note that registration for students will be considerably cheaper than for employed professionals)

http://www.iwahq.org/Home/Networks/Young_Water_Professionals/

Events

Monday at 7.30pm:     

The pub quiz is open to all delegates from DIPCON & HRWM (upper limit of 80). Why not get your colleagues together in a team and test your general knowledge and at the same time enjoy some great food.

Cost: No Charge
Location: Seismic Gastrobar, 1158 Whakaue Street, Rotorua
Transport: Own arrangements

Wednesday: 
Field trip

Thursday

Mentor lunch

This event is set-up to provide you with an opportunity to meet a professional or academic and discuss your career aspirations or research interests over lunch.

Mentoring Programme

This programme is designed to enhance the relation between Young and established water professionals and to create long-lasting communication links between generations of water professionals.
At DIPCON2011, we would like to offer YWPs the opportunity to link up with a more experienced Water Professional who works in their area of interest. Anyone willing to mentor YWPs should indicate this on the conference registration form. Similarly, YWPs wishing to be mentored should indicate this on their registration form, along with their area of scientific interest. For further information please click on the links below:

http://www.dipcon2010.org/young_water_professionals.html
http://www.iwahq.org/Home/Networks/Young_Water_Professionals/YWP_Career_development/
http://www.iwahq.org/Home/Networks/Young_Water_Professionals/Mentoring_Programme/

YWP Mentoring

Mentoring occurs on a daily basis through informal interactions, exchange of knowledge, or collaboration towards an end. Mentoring can occur in as simple a situation as a meeting with a colleague or it can be a more long term teacher-student type relationship; in any case, a mentoring experience has the potential to change the course of one’s entire career.
By formalising such a relationship and harnessing its potential, a mentoring programme becomes a powerful tool for professional development. Mentoring is quickly becoming the choice tool to promote professional development for many of the world’s largest corporations because of its productive and cost-effective nature.
IWA’s mentoring programme, based on the PACE Framework, seeks to provide young water professionals, who have recently entered the water sector, the opportunity to connect with more experienced individuals. This connection is intended to provide a means to develop a mutually beneficial relationship that is focused around helping the young water professional to develop the four core competency domains of the mentoring programme: leadership, teamwork, communication and knowledge development and application.
By connecting younger water professionals to those individuals with more experience in the field, IWA seeks to facilitate the exchange and development of knowledge and ideas while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of the water sector. Mentoring seeks to reach out to young individuals and aid in their integration into the sector.

Zumba

Zumba – ditch the workout, join the party!
Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system.
Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That's exactly what the Zumba® program is all about. It's an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that's moving millions of people toward joy and health.

Days: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday at 5.15pm