| IDRA Partner Webinar | November 13, 2024 | - | - | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ySJjJfKYSs-zlK1hDt7ocw#/registration |
EVENT: XPRIZE Water Scarcity & IDRA Discuss Competition Updates
DATE/TIME: Join on Zoom on Nov 13 at 7am PT
EVENT LOCATION: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ySJjJfKYSs-zlK1hDt7ocw#/registration
DESCRIPTION: This webinar is a unique opportunity for IDRA members to engage directly with the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Prize Operations team and learn about the competition structure, technical requirements, and how to get involved, hosted by IDRA Executive Director-Secretary General Shannon McCarthy with panelists David Locke, Executive Program Director, and Elizabeth Guyman, Team and Partner Lead.
Discover how IDRA and XPRIZE Water Scarcity are teaming up to tackle the global water crisis. Dive into our partnership here: https://idadesal.org/idra-and-xprize-water-scarcity-forge-partnership-to-combat-global-water-scarcity/ |
| European Water Tech Accelerator Partner Webinar | November 20, 2024 | - | - | xprize.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dIf0ilTTS0-pW7EpXio2qg#/registration |
EVENT: European Water Tech Accelerator and XPRIZE Water Scarcity present: ‘Water water all around but not a drop to drink: rethinking desalination'
DATE/TIME: Join on Zoom on November 20 at 7 am PST
EVENT LOCATION: https://xprize.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dIf0ilTTS0-pW7EpXio2qg#/registration
DESCRIPTION: This hour-long webinar is a unique opportunity to engage directly with the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Prize Operations team and learn about the competition structure, technical requirements, and how to get involved, with special remarks from Gaëtane Suzenet and Jacob Tompkins of European Water Tech Accelerator. The European Water Tech Accelerator is the European ‘one-stop shop’ of its kind to support and scale innovative European water technologies and accelerate solutions to water challenges through innovation. |
| Water Environment Federation Partner Webinar | November 20, 2024 | - | - | us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F593y_IoTPiVL6IyfWg0ow |
EVENT: XPRIZE Water Scarcity – Desalination Prize
DATE/TIME: Join on Zoom on November 20 at 10 am PST
EVENT LOCATION: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F593y_IoTPiVL6IyfWg0ow
DESCRIPTION: Join Fidan Karimova, Water Environment Federation, Dr. Hossein Atoufi, Technical Lead, XPRIZE Water Scarcity, and Elizabeth Guyman, Team & Partner Lead, XPRIZE Water Scarcity, to learn more about the largest incentive competition in history with $119M in prize purse awards – open to all innovators, researchers, and teams globally. |
| Desalytics Water Week | November 21, 2024 | - | - | - |
EVENT: Flowing Forward: Navigating from Scarcity to Water Abundance: Desalytics Water Week + XPRIZE Water Scarcity
DATE/TIME: Join on Zoom on November 21 at 6:45 am PST
EVENT LOCATION: TBD
DESCRIPTION: The closing session of Desalytics Water Week will focus on the role of the XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition in fostering innovative solutions for global water abundance. |
| United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | December 2-11, 2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | | unccd.int/ |
EVENT: XPRIZE Water Scarcity at United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
DATE/TIME: Details to follow.
EVENT LOCATION: Details to follow.
DESCRIPTION: The XPRIZE Water Scarcity Team will be attending the UNCCD Conference this December, where global leaders tackle desertification, land degradation, and drought. As the UN’s key platform for addressing these urgent environmental issues, the conference provides a critical opportunity to advance innovative water solutions. More details to follow.
For more information, visit the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). |
| IDRA World Congress 2024 | December 8-12, 2024 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | | wc.idadesal.org/ |
EVENT: XPRIZE Water Scarcity Prize Summit
DATE/TIME: Sunday, December 8, 2-6 pm
EVENT LOCATION: Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC Centre, Abu Dhabi) Room: Capital Suite #21
DESCRIPTION: Join the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Team for our third and final Prize Summit of the year this December at the IDRA World Congress! This complimentary session is slated to feature a prize overview presentation, panel discussions with industry experts, technology fast pitches, a networking session with prize partners and more. Open to all.
For more information, visit the IDRA World Congress 2024. |
