The World Water Week is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. Experts, practitioners, decision-makers, business innovators and young professionals from a range of sectors and countries come to Stockholm to network, exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions to the most pressing water-related challenges of today. The World Water Week takes place annually in the latest week of August in the capital of Sweden – Stockholm. In 2018, the World Water Week will be held from August 26 to 31.
The main organiser of the Water Week is Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). In 2018 the topic of the event is “Water, Ecosystems and Human Development”.
Today we would like to tell you how you can be involved in the process of organization and conduction of this event. Young professionals will be interested in this article especially.
In order to be a part of this global event, there are more opportunities than just register yourself as a participant. There are other options, which first serve to help SIWI in the organization of the World Water Week. Here we describe the ways how to be involved and contribute to the organization of the Water Week. But, we have to tell in the very beginning – you have to be fluent in English for all below described opportunities, as English is the only official language of the World Water Week without any translations. Ready? Here it comes:
1. Junior rapporteur – deadline for application is April 15
SIWI is looking for a team of junior rapporteurs (between the age of 20 to 35) to help to report on the cross-cutting trends, knowledge and innovations discussed in sessions at World Water Week.
They collaborate with experienced scientists and water professionals, to capture, summarize and analyse the discussions that take place during World Water Week. Junior rapporteurs are the instrumental part of the concluding process and also add another, important perspective to it: the young professionals' perspective.
Junior Rapporteurs receive registration to the World Water Week (including lunch), access to social events, public transportation within Stockholm and endless networking opportunities.
Interested? Please, apply here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MQ75FD8
2. Young professional speaker
Are you 35 or younger and have expertise in the water and/or development sector? Then SIWI wants you to join the Young Professional speakers' directory.
This year SIWI is helping to connect World Water Week session convenors with experienced youth through the Young Professionals speaker directory. This special directory allows water professionals aged 35 and younger to list themselves as available for speaking engagements at World Water Week 2018.
Don't miss out on your opportunity to be headhunted by World Water Week convenors!
If you meet all requirements, you can register yourself until August 24 by following the link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ypdirectory
3. #WaterWomen speaker
SIWI is looking for female water professionals to join the #WaterWomen speakers directory.
SIWI’s ambition for World Water Week is to create a conference that has equal professional representation by both women and men. In order to achieve this, SIWI is connecting convenors with experienced speakers through the #WaterWomen speakers directory. Here, female water professionals can list themselves as available for speaking engagements at World Water Week.
Are you a female water professional interested in speaking at World Water Week? Sign up today and until August 24 by following the link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/waterwomendirectory
4. Assistant
SIWI is looking for the assistant to help during World Water Week.
The assistants are part of the wider World Water Week team during the conference and become the face of SIWI towards the participants.
Assistant will have the possibility to network, gain professional work experience, and attend some sessions. Assistants dedicate 50% of their time to support the organisation of World Water Week. The other 50% they are free to network and attend sessions.
Assistants receive registration for the week (including lunch), access to social events, public transportation within Stockholm and endless networking opportunities.
If you want to become an assistant for the World Water Week in 2018, please fill the application form before May 1 by following the link - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MQ2RLD6
Note
CAREC has been participating in the World Water Weeks since 2015. The last two years, thanks to the support from CAREC projects, supported by USAID, EU and Norway, the delegation of CA countries and Afghanistan was able to participate in the events: exhibition was organized, special closed sessions held, master classes conducted, meetings with international development partners took place.