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25^th  International Water Technology Conference

IWTC 2026

Port Said , Egypt

16-17 April 2026

Conference Chairman:

 Magdy Abou Rayan                 President of IWTA and Ex-President of Mansoura University, Egypt.

 Conference  Vice Chairmen:

Ahmed Gaber                          Holding Company for  Water and Wastewater chairman

Andrea Scozzari                       National Research Council (CNR-ISTI), Italy.

Hussein Elatfi                           Arab Water Council, AWC, Ex Minister of  Water Resources and Irrigation , Egypt.

Mohamed Abdelazim              Vice President of Mansoura University (MU), Egypt.

Rawya Rizk                               Port Said University (PSU), Egypt.

 

 Conference Secretary General

Kamal  El-Nahhas                                 Suez Canal Authority, Egypt

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Objectives:

    This edition of International Water Technology Conference  is the twenty fifth of event series initiated by Water Technology Association (IWTA) twenty four years ago. The conference offers an opportunity to present and discuss the most recent technological innovations and scientific developments associated with the water resources  management, water  treatment technology, environmental and ecological systems, agricultural-water related issues and water infrastructure.  The conference brings together researchers, scientists, water professionals, end-users, managers, decision makers and stakeholders from universities, research institutes, governmental agencies, industries and other interest groups. The conference  participants will discuss and develop a general framework for minimizing and preventing the deterioration in water quality, remediation, restoration, innovative treatment technologies, energy consumption, and optimizing water resources planning and management facing scarcity. On the sidelines of the conferences, international  exhibitions have been hold that  offer the perfect occasion for discussing the new trends in the field of water industry. The exhibitors are contractors, manufacturers and all specialized companies in water industry field.

Conference Topics:

Water Resources Planning and Management:

• Integrated Water Resources Management
• Water Resources for Sustainable Development
• Remote Sensing and GIS Applications
• Impacts of Global and Regional ClimateChange
• Water Quality and Protection
• Trans-boundary Water Conflict and Cooperation Issues

Water Treatment Technology

• Waste Water Treatment Technologies
• Computer Applications in Water Treatment
• Purification Plants and Networks
• Hydraulic Machinery
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Surface and Subsurface Wetlands
• Water Supply and Sanitation Technologies

Desalination Technologies

• Membrane Based  Technology
• Desalination by Renewable Energy
• Desalination Hybrid Systems
• New Trends in Water Desalination

Groundwater Management

• Artificial Recharge and Active Management of Aquifers
• Groundwater Flow and Contamination
• Integrated Coastal Aquifer Management
• Computational Groundwater

Hydraulics and Hydraulic Structures

• Water Distribution Systems Analysis
• Sediment Transport and Modeling  Techniques
• Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Hydraulic Structures
• IT Applications in Water Infrastructure
• Coastal and Harbor Engineering

Agricultural Water Issues

• Sustainable Agriculture and Mega Projects
• Agricultural Water Pollution and Reuss Technologies
• Low Water Consumption Crops
• New Trends  in Virtual Water Use and  Transbounday Cooperation
• Water and Food Scarcity and Agriculture Developments

Hydroinformatics

• Water Resources Development and Modeling Process
• Hybrid Hydro Models
• Pros and Cons of Hydro Modeling Process
• ICT Applications to Smart Water Systems

Nanotechnology applications

• Water Treatment Applications
• Desalination Technologies
• Groundwater Flow Applications
• Agricultural Water Issues

AI and Water Technology

 

• AI and Water Treatment Technology
• AI and Water Management
• AI and Modern Irrigation Technology

 

Call For Papers:

Papers are invited for conference presentation on the topics outlined above.  Prospective presenters  are requested to submit  a summary of  their papers to be considered for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Submitted papers will be reviewed by IWTA’s The members of the scientific committee and distinguished professors from the  academic organizations. for technical content and relevance to conference theme. Authors of accepted papers are required to register and present their papers at the conference.

• The papers will be published in the peer-reviewed International Water Technology Journal (IWTJ) and possible in Springer Nature “Springer Water” Book Series which is indexed in Scopus.

 

Paper Submission:

English is the official conference language.

Paper Length and Format:

Maximum length is 12 pages including figures, tables and reference citations

The  summary paper should include: title of the paper, author(s name(s) and affiliation(s), email address for the corresponding author, 3-5 keywords, and body of the paper

 

• Click here to download IWTC template

 

Deadlines:

Submission of Revised Paper                                      01 February 2026

Notification of Acceptance                                          01 March 2026