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Institute of Water Annual Conference Sponsorship

Applications are now invited for sponsorship to attend this year's Institute of Water Annual Conference on 13-15 May in Belfast. The theme this year is 'Global Challenges – Local Solutions' and the Conference will address four key challenges: financial, environmental, security and development. Speakers include David Lloyd Owen (Head of Research, WHEB and author of several water publications), Pamela Taylor (Chief Executive, Water UK), Martin Kane (Director of Customer Relations, Severn Trent Water), John Carstensen (Chief Executive, Society for the Environment) and Andrew Cook (Deputy Chief Executive, WaterAid). Not only is this an opportunity to hear from key influential industry speakers on current industry thinking it is also a chance to network with these experts and with industry peers. Closing date is 26th February 2010


Business Skills Award

Applications are now invited for this year's Business Skills Awards. These awards consist of sponsorship of up to £7,500 to attend an established academic or training course in the UK that is relevant to the Utilities Industry. This Award is primarily designed to assist individuals at any level to benefit from opportunities that would not normally be available to them from their employer's ongoing training and development support arrangements. Recent winners have applied for sponsorship for a variety of courses including:



Visit the Winners News page to read what the Award has done for them.


This is the only opportunity to apply for a Business Skills Award this year: closing date is 15th March 2010.


David Smoker joins Board of Trustees

Dr David Smoker, Business Development Director at Saint-Gobain PAM UK Ltd, has replaced Brian Buckley on the Board of Trustees. Brian had been a trustee since early 2006 but has been out of the water industry for some time and felt someone else would be more in tune with current industry requirements. On resigning, Brian remarked to the trustees "I have enjoyed my time on USIT and take this opportunity to wish you all well for the future". Chairman Martin Kane thanked Brian on behalf of the Board of Trustees for all his support and help. He said "Your contribution in developing USIT from an early concept to the current model delivering a wide range of opportunities for education and development is much appreciated."


In order to publicise the Awards to a wider audience, USIT has entered into partnership agreements with the Institute of Water and the Society of British Water and Wastewater Industries (SBWWI). Not only will the partner organisations assist in promoting the Awards they will also assist USIT in managing the award process. David Smoker is the current Vice-Chair of SBWWI and will represent them on the USIT Board.