6th IAHR Young Professionals Congress
3-5 December 2025 | Online
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The IAHR Young Professionals Congresses give young professionals, researchers and students the opportunity to present their work and access mentoring from leading global experts. Representing a unique opportunity for networking and promoting their work, the success of previous editions, with over 1,000 participants each, has ensured that the event is now established as an ongoing annual series organised by young professionals and for young professionals.
Free and open to all!
Supported by:
Why participate?
The Congress is a wonderful opportunity to present your work and get mentoring from leading experts.
It represents a unique opportunity for networking as well.
You will meet with representatives of the IAHR technical committees.
You will be invited to meet and interact with your peers and mentors through breakout sessions.
You will be able to connect with other Young Professionals Networks (YPNs) worldwide and by areas of expertise.
This is also the chance to make your work known.
All the proceedings will be published and made available in the IAHR e-library after the congress.
Benefits
FREE registration
Open to all!
IAHR Young Professional members and non-members.
Students but also to young professionals (35 years old and less)
Certificates of attendance will be issued upon request.
Members: Free
Non members: 25 euro or 12 euro (depending on the income country level) which is equivalent to a membership fee so a one year free membership fee will be included.
To request your certificate please contact accounts@iahr.org
"Thank you very much to the organisers, it is an excellent opportunity to see the great work that is done in all parts of the world, my congratulations to the entire team". Karina Ocaña, Mexico
Key dates
7 July 2025: Call for abstracts opens
12 September 2025: Call for abstracts closes
17 October 2025: Notification of acceptance
14 November 2025: Poster and final extended abstract submission
3-5 December 2025: Congress
Congress themes (corresponding to the IAHR Technical Committees)
Hydraulics
Hydro-environment
Innovation and Professional Development
Organising Committee
Chair: Michael Nones, Institute of Geophysics - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Co-Chair: Yifan Yang, Wuhan University, China
David Ferras, UPCT, Cartagena, Spain
Arianna Varrani, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Eva Fenrich, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Gonzalo García-Alén Lores, Universidade da Coruña, Spain
José M. Carrillo, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain
Qian Yu, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR), China
Manish Pandey, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
José Adriasola, Bechtel, Chile
Mina Rouzegar, Stantec Consulting Ltd., Canada
Isabella Schalko, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Switzerland
Marco Córdova Puglianini, University of Engineering and Technology, Perú
International Scientific Committee
To be announced
Your extended abstract must be submitted through the online submission form using the following template in Word. The deadline is 12 September 2025. All extended abstracts must be submitted in English. Please note that proofreading English text is compulsory. The use of native English reviewers is highly recommended. Your extended abstract must be 2 pages maximum and count around 850-1000 words (including a short abstract of 150 words and a maximum of 5 keywords).
The International Scientific Committee will review all the submissions during the months of September/October. If your extended abstract is accepted, it will be assigned to one of the sessions. You will then need to submit a one-page poster (using a 3-column template or a 4-column template) by 14 November 2025.
Presenters will do a 3-5 minute presentation at the 6th IAHR Young Professionals Congress supported by the poster. Posters will be shared centrally by the Organising Committee. Download the official virtual background
Proceedings will be published and made available in the IAHR e-library after the Congress. Only works presented during the Congress will be included in the proceedings.
The sessions will be livestreamed and also recorded and uploaded to the IAHR website. Video recordings and proceedings will be always freely available for IAHR members, while non-members will be able to access them only six months after the Congress.
Become a sponsor!
Advertising and sponsorship opportunities at IAHR Young Professionals Congress
Sponsoring IAHR YP Congresses and being featured on the Congress online platforms is a cost-effective way to advertise to our membership base and reach the next generation of hydro-environment professionals and leaders while attracting and retaining young talent in your community.
As our young professional’s membership grows, and the need for a greater diversity of professional development and networking opportunities arise, your sponsorship will ensure that our members continue to receive quality opportunities for growth as young professionals.
As a sponsor of the 6th IAHR Young Professionals Congress, you will enjoy a high level of visibility on a variety of IAHR platforms and channels of promotion, including:
Displaying your logo and linked company name on the event webpage
Displaying your logo and linked company name on the promotional emails
Displaying your logo and linked company name in social media campaigns
Displaying your logo on the certificate of participation and attendance
Verbal recognition by the organising committee at the opening and closing of the Congress
A 2-minute exhibit (video) to promote/introduce your products or services can be arranged during the break of the Congress
1-year FREE Institute membership (for non-members)
Minimum sponsorship amount:
€3,000 for non-IAHR Members (Large institutes >450 employees)
€2,000 for non-IAHR Members (Small institutes <450 employees)
€1,000 for IAHR Institute Members
» Download IAHR Young Professionals Congress Sponsorship brochure
We’ll be happy to cater your support to the needs of your organisation/company. Please contact Elsa Incio at elsa.incio@iahr.org
More information
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