6th IAHR Young Professionals Congress
3-5 December 2025 | Online

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Present your work, get mentoring and network with other young professionals and experts in your field around the world!

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!

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 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

 Testimonies

"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

• Fluid Mechanics

• Experimental Methods and Instrumentation

• Fluvial Hydraulics

• Hydraulic Machinery and Systems

• Hydraulic Structures

• Industrial Flows and Energy Exchange

Hydro-environment

• Climate Change Adaptation

• Ecohydraulics

• Coastal & Maritime Hydraulics

• Flood Risk Management

• Groundwater Hydraulics and Management

• Hydroinformatics

• Urban Drainage

• Water Resources Management

• Ice Research and Engineering

• Marine Outfall Systems
  

Innovation and Professional Development

• Education and Professional Development

• Global Water Security

• Higher Education and E-learning

 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

• S. Samuel Li, Concordia University, Canada
  

• Dalila Loudyi, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco
  

• Manfred Kleidorfer, University Innsbruck, Austria

• Jin Tada, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
  

• Yorick Broekema, Deltares, Netherlands

• Ahmad Shakibaeinia, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada 

• Slaven Conevski, NTNU/multiconsult, Norway

• Adam Jiankang Yang, Dalhousie University, Canada 

• Wenming Zhang, University of Alberta, Canada

• Anton Bergant, Litostroj Power d.o.o., Slovenia 

• Daniela Molinari, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

• Alberto Guadagnini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

• Weiling Sun, Peking University, China

• Majid Mohammadian, University of Ottawa, Canada

• Zhihua Xie, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

• Daniel S. Hayes, BOKU University, Austria 

• Dalila Loudyi, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco

• Carlos de Oliveira Galvao, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil

• Sylvie Spraakman, City of Vancouver, Canada

• Juan Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

• Tobias Bleninger, Federak University of Paraná, Brazil

• Leonardo David Donado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

• John Okedi, University of Cape Town, South Africa

• David J. Vicente González, CIMNE, Spain

• Ramesh Teegavrarapu, Florida Atlantic University, United States of America 

• Yangwen Jia, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower, China

• Ismail Albayrak, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 

• Riadh Abdelfattah, SUP'COM/University of Carthage, Tunisia    
  

• Daniel Valero, Imperial College London, United Kingdom    

• Taís Yamasaki, Durham University, United Kingdom    

• Gabriele Freni, University of Enna Kore, Italy    

• Tomasz Dysarz, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland    

• Jiajia Pan, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, China    

• Daisuke Nohara, Kajima Technical Research Institute, Japan    

• Stefan Felder, UNSW Sydney, Australia    

• Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen, McGill University, Canada    

• Ramiro Gustavo Ramirez Camacho, UNIFEI, Brazil 

• Gordon Gilja, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering, Croatia    

• Donatella Termini, University of Palermo, Italy     

• Hyun Dong Kim, Old Dominion University, United States of America   

• Roger A. Falconer, Cardiff University, United Kingdom    

• Döndü Sarışen, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Turkey    

• Andrea Sulis, Dept. of Architecture, Design and Urbanism - University of  Sassari, Italia    

• Ioan Nistor, University of Ottawa, Canada       

• Romeu Gerardo, University of Coimbra, Portugal    

• El Kadi Abderrezzak, CNR, France    

• Mohamed sabry, Ministry of Water Resources and  Irrigation, Egypt  

• Ibrahim Demir, Tulane University, United States of America

• Reyson P. Raymundo, Instituto Ecocria, Brazil    

• Bruno Brunone,  University of Perugia, ITALY    

• Oscar Link, Universidad de Concepción, Chile    

• Binbin Wang, University of Missouri, United States of America   

• Jihan So Al-Shdifat, Asian Development Bank, Philippines    

• Muhammad Waqar, The Hong Kong of University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong        

• Ikechukwu Okuzu, International Water Association, Nigeria     

• Ali Haghighi, RPTU Kaiserslautern, Germany    

• Modesto Pérez Sánchez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain    

• Sam Bash, Bechtel, United States    

• Qiang MA, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, China    

• Nicola Paccanelli, ARUP, Hong Kong    

• Arthur Mynett, IHE/TUDelft, Netherlands    

• Stefan Haun, Graz University of Technology, Austria    

• Isa Ebtehaj, Laval University, Canada        

• Seith N. Mugume, Makerere University, Department of Civil and Environmental  Engineering, Uganda    

• Valentin Heller, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom    

• Alexandre Hauet, EDF - Electricité de France, France    

• Rita F. Carvalho, University of Coimbra, MARE, ARNET, Portugal    

• Lucija Plantak, UNESCO Groundwater Youth Network, Croatia    

• Rosario Arnau Notari, Hydrens, Spain    

• Nadia Penna, University of Calabria, Italy    

• Natalia Garcia Estévez, ACCIONA, España    

• Caterina Capponi, The University of Perugia, Italy    

• Vladimir Nikora,  University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom    

• Reza Ahmadian, Cardiff University, United Kingdom   

• Amparo López-Jiménez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain    

 Guidelines for abstract submission

• 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.

  Submit your abstract  

 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)

• €1,500 for IAHR Institute Members 

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» Download IAHR Young Professionals Congress Sponsorship brochure

We’ll be happy to cater your support to the needs of your organisation/company. Please contact Emilia Malacalza at emilia.malacalza@iahr.org

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