Conference: Water, Megacities and Global Change

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EauMega Second International Conference « Water, Megacities and Global Change »

Online Pre-Conference 7-11 December 2020

Following the postponement of the Second International Conference "Water, Megacities and Global Change" to December 2021, the Steering and Programme Committees propose to hold an online pre-conference event from 7 to 11 December 2020.

OBJECTIVES

  • Respond to the need of initiating discussion on the identified challenges and solutions related to water, megacities and global change

  • Maintain the momentum related to the preparation of the global event and deployed over the previous months

  • Respond to the strong interest of international actors in the themes of the conference

PROGRAMME

30 papers will be presented by their authors in this Online Pre-Conference. Two thematic sessions per day will take place, starting at 13:00 (CET time), to enable as many people as possible from all over the world to join the conference. Daily sessions will have an average duration of approximately 2 hours. 

One session will consist of 3 presentations of 15 minutes each, followed by a 20-minutes Open Discussion. To enhance interaction, participants will indeed have the chance to ask questions to the authors during this Q/A session, either live through the chat, or in advance by sending their questions to the secretariat who will forward them to the chairperson of the relevant session.