EWB Great Lakes Regional Workshop 2008

Posted by Jason Jewell on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 14:35

Agenda | Lodging | Transportation

Registration at the door (151 Loomis Lab) will be possible, but late registrants may not receive all handouts. Workshop photos and workshop presentations by participants are now viewable!

Water Crisis Solutions and Community Development

September 26-28, 2008
Host: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Welcome to the home page of the 2008 EWB Great Lakes Regional Workshop. We at the University of Illinois are proud to host this year's workshop, and we hope you're excited about attending.

Links for more information on lodging, transportation, and the conference itself can be found at the bottom of this post.  If you require special needs accomodations and/or have special dietary requirements, please e-mail GLworkshop2008atgmail [dot] com and fill out the forms in the link(s) above by the registration deadline.

 

Highlights of this year's workshop:

 

  • Breakfast and lunch on both days and dinner on Saturday are covered by the registration fee

  • Keynote Speaker, Dr. Alison Mathie, will discuss how asset-based development can be incorporated into engineering projects

  • Other speakers will introduce ideas on water-related issues, community needs, and enhancing your international project.

  • Total of 2 hours of facilitated group discussions

  • Takes place on the beautiful UIUC Engineering Campus

 

Engineers Without Borders at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign