Governance

This committee must be made up of the Comptroller as Chairman and the remaining members of the committee may not be Directors and may not have any business dealings with the Association during the past year.

The main function of this committee is to prepare the Technical Program for the World Congress. This includes preparing the Call for Papers and allocation of abstracts; preparing session categories; nominating session co-chairs; and then reviewing all abstracts, draft manuscripts and final presentations. This is done with the support of IDA’s head office and our online paper management/submission program. All other related World Congress activities are handled by the IDA office.

The Constitution Committee reviews the Association’s Constitution and Bylaws and, as needed, makes motions to amend the Constitution or Bylaws following the procedures outlined in the Constitution.

The Finance Committee, which reports to the Treasurer, reviews the finances of the Association and prepares quarterly financial reports based on data supplied by the bookkeeper and accountant. The Treasurer reviews the investments of the Association and makes quarterly recommendations to the President on a strategic approach regarding investments.

The Membership & Elections Committee is responsible for reviewing all new members and submitting the names to the Board for acceptance on a regular basis. The Committee is also responsible for recommending any increase in dues and recommending any new membership categories for review. The Committee also develops new membership development campaigns to increase and retain membership. The other function of the Committee is to prepare a slate of directors once every two years and provide this to the office to assure that the ballot for new directors is adequately populated. The Membership Committee must have at least one General Member for each region.

The Operations Committee is the executive committee of IDA, chaired by the President and its composition spelled out by the Constitution:  The Operations Committee shall be composed of eight Directors to include the President, 1st Vice President and 2nd Vice President. The Secretary General is a member ex officio.

The Publications Committee reports to the Editor. Together with the Editor, the Publications Committee reviews all IDA publications – both new and existing – and makes recommendations to the Board on updating existing publications. This Committee also includes the Association’s electronic media assets such as the website, podcasts and videos production.

IDA Scholarship, Education and Fellowship Committee administers the IDA Scholarship, Education and Fellowship programs. This committee recommends candidates for education programs and makes  appropriate awards according to program-specific criteria. This committee has  been conducting  a  serials of academy education programs world-wide. This committee also offer post graduate degree Masters Degree program and a Reverse Osmosis  Certification  program. The  IDA  scholarship and fellowship provides recipients with an unprecedented opportunity to spend time with a high profile and well-respected host agency to gain insight  into  the host agency’s operations, strategies, policies, and frontier of  desalination research. This committee finds candidates  for host agencies and host agencies for candidates.

This Committee organizes all IDA Technical Programs including conferences, seminars, workshops and other events. In some cases, they are standalone events, while others are co-sponsored or supported by IDA and other organizers. The roles for each event are reviewed and selected based on the stated criteria for acceptance and the agreed-upon role that IDA will play.

The role of this Committee is to review the ideas and concerns of each affiliate – both regional and association affiliates. The Committee should be composed of a representative from each affiliate.

This Committee nominates and selects the Best Paper Awards at the IDA World Congress and also nominates and selects candidates for special categories, such as Lifetime Achievements, World Water Masters Awards and others.   The Committee ensures all authors and presenters are given an equal and fair chance to win.  They establish the selection criteria and evaluation methodology and determine the best way and time to announce the winners after the World Congress.  The Committee also promotes the awards within the two year term.

The objective of the Energy and Environment Committee (EEC) is to encourage energy efficiency and environmental stewardship in desalination and water reuse projects by brokering knowledge of best available and most appropriate technologies and practices. The EEC draws from experts from the water industry, academia, research and technology institutes, consultancies, regional government water producers, and regulatory bodies.

In partnership with relevant IDA committees, EEC through its publications, meetings and conferences will continue to educate and advocate the critical importance of energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy and consideration of environmental impact in desalination and water reuse. We will continue to work closely with Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance – H2O minus CO2, of which IDA is the founding member and Global Solar Council.

Specifically, the EEC in partnership with Technical Programs Committee, would organize a follow-up Forum/Conference in 2018 to assess the progress that has been achieved since the Miami Forum 2016.

The IDA Foundation Committee will build strategic alliances with utilities, industry, non-governmental organizations, governments, and international institutions to broaden the opportunities to support worthy activities in education, thought leadership and humanitarian endeavors related to water sustainability and the role of desalination and water reuse.

This Committee reviews potential R&D development with other entities and offers guidance to facilitate capacity-building.