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As of 24 January 2011
Second Announcement
1st Bi Annual Global WOPs Congress and GWOPA General Assembly
Cape Town, South Africa, March 20 th 21 st , 2011
The First Global WOPs Congress
In its efforts to make Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs) happen with
greater impact around the world, the Global Water Operators Partnerships
Alliance (GWOPA) is holding its 1st Bi Annual Global WOPs Congress and
GWOPA General Assembly on 20 th 21 st March 2011 in Cape Town, South
Africa, in conjunction with World Water Day celebrations on 22 nd of March.
The Congress will bring together water and sanitation operators, GWOPA
members, and partners from around the world for this first major global
WOPs event. The Congress will contribute to the growing body of knowledge
on WOPs, help broker new partnerships between operators, and generally
raise awareness about the practice. The event represents a major
opportunity for practitioners from around the world to exchange with one
another on important questions around WOPs.
GWOPA General Assembly
GWOPA is guided by an International Steering Committee, comprised of
water operators and their associations, as well as representatives of civil
society, labor unions, development partners and the private sector. In the framework of the Congress, GWOPA will
convene its first General Assembly, where the GWOPA Secretariat will present its progress to all members, and renew
its Steering Committee through the replacement of half of its seats.
World Water Day 22 nd March 2011
UN Water has dedicated World Water Day 2011 to the theme Water and Urbanization and has asked the United
Nations Urban Agency, UN HABITAT the host of the GWOPA Secretariat to take the lead in its organisation .
GWOPA is holding its first Congress and General Assembly in conjunction with this global event in order to raise the
profile of the worlds urban water utilities in contributing to the urban water challenges. This special day aims to
concentrate international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, and encourage action to
address urban water management challenges. All participants in the Congress and General Assembly are invited to
participate in the full day event of World Water Day 2011 on 22 nd March 2011.
The Global Water
Operators Partnerships
Alliance (GWOPA)
GWOPA is working to help water
operators help one another improve their collective capacity
to provide access to water and
sanitation services for all.
GWOPA is hosted by
UN HABITAT, and operates as a
global network of partners
working together to promote
and facilitate peer support
between utilities on a
not for profit basis.
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Program Overview Congress Chair: Bert Diphoorn, Director, HSFD, UN HABITAT
Day 1 Day 2
9:00 10:00
Opening Session
a. Opening Performance
b. Cape Town Host address, tbd
c. Keynote : Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN HABITAT
9:00 11:00 Plenary Session II: Platform Exchanges Part I: Presentations: How are the regional platforms
supporting WOPS?
Part II: Panel Regional Exchange of emerging platforms
10:00 10:30 Morning Coffee Break 11:00 11:30 Morning Coffee Break M o r n i n g
10:30 12:30 Plenary Session I: WOPs Impacts Part I: Presentations on WOPs
a. WOPs Case studies : Evaluating WOPs processes and impacts
b. WOPs duos (co presentations from mentors and recipients)
Part II: Panel Discussion
11:30 13:00 Marketplace Event Plenary: Matchmaking Approaches
a. GRUBS and Website Introduction b. Marketplace exercise
12:30 14:00 Lunch 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:30 Parallel Thematic Sessions 1. to be determined 2. to be determined
14:00 16:00 GWOPA General Assembly a. GWOPA Progress Report and Work Plan b. Discussion c. Selection of new Steering Committee Members
15:30 16:00 Afternoon Coffee Break 16:00 16:30 Afternoon Coffee Break 16:30 17:00 Closing Session a. Congress Highlights b. Special Address: UNSGAB Chair, his Highness,
the
Prince
of
Orange
A f t e r n o o n
16:00 17:30 Parallel Thematic Sessions 3. to be determined 4. to be determined
(17:30 18:30 GWOPA SC Meeting) closed meeting
Eve. Social events organized each evening
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Logistics information
1. Venue The Congress and General Assembly will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre , Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town 8001 South Africa
2. Language The official language of the Congress and General Assembly is English. English French Spanish simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the plenary sessions.
3. Registration The Congress and General Assembly registration fee is USD 100 . Please register online at www.gwopa.org or www.activecaptureonline.co.za/waterday2011/index.php no later than
Monday,
28th
of
February
2011.
Please
be
advised
that
you
will
be
automatically
registered
to
the
main World Water Day 2011 celebrations on 22 nd March with the payment of the above mentioned registration fee. The registration fee covers Congress bags, lunches, and coffee breaks at the venue, from the 20 th to the 22 nd March, 2011.
4. Financial Support for participants Financial support is available for a limited number of participants from public utilities in developing countries . Please see the guidelines for details.
5. Accommodation Participants are requested to make their own hotel bookings. The organizer of the World Water
Day 2011 has made block bookings at several hotels close to the venue for which booking information is available on the main World Water Day 2011 website.
6. Visa and Vaccines Please apply for your South African visa early to avoid delays. If you need a formal invitation letter to support your visa application, please request one from the GWOPA Secretariat.
Please be aware that a Yellow Fever Vaccine is a requirement for travel to South Africa and must be obtained prior to departure. For this and other general information about traveling to and around South Africa see: www.southafrica.info/travel/advice/
7. GWOPA Secretariat Attn: Taeko Yokota GWOPA, Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch Human Settlements Financing Division, UN HABITAT Phone: +254 20 762 4743 Fax: +254 20 762 3588 E mail: [email protected]
