The Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership is pleased to announce that the biennial Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium will be held October 12 and 13 on the campus of Villanova University in Philadelphia.

The Symposium has served as the leading convener of experts dedicated to promoting green stormwater infrastructure to combat urban flooding and protect environmental quality.

VUSP is a program of the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems whose mission is to “advance the evolving field of sustainable stormwater management and foster the development of public and private partnerships through research.”

The theme for the 2022 Stormwater Symposium is Infrastructure. Resilience. Equity.

Over the course of the two-day program, attendees will learn about innovations in green stormwater infrastructure from a diverse group of professionals representing the academic, nonprofit, government and industry sectors.

The intent is to foster multidisciplinary collaboration across technical fields as well as greater inclusion in the engineering workforce, resulting in truly resilient solutions to stormwater.

Symposium Highlights

In addition to keynote presentations, technical sessions and moderated panel discussions, the Symposium will feature over 40 Scientific Abstracts from the stormwater community, research updates from VUSP researchers, and booths from vendors including NTM Engineering, Contech Engineering Solutions and Oldcastle Infrastructure.

Confirmed Presentations

-- Opening Address from Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Randy E. Hayman, Esq.

-- DEI in Stormwater Management Panel, moderated by Mark Orebiyi, Project Engineer, Clark Construction

-- Special Session on the Pennsylvania Stormwater Control Measure Manual (2022 Update Version)

The final list of confirmed presenters will be available in the coming weeks.

You Should Attend the Stormwater Symposium if You...

-- Work in Watershed or Water Resources Management sectors, including engineers, planners, government representatives (regional, state, local), land development professionals, architects, watershed and conservation groups, manufacturers, industry representatives and the research community.

-- Work in the region: PA, NJ, DE, MD, NY.

-- Want to learn about data-driven, best practices in stormwater management, with an emphasis upon green stormwater infrastructure and resiliency.

-- Seek ways to include communities and equity into your stormwater planning and design.

-- Want to build your network with peers across the academic, industry, government and nonprofit sectors.

-- Recruit graduate-level talent (MS & PhD) from Villanova Engineering’s water

resources research center.

Professional Development Hours (PDH) forms will be available.

Symposium Registration Registration for the 2022 VUSP Stormwater Management Symposium will open in early August.

You will receive an email with a link to a special conference registration site, which will include the full Symposium program, logistics and COVID-19 safety protocols.

Please use this link to be added to the email listserv for VUSP and the 2022 Stormwater Symposium.

Important Reminder: In recognition of our partners, individual and organizational members of VUSP receive discounted registration to the Stormwater Symposium.

Visit the Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium webpage for more information.

If you have questions about the 2022 Stormwater Symposium or VUSP membership, please contact vusp@villanova.edu. 

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[Posted: July 21, 2022]

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