2016 World Water Week programme
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Useful information<br />
Organizers<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> is hosted and organized by the Stockholm<br />
International <strong>Water</strong> Institute (SIWI). The Professional Conference<br />
Organizer (PCO) is MCI AB.<br />
Venue<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> will be held in the heart of Stockholm at<br />
City Conference Centre.<br />
Certain activities, such as the Stockholm <strong>Water</strong> Prize Award<br />
Ceremony and Royal Banquet, various social events and<br />
field visits, take place at other sites in Stockholm. These are<br />
indicated in this <strong>programme</strong> and online.<br />
The venue address is:<br />
Stockholm City Conference Centre<br />
Drottninggatan 71b and Barnhusgatan 12-14,<br />
Stockholm, Sweden<br />
Phone: +46 8-506 16 400<br />
www.stoccc.se<br />
Language<br />
The official language of <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> is English,<br />
which will be used for all presentations and printed material.<br />
Simultaneous interpretation will not be available.<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> team<br />
The Stockholm International <strong>Water</strong> Institute (SIWI)<br />
organizers and hosts the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> in Stockholm.<br />
The <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> Team is comprized of:<br />
• Karin Lexén, Director, <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong>,<br />
International Policy and Prizes<br />
• Adrián Puigarnau, Content & <strong>programme</strong><br />
• Amanda Koppang Willfors, Stockholm Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize<br />
• Ania Andersch, Stockholm Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize<br />
• Anna Forslund, Plenary sessions<br />
• Cajsa Larsson, Young Professionals & Closing Plenary<br />
• Ellen Berntell, Invitations<br />
• Erik Freudenthal, Speakers’ room<br />
• Gabriela Suhoschi, General Logistics,<br />
exhibition & registrations<br />
• Ingrid Stangberg, Events<br />
• Katarina Andrzejewska, Social events<br />
& Stockholm <strong>Water</strong> Prize ceremony<br />
• Kristina Johansson, Stockholm Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize<br />
• Simon Iaffa, SIWI Sofa & events<br />
• Sofia Widforss, Plenary sessions<br />
• Tove Lexén, Seminars<br />
• Yvonne Smith, Closed meetings & assistants<br />
Tuesday Monday<br />
Sunday Introduction<br />
Room capacity and fire regulations<br />
Make sure that you are on time for your specific events.<br />
Seating is limited and once the room capacity is<br />
full we cannot let more people in due to fire and<br />
security regulations.<br />
Wednesday<br />
Towards a more sustainable <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong><br />
Thursday<br />
The Stockholm International <strong>Water</strong> Institute is constantly<br />
striving towards making the <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong> more<br />
environmentally sustainable. As a step towards a reduced<br />
environmental impact, all the conference material is<br />
produced in the most sustainable way possible, using<br />
biodegradable materials and environmentally friendly<br />
production processes. SIWI strongly encourages all<br />
participants to keep their environmental impact during<br />
the conference to a minimum, a number of initiatives<br />
are in place to promote an environmentally sustainable<br />
meeting:<br />
• Eco-labeled hotels<br />
• Refillable water bottles provided in the conference bag<br />
to serve as your drinking water provider throughout the<br />
week<br />
• Fair trade and organically produced food and drinks<br />
throughout the week<br />
• Recycling at the conference venue<br />
• Minimizing printed material in the conference bag<br />
• Offering a resource center for downloading material to<br />
minimize printed material<br />
• Carbon offsetting opportunities<br />
Friday<br />
Useful info<br />
<strong>programme</strong>.worldwaterweek.org 123
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