Our sponsors

Principal sponsors

ITT Corporation is a global water leader deeply involved in every stage of the cycle of water, leading the conversation to help resolve the world’s water challenges. Its innovative products and systems help deliver fresh water to communities and commercial businesses, treat and disinfect it, transport the wastewater and return it to our streams and rivers cleaner that it came in. Serving the water, wastewater, residential and commercial building services and industrial markets, ITT is focused on producing highly efficient products and systems that require less maintenance, use less energy and provide environmental benefits to users and communities. Doing business in more than 140 countries, ITT plays an important role in improving quality of life, helping communities to grow, farms to prosper and industries to thrive. Through its philanthropic arm, ITT Watermark, the company offers critical assistance in water emergencies and helps provide safe water, sanitation and hygiene education for children and families through school-based programs in developing countries. Providing mission-critical technology and services around the world, ITT is “Engineered for life.”

ITT Corporation
www.itt.com

Natural resources are not infinite. Each day, Suez Environnement – known as SEV in Paris and SEVB in Brussels – and its subsidiaries deal with the challenge to protect resources by providing innovative solutions to industries and to millions of people. Suez Environnement supplies drinking water to 76 million people, provides wastewater treatment services for 44 million people and collects the waste produced by 51 million people. Suez Environnement has 65,400 employees and, with its presence on a global scale on five continents, is the world leader exclusively dedicated to environmental services. In 2008, Suez Environnement, a subsidiary owned 35.4% by GDF Suez, achieved sales turnover of €12.4 billion.

Suez Environnement
www.suez-environnement.com

The worlds leading operator of water services, Veolia Water operates water and wastewater services on behalf of public authorities and companies. It also designs the technical solutions and builds the facilities needed to provide those services.

Veolia Water
www.veoliawater.com

Canada’s major water utilities are pleased to be a sponsor of the IWA Montréal 2010 World Water Congress. They provide effective and safe water services to more than 50% of Canadians who are connected to municipal services. They look forward to the exchange of news and views from around the world on emerging science and technology that will enable them and other utilities achieve the goals of sustainable water management and safe and effective service.

Canadian Utilities

Gold sponsors

CDM is a consulting, engineering, construction and operations firm delivering exceptional service to public and private clients worldwide. We provide innovative and sustainable solutions for water, environment and energy needs – all developed through strong client relationships of mutual trust and respect and a commitment to quality and integrity. From integrated water resources planning to program management, design, construction and operation of water and wastewater infrastructure, CDM is committed to providing a wide range of services to water utilities. We are applying advanced technologies and integrated approaches to help clients around the globe meet the need for exceptional water quality.

CDM
www.cdm.com

Halcrow specialises in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. Our purpose is to sustain and improve the quality of peoples lives. Operating from an international network of 90 offices, Halcrow's multi-disciplinary business covers all aspects of the water industry – water supply, wastewater, water resources, dams and hydraulic structures, drainage, rivers and inland waterways, flood control, structural design, mechanical and electrical engineering, energy, spatial services, and water operations and distribution. Halcrow is owned and managed by its employees and staff shareholders, making it one of the largest independent firms of its kind.

Halcrow
www.halcrow.com

The Oil Sands Developers Group (OSDG), formerly known as the Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG), is a non-profit oil sands industry-funded association, based in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It facilitates solutions to shared development issues related to the Athabasca oil sands deposit in Alberta, USA. OSDG shares oil sands developers' information, perspectives and advice with affected stakeholders, consults with stakeholders to facilitate solutions to development issues and collaborates with stakeholders while balancing individual and collective company responsibilities. The organisation is also tasked with communicating accurate and credible information, analysis and forecasts about the oil sands to its stakeholders and managing an inclusive committee process that is focused on analysing issues, facilitating solutions and achieving results.

The Oil Sands Developers Group
www.oilsandsdevelopers.ca