Online ISWA Young Professional Group Conference
Online ISWA Young Professional Group Conference
THE PATH TOWARDS 2030
The Envisioned Decade of Changes Toward a Circular Economy Era.
Are you a young professional ready for this challenge?
THE PATH TOWARDS 2030
The Envisioned Decade of Changes Toward a Circular Economy Era.
Are you a young professional ready for this challenge?
10 – 11 September 2022
Online
10 – 11 September 2021
Online
The Young Professionals Group (YPG) Online Conference is the leading international conference for young professionals on waste management.
The Conference aims to address the issue related to the promotion of the circular economy principles. It focuses on the involvement of new circular thinkers (under 35 years old) involved in research and innovation toward a sustainable solid waste management.
A special focus will be given to the citizens that are not able to provide their ideas and vision to an international audience. Citizens, informal workers, and interdisciplinary experts like sociologists, architects, designers, and philosophers who want to share their views toward a circular world will have the possibility to introduce it in a special session of the conference. The objective is to give a voice to those who do not have a voice!
Date and timing of the conference:
- Friday, 10th of September (Morning, 9am – 1pm CEST)
- Saturday, 11th of September 2021 (Afternoon, 2pm – 6pm CEST
Direct free registration
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Objective of the conference
The objective of the conference is to stimulate the interest of young scientists and citizens in relation to the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The event gives the opportunity to share experiences and knowledge within an international platform of young professionals.
What is the main focus?
Special attention will be drawn to the topics related to waste minimization & recovery, resource circulation, technological innovations, uncontrolled waste disposal, and environmental impact assessment of waste management systems.
A special emphasis will be placed on circular economy.


Why attend?
This online event is a global call for action for young professionals and an opportunity to expand your knowledge in relation to innovative approaches at a global level.
The Conference will provide an opportunity to bring together young professionals from government departments, industries, municipalities, private institutions, academia, research & education institutions and will create a forum for the exchange of the most recent ideas, techniques & experiences in all areas of solid waste management.
Programme
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Honorary Speakers

Carlos RV Silva Filho
ISWA President
Special Talk

Arne M. Ragossnig
ISWA Vice President

Prof. Sahadat Hossain
Director, Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability (SWIS)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering. The University of Texas at Arlington (USA).
ISWA-SWIS Winter School
“The objective of the ISWA-SWIS Winter School is to provide advanced knowledge in the field of waste management to an international audience of existing and emerging solid waste experts. At the joint ISWA and SWIS (Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability) Winter School at the University of Texas at Arlington, together with the cities of Irving, Garland, and Grand Prairie Texas, USA, the participants will have the opportunity to gain knowledge on the challenges of solid waste management in developing economies”.
More information related to the Winter School can be found here
Registration
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Please register for each day separately by selecting from the drop-down menu available in the form.
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Call for Abstracts & Special Session
The main programme is build up out of submission by young professionals. This year there were two options to participate in the programme and multiple prizes will be awarded to the winner outlined below.
Call for Abstracts
The ISWA-YPG has invited young professionals (< 35 years old) to submit their abstract for the 4th YPG-OC titled “THE PATH TOWARDS 2030. The Envisioned Decade of Changes Toward a Circular Economy Era”.
The call for abstract ended on July 19th.
All the abstracts submitted will be reviewed and assigned to an appropriate session. Authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified of the method of presentation as follows:
- Oral Presentation: Up to 10 minutes – 8 slides maximum (aspect ratio 16:9)
- Poster presentation: Up to 3 minutes – 3 slides maximum (aspect ratio 16:9). These presentations summarize the main findings of a research using brief written statements and graphic materials, such as graphs, charts, figures, and photographs.
Special Session: The VOICE of THOSE who do not have a VOICE
A special session will be dedicated to highlight priority issues in different regions around the world while stressing on the socio-economic factors towards more sustainable cities.
- Do you have ideas for improving solid waste management, but you are not an expert in this field?
- Would you like to share your ideas to improve the production and consumption patterns for more circular cities and societies, but you are not involved in political affairs?
- Are you a young (< 35 years old) journalist, photographer, activist, sociologist, economist, psychologist, philosopher, policy consultant, entrepreneur who would like to share your story and experience in this field?
This year, the conference will give the chance to citizens and interdisciplinary experts involved in waste minimization to give their different views towards a circular economy. It also intends to give voice to different actors who implement circular economy approaches but who have no way for sharing their ideas.
Prices
Abstract
- 1st Prize: Scholarship to the ISWA-SWIS Winter School (2022) at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA ; One year individual ISWA membership (worth up to €200); Mentorship from the chairs of the YPG OC for drafting and submitting a full article to the WM&R journal
- 2nd Prize: Scholarship to the ISWA-SWIS Winter School (2022) at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA; One year individual ISWA membership (worth up to €200)
- 3rd Prize: Scholarship to the ISWA-SWIS Winter School (2022) at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Special session winner will receive one year individual ISWA membership (worth up to €200)
Conference Committee
Conference Chairs

Dr. Amani Maalouf (Lebanon)
Co-chair

Dr. Navarro Ferronato (Italy)
Co-chair
Organizing Committe

Chantal Mambu (Indonesia)
Secretary

SiddArtha Valle (Philippine)
Abstract Coordinator

Rachele Chwee (Malaysia)
Promotion & Marketing

Ankur Saini (Germany)
Promotion & Marketing

Leonie Hoogland (Netherland)
Platform Manager

Barbara Lopes (Portugal)
Contents Developer

Soraia Taipa (Portugal)
Contents Developer
Panal & Session Coordinators

Aditi Ramola
Panel Session Coordinator

Nao Takeuchi (Kenya)
Invited Speaker

Ashpreet Kaur (USA)
Session Coordinator

Md Azijul Islam (USA)
Session Coordinator

Haniyeh jalalipour
Session Coordinator

Maria Jäppinen (Finland)
Session Coordinator
Advisory

Daan van den Elzen
Advisor - ISWA-YPG Chair

Roland Thompson
Advisor - ISWA-YPG Vice Chair
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee is formed by young professionals coming from different parts of the world:
- Dr. Konstantinos Moustakas (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
- Wafa Misrar (Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco)
- Dr. Mohamed Al-Samet (Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Malaysia)
- Stefano Puricelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
- Dr. Prabesh Bhandari (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
- Mohamed Kamal (EcoConServ Environmental Solutions, Egypt)
- Dr. Md Azijul Islam (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
- Adeline Mertenat (EAWAG, Switzerland)
- Dr. Federico Battista (University of Verona, Italy)
- Leidy Marcela Ulloa Murillo (Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic)
- Dr. Andrea Winterstetter (Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium)
- Dr. Ramy Salemdeeb (Zero Waste Scotland, UK)
- Tahsina Islam (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
- Chiara Magrini (University of Bologna, Italy)
- Brida Lea Diola (University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines)

Previous Conference Proceedings
1st ISWA YPG Online Conference
Effects of Improper Waste Management in Southeast Asia: Local Challanges, Global Solutions
2nd ISWA YPG Online Conference
The ultimate journey from dumpsites to a circular economy: Best practices & innovative solutions for low- and middle-income countries
3rd ISWA YPG Online Conference
Transition to a Circular Economy: Innovation and Sustainability in Waste Management Systems
Contact Information
For any information, send an Email to:
Chairs of the Conference Committee,
Dr. Amani Maalouf & Dr. Navarro Ferronato
ypgonlineconference@gmail.com
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