Technical Associations
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 162 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
The ICWP is the national water policy organization that represents non-federal water agencies who have responsibility for water planning and management, and we insist that America’s water science be sufficient to inform our water resource planning deliberation (for floods, droughts, spills, climate change, etc.) among the American communities and in public.
The National Hydrologic Warning Council (NHWC), with membership across the United States and around the world, is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting emergency and environmental management officials by providing expert advice on the use of real-time, high quality hydrologic information from automated remote data systems, with the goals of protecting lives, property, and the environment.
CUAHSI enables the university water science community to advance understanding of the central role of water to life, Earth, and society. CUAHSI focuses on water from bedrock to atmosphere, from summit to sea and from the geologic past, through the present and into the future. www.cuahsi.org
The CGU began as a society dedicated to the scientific study of the solid earth and has evolved into one that is concerned with all aspects of the physical study of Earth and its space environment, including the Sun and solar system. To express this broader vision of the geophysical sciences, the Union has adopted a sectional structure that allows individual sections to function as semi-autonomous entities.
Industry Associations
Founded in 1964, the American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement of men and women in water resources management, research, and education. AWRA’s membership is multidisciplinary; its diversity is its hallmark. It is the professional home of a wide variety of water resources experts including engineers, educators, foresters, biologists, ecologists, geographers, managers, regulators, hydrologists and attorneys.
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of water quality and supply. AWWA is distinguish as the authoritative resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. Its more than 57,000 members represent the full spectrum of the water community and includes utilities that supply water to roughly 180 million people in North America.
The Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) is a national organization of individuals and organizations interested in the management of Canada’s water resources. The membership is composed of private and public sector water resource professionals including managers, administrators, scientists, academics, students and users. CWRA has branch organizations in eight provinces and members throughout Canada and beyond.
Since 2001 the Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) has been representing the common and collective interests of the waterpower industry. To date our membership has grown to over 150 organizations. It includes generators, engineering firms, environmental consultants, legal, project financing and insurance firms, Aboriginal communities and other organizations, all sharing the common interest of advancing waterpower in OntarioThe Ontario Waterpower Association represents the collective voice for the Ontario waterpower industry.
The British Columbia Technology Industries Association (BC TIA) is a not-for-profit, member-funded organization that represents the technology industry of British Columbia. Their diverse membership encompasses companies in all sectors of technology ranging from BC’s most prominent technology companies to early-stage and SME’s. As the largest and most influential technology association in the province they the leadership, connection and action needed to foster the continued growth and success of the technology industry in BC.