Presented by the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) and the ARCSA Foundation, “Global Impacts of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban Settings” will be a two-day virtual conference on December 1–2, 2020. Early bird registration is available until October 31, 2020. All conference events take place online via Zoom, and you will be sent a link for the meeting once you are registered.
A number of sponsorship opportunities are available, including Platinum, Gold, and Silver-level sponsorships, as well as Support-level sponsorships to underwrite the conference. To become a sponsor, contact ARCSA.
The preliminary schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, December 1
- 9:45 a.m.: ARCSA Welcome, Moderator: David Crawford
- 10:00 a.m.: Texas Rainwater, Moderator: Christy Langendoen, Speaker: James Beauchamp, Texas Drinking Water Solutions
- 11:00 a.m.: ICC and Inspection of Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Moderator: Bill Rickard, Speaker: Guy Tomberlin, Vice President, PMG Programs, Government Relations, International Code Council
- 2:00 p.m.: Rainwater Harvesting in the Textile Industry, Moderator: Dr. Tamim Younos, Speaker: Zahid Hossain, Programme Specialist- Engineer, WaterAid Bangladesh
- 3:00 p.m.: Water Demands and Rainwater Harvesting in the UK, Moderator: Dr. Tamim Younos, Speaker: Dr. Peter Melville-Shreeve, University of Exeter, UK
Wednesday, December 2
- 10:00 a.m.: Biofilms in Rainwater Harvesting Tanks, Moderator: Bob Boulware, Speaker: Dr. Mooyoung Han, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University
- 11:00 a.m.: TBA
- 2:00 p.m.: TBA
- 3:00 p.m.: State of Rainwater Research, Moderator: Jim Urtz, Speakers: Dr. Kathy Gee and Dr. Sarah Sojka
- 4:00 p.m.: Closing of Conference, ARCSA New President
