Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania

Location

337 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Phone: (412) 261-0710 Email: eswp@eswp.com Get Directions

Schedule at a Glance

Current Schedule (Subject to change)

Click on link for details of session.  Workshops are an additional fee, check at registration desk for availability.

 

Sunday, November 8, 2026

1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 01: Water Treatment 101 (repeats on Thursday) Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 02: Reverse Osmosis: From Water to Wastewater and Everything in Between…2026 (repeats on Wednesday) Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 03: Biological Wastewater Treatment – A Chemical Engineering Perspective on Biological Processes Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 04: Ion Exchange Technology and Practical Operating Practices (repeats on Thursday) Additional Fee Req’d
5:00 – 6:00 PM First Time Attendees/Welcome Reception!

Complimentary for First Time Attendees of the IWC. Here’s a chance to get ahead of the crowd and pick up your name badge credentials and survey the conference location to know where you’re going first thing Monday morning!

Sign up on the Registration Form

 

Monday, November 9, 2026

8:00 – 10:40 AM M1: Advances in Boiler Water Chemistry
8:00 – 10:40 AM M2: Turn that Brine upside down!
8:00 – 10:40 AM M3: Industrial Water Reuse: The Ripple Effect
8:00 – 10:40 AM M4: The Quest for Ultrapure Water in a Dirty World
11:00 AM – Noon Keynote Session
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall open Exhibit Hall
1:15 – 5:00 PM M5: All About Water for Data Centers
1:15 – 5:00 PM M6: Old Water, New Tricks: Creative Approaches to Recovery and Reuse
1:15 – 5:00 PM M7: PFAS Treatment in Practice: Full Scale Solutions, Dirty Matrices, and Short Chain Challenges
1:15 – 5:00 PM M8: When Wastewater Gets Complicated
3:00 – 3:30 PM Water Technology Showcase: American Water Chemicals (AWC) Pre-Function Area

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

8:00 AM – Noon

T1: AI Can Help Optimize Water Treatment

8:00 AM – Noon T2: Food, Beverage & the Evolution of Water Reuse
8:00 AM – Noon T3: Brine Your Own Problems!
8:00 AM – Noon T4: Innovations in Produced Water Treatment in Oil & Gas Operations
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibit Hall open Exhibit Hall
10:30 – 11:00 AM Water Technology Showcase: Turn Wastewater into an Energy Resource: Cut RO Power Demand with PX Technology Pre-Function Area
1:15 – 5:00 PM T5: Going Full Circle: Advancing the Circular Water Economy Through Brine Valorization
1:15 – 5:00 PM T6: It’s Cool to Optimize Cooling
1:15 – 5:00 PM T7: Reuse or Lose: Making Water Do a Second Shift (and maybe a Third)
1:15 – 5:00 PM T8: “Dirty” Water? Clean Solutions

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

8:00 AM – Noon W1: Waste to Worth: Water Solutions for Food & Beverage Growth
8:00 AM – Noon W2: Membranes 2: Innovative pretreatment and operational features for high-recovery and reverse osmosis system optimization
8:00 AM – Noon W3: Mine Water Treatment: Critical Minerals and Vital Resources
8:00 AM – Noon W4: Advancing Wastewater Solutions for Power Generation: From Compliance to Implementation
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 05: Secret of Successful FGD WWT Operations – All the Trick’s you need to Know Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 06: Industrial Water Reuse – Lessons Learned & New Technologies Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 07: Unlocking the Science: A Journey Through Water Treatment Processes Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 02A: Reverse Osmosis: From Water to Wastewater and Everything in Between…2026 (repeat from Sunday) Additional Fee Req’d

 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

8:00 AM – Noon Workshop 08: RO/NF Operator Training Additional Fee Req’d
8:00 AM – Noon Workshop 09: PFAS101: Everything you never wanted to know about PFAS and Never would have asked Additional Fee Req’d
8:00 AM – Noon Workshop 10: Cold Lime Softening – A Chemical Engineering Approach to Physical-Chemical Softening Additional Fee Req’d
8:00 AM – Noon Workshop 04A: Ion Exchange Technology and Practical Operating Practices (repeat from Sunday) Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 11: Electrodeionization Workshop: Design Principles, Operation and Practical Maintenance Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 12: Inside the Membrane: Hands-On Membrane Autopsy Workshop & Lab Experience Tour Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 13: Concentrate Management for Industrial Desalination Additional Fee Req’d
1:00 – 5:00 PM Workshop 01A: Water Treatment 101 (repeat from Sunday) Additional Fee Req’d