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

TimeTitleRoom
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 01: Water Treatment 101 (repeats on Thursday)Additional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 02: Reverse Osmosis: From Water to Wastewater and Everything in Between…2026 (repeats on Wednesday)Additional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 03: Biological Wastewater Treatment – A Chemical Engineering Perspective on Biological ProcessesAdditional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 04: Ion Exchange Technology and Practical Operating Practices (repeats on Thursday)Additional Fee Required
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMFirst Time Attendees/Welcome Reception! Complimentary for First Time Attendees of the IWC.

 

Monday, November 9, 2026

TimeTitleRoom
8:00 AM - 10:40 AMM1: Advances in Boiler Water Chemistry
8:00 AM - 10:40 AMM2: Turn that Brine upside down!
8:00 AM - 10:40 AMM3: Industrial Water Reuse: The Ripple Effect
8:00 AM - 10:40 AMM4: The Quest for Ultrapure Water in a Dirty World
11:00 AM - NoonKeynote Session
10:00 AM - 6:00 PMExhibit Hall Open with Lunch at NoonExhibit Hall
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMM5: All About Water for Data Centers
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMM6: Old Water, New Tricks: Creative Approaches to Recovery and Reuse
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMM7: PFAS Treatment in Practice: Full Scale Solutions, Dirty Matrices, and Short Chain Challenges
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMM8: When Wastewater Gets Complicated
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMWater Technology Showcase: Presented by American Water Chemicals (AWC)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMNetworking ReceptionExhibit Hall

 

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

TimeTitleRoom
8:00 AM - NoonT1: AI Can Help Optimize Water Treatment
8:00 AM - NoonT2: Food, Beverage & the Evolution of Water Reuse
8:00 AM - NoonT3: Brine Your Own Problems!
8:00 AM - NoonT4: Innovations in Produced Water Treatment in Oil & Gas Operations
10:00 AM - 6:00 PMExhibit Hall Open with Lunch at NoonExhibit Hall
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMWater Technology Showcase: Presented by William Harvey, Energy Recovery
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMT5: Going Full Circle: Advancing the Circular Water Economy Through Brine Valorization
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMT6: It’s Cool to Optimize Cooling
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMT7: Reuse or Lose: Making Water Do a Second Shift (and maybe a Third)
1:15 PM - 5:00 PMT8: “Dirty” Water? Clean Solutions
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMNetworking ReceptionExhibit Hall

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

TimeTitleRoom
8:00 AM - NoonW1: Waste to Worth: Water Solutions for Food & Beverage Growth
8:00 AM - NoonW2: Membranes 2: Innovative pretreatment and operational features for high-recovery and reverse osmosis system optimization
8:00 AM - NoonW3: Mine Water Treatment: Critical Minerals and Vital Resources
8:00 AM - NoonW4: Advancing Wastewater Solutions for Power Generation: From Compliance to Implementation
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 05: Secret of Successful FGD WWT Operations – All the Trick’s you need to KnowAdditional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 06: Industrial Water Reuse – Lessons Learned & New TechnologiesAdditional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 07: Unlocking the Science: A Journey Through Water Treatment ProcessesAdditional Fee Required
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMWorkshop 02A: Reverse Osmosis: From Water to Wastewater and Everything in Between…2026 (repeat from Sunday)Additional Fee Required

 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

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