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Connecting People and Ideas to Water Solutions

2014/15
Annual Report
February 2016
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Contents
Introduction.......................................................................3
Message to Our Members................................................4
Membership......................................................................5
Financial Information.........................................................7
Events.............................................................................13
Education, Training and Development...........................24
Marketing and Business Development...........................25
Governance.....................................................................30

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Introduction
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is the point of connection for the global desalination and water reuse
community. A non-profit association, IDA serves more than 2,600 core members in 60 countries and reaches an additional
4,000 affiliate members. Its membership comprises scientists, end-users, engineers, consultants and researchers from
governments, corporations and academia. IDA is associated with the United Nations as part of a growing international
network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

About IDA

IDA Mission Statement IDA Vision Statement

IDA is the leading global organization
focused on desalination and water reuse
as sustainable solutions to the world’s
water challenges. IDA fulfills this mission
by providing a point of connection among
members of the global desalination and
water reuse community; encouraging
advancements in desalination and separation
technologies; use of renewable energy
sources to power desalination and achieve
true sustainability; facilitating knowledge-
sharing, engagement and communication
through industry events and other programs;
and supporting education in the field of
desalination and water sciences.
IDA’s vision is to connect people and ideas
that enable a sustainable source of fresh
water.
This vision statement builds on IDA’s unique
strength in its people and knowledge base
and directs the discussion about desalination
and water reuse into a conversation about
sustainability and our industry’s singular ability
to provide the only new and sustainable
source of fresh water for a thirsty planet.

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Message to Our Members

IDA is excited to bring to its members, its first Annual Report which will be
covering activities for the year ending December 31, 2015 and financial
information encompassing two fiscal years ending March 31st, 2014 and
March 31st, 2015. Board members and staff began implementing the
five-year Strategic Plan, launched in October 2014. The plan involved a
rigorous process of soliciting input and feedback from IDA’s Directors, its
membership and other stakeholders – highly respected individuals from
various aspects of the industry who could comment knowledgeably about
IDA.

Six objectives emerged from this process:

• Rebrand and reposition IDA Ms. Patricia Burke

• Further IDA’s role in thought leadership and advocacy of Secretary General
desalination and reuse as critical aspects of water resources
management solutions
• Grow IDA’s membership
• STET (alliances)
• Revisit Board Size and Structure
• Increase revenue generation

Using the strategic plan as a road map for directing resources – human
and financial – IDA created an Implementation Committee to oversee
implementation activities and timelines.

In August/ September, the IDA World Congress 2015 was held in San
Diego, California after a 16-year absence in North America. The theme of
the Congress was “Renewable Water Resources to Meet Global Needs,”
presenting a platform to deepen one’s understanding and to discover, Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli
explore and embrace change as we further our collaboration within the President (2015-2017)
community. The Technical Program consisted of four parallel sessions plus
a fifth track in the form of panel discussions and the Congress featured
several new initiatives including an Innovation Theater for commercial
presentations, Education Day where middle school students learned
about desalination through presentations and interactive exhibits, and
Public Outreach Day where a briefing session was held for local civic
leaders on how countries facing problems similar to California’s solved
their water resource management issues in unique ways.

Additionally, IDA held two specialty technical conferences. One in Rio de

Janeiro, the first IDA conference in this region, focused on water reuse
and desalination development in Latin America and one humanitarian
conference in Portofino, Italy focused on social responsibility and how
it will be possible to design sustainable water solutions for tomorrow’s
generations. Both conferences were highly successful. Dr. Abdullah Al Alshaikh
President (2013-2015)
We appreciate your ongoing support and look forward to serving our
members in the coming year.

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Membership
Membership Profile
Membership By Profession Corporate and Individual Members*

IIA - Individuals 432

IIB/C - Rep of corporate member 446

IID - Additional corporate member 1668

IIIA - Student 86

IIIB - Library 3

IIIC - Least Developed Country 2

Total Number of Core Members 2637

*As of end of 2014/2015 membership year

(June 30, 2015)

Membership By Region

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IDA Affiliates
IDA has a network of 16 regional and association affiliate members from around the world. We are pleased to be associated
with the following organizations and their representatives on our Board of Directors.

Regional Affiliate Members Association Affiliates Members

Asociación Española de Desalación y Asia Pacific Desalination Association

Reutilización(AEDyR) (APDA)
Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz Dr. Masaru Kurihara

American Membrane Technology Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación

Association y Reuso de Aguas (ALADYR)
(AMTA) Mr. Juan Miguel Pinto
Mr. Greg Wetterau

Indian Desalination Association

Australian Water Association
(InDA)
(AWA)
Dr. P.K. Tewari
Mr. Neil Palmer

Caribbean Desalination Association Korea Desalination Plant Association

(CaribDA) (KDPA)
Mr. Shawn Meyer-Steele Dr. In. S. Kim

European Desalination Society Pakistan Desalination Association

(EDS) (PakDA)
Mr. Borja Blanco Eng. Fayyaz Muddassir Mubeen

Japan Desalination Association Singapore Water Association

(JDA) (SWA)
Dr. Hideaki Kurokawa Mr. Foo Hee Kiang

Levant Desalination Association The Membrane Industry Association of

(LDA) China
Mr. Ziad Salibi (MIAC)
Dr. Ruan Guoling

Water Desalination Engineering Water Science and Technology

Chapter Association
(WDEC) (WSTA)
Mr. Ahmed Al-Mudaiheem Mr. Ali Redha Hussain

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Financial Information
Accountant’s Review Report

__________________________________________________________________________
P.F. Bruno & CO.
Certified Public Accountants

Accountants Review Report

January 27, 2016

Patricia Burke, Secretary General

International Desalination Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 387
94 Central Street
Topsfield, MA 01983

Dear Pat,

We have provided, on an annual basis, the review level of reporting, Accountants Review
Report, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services issued
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Our review engagement takes
financial information that is provided by International Desalination Association and reviewed by
P.F. Bruno & Co., CPAs, which is then presented in the form of financial statements with
supporting footnotes to the financial report. We conduct our engagement at your Topsfield
office and make inquiries of management and staff, as well as apply limited analytical
procedures to balances as of year-end in cash, investments, equipment, furniture and fixtures,
related depreciation, deposits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued payroll, accrued
payroll taxes, accrued expenses, the general fund balance and the scholarship fund balance.

Additionally, we review revenues and certain expenses including payroll, related payroll taxes,
insurance, conference expenses, promotional expenses, printing, related postage, professional
fees, bookkeeping, rent, scholarships paid and pension contributions. The annual review
identifies the various financial reporting components, examining certain documentation with
related work papers supporting internal year-end balances.

Additionally, P. F. Bruno & Co., CPAs, prepares, on behalf of International Desalination

Association, Federal Form 990, “Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax,” as required
under Section 501 (c) (6) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Very truly yours,

Patrick F. Bruno, CPA

Lynnfield Woods, 230 Broadway, Suite 105, Lynnfield, MA 01940-2365/Phone (781) 592-2727/Fax (781) 592-0055

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INTERNATIONAL DESALINATION ASSOCIATION

September, 2015

Subject: International Desalination Association (IDA) Comptroller’s Report

As the IDA Comptroller I am required to present a brief report on the condition of the
Association at the end of each two year term. The function of the Comptroller is defined
under a provision of the IDA Constitution, Article VII – Section 9. “The Comptroller shall
periodically, at his/her discretion, review all activities of the Association and specifically the
Treasurer’s and Secretary General’s activities to see that they are in accordance with the
Constitution, Bylaws and directives if the Board.

The Comptroller will be a member of the Association but may not be a Director, nor
engaged in any other business arrangement with the Association. The Comptroller may not
have a vote in the business of the Board of Directors but will submit a report at least every
two years which will be read at the next General Meeting and will be printed in the regular
Association publication”

As the Comptroller I have reviewed all of the minutes of the Board meetings and the
monthly and quarterly reports of the Treasurer and Secretary General in addition to the
annual auditor’s report prepared by P. F. Bruno & Company. IDA is compliant and is
meeting all the requirements of its non-profit status under the laws of the United States.
The investments of the Association are managed by UBS and Merrill Lynch based upon
guidance provided by the Secretary General and Treasurer and appear to be appropriate to
meet the goals of the Association.

The Comptroller received inquiries about the most recent Board of Director elections. Upon
review the election did not violate any of the requirements of the Constitution.

The Comptroller received three requests from IDA members to present an overview of the
financial status of IDA at the next Members Meeting in September 2015. This overview has
been prepared in collaboration with the Treasurer and staff in Topsfield and will be
presented as requested (copy attached).

In summation the International Desalination Association has been operating as required by

the Constitution and meeting its non-profit status. I wish to thank the Board of Directors
and all the Officers and Committee Chairmen and members for their cooperation and
continuing efforts. I also commend the President, Secretary General and her staff as well as
the Treasurer for their efforts and diligence in protecting the Association assets and
reputation.

Randolph L. Truby
Comptroller and Chairman of the Audit Committee

PO Box 387, 94 Central Street, Topsfield, MA 01983 USA

Telephone: +1 978 887 0410 Facsimile: +1 978 887 0411
Website: www.idadesal.org

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INTERNATIONAL DESALINATION ASSOCIATION

Membership Meeting
September 2015

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The International Desalination Association (IDA) operates as a non-profit organization under the laws
of the United States.

Information on the organization activities and operation of IDA is published on the website: www.
idadesal.org.

IDA is focused on the dissemination of information on Desalination: Desalination of Seawater,

Desalination of Brackish Water and Desalination of Wastewater for Reuse.

IDA operates under a Constitution and elects a Board of Directors (BOD) from the membership every
two years. The BOD meets to elect a President and two Vice Presidents. These officers nominate a
Treasurer, Secretary, Secretary General, Editor and Comptroller along with Chairmen of the Standing
and Special Committees, all for board approval. The Treasurer is responsible to prepare an annual
budget and monitor and report on this budget to the BOD. The Treasurer for 2013 to 2015 has been
Mr. Michel Canet.

IDA ORGANIZATION PROFILE

IDA Current Membership (representing 60 countries) Approximately 2600

Board of Directors (elected) 21
Board of Directors (affiliate reps) 8
Operating Committee 8
Full time IDA staff (Topsfield MA., USA) 8

REVENUE
IDA derives annual revenue from four primary sources:
1. The Congress held every two years (approx. 60-70%)
2. Membership Fees (approx. 20-25%)
3. Technical Programs (approx. 5-10%)
4. Other (approx. 3%)

EXPENSES
IDA annual expenses are as follows:
• The Congress held every two years (approx. 40-45%)
• IDA headquarters Topsfield MA (approx. 10-25%)
• Technical Programs (approx. 8-15%)
• Other including any surplus (20-30%)

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LIABILITIES
IDA Liabilities are all current IDA has no long term debt or bank loans.

ASSETS
IDA maintains assets in three primary accounts:
1. Investment funds (approx. 75-80%)
2. Operating funds (approx. 10-20%)
3. Scholarship Funds (approx. 5%)

*(Note: Fixed assets are less than 4%)

ASSET GROWTH
• IDA Total Current Assets (TCA) in June 2009 was $1.45 million

• IDA TCA in June 2015 was $2.48 million

• IDA investment accounts currently are at a level to sustain the organization for
more than two years in the absence of historical revenue

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Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Net Assets
Income Taxes
IDA’s detailed financial statements have been prepared on
The Association is registered with the United States
the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally
Internal Revenue as an organization exempt from
accepted accounting principles.
income tax under Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal
Revenue Code and, therefore, files information returns
Net assets of the association and changes therein are
on Federal Form 990 and New Jersey Form NJDCR-
classified and reported as follows:
AR.

Unrestricted Net Assets - Net assets that are not Under certain circumstances, the Association could
subject to donor-imposed stipulations. be liable for tax under Internal Revenue Service
Section 512, Unrelated Business Taxable Income.
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets - Net assets subject During, and for the year ended March 31, 2015, no
to donor-imposed stipulations that will be met either by such circumstances occurred. As a result, no income
tax payment was made nor required for the year then
actions of the Chapter and/or the passage of time.
ended.

Permanently Restricted Net Assets - Net assets subject
to donor-imposed stipulations that they be maintained
permanently by the Chapter. Generally, the donors or
these assets permit the Chapter to use all or part of the
income earned on related investments for general or
specific purposes.
The Association classifies three net assets as follows,
General Operating Fund, Scholarship Fund and IDA
Foundation Fund.
The General Operating Fund is to maintain the daily
operations of the Association and is unrestricted and
temporarily restricted.
The Scholarship Fund consists of Trust funds that are
restricted. The Trust funds are required to be invested
in securities to earn income. The income generated
from these investments is disbursed as scholarships, and
administrative expenses related to the fund.
Revenue and Expense Recognition
1. Membership revenue is recognized upon receipt
of the dues within a fiscal year, for that year. If
received for a future fiscal year, membership dues
are recorded as a liability classified as deferred
revenue.
2. Conference fees, seminar fees, and registration
fees if collected in advance are deferred until the
date of the related conference or seminar, and
recognized as revenue at that time. Administrative
and operating expenditures related to the
academy, conferences and seminars are reported
as prepaid expenditures and recognized as
expenses when the course and related conference
or seminar takes place.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Association considers all cash on hand and short-
term investments in liquid, non-risk/low-risk funds, with
maturity dates of 90 days or less as cash equivalents.

The IDA Foundation Fund was established in 1998 to

acquire and disperse funds to support the activities and
programs of the Association. The IDA Foundation Funds
are restricted by the board of directors, however, these
funds are considered unrestricted funds of the Association.

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Investment Policies

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Events
World Congress 2015
World Congress 2015 Income

Technical Program Submissions

450
89%
400

350
Submissions (470 total)

300

250

200

150

100

32%
50 4%

0
421, Accepted by the TPC 17, Rejected by the TPC 32, Withdrawn
Series1 421 17 32

*470 submissions; 64% resulted in actual

presentation in the Final Program

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World Congress 2015 Attendee Profile By IDA Regions

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IDA World Congress 2015 New Initiatives
Conversations with Pioneers (renamed “The
IDA Pioneer Chronicles”).
In honor of her father, Gordon Leitner, an early
pioneer in desalination and widely known and
respected in his field, Faith Leitner, funded the
first installment of a “pioneer” project to preserve
a valuable part of desalination industry’s history,
which was so important to him. The first chapter of
“The Chronicles” took place at the World Congress
where a series of videotaped interviews with thirteen
distinguished veteran desalters was filmed at the
Convention Center on Sunday, August 30, 2015.
WDR editor Tom Pankratz conducted the interviews
which included a discussion about the development
and commercialization of the desalination industry
from 1960 through 1980, with an emphasis on
thermal desal technologies. Interviewees were
asked how they became involved in the industry,
and what anecdotes they could provide about the
companies, projects and people with whom they
worked. The video interviews are available on the
IDA website.
Innovation Theater
Sponsored by Suez, the Innovation Theater was a
new feature for the World Congress bringing another
form of networking opportunities to spotlight the
desalination and water reuse community. Twelve
companies participated. Acciona Agua, Acuamed,
Adionics, Avista Technologies, LG Chemistry,
Marine Technologies, Ocean Pacific Technologies,
Piedmont Pacific, Salt Water Solutions, Spiral
Water Technologies, Suez and Thermal Purification
Technologies.
Education Day
More than 400 students from five middle schools
came to the Exhibition Hall throughout the day
and viewed a presentation by Jim Birkett and Lisa
Henthorne about desalination before being escorted
by a member of the Young Leaders Program for a
tour of the Exhibit Hall. The tour included stops
at interactive exhibits designed especially for the
students and participating exhibitor booths where
exhibitors had giveaways.
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Public Outreach Day – Invitation Only
A briefing session was presented to local civic leaders
regarding topics about how countries, facing problems
similar to California’s, solved their lack of water supplies
in unique ways.
Mobile App Voting
In addition to having a mobile app available to delegates,
IDA engaged delegate participation by introducing three
new Awards, the winners of which would be determined
solely by votes from the delegates using the mobile app
to cast their votes.
IDA Booth Collaboration with Affiliates
The theme for the IDA booth at this Congress was a
“Global Village” showcasing the IDA community. The
Affiliates were invited to be part of the IDA booth inside
the IDA Pavilion. Out of 16, five affiliates committed to
participating and having representation at their counter.
Affiliates who participated include:
• European Desalination Association (EDS)
• American Membrane Technology Association
(AMTA)
• Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA)
• Pakistan Desalination Association (PakDA)
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reuso
de Aguas (ALADYR)
DesalTech 2015 Conference
IDA partnered with National Water Research Institute
(NWRI) in cross promotion of the two events. DesalTech
2015 was held August 28-29 and the World Congress
registration opened on August 30th. The conference
focused on innovative research in emerging seawater or
brackish water desalination technologies.
AMTA Workshop
Although not a new initiative to the World Congress,
IDA’s supporting local affiliate, the American Membrane
Technology Association (AMTA) held a pre-Congress
workshop titled “Pioneering Achievements in
Desalination with a Review of Current Status”.
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World Congress 2015 Sponsors

The World Congress sponsorship program included a number of different opportunities to enhance brand
visibility. Additionally, the IDA special event at the Birch Aquarium was supported by 25 sponsors bringing
the total number of sponsors of the World Congress to 35.

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Facility Tours
IDA conducted two facility tours after the World Congress to the
Carlsbad Project, the largest seawater desalination project in the
Western Hemisphere and the Groundwater Replenishment System
(GWRS), the world’s largest water purification system for potable
reuse. Over 100 people participated in these tours.

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Awards
IDA 2015 WORLD CONGRESS
Oral Presentation:
State of the Art
Oral Presentation:
Innovation
Oral Presentation:
Research & Development
Oral Presentation:
Environment & Sustainability
Oral Presentation:
Young Leaders Program
Emerging Leader: Achievement in
Desalination and Water Reuse
Best Presenter:
Best Poster:
Best Moderator:
Outgoing President
Presidential Award
Presidential Award
Presidential Award
Industry Contribution Award in
Memory of Gordon Leitner
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TECHNICAL PROGRAM AWARDS
2015 San Diego, CA - United States
Dr. Glenn Byrne
Rolled Alloys UK
Mr. Bart Nelemans
Aquastil b.v., Netherlands
Mr. James C. Lozier
CH2M HILL, USA
Mr. Troy Walker
Hazen and Sawyer, USA
Ms. Johanna Ludwig
akvolution Gmbh, Germany
Dr. Prakash Narayan Govindan
Gradiant Corporation, USA
Mr. Jaichander Swaminathan
MIT, USA
Mr. David Martin Warsinger
MIT, USA
Dr. Heike Glade
University of Bremen, Germany
PRESIDENTIAL / ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh
Mr. Doug Eisberg
Dr. Richard L. Stover
Mr. Mohammad Abunayyan, Chairman of Abunayyan Holding and ACWA Power
International
Ms. Faith Leitner
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Amount
PRESENTATION TITLE
Awarded
Stray Current Corrosion in SWRO
5000USD
Systems
New Module Design Development
5000USD
for Membrane Distillation
Innovative, Membrane-Based
Treatment Method for Brines from 5000USD
Coal seam Gas Production
Safety and Reliability of Direct
Potable Reuse: Using the Critical 5000USD
Control Point Methodology
Ceramic Membrane Treatment for
Saline Water Reuse in a Large Marine 5000USD
Aquarium
Sponsored By ARWADEX – Water
Desalination Conference in the Arab 5000USD
Countries
Experimental Investigation of High
Efficiency Single-Stage Membrane 500USD
Distillation Configurations
Effect of Filtration and Particulate
500USD
Fouling in Membrane Distillation
Thermal Desalination: Membrane
500USD
Distillation
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Conferences
IDA held two specialty conferences in 2015: Water Reuse and Desalination for Latin
America Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and New Horizons for Desalination
Portofino, Italy, and also announced its first conference focused on Water Reuse in
Nice, France.

March 23-24, 2015

Water Recycling and Desalination for Latin American Development
Rio de Janeiro

Session 1: Water Reuse and Desalination - Success Stories I

Session 2: Water Reuse and Desalination - Success Stories II
Session 3: Oil & Gas Applications (Upstream and Downstream)
Session 4: Industry Applications

Attendees by Country Sponsors

Argentina 3 Acciona Agua
Australia 2 Cadagua
Brazil 150 Degremont
Canada 1 General Water
Chile 6 PWT
France 2 RWL Water
Israel 3 Toray Membrane (Europe)
Italy 1 Toray Membrane (US)
Mexico 3 Valoriza/Sacyr
Netherlands 1 Dow Brazil
Peru 1 GS Inima Brasil Ltda
KSA 1
Singapore 2
Spain 15
Switzerland 1
UAE 1
United Kingdom 1
Total 214

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May 17-19, 2015

New Horizons for Desalination
Santa Margherita, Italy

Session 1: Water Issue: Regional Perspective

Session 2: Desalination Innovative Solutions
Session 3: Efficiency Improvements and Sustainability in Power and Desalination Industry
Session 4: Alternative Application of Desalination and Membrane Systems
Session 5: Renewable Energy Application to Desalination
Session 6: Auxiliary Equipment and Material Selection Technology Enhancement
Session 7: Advances In Thermal Desalination Technology

Attendees by Country Sponsors

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for
Belgium 1 Water (SIPW) Platinum
Denmark 2 Abengoa Silver
France 5 Acciona Aqua Silver
Germany 2 Arabian Japanese Membrane Company (AJMC) Silver
Iran 1 Cadagua Silver
Italy 38 Suez Silver
Japan 5 Silver
Aliaxis Utilities & Industry
Netherlands 2
Fisia Italimpianti Silver
KSA 3
ILF Consulting Engineers Silver
Russia 2
OTV Veolia Silver
Spain 1
Termomeccanica Pompe Silver
Switzerland 4
UAE 9
United Kingdom 3
USA 4
Total 82

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World Congress Site

Selection Process
In 2015, the IDA Site Selection Committee reassessed the The IDA Headquarters invites bid proposals from
site selection scoring and voting process to further enhance candidate cities from April 15-September 15, 2016.
transparency to the Board regarding the site selection The final candidate location recommendation will be
recommendation. The revisions will be implemented for sent to the IDA Board by the Site Selection Committee
the 2019 candidate locations. This voting process outlines for final vote in April 2017.
step-by-step procedures in which candidate host locations
are solicited, vetted, voted and recommended to the IDA
Board for final location selection. The 2019 Site Selection
voting process includes two new categories – Regional
Rotation of the World Congress Location and Personal
Preference.

Upcoming Events

Sept 25-27, 2016

IDA International Water Reuse Conference
Nice, France

Nice, France – Water Reuse and Recycling: Turning Vision Into

Reality. In 2015, IDA announced it would hold its first International
Water Reuse Conference in Nice, France on September 25-27,
2016. The conference starts with an opening ceremony and
welcome reception on September 25 and features two days of
technical sessions., two plenary sessions and two panel discussions
conducted by invited speakers.

October 16-20, 2017

IDA World Congress
São Paulo, Brazil
The Future is Now

The 2017 IDA World Congress will be held at the São Paulo World
Trade Centre, Brazil, October 16-20. Please be sure to check the
IDA website for information.

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Co-Located Events with Strategic Partnerships
IWS 2015 January 20-21, Abu Dhabi
IDA had a strong presence in
the IWS conference program.
On Day Two (January 20),
IDA presented a stream of
sessions focused on Energy
Efficient and Clean Technology Desalination chaired
by Leon Awerbuch, IDA Director and past president,
Dean – IDA Desalination Academy, and President,
Leading Edge Technologies. Session topics included:
• Case Study Desalination: Next Generation
Renewable Energy Powered Desalination
Pilot Project
• Keynote Presentation: Opportunity to
Enhance Energy Efficiency in the Saudi
Desalination Sector
• Panel Discussion on Desalination Energy &
Environment Nexus
• Panel Discussion on Sustainable Desalination
and Advanced Water Reuse; Development
and Trends Leading to Energy and Cost
Reduction
In addition, IDA President Dr. Abdullah Al-Alshaikh
participated in a high-level panel discussion on
“Taking a Unified Strategic Approach to Address
the Challenges of the Water Energy Nexus.” The
discussion addressed the following:
• Setting common objectives and targets for
improvement
• Creating an effective method for distribution
of water and energy resources
• Solving the interlinked challenges of urban
water and energy to enable the growth of
cities and businesses
• Sharing urban solutions to improve utility
performance
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IWA 2015 October 18-22, Dead Sea,
Jordan
Leaders from IDA traveled to Jordan
in October to join over 1000 water
professionals at the International
Water Association (IWA) World
Congress. IDA was a strategic
partner of the event.
Representing IDA were Emilio Gabbrielli, IDA
President; Patricia Burke, IDA Secretary General;
Shannon McCarthy, IDA 1st Vice Prescient; and
Leon Awerbuch, IDA Director and Dean of the IDA
Desalination Academy, who met with Ger Bergkamp,
IWA Executive Director; Keith Robertson, Innovation
& Learning Director at IWA; and João Grilo, IWA
Conference Programme Manager.
IDA leaders also presented several sessions at the
Congress including:
• Water Security: Desalination and Water Reuse,
Leon Awerbuch
• Introduction of the IDA and the status and
trends of Desalination and Water Reuse
industry, Emilio Gabbrielli
• Water Security and the Role of Non-
Conventional Water Resources in National
Water Sustainability Programs, Shannon
McCarthy
• Different Procurement Models for Desalination
Projects (DBO vs BOT, etc.), with Advantages
and Disadvantages, Borja Blanco, IDA Director
• Lessons Learned from Desalination and
Advance Water Reuse Projects in Emerging
Economies, Leon Awerbuch
• Issues and Considerations for Selecting
Pretreatment of Desalination Plant in Aqaba,
Nikolay Voutchkov, IDA Director
• The use of FRP-Fiberglass Pipe System in
Water Applications and Brine Discharge, Ziad
Salibi, IDA Director
• Water-Energy Nexus, New Solutions for Solar
Desalination, Leon Awerbuch
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WEX Global 2015, February 23-25, 2015,

Istanbul Turkey
For the fourth year, IDA played a prominent
role in the Water-Energy-Exchange (WEX),
an invitation-only conference involving
high level executives with both technical
and commercial backgrounds from both
the public and private sectors. IDA will once again be a
Support Partner for the event, which takes place February
23-25 in Istanbul, Turkey.

IDA organized two sessions, one on Technology Trends led

by Miguel Angel Sanz, and the second on Policy, Business
Opportunities and Utilities Experiences led by Leon
Awerbuch.

The conference was organized around five streams of critical

importance to water professionals including:

• Energy, Water and Sustainability

• Finance and Investment
• Regional Business Forums
• Intelligent Infrastructure, Asset management, and
Non-revenue Water Management
• Waste Water Treatment, Sludge and Energy from
Waste

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Education, Training and Development
Mentor Program/YLP
IDA’s Young Leaders Program enables emerging
desalination leaders to connect, advance their
careers, and promote interest in desalination around
the world. The goals of this initiative are to help
promote opportunities in the industry, support career
advancement, and provide a forum for communication
and the exchange of ideas among young professionals
and the industry at large. The YLP is open to any IDA
member 35 years of age or under.
In 2015, the YLP in conjunction with the IDA office
took on the Mentorship Program initiative. The IDA
Mentorship Program pairs an established industry
leader within IDA with a member of IDA’s Young
Leaders Program (YLP). For the emerging professional,
the program offers an invaluable opportunity to draw
upon the technical and business knowledge and
experience of his or her mentor. In turn, it presents
the mentor with an opportunity to foster the next
generation of leaders while further strengthening
the desalination and water reuse industry by passing
along their knowledge.
The program is structured to create a close working
relationship between the mentor and mentee. Each
mentor will be assigned to no more than two young
professionals, and they will contribute up to three
hours a month of time sharing their knowledge,
advice and guidance. Mentees and mentors are asked
to commit to the program for a period of one year.
IDA Desalination Academy
The Academy held two courses in 2015 at the World
Congress. Attendance averaged between 10-12
students per course. Additionally, the Academy
offers two online courses: The International Reverse
Osmosis Certificate program (Level 1) and the
Heriot-Watt Post Graduate degree program. One
person has completed the RO Certification-1 and
has earned his Level 1 certificate, 9 are currently in
the program representing countries from the United
States, Bahamas, United Arab Emirates, Chile, India
and Egypt. An additional 32 people have created
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accounts but have not yet purchased/enrolled in the IROC
program. Seventeen people are currently enrolled in the
Masters Degree in Desalination Post Graduate program. For
more details on both these programs, please visit the IDA
website – www.idadesal.org. Since its inception in 2012, the
IDA Academy has taught over 189 students from around the
world.
Fellowship
The IDA Fellowship Award provides recipients with an
unprecedented opportunity to spend time with a host
agency – a high-profile public utility or well-respected
research organization – working alongside colleagues in
the desalination industry, gaining insights into the host
agency’s operations, strategies and policies, and ultimately
exchanging ideas with the global desalination community.
Raed A.I. Bashitialshaaer, PhD, Dr. Eng., Lund University in
Sweden, was named the recipient of the 2014-15 Fellowship
Award.
Dr. Bashitialshaaer received a monetary award of $10,000
US and participated in a six-week attachment with the Public
Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW), located in Ruwi,
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. PAEW was the host agency for
the 2014-2015 IDA Fellowship Program.
Scholarship
IDA’s Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship Trust assists
graduate students in science and engineering to further
their education in subjects related to desalination. The total
maximum grant per student is 10,000 USD. The Scholarship
is administered under a separate entity, the IDA Scholarship
Trust. Trustees are IDA’s President, two Vice Presidents,
Treasurer and the Chair of the Scholarship, Education and
Fellowship Committee.
The last Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship was
awarded to Ms. Leila Karima (Iran) in 2013 who, is currently
obtaining her Ph.D. at New Mexico State University in the
United States. No Scholarship was given in 2014 and 2015.
We expect to resume scholarships again in the coming
year through potential collaborations with highly respected
educational institutions.
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Marketing and Business Development

Publications
Email Alerts and Bulletins
IDA continuously updates its members on Association
news and updates through its e-alerts and World
Congress news through specific bulletins.

IDA Website
IDA has the capability to track website traffic through
Google Analytics to help gain insight about our online
marketing efforts. Statistical information is provided
on page twenty five.

IDA Newsletter
The Newsletter is published six times a year. Currently,
four issues are electronic and two issues are both
digital and printed. A new feature this year included
the addition of the Analyst’s Corner and podcasts on
various industry topics. This is a member only benefit.
Proceedings
IDA members are able to access Congress/Conference
Proceedings through the IDA website at no charge.
Non-members may purchase a manuscript for $5 per
manuscript.
White Papers
Currently IDA has invited qualified and experienced
experts to prepare white papers on subjects of
interest to members. Currently two White Papers are
available to view. More White Papers will be added
to this library in the future.
Fact Sheets
In collaboration with AMTA, a series of Fact Sheets
have been authored by professionals in every field of
water treatment expertise. Currently, the Fact Sheets
provide information on membrane technology, system
design, application, operation and key industry
definitions. More Fact Sheets will be added to the
library on topics such as thermal technology, hybrids,
MED and more. The Fact Sheets are accessible to the
General Public via AMTA website.
Yearbook
The IDA Yearbook is provided in hard copy to members
only. It includes the market profile, featured plants and
the supplier directory. It is published by Global Water
Intelligence (GWI).
DesalData
DesalData is a business development tool and
consultancy package for desalination professionals. The
publishers of Global Water Intelligence, in association
with IDA, produce this interactive database and it has
revolutionized the ways in which companies work in the
desalination sector by bringing together a powerful set
of analytical tools alongside an intuitive user interface.
A free trial of DesalData is offer to both members and
non-members of IDA.
IDA Update
As of December 31, 2015, Taylor and Francis Publishing
(formerly Maney Publishing) will cease with the
publication of the IDA Journal. This publication was an
online publication only. Taylor and Francis published
Volumes 5-7 for IDA. IDA is currently investigating an
alternative publication as a benefit to our members to
access.

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Alliances
IDA actively pursues forged alliances to expand visibility of the Association to benefit its members. Current ongoing
alliances include:

David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP)

Global Water Intelligence of the United Kingdom (GWI)

Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance, H2O minus CO2 1

HWU-Heriot-Watt University (HWU)

International Water Summit (IWS)

King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE)

MASDAR-Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company

Murdoch University & NCEDA-National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia

National Water Research Institute (NWRI)

Public Authority for Electricity and Water-Oman (PAEW)

Public Utilities Board-Singapore International Water Week (PUB)

Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)

Tianjin University

Water and Energy Exchange (WEX)

United Nations2

World Water Council

1
IDA recently participated in the efforts to draft the Clean Global Water Desalination Alliance, an international Initiative
to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the desalination industry. The initiative was launched at the United
Nations Climate Change Conference COP21 on December 7-8, in Paris.

2
Reviewed annually.

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Public Relations
Media relations is an important aspect of conveying
IDA’s role as the leading global association dedicated to
desalination and water reuse. It is also a critical channel in
promoting advancements in desalination technologies as
well as advocating for the appropriate use of desalination
and water reuse around the world.
In 2015, IDA took advantage of the IDA World Congress
to talk about desalination and reuse on a global stage. The
Congress’s location in drought-stricken southern California
(also a hotbed of innovation in desalination technologies),
and its timing vis-à-vis the opening of the highly anticipated
Carlsbad desalination plant, prompted unparalleled media
interest. IDA seized this opportunity to discuss desalination
and reuse as key parts of an integrated water resources
management approach that is needed to help the world
cope with increasing water stress due to climate change,
population growth, and degradation of existing resources.
Prior to the World Congress, IDA arranged two media
tours targeting southern California with IDA spokespersons
Doug Eisberg and Randy Truby, generating coverage in
all the region’s leading media. We arranged a segment
on how desalination works on one of the most important
TV network’s online site, featuring past president Lisa
Henthorne. We also conducted a webinar on desalination
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and reuse on Bloomberg BNA, timed to prompt further
discussion and awareness ahead of the World Congress.
Media partnerships with influential outlets around the
world introduced IDA to new audiences and conveyed
our message to thousands of readers.
More than 30 media representing media from around the
globe attended and covered the World Congress. On
opening day, IDA held a press briefing to orient journalists
on the latest trends and facts about desalination and
reuse. Delivered by a dynamic panel consisting of five
water leaders from Europe, the USA, Australia and
Singapore, the briefing provided a powerful overview of
successes around the world.
Earlier in 2015, IDA also coordinated extensive press
coverage in Brazil of the conference held in Rio de
Janeiro.
Interviews, press releases, feature articles, opinion pieces
and ongoing promotion on Water World’s Desalinate
video newscast provide a steady stream of coverage for
IDA throughout the year. We are sourced by hundreds of
media outlets every year, each one eager to talk about
the increasingly important role that desalination and
reuse play as solutions for a thirsty planet.
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Digital Based Marketing

Social Media

In 2014/2015, IDA developed a presence on three major social media platforms, LinkedIn, FaceBook and Twitter.
Additionally, we also became active on YouTube and Google Plus. The chart below depicts the increase in the
Association’s visibility from May 2014 to September 2015. IDA will continue to enhance its efforts in this area and
is working with outside institutions such as Heriot-Watt University, David H. Paul, Inc. and its Affiliates to increase
engagement and to cross-market more heavily through these platforms.

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Website Analytics

General Website Traffic Statistics

TERMINOLOGY
Session:
A group of interactions that take
place on your website within a
given time frame.

User:
The person who goes to a website.

Page View:
The amount of times visitors ar-
rive on individual pages of your
website. If a user reloads a page,
that action will be counted as an
additional page view.

Session:
A session represents a series of
hits for a single user with no inter-
ruptions longer than 30 minutes.

Bounce Rate:
The percentage of visits in which
the visitor only views one page of
your website before leaving

Sources of Website Traffic Organic Traffic:

Visitors who come to your website
from unpaid organic or natural
search engine results.

Direct Traffic:
Visits to your site where the user
types your URL into their browser’s
address bar or when a visitor uses
a bookmark to get to your web-
site.

Referring Sites:
Other websites that refer or send
visitors to your Website are called
referring sites.

Social:
Social Media refers or sends
people to your site.

Email:
When referral is directly from an
e-mail source

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Governance
Full Election Report
Candidate Eligibility

In order to be placed on the ballot, candidates
must have been selected by the Membership and
Elections Committee; proposed by letter or petition
by at least five Class I and Class II members or their
designated representatives from the same region; or
have submitted a written request to the Committee
to be considered for election and be sponsored by
at least five Class I and Class II members or their
designated representatives.
The nomination process closed on June 8, 2015. All
nominations were sent to the IDA Office to the attention
of the IDA Secretary General, Ms. Patricia A. Burke at
paburke@idadesal.org.
Current directors who wished to stand for re-election had
to notify Patricia Burke at paburke@idadesal.org prior to
June 8, 2015.

Because the Board of Directors is IDA’s governing Regional Representation

body, one of the major criteria in considering
candidates was their ability to provide leadership
and make significant positive contributions to the
Association. Candidates were knowledgeable about
IDA’s mission and policies and prepared to assist
in further developing IDA’s vision, programs and
services.
In addition, they were prepared to dedicate a
significant amount of time to their duties once
they were elected to IDA’s Board. For example,
Directors are expected to prepare for and attend
two Board meetings per year, actively participate
in IDA’s standing committees, undertake
special assignments, and respond promptly to
communications from Committee chairpersons and
IDA’s headquarters.
In order to assure proper regional representation,
directorships are allocated in proportion to the number
of Class I and Class II members in good standing in each
region. Twenty-one directors may be elected to the Board
of Directors, and each region may have at least one and no
more than seven. Based on the membership numbers, the
Regional allocation of Directors for the 2015 election were
as follows:
EU (Europe) 5
LAC (Latin America, Caribbean) 1
MEA (Middle East, Africa) 7
NA (North America) 4
PA (Pacific Asia) 4

Candidates are prepared to serve the desalination

and water reuse community as a whole rather than
espouse the particular interest of any single entity.
They will maintain confidentiality when appropriate,
and avoid prejudiced judgments on specific issues.
The candidates also have standing within the
desalination and water reuse industry.

Nominations

The nomination period for the 2015-2017 Board

of Directors began April 20, 2015. All persons who
were continuous active members in the IDA since
April 20, 2014 were eligible to stand for election.

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Elections

Directors were elected by a electronic vote of IDA’s Class I and Class II members. The Membership and Elections
Committee asked that each candidate provide a biography and brief description of what he or she intended to
contribute to the Association. Ballots were posted on the website on June 17, 2015 and voting began. Eligible IDA
members were able to log in and vote electronically. Voting closed on August 5, 2015. Results were posted on the
IDA website prior to August 15, 2015 and members were notified of the results by email.

Region # of Canidates
EU (Europe) 9
LAC (Latin America, Caribbean) 1
MEA (Middle East, Africa) 8
NA (North America) 7
PA (Pacific Asia) 6

Europe (5) Latin America/ Caribbean (1)

Michel Canet Emilio Gabbrielli
Gerard Canton
Carlos Cosin
Omar Ibrahim North America (4)
Shannon McCarthy Leon Awerbuch
Doug Eisberg
Rick Stover
Middle East, Africa (7) Nikolay Voutchkov
Zamzam Al Rakaf
Rachid Ghamraoui
Mounib Hatib Pacific Asia (4)
Mohammed Jaroudi Gary Crisp
Fady Juez Nobuya Fujiwara
Imad Makhzoumi Maurice Neo
Johnny Obeid Li Youqing

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Board Meeting Information Constitutional Advisory Group

IDA operates under a Constitution and elects a
Board of Directors (BOD) from the membership
every two years. The BOD meets to elect a President
and two Vice Presidents. These officers nominate a
Treasurer, Secretary, Secretary General, Editor and
Comptroller along with Chairmen of the Standing
and Special Committees, all for board approval. The
Treasurer is responsible to prepare an annual budget
and monitor and report on this budget to the BOD.
The Treasurer for 2013 to 2015 has been Mr. Michel
Canet. Two Board meetings took place in 2015: one
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil an the other in San Diego,
California, USA.
In 2015, IDA formed the Constitutional Advisory Group to
conduct a comprehensive analysis of the IDA constitution.
The Advisory Group was co-chaired by Ms. Lisa Henthorne,
Past IDA President and Treasurer and Mr. Randy Truby,
current IDA Comptroller and Past IDA President. Results
of the constitutional review will be discussed in more
detail at the April 2016 Board meeting. The full Board
will review and recommend changes or amendments that
will then be sent to the membership for vote in the form
of a ballot.

Parliamentarian

A Parliamentarian is an expert in rules of order and

the proper procedures for the conduct of meetings
of deliberative assemblies.

The primary function of a Parliamentarian is to

advise the President or chairperson about procedure
during meetings. The Parliamentarian also ensures
that meetings are conducted in an orderly way
and operated in accordance with an organization’s
Constitution and Bylaws.

Parliamentarians may also assist organizations in the

drafting and interpretation of bylaws and rules of
order, and the planning and conduct of meetings.

(Sources: Opertec, Inc. and the National Honor

Society)

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Board of Directors
TERM 17: 2015-2017 TERM 16: 2013-2015

Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli Dr. Abdullah Al Alshaikh

President President
Ms. Shannon McCarthy Dr. Emilio Gabbrielli
1st Vice President 1st Vice President
Eng. Zamzam AlRakaf Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz
2nd Vice President 2nd Vice President
Mr. Michel Canet Mr. Michel Canet
Treasurer Treasurer
Mr. Neil Palmer Mr. Lance Johnson
Secretary and Parliamentarian * Secretary
Mr. Antonio Casanas Dr. Corrado Sommariva
Editor (no vote - appointed officer) Editor
Mr. Randy Truby Mr. Randy Truby
Comptroller (no vote - appointed officer) Comptroller (no vote – appointed officer)
Ms. Patricia Burke Ms. Patricia Burke
Secretary General (no vote - appointed officer) Secretary General (no vote – appointed officer)

Mr. Omar Abou Ibrahim
Mr. Leon Awerbuch
Mr. Gerard Canton
Mr. Gary Crisp
Mr. Hee Kiang Foo **
Mr. Rachid Ghamraoui
Mr. Mounib Hatab
Mr. Mohamad Jaroudi
Dr. In S. Kim **
Dr. Hideaki Kurokawa *
Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
Mr. Fayyaz Mubeen **
Mr. Johnny Obeid
Mr. Ziad Salibi *
Dr. Richard Stover
Mr. Nikolay Voutchkov
Mr. Ahmed Al Mudaiheem * Mr. Ahmed Al Mudaiheem * Mr. Mohamad Jaroudi
Mr. Borja Blanco * Eng. Zamzam AlRakaf Mr. Fady Juez
Mr. Carlos Cosin Mr. Leon Awerbuch Dr. In S. Kim **
Mr. Doug Eisberg Mr. Borja Blanco * Dr. Masaru Kurihara **
Mr. Antonio Casanas * Mr. Li Youqing
Dr. Nobuya Fujiwara
Dr. Ruan Guoling ** Mr. Men Leong Chew Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
Mr. Ali Redha Hussain ** Mr. Guillaume Clairet Ms. Shannon McCarthy
Mr. Fady Juez Mr. Carlos Cosin Mr. Shawn Meyer-Steele *
Dr. Masaru Kurihara ** Mr. Gary Crisp Mr. Fayyaz Mubeen **
Mr. Youqing Li Mr. Doug Eisberg * Mr. Johnny Obeid
Mr. Shawn Meyer-Steele * Mr. Hee Kiang Foo ** Mr. Neil Palmer *
Mr. Maurice Neo Dr. Nobuya Fujiwara Mr. Juan Miguel Pinto **
Mr. Juan Miguel Pinto ** Dr. Congjie Gao ** Mr. Devesh Sharma
Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz * Mr. Mounib Hatab * Dr. Rick Stover
Dr. P.K. Tewari ** Mr. Ali Redha Hussain ** Dr. P.K. Tewari **
Mr. Greg Wetterau * Dr. Hideo Iwahashi *

*appointed voting director (8)

**appointed nonvoting director (8)

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IDA Operations

Patricia Burke Darlene Seta Patti Gorman

Secretary General Technical Program Manager Project Administration
paburke@idadesal.org dseta@idadesal.org pgorman@idadesal.org

Karen Zilinek Leslie Merrill Mary-Beth Cuzner

Deputy to the Secretary General Exhibits & Publications Manager Marketing,Communications
kzilinek@idadesal.org lmerrill@idadesal.org Administration
mcuzner@idadesal.org
Nancy Pagels Michele Pzenny
Membership & Finance Manager Office Administration
npagels@idadesal.org mpzenny@idadesal.org

IDA
Members

Board of
Directors

IDA Staff
Secretary General
Deputy to the Secretary General
World Congress and Technical Program Manager
Member Services and Finance Manager
Exhibits and Publications Manager
Office Administration
Project Administration
Marketing, Communications Administration

STANDING COMMITTEES

Membership Conference/ Scholarship

Operations Finance Constitution Publications and World Fellowship Audit Technical
and Bylaws Elections Congress and Program
Education

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Energy & Foundation/ Young

Affiliates Research & Site Selection Awards Environmental Public Leaders
Development Task Force Outreach Program

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IDA Committees
The Committees of the Association per the Constitution, must consist of nine Standing Committees and are as follows:
Operations, Finance, Constitution and Bylaws, Publications, Membership and Election, Conference, Education and
Scholarship, Audit and Technical Programs. Except for the Audit Committee each Standing Committee shall be chaired
by a Director.
The Board of Directors has also established seven Special Committees composed of General Members of the Association.
The composition and duties of each committee are set out in a resolution of the Board. No Special Committee shall
infringe upon the duties of the Standing Committees.
Standing Committees
Operations
The Operation Committee is the executive committee
of IDA chaired by the President and composition spelled
out by Constitution and shall be composed of eight
Directors which will include the President, First Vice
President, and Second Vice President. The Secretary
General is a member ex-officio.
Finance
The Finance Committee reports to the Treasurer and
reviews the finances of the association and prepares
quarterly financial reports based on data supplied by
the bookkeeper and accountant.
The Treasurer reviews the investments of the Association
and makes quarterly recommendations to the President
on a strategic approach quarterly regarding investments.
Constitution and Bylaws
The Constitution Committee reviews the Association’s
Constitution and Bylaws and, as needed, makes
motions to amend the Constitution or bylaws following
the procedures outlined in the Constitution.
Publications
The Publications Committee reports to the Editor.
Together with the Editor the Publications Committee
reviews all IDA publications both new and existing and
makes recommendations to the board on updating
existing publications. This Committee also includes
the Association’s electronic media assets such as the
website and video production.
Membership and Elections
The Membership and Election Committee is responsible
for reviewing all new members and submitting the
names to the Board for acceptance on a regular basis.
The committee is also responsible for recommending
any increase in dues and recommending any new
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membership categories for review. The Committee also
develops new membership development campaigns to
increase and retain membership.
The other function of the Committee is to prepare a
slate of directors once every two years and provide this
to the office to assure that the ballot for new directors is
adequately populated.
The Membership Committee must have at least one
General Member for each region.
Conference/World Congress
The main function of this Committee is to prepare the
Technical Program for the World Congress. This includes
preparing the Call for Papers and allocation of abstracts;
prepare session categories; nominating session co-chairs;
and then reviewing all abstracts, draft manuscripts and final
presentations. This is done with the support of the office
and our on-line submission program. All other related
Congress activities are handled by the IDA office.
Education and Scholarship
This Committee administers the IDA Scholarship, Education
and Fellowship programs. They recommend candidates for
the programs and make appropriate awards according to
the criteria.
Audit
This Committee is made up of the Comptroller as Chairman
and the remaining members of the committee may not be
Directors and may not have any business dealings with the
Association during the past year.
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Technical Programs
This committee organizes all IDA Technical Programs
including conferences, seminars, workshops and other
events. In some cases they are stand alone events and
while others are co-sponsored or supported by IDA and
other organizers. The roles for each event are reviewed
and selected based on the stated criteria for acceptance
and the agreed upon role IDA will play.
Special Committees
Energy and Environmental Task Force
The ultimate objective of the Energy and Environment
Committee is to encourage the industry to implement best
practices on energy efficiency in all desalination projects
using the best available and most appropriate technologies
according to the location of the plants. This committee will
facilitate discussion of environmental issues associated with
desalination. They will form a task force that will include
experts in the industry and the environment.

Affiliates Foundation/Public Outreach

The role of this Committee is to review the ideas
and concerns of each affiliate – both regional and
association affiliates. The committee is composed
of the representative from each affiliate. The mission
statement is to increase participation, communication
and the free exchange of ideas and resources between
the IDA and its affiliates in the desalination and water
reuse industry worldwide, while promoting mutual
interests.
Research and Development
This Committee reviews potential R&D development
with other entities and offers guidance to facilitate
capacity building.
This Committee will build strategic alliances with utilities,
industry, non-governmental organizations, governments,
and international institutions to broaden the opportunities
to support worthy activities in education, thought leadership
and humanitarian endeavors related to water sustainability
and the role of desalination and water reuse.
 
Young Leaders Program
This Committee allows emerging leaders to connect with
one another, advance their careers, and promote interest
in desalination and water reuse around the world. The
platforms used to promote the Young Leaders Program
include networking events, educational tours, webinars,
and the mentor program.

Site Selection
This Committee is charged with reviewing all bids for the
IDA World Congress in 2019. The Committee comprises
a global cross-section, and endeavors to discharge its
duties in a clear, transparent manner, so as to ensure
that the most suitable venue is chosen to host the event.

Awards
This Committee nominates and selects the best paper
awards at the World Congress and also nominates and
selects candidates for special categories i.e. Lifetime
Achievements, World Water Masters Awards and others.
The committee insures all authors and presenters are
given an equal and fair chance to win. They establish
the selection criteria and evaluation methodology and
determine the best way and time to announce the
winners after the World Congress. The Committee also
promotes the awards within the two-year term.

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