Glyn Ellis Prize: Early Career Paper Competition 2024 | North Western and North Wales Award | IN-PERSON

Hosted by the CIWEM North Western & North Wales branch

Event description

The CIWEM North Western & North Wales branch is delighted to be partnering with AECOM to host the Glyn Ellis Prize Early Career Paper Competition this year.

This competition challenges early career professionals in our region to submit a paper on a subject related to water or the environment, finalists will present their work to a specially selected group of judges made up of CIWEM members and industry leaders.

Prizes will be awarded at the end of the evening to the best entries.

Refreshments will be provided, though we ask attendees to notify us in advance of any special access needs or dietary requirements.

Part of CIWEM Awards and Competitions

Glyn Ellis Prize: Early Careers Paper Competition 2024 | CIWEM North Western & North Wales

Itinerary for the evening

4:30 pm Refreshments and networking

5:00 pm Introduction, welcome and introduction to the finalists

5:15 pm Finalists’ presentations

6:45 pm Judges will adjourn for reviewing and scoring the presentations

7:00 pm Awards to be announced and presented

7:15 pm Close

The finalists...

A big thank you to all who applied to participate in the Glyn Ellis Prize 2024. We are delighted to announce the four finalists who will be presenting in the final are:

Sam Speight | Environment Agency

Community-driven wetland to enhance naturally managed flood risk

Aman Khandelwal

Unlocking the Power of Socioeconomic Insights: A Paradigm Shift in Global Flood Risk Management

Scarlett Hill | AECOM

Gauging the River Calder at Sellafield

The Chair and Judges...

Chair

Mohammed Ammar Ahmad | Regional Delivery Manager | Binnies

and Chair | CIWEM North Western and North Wales branch

Judges

Mohammed Ammar Ahmad | Regional Delivery Manager | Binnies

and Chair | CIWEM North Western and North Wales branch

Debra Thompson | North West Hub Delivery Manager | The Environment Agency

Jo Harrison | Executive Director of Environment, Planning and Innovation | United Utilities

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM.

Please note there is limited capacity at this event. Bookings must be made through 'My CIWEM' using the above booking link and are only confirmed once you have clicked ‘proceed & submit’ in the cart and received a confirmation email. Should you be unable to attend the event after booking, please cancel to allow other delegates to take the place.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact barbara.woods@ciwem.org.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Ruth Goodall at ruth.goodall@aecom.com.

About the venue and getting there

The event will take place at AECOM’s Manchester offices, 100 Embankment, Cathedral Approach, Salford M3 7FB. The venue is only 5 minutes’ walk from Manchester, Victoria railway station and several bus routes run near the venue.

Travelling to the venue

As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.

By Train

Manchester Victoria railway station is the nearest mainline railway station to AECOM’s offices and is at Station Approach, Todd Street, Manchester M3 1WY. Northern and TransPennine Express trains run through Manchester Victoria railway station for all those coming from outside the city.

By Bus | Coach

The no. X43 Witchway and X41 Red Express bus routes run from the Chorlton Street coach station, which run near the AECOM offices.

By foot | cycle

The AECOM offices are only 5 and 13 minutes’ walk from Manchester Victoria railway station and Chorlton Street coach station respectively and 2 and 5 minutes’ cycle ride.

By car

If you are coming by car, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint.

As this is an in-person event, please remain vigilant to control the spread of COVID-19 and stay safe.

We would request that if you think you might have contracted COVID or have recently had the disease, that you do not attend the competition.

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