WEST 2024 Conference
“Waves of Knowing Water: Progress through Collaborations”
June 12-14, 2024
Virtual & In-person at UBC Vancouver Campus
The Water & Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference is an annual multi-disciplinary and international event, which will be held from June 12th through 14th in 2024. This year, our theme – “Waves of Knowing Water: Progress through Collaborations” – aims to highlight research and projects contributing to a “new wave” of understanding. This can involve pushing disciplinary boundaries, employing mixed methods across disciplines, co-creating knowledge, and more.
This 3-day conference offers attendees a diverse format with events held online (June 12), hybrid (June 13), and in-person (June 14). The hybrid and in-person events will be held at the University of British Columbia Vancouver campus. Scheduled events include: Keynote Talks, Oral and Poster Sessions, Panel Discussions, 3-Minute WESTalks, a Workshop, and a Networking Event. These events will cover various water topics, such as Drivers of Change in Hydrologic Systems; Designing Resilient Water Systems; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Low-resource Contexts; Water Accessibility, Availability, and Use; Water Governance, Policy, Stewardship, and Environmental Justice; and Decoloniality in Water Research.
The 2024 WEST Conference promises to be an excellent opportunity for networking and exploration of water and environmental topics with like-minded individuals. We welcome undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, young professionals, and interested individuals to join us and dive into a “new wave” of knowing water and the environment.
Best regards,
Katie Moloney & Eloisa Sia
WEST 2024 Conference Co-Chairs
Land/Water Acknowledgement: WEST 2024 will take place on UBC Point Grey campus (Vancouver). We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People, who were the original caretakers and stewards over these lands and waters. We acknowledge and respect that this land, and the water that flows through and surrounds it, has been stolen from the Musqueam People through the ongoing process of colonization.
We give thanks to the Musqueam People, the water, and the land on which we gather. Throughout the conference, we aim to amplify Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and relationship with water, and to highlight the different “waves” of knowing water.