11th YWPDK National Conference
We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 YWPDK conference….
11th Annual Young Water Professionals Denmark Conference
The 10th YWPDK Annual Conference brought more than 60 young water professionals together from across Denmark for two inspiring days of knowledge sharing, innovation, and networking. Now, we invite you to participate in the 11th YWPDK national conference that takes place in 2026.
The 2026 conference will take place on the 19th and 20th of March in the Aarhus area. We have a maximum capacity at the conference, so make sure to register as quickly as possible to secure your spot.
The two-days program is filled with activities that include knowledge sharing (e.g. technical presentations), development of soft skills (with ad-hoc workshops) and technical tours. Of course, there will be plenty of opportunities to meet and network with your fellow young water professionals, especially during the social dinner on Thursday evening. The conference is a great chance to get inspired by other YWPs and by our engaging speakers and guests.
Call for abstracts
The call for abstracts for this years conference is closed. We encouraged everyone to submit water-related work and projects.
The conference is dependent on input from our members, and we would therefore like to invite you to participate by joining in with an abstract for an oral presentation. We do not have strict requirements regarding the content of the abstract, so you can submit anything from an introduction to your expertise area, hands-on engineering projects, pilot projects, student projects, academic research, conceptual frameworks, etc.
The program will contain multiple sessions with technical presentations. The content and theme of each session depends on the abstracts which are submitted. Topics for sessions can be, but are not limited to, drinking water treatment and distribution, waste – and storm water management, resource recovery form water treatment. Any water related work is welcome!
If you wish to submit an abstract, please use YWPDK_11th_Conference_Abstract_Template. The deadline for submitting the abstract is January 23rd 2026 (midnight). The abstract should be submitted as word file (not pdf) and should be sent by email to events@ywp.dk. The authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 28th of February and we will provide you with guidelines for the oral presentation (duration, format, etc.).
Please be aware that submitting the abstract does not imply an automatic registration to the conference. If your abstract is accepted and if you intend to participate in the conference, you’ll need to make sure to register for the conference.
Note: If you are having issues downloading the template, please copy the hyperlink and open it in a new tab. You can also try and paste the link into an Edge web browser (you might need to approve/declare the link as safe before downloading).
Registration
The registration period for this years conference is now closed!
The conference fee covers the cost of conference participation (including all the conference activities and meals) and the social dinner. The conference fee is 650 DKK for employed and PhD students, while if you are a student or unemployed you can attend the conference at a reduced fee of 300 DKK.
Remember: if you have submitted an abstract, you still need to make sure to register for the conference, as submitting the abstract does NOT imply registration to the conference.
All tickets will be refunded in the event of YWPDK having to cancel the conference.
Registration Billetto – 11th National YWPDK Conference
Program
You can see the final program of the conference below:
| DAY 1 – WATEC (Aarhus University) | DAY 2 – DANVA & Aarhus Vand | |||
| 09:00 | Conference check-in and breakfast | 08:00 | Bus to DANVA in Skanderborg, arrival and coffee | |
| 09:30 | Welcome by YWPDK & WATEC and keynote on ‘Water resilience – Are you ready’ by Barth F. Smets, WATEC | 09:00 | Welcome by Helle Katrine Andersen, DANVA | |
| 10:30 | Networking session | 09:10 | Keynote – Grøn Trepart by Dorte Skræm, DANVA | |
| 11:00 | Break – snacks and coffee | 09:40 | Workshop by DANVA incl. Break | |
| 11:15 | 1st round of Technical sessions | 11:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | 12:15 | General Assembly | |
| 13:30 | 2nd round of Technical sessions | 13:15 | Bus to Aarhus Vand | |
| 14:30 | Break – snacks and coffee | 14:00 | Technical Tour at Aarhus Vand | |
| 15:00 | Workshop by I•GIS | 15:30 | Wrap-up, farewell and conference feedback | |
| 17:00 | Free time/ Check in at WakeUp Aarhus | 16:00 | End of program / Bus to Aarhus (Central Station) | |
| 18.30- | Social Dinner + YWP Award | 16:30 | Bus drop off at Aarhus Station |
Technical Sessions |
Technical Workshop by I•GIS |
| Insightful technical presentations given by you and other YWPs participating in the conference.
The conference will have 2 technical sessions with 2 tracks: Morning I: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery |
Introduction to Geological modelling with I•GIS
This workshop will focus on introducing geological modelling and explore applications in relation to groundwater. What does it take to successfully create a geological model and what can we use it for? The introductory will be followed up with a hands-on exercise where participants will make their own geological model. |
Soft Skill Workshop by DANVA |
Technical Tour at Aarhus Vand |
| Building Your Water Career – Connecting Young Talent with the Water Sector
Be part of an open dialogue with senior leaders from Danish water utilities and explore how your skills, mindset, and ambitions can align with the future needs of the water sector. Together, we will identify barriers, challenges, expectations, and co-create recommendations for both senior leaders and young water professionals. |
Aarhus Vand’s Influence on the Water Landscape
The visit offers an introduction to Aarhus Vand’s purpose of Creating Health through Clean Water for people and the planet. This is supported by global partnerships and strategic collaborations. We will also explore the leakage detection field that is part of the Water Living Lab. Together, the sessions provide insight into how Aarhus Vand advances sustainable and innovative water solutions. |
Accomodation
For those traveling to Aarhus for the conference, we have made an agreement with Wakeup Aarhus. The hotel is located at M. P. Bruuns Gade 27, 8000 Aarhus. They have offered a corporate agreement which gives a discount for the hotel booking. You need to make the reservation online at www.wakeupcopenhagen.com log in using the following login credentials to get the corporate discount.
Company ID: 61582088
Password: hotel
The hotel is located in walking distance from the central station.
Venues
The conference will be hosted at three different venues.
The host on the first day is WATEC (Aarhus University) where we will be at the Lake Auditoriums at Bartholins Allé 3, 8000 Aarhus. The venue is accessible by public transportation from the Aarhus main train station.
The first host on the second day is DANVA at their head headquarter in “Vandhuset” in Skanderborg at Godthåbsvej 83, 8660 Skanderborg.
The second host on the second day is Aarhus Vand at their headquarter at Hasselager Allé 29, 8260 Viby.
Transportation:
The conference ticket includes:
– Busride from Wakeup Aarhus to DANVA in the morning on day 2.
– Busride from DANVA to Aarhus Vand on day 2.
– Busride from Aarhus Vand to Aarhus main train station in the afternoon on day 2
WATEC – The Lake Auditoriums
DANVA – Headquarter
Aarhus Vand – Headquarter
Last years Conference
If you want to learn more about last years conference, you can find a summary here. For any concrete questions always feel free to reach out to info@ywp.dk.
Partners
YWPDK and the conference is supported by our network partners
