Events

It’s Been a Minute… Let’s Reconnect! 🎉

Join us for our annual NOVA YP Event Planning Meeting, followed by a casual Happy Hour to reconnect with your fellow YPs.

When you register, please indicate whether you’ll attend:
✅ The Planning Meeting
✅ The Happy Hour
✅ Or both!

🕔 YP Event Planning Meeting | 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
We’ll brainstorm ideas and develop actionable events for each month. Come ready to share your thoughts and sign up to help host or plan at least one event!
📍Attendees must be members of VA AWWA or VWEA.
📍Hybrid option available, indicate during registration if you’ll join virtually.

Location: Fairfax Water Planning & Engineering Building, 8560 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22031

**Entrance on west side of the building near loading dock (circled in green). Not the other Fairfax Water Building (red x)**

Meeting Teams Invite: To be sent via email to all registered attendees the morning of.

🕔 Happy Hour | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
If you couldn’t make it to WaterJAM or it’s just been a while since your last YP event, come reconnect and meet new friends!
📍Appetizers will be provided.

Location: Caboose Commons, 2918 Eskridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22031

The Joint Technology Services Committee invites you to continue the conversation around SCADA that we started at the WaterJAM Workshop! 

The To Be or Not To Be SCADA workshop focused on teaching participants the basics of how a SCADA system works, what the design looks like, and being able to see the equipment in person.  Our next two Roundtables will be focused on continuing the conversation around SCADA and the importance of testing the network security.

In November, we will host a roundtable discussion entitled, “Network Penetration Testing for SCADA – Part 1 – Preparation Considerations.”  Several committee members will lead this discussion with their own experiences and encourage other participants to join in to the conversation and share their own experiences.

In December, the committee will follow up with “Network Penetration Testing for SCADA – Part 2 – Lessons Learned".  The format of the discussion will again be roundtable style to encourage the participation of all members to share the lessons they have learned during their network penetration testing. 

Please join us for these engaging discussions!

This event is brought to you by the VA AWWA | VWEA Technology Services Committee. There is no cost, and you don't need to register.  For Zoom connection information, please email cynthia@vaawwa.org

VWEA and VA AWWA offer two scholarships for attendance at the WEF | AWWA Young Professionals Summit.  The scholarship covers travel to and from the conference, registration and lodging.

Deadline to apply:  Friday, December 5th

Young Professionals Summit 2026
The Next Wave: Navigating Water Sector Currents

Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, March 24, 2026

The WEF/AWWA Young Professionals (YP) Summit is the premier water and wastewater industry workshop for young professionals. Join other young leaders by exploring your role in water and discussing how you can best serve the water sector at large. This skills development workshop provides supplemental training and networking opportunities to emerging leaders and students in the water sector.  This year’s event will focus on developing awareness of evolving water sector challenges and opportunities and build skills specific to emerging leaders in the industry.

Jointly hosted by the Water Environment Federation and the American Water Works Association, this event will allow attendees to:

• Foster meaningful peer connections that support career growth and advance the future of the water sector.
• Develop interpersonal and leadership skills within the context of the water and wastewater industry.
• Broaden understanding of the water sector through increased awareness of industry roles, challenges, and opportunities.

Registration will start on January 6, 2026.

Schedule 
Plan to be in Charlotte from March 22 - 24 to join us for all the YP Summit-related activities. Events that week will include:

📅 Sunday, March 22
Pre-Summit Activity

📅 Monday, March 23
WEF Member Association (MA) YP Leaders Workshop
AWWA Young Professionals (YP) Leader Training Day
WEF Emerging Young Professionals Leadership (EYPL) Workshop
Welcome Reception

📅 Tuesday, March 24
Young Professionals (YP) Summit
Networking Reception

📅 March 24–27
Utility Management Conference

The Joint Technology Services Committee invites you to continue the conversation around SCADA that we started at the WaterJAM Workshop! 

The To Be or Not To Be SCADA workshop at WaterJAM workshop focused on teaching participants the basics of how a SCADA system works, what the design looks like, and being able to see the equipment in person.  In November, we hosted a roundtable discussion entitled, “Network Penetration Testing for SCADA – Part 1 – Preparation Considerations.” 

Now, in December, the committee will follow up with “Network Penetration Testing for SCADA – Part 2 – Lessons Learned".  The format of the discussion will again be roundtable style to encourage the participation of all members to share the lessons they have learned during their network penetration testing. 

Please join us for this engaging discussion!

This event is brought to you by the VA AWWA | VWEA Technology Services Committee. There is no cost, and you don't need to register.  For Zoom connection information, please email cynthia@vaawwa.org