All our meetings are hosted at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, in grand surroundings overlooked by the portraits of Brunel, Stephenson and Telford. Our members also run an occasional 2-day introductory training course on irrigation aimed at young professionals.
Typically, we hold technical meetings twice a year, as well as the annual Gerald Lacey Memorial Lecture. Technical meetings feature panel discussions and speakers from academia and industry on a particular theme, while the Gerald Lacey Memorial Lecture is delivered by a single speaker.
From this page, you can find details of our past meetings and, where available, recordings.
2022
Assessing drought risk at the global scale to track progress in drought adaptation, mitigation and management
Team Time Talk
Just add water: A history of irrigation management in India
Gerald Lacey Lecture
Sustainable Irrigation Development: Water-Energy-Food nexus perspective towards achieving more crop per drop per joule per hectare under climate change
Tea Time Talk
2021
The Mekong Basin – Implications of rapid transformation – Part 1
November Technical Meeting
The Mekong Basin – Implications of rapid transformation – Part 2
November Technical Meeting
Introduction to Concrete Canvas & GCCMs – a new lining technology for reducing water seepage from canal infrastructure around the world
Technical Meeting
IntroCOSMOS, Scintillometer & Eddy Cov New Technologies to save Irrigation Water
Technical Meeting
Land and Water Management for Food Security: the broad picture
2021 Gerald Lacey Lecture
Learning from Historic Irrigation and Drainage Structures
February 2021 – Technical Meeting
2020
Trends in Land and Water Management: Session 2
Trends in Land and Water Management: Session 1
Flood Control in Irrigation and Drainage
November 2020 – Technical Meeting
November 2020 – Technical Meeting
February 2020 – Technical Meeting
More info coming soon
More info coming soon
More info coming soon
2019
Increasing Water Security – How do we do it?
November 2019 – Technical Meeting
Recording unavailable
2018
2017
Irrigation and Water Supply: Conflict or opportunity?
February 2017 – Technical Meeting
Recording unavailable
2016
Water Crises: Challenges and opportunities
November – Technical Meeting
Recording unavailable
Irrigated Agriculture in the 21st Century – A sustainable career choice
May – Gerald Lacey Lecture
The Role of the Private Sector in Irrigation Management: Experiences and opportunities
February – Technical Meeting
2014
The Daunting Challenge of Canal Irrigation Reform for Water Productivity and Food Security
February – Technical Meeting
Recording unavailable
2012 and earlier
Prior to 2012, we only hold records of our annual Gerald Lacey Lecture – these can be found here. Unfortunately, recordings of these are not available.
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