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Explore international conferences, national symposiums, technical workshops, and global webinars hosted by partner dam engineering institutions.

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External Events Directory

Browse global dam engineering conferences and partner symposiums (such as ICOLD, CWC, CBIP, and IITs). Registrations are handled directly on the respective organizer's official website.

94th ICOLD Annual Meeting & International Symposium on Resilient Dams
International Conference Hybrid
External Event
Organized by: International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)

94th ICOLD Annual Meeting & International Symposium on Resilient Dams

16 – 20 Nov 2026
09:00 AM – 06:00 PM CET
Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), Switzerland

The premier global congress in dam engineering bringing together over 1,500 dam specialists from 100+ countries. Topics include climate resilience, tailings dam safety, seismic instrumentation, and rehabilitation of aging dams.

National Conference on Dam Safety Governance & Early Warning Systems (NDSC 2026)
National Symposium In-Person
External Event
Organized by: Central Water Commission (CWC) & Ministry of Jal Shakti

National Conference on Dam Safety Governance & Early Warning Systems (NDSC 2026)

08 – 10 Dec 2026
09:30 AM – 05:30 PM IST
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India

A national forum reviewing the implementation of Dam Safety Act mandates, real-time reservoir inflow telemetry, emergency action planning (EAP), and risk assessment methodologies across major river basins.

Advanced Workshop on Seismic Hazard Analysis & Geo-technical Dam Instrumentation
Technical Workshop In-Person
External Event
Organized by: Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) & IIT Roorkee

Advanced Workshop on Seismic Hazard Analysis & Geo-technical Dam Instrumentation

18 – 20 Jan 2027
10:00 AM – 05:00 PM IST
CBIP Conference Complex, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

Intensive 3-day technical training on strong motion accelerographs, vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers, and finite element seismic response modeling for concrete gravity and embankment dams.

Global Webinar: InSAR Satellite Radar & AI Micro-Deformation Monitoring for Dams
Executive Webinar Online / Virtual
External Event
Organized by: Asia-Pacific Dam Safety Forum & European Space Agency

Global Webinar: InSAR Satellite Radar & AI Micro-Deformation Monitoring for Dams

12 Feb 2027
02:30 PM – 05:30 PM IST (Virtual)
Online / Global Zoom Webinar

Learn how millimetric InSAR satellite monitoring and machine learning algorithms are utilized for continuous millimeter-scale displacement tracking of dam crests and surrounding abutment slopes.

International Symposium on Hydro-Structural Numerical Modeling & Spillway Hydraulics
National Symposium In-Person
External Event
Organized by: IIT Bombay & CWPRS, Pune

International Symposium on Hydro-Structural Numerical Modeling & Spillway Hydraulics

05 – 07 Mar 2027
09:30 AM – 05:30 PM IST
IIT Bombay Campus, Powai, Mumbai

Focusing on 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for high-head spillway gates, aeration chutes, energy dissipators, and transient cavitation risks.

World Congress on Aging Dam Rehabilitation & Concrete Carbonation Prevention
International Conference Hybrid
External Event
Organized by: International Hydropower Association (IHA) & CWC

World Congress on Aging Dam Rehabilitation & Concrete Carbonation Prevention

14 – 17 Apr 2027
09:00 AM – 06:00 PM IST
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru

Global summit dedicated to life-extension technologies for 50+ year old concrete and masonry dams, underwater epoxy grouting, geomembrane linings, and alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) mitigation.

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