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As a membership organization, WEF understands the value of member engagement and using the collective knowledge of an entire profession to further its mission of improving water quality around the world. More than 2,500 WEF members participate in WEF committee activities, developing conference programs, writing technical manuals and books, developing training materials and program content, and many other WEF program activities.
WEF technical committees provide the expertise that makes WEF one of the world's leading water quality organizations. WEF committees help develop WEF policy positions, write and peer review books and training materials, and plan and deliver workshops and conferences. Volunteering on a WEF committee is an opportunity for you to help shape the water quality field today and for tomorrow.
Our numerous committees work together to create a strong, unified force aimed at improving water quality management. Each committee focuses on a different aspect of water and wastewater management. Whether you want to participate in water quality analysis, make changes to guidelines, or help with the management of WEF itself, contact us today to see which committee is right for you.
| About WEF Communities of Practice |
A Community of Practice is a group of professionals convened by WEF that share an expertise and is bound by a common mission or purpose related to an issue that may span multiple WEF committees. CoP members work together with WEF’s committees to coordinate and enhance the knowledge and practice for that issue. A CoP may need inputs from other professional organizations, regulatory agencies, and/or NGOs. Thus, CoP members do not need to be a member of a WEF Standing Committee, but generally should be a member of WEF. If the CoP wants a specific expertise outside of WEF’s membership, a non-member can be invited to participate. At some point in the future, a CoP’s purpose or issue priority may diminish. Eventually, the Committee Leadership Council (CLC) will look at either sunsetting the CoP, growing it into a WEF Standing Committee, or aligning it with an existing WEF committee. A CoP will not exist indefinitely. WEF has three current CoPs:
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