{"id":918,"date":"2021-06-07T11:04:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/?page_id=918"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:46:06","slug":"workshop-and-seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/workshop-and-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop and Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(249,246,239,0.4)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Workshop-and-Seminar-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;color&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||22px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 45px; margin-bottom: 0; letter-spacing: -1.5px; font-weight: 900; line-height: 50px; color: #000; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; padding: 0 10px 5px;\">Workshops and Seminars<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 activity_text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:1100px;margin:auto;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.7;\">\n<p>\n    Workshops and seminars constitute a core pillar of ITN-BUET\u2019s mandate to advance knowledge, foster dialogue, and strengthen capacity within the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector. Through these platforms, ITN-BUET brings together policymakers, practitioners, academics, development partners, and community stakeholders to address emerging challenges and co-create practical, evidence-based solutions.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    Over the years, ITN-BUET has organized and facilitated a wide range of national and international workshops, seminars, symposiums, and technical sessions\u2014both independently and in collaboration with government agencies, international organizations, and sector partners. These events serve as dynamic forums for knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, dissemination of research findings, and sharing of field-level experiences.\n  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The workshops and seminars are designed to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left:20px;\">\n<li>Promote informed decision-making through evidence and research;<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen institutional and human capacity across sector stakeholders;<\/li>\n<li>Encourage innovation and adoption of sustainable technologies and practices;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate multi-stakeholder engagement and partnership building;<\/li>\n<li>Support the development and implementation of national policies, strategies, and action plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    In recent years, ITN-BUET has expanded its engagement to include thematic dialogues, consultation workshops, learning and sharing sessions, and capacity-building initiatives on critical areas such as <strong>Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS)<\/strong>, <strong>fecal sludge management (FSM)<\/strong>, <strong>water safety planning<\/strong>, <strong>climate resilience<\/strong>, and <strong>digital governance in WASH<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    By continuously adapting to evolving sector needs, ITN-BUET ensures that its workshops and seminars remain relevant, impactful, and aligned with national priorities and global development goals, particularly the achievement of <strong>Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6)<\/strong>.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 activity_text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<style>\n.itn-container {max-width:1100px;margin:auto;font-family:Arial;}\n.itn-year {margin-top:30px;}\n.itn-year h3 {background:#0073aa;color:#fff;padding:10px;border-radius:4px;}\n.itn-list {padding-left:20px;}\n.itn-list li {margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.6;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"itn-container\">\n<p><strong>ITN&#8217;s involvement in the following national and international workshops, seminars and conferences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"itn-year\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udcc5 2000 \u2013 2005<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"itn-list\">\n<li>26 WEDC Conference held at Dhaka during 5-9 November 2000. ITN-Bangladesh was responsible for organizing and managing the technical sessions of the conference.<\/li>\n<li>International Workshop on Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Drinking water 5-7 May 2001, Dhaka. ITN-Bangladesh provided technical assistance in organizing the workshop.<\/li>\n<li>International Workshop on Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh, organized by Local Government Division, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, held during 14-16 January 2002 in Dhaka.<\/li>\n<li>Discussion Session\/Seminar on Environmental Issues 13 March 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Discussion Session\/Seminar on &#8220;Community Based Arsenic &#038; Iron Removal Unit (AIRU)&#8221; 05 May 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Feed-back workshop on Field Test of Modified Community Based Iron &#038; Arsenic Removal Unit, BUET, 28 May 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation session\/seminar on Rainwater Harvesting System, September 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation session\/seminar on the Findings of Field Testing of Shafi Filter, 12 September 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation Session\/Seminar on the Findings of Modified Community Based Arsenic &#038; Iron Removal Unit (AIRU) 28 September 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation session\/seminar on Rainwater Harvesting System, 28 October 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation Session on the research project&#8217;s findings on &#8220;Leaching of Arsenic from Wastes of Arsenic Removal Systems&#8221; on 30 October 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Seminar of the Task Force constituted by IEB on Water Supply and Sanitation, 04 December 2002.<\/li>\n<li>International Conference on Bangladesh Environment 2002, 19-21 December 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Seminar of the Task Force constituted by IEB on Water Supply and Sanitation, 25 January 2003.<\/li>\n<li>International Workshop on Fate of Arsenic in the Environment at BUET, Dhaka, 05-06 February 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation Session on &#8220;Economic and Financial Models for Appraisal of Water Treatment Options (Surface and Groundwater)&#8221;, 12 May 2003.<\/li>\n<li>National Dialogue on Sanitation Strategies and Technologies at BUET, Dhaka, 11 October 2003.<\/li>\n<li>South Asian Conference on Sanitation SACOSAN 2003 at Dhaka, 21-23 October 2003.<\/li>\n<li>Roundtable discussion on Hospital Waste Management, 25 October 2003.<\/li>\n<li>International Symposium on Environmental Management ISEM \u2013 2004, at BUET, Dhaka 7-8 January 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Environmental Management Water Supply and Solid Waste Management BUET, Dhaka, 10-11 January 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Roundtable discussion on sanitation, 13 May 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Quality Assurance System for Training Programmes, 26 May 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Seminar on Integrated Solid Waste Management: Sanitary Landfill, Transfer, Special Issues, Dhaka 31 May to 01 June 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Quality Assurance System for Training Programmes, 10 June 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply Technologies (Emergency Response) 15 July 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on National Sanitation Strategy 2004 at ITN Centre, BUET (1st Workshop), 08 August 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on National Sanitation Strategy 2004 at ITN Centre, BUET (2nd Workshop), 22 August 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Water Safety plan at ITN Centre, BUET (1st Workshop), 6-8 November 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Water Safety Plan at ITN Centre, BUET (2nd workshop), 7-9 December 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Seminar on National Urban Sanitation at BUET, 13 January 2005.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on National Sanitation Strategy at BIAM, 26 February 2005.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"itn-year\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udcc5 2007 \u2013 2011<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"33\" class=\"itn-list\">\n<li>The Methodological Workshop of the project &#8216;Capacity Building for Enhancing Local Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation Interventions in Poor Urban Areas&#8217;, ITN-BUET, 10-11 February 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation meeting\/ Workshop on Research Topic Identification, ITN-BUET, 05 March 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Sanitation Consultation Workshop at Khulna Division, 22 May 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Sanitation Consultation Workshop at Chittagong Division, 22 May 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Sanitation Consultation Workshop at Rajshahi Division, 24 May 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Session on Gender &#038; Participation in WSS, ITN Sub Centre, DMPI, 27 May 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Management of dye effluent from Industries- A case study, SUST, 27 May 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Symposium on Promotion of Total Sanitation, Dhaka, 24 June 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Rainwater Harvesting System (RWHS) in Slum Areas as an Alternative Source of Water, ITN-BUET, 13 September 2007.<\/li>\n<li>National Seminar on Environmental Sanitation in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward, 29 October 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation Workshop for Review and Updating the Existing Environmental Engineering Curricula of Undergraduate Level, ITN-BUET, 25 March 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Session on Research Findings of &#8220;Coping with Arsenicosis: Socio-economic and Gender Response to Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater in Bangladesh&#8221;, ITN-BUET, 20 August 2008.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation Workshop on the draft report on the review exercise of the Existing Environmental Engineering Curricula of Undergraduate Level, ITN-BUET, 28 August 2008.<\/li>\n<li>International Conference on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Bangladesh, BUET, 18-20 February 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Rainwater Harvesting System in Slum Areas as an Alternative Source of Water, 23 May 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Situation Analysis: Institutional Mechanism in Water Supply and Sanitation Interventions in Poor Urban Areas, 23 May 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Waste Pickers Livelihoods, their vulnerability and possible measures to overcome the existing condition, 26 May 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Research findings of Performance of modified AIRU under different hydrogeological conditions, 17 August 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session conservation of water through the use of water-efficient appliances in Dhaka city, 08 November 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing session on Teaching materials on Solid Waste Management, 13 December 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation Workshop on Research Need Assessment, 02 August 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Session on Research Findings of &#8220;Removal of Manganese and Arsenic from Groundwater using Manganese Oxide Coated Sand&#8221;, 09 May 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Water Safety Plan (WSP) Operational Monitoring, 10 May 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Session on Research Findings of &#8220;Possibility and Scope of Reusing Textile Wash Water Directly or with Minimum Treatment for Pretreatment (Scouring and Bleaching) of Cotton Goods&#8221; held on 21 June 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Development of Mathematical Models of Composting in Active and Passive Aeration, 27 September 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on Feasibility Study for using water ways in transportation of solid waste of Dhaka City, 27 September 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Session on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Surface Water of Bangladesh, 25 October 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"itn-year\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udcc5 2015 \u2013 2021<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"60\" class=\"itn-list\">\n<li>Workshop on &#8216;Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) Services&#8217; at ITN-BUET on 01 June 2015.<\/li>\n<li>National Consultation on Institutional and Regulatory Framework for FSM, 18 November 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation workshops on IRF-FSM for Paurashava Mayors during March-May 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation workshops for 11 City Corporations on 06 &#038; 17 October 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Final Dissemination Seminar for ISWAM project on 12 November 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Orientation workshops for 23 Paurashava Project officials in November 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitization workshop on FSM for 32 Pourashava on 24, 31 January 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on CWIS for Advancing Sustainable Urban Sanitation in Bangladesh on 01-03 April 2019.<\/li>\n<li>National Consultation Meeting on CWIS on 06 April 2019.<\/li>\n<li>National Consultation Workshop on Development of NAP for IRF-FSM on 08 April 2019.<\/li>\n<li>11 dissemination workshops on IRF-FSM and IPAM-WS during March\u2013June 2019.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitization Workshop at Narayanganj City Corporation on 18 January 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Strategizing Capacity Building Platform on 20 January 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitization Workshop at Mymensingh City Corporation on 30 January 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Sensitization Workshop at Gazipur City Corporation on 20 February 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Workshop on Gender Studies with sector partners on 22 February 2020.<\/li>\n<li>National Consultation Workshop on NAP for City Corporations on 09 March 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Dissemination Workshop on NAP for IRF-FSM on 18 October 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Online Dialogue with Paurashava Mayors on FSM awareness on 05 November 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation meeting on FSM Action Plan for Rangpur City Corporation on 23 November 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Consultation Workshop on National WASH O&#038;M Guideline on 24 November 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorming Workshop on FSM and CWIS on 14 December 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Online technical session on FSM service performance assessment on 23 December 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Technical session on waste and sanitation workers\u2019 health and hygiene on 22 February 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/events-list\/&#8221; 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