At the 65th International Executive Council (IEC) held at Gwangju, Korea, in September 2014, the Council approved establishing an ICID Young Professional’s e-Forum (IYPeF) with open membership to engage the Young Professionals interested in agriculture water management issues in the ICID platform. The e-Forum is available at LinkedIn Group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6990321). Click to join

The e-Forum is an open online membership consisting of more than 500 members to encourage and promote a high standard of professional development amongst the young professionals and network with the national and international youth having interest in water-related subjects or the activities, relevant to ICID objectives. IYPeF acts not only as a virtual meeting place but also a platform that serving as a stepping stone to ICID annual events and provides opportunities to the budding professionals for interaction with the best professionals in irrigation and drainage sector, present papers, avail the latest information and join various technical working groups. 

The IYPeF is composed of one coordinator and five joint-coordinators, including Mrs. Kathleen Murray (Australia), Mr. Amali Abraham Amali (Nigeria), Ms. Sahar Norouzi (Iran), Ms. Adey N. Mersha (Ethiopia), Ms. Eman Ragab (Egypt) and Mr. Shoaib M. Saboory (Afghanistan).To encourage and intensify the active participation of Young Professionals in ICID activities in the domain of irrigation, drainage and flood management, IYPeF is organizing a series of e-discussions and webinars as per their
mandate.

In addition to learning from past experiences, including mistakes, what definitely is required under the increasing complexities of supply, demand and uncertainties, is a breed of professionals that approach the irrigation and drainage issues with a more open mindset to accept the multi-dimensional aspects of the sector and are willing to undertake their activities in an interdisciplinary context. With these long-term objectives in view, ICID had established a separate Working Group on Young Professionals Forum (WG-YPF) in 1993, which completed its mandate in 2015. IYPeF held its third physical meeting during the 69th IEC Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, August 2018.

Established in 2016,  the mandate for the ICID YOUNG PROFESSIONAL'S e-FORUM (IYPeF) is given below:

• Encourage and promote a high standard of professional development amongst young professionals in the field of irrigation, drainage, and flood management,
• Provide an international platform for young irrigation and drainage professionals,
• Expose young professional to ICID's purpose, objectives, role and activities,
• Facilitate the wider dissemination of knowledge and information amongst the young professionals,
• Maintain and enhance links with national and international youth having interests in water-related subjects or the activities, relevant to ICID objectives.

Membership: Open online membership, consists of more than 500 members.

Concluded e-Discussions 2018

Concluded e-Discussions 2017