Dear list members, Yesterday's Conference dinner at the 14th International Conference on Urban Drainage in Prague saw also the Award ceremony for the awards given by the Joint Committee on Urban Drainage. - The Mid-term Career Award was awarded to Jörg Rieckermann (EAWAG/Switzerland) - The Career Award was awarded to Jiri Marsalek (Canada) - The Poul Harremoes Award was awarded to David Winkler (University Innsbruck/Austria) for his paper and presentation on "Virtual reality in urban water management: Communicating urban flooding with particle-based CFD simulations" Congratulations to all award holders for their well-deserved recognition of their achievements! Many regards Manfred Schütze (out-going) Chair of JCUD of IWA and IAHR -- ********************************************************************************** Dr. Manfred Schütze ifak - Institut fuer Automation und Kommunikation e.V. Magdeburg Wasser und Energie / Water and Energy / Agua y Energía Werner-Heisenberg-Str. 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany Tel.: +49-391-9901470, -9901461 Fax: +49-391-9901590 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Web: www.ifak.eu # Int. Conf. on Urban Drainage, 10.-15.09.2017 in Prague, www.icud2017.org **********************************************************************************