The Poster of the Year Award was first presented in 2000 and provides an avenue for presentation of information on initial findings of work that has been commenced, as well as work from completed projects. The Award affords a unique opportunity for authors wanting to share their knowledge or experiences through the medium of display posters at the Conference. Posters are marked by the Technical Committee.
Each eligible poster is marked against following five criteria:
- Technical Content
- Practical Content
- Future Use
- Clarity and Logic
- Poster Author response to questions (Scored Zero if Author not in attendance)
Entry Criteria
Entries are welcome on any topic of relevance to the water industry, with entries from students particularly encouraged.
The deadline for poster summaries for the 2020 award is Friday, 14 August and entries must be submitted through the portal held on the Water New Zealand Conference website.
Prize
The winner will receive a cash prize.
SPONSORSHIP
If you are interested in sponsoring this award, please contact waternz@avenues.co.nz.
2019 Recipient 
Hugh Blake-Manson, Listening to the reflections in the dark
Past Recipients of this Award
Year |
Recipient |
Paper |
2018 | Hugh Blake-Manson, L Stephens | The Real Deal - IOT |
2017 | Oliver Gibson, RDCL | How Can Wireline Geophysics Assist The Water Industry |
2016 | Su Young, Coral-Lee Ertel, Aaron Falconer | Telling the story of the Katikati Wastewater Model |
2015 | Lee Bint | Commercial Rainwater & Greywater Feasibility - Preliminary Findings |
2014 | Ondrej Janku | Waste Water Pumping Stations - an Emergency Assessment |
2013 | John McCann, Razin Mahmud, Rosanne Simpson, Robert White and Dave Dixon | Backfilling Redundant Pipe Under Critical Rail Infrastructure |
2012 | Sally Dymond | The Sky, The Sea and Me Improving the Connection Between Urban Populations and Their Three Waters |
2011 | Jo-Anne Cavanagh | Predicting and Managing Water Quality Impacts of Mining on Streams in New Zealand |
2010 | Lee Bint, Robert Vale and Nigel Isaacs | Water use in Wellington and Auckland office buildings. |
2009 | Lee Bint | Water and Building Performance indicators for commercial office buildings in New Zealand. |
2008 | Michel Van der Schyff, Sanjay Kumarasigham, Kristi Biswas and Susan Turner | Effects on Plant performance during a bloom of oligochaete population. |
2007 | Nicci Wood of Wellington City Council | Practical as well as pretty How Waitangi Park wetlands treat Stormwater and protect the Harbour. |
2006 | Paul Barter | Development of a protocol for DIY circulation studies using GPS lagrangian drifters for improving oxidation pond performances. |
2005 | No Award | |
2004 | No Award | |
2003 | Sadeq Zaman of Sydney Water Corporation | Wastewater system management using simulation and optimisation modelling. |
2002 | Garry Cruickshank | Application of two-phase flow centrifugal pump in wastewater treatment facilities. |
2001 | Gillian Worth, D Singleton, K Brown and P Robinson of LincLab | HotRot composting trails with municipal grip and rag. |
2000 | SB Lindsey and JE McGrath of AgResearch, Land and Development Management | Using electrolyte respirometry to determine biodegradability of meat processing wastewater. |