Tonight, I hosted our Water Conservators Networking Event which offers the opportunity for young members and other young water professionals to network both amongst themselves and meet up with members of the Water Conservators Company. Unfortunately as the situation with Covid-19 continues it was not possible to meet up physically and enjoy a glass of beer or two as normal, so the event had to be virtual via zoom. Nevertheless, a number of our members enjoyed the opportunity to meet up with some our current and ex bursary students sponsored by the Water Conservation Trust. The possibilities of mentoring and helping bursary students who take up the offer of becoming Associate Freemen was discussed.
Following a brief introduction on the Water Conservators Company from myself, Afzal Ginwalla started the evening with a short presentation where he outlined his journey from a bursary student supported by our Water Conservation Trust to becoming a liveryman of the Water Conservators Company, and then briefly talked about the Havant Thicket Reservoir project for Southern Water and Portsmouth Water, a current project he is working on. We then split everyone into groups of 5 or 6 for 3 sessions of breakout rooms to enable everyone to mix and talk. My thanks go to our members who attended, making it such a useful evening for our young professionals and students, and also to Afzal for his engaging presentation.
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