THE UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL
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2024 UNC Water & Health Conference

Week of October 14-18, 2024  •  Friday Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
13
YEARS RUNNING
3,700+
CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS
122
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
258+
UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED
789+
organizationsREPRESENTED
5
languages offered
(Numbers based on our past conference.)

Where WaSH professionals of the world come together.

The annual UNC Water and Health Conference reflects Water Institute's commitment to improving public health by achieving universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) services that are safe, affordable and sustainable. The conference provides a curated space where policymakers, practitioners and researchers can gather to review the evidence, interrogate the science and improve old and develop new approaches to expanding WaSH access and services. 

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Conference updates, resources & links

  • On the final day of the conference (Friday, October 18), we will have the 2024 UNC Water and Health Conference High-Income Country WaSH Day. Learn more
  • Interested in mentorship opportunities? Join the Career KickStarter program to connect with professionals in the WASH sector. Learn more
  • 2024 Technology and Innovation Showcase: Highlight your WaSH innovation at this year’s showcase, October 14-16. Submit by September 20 to participate! Learn more
  • The Visa Letter Portal is now closed.
  • Travel Scholarship Application (Closed) — Applicants will be notified of their decision soon.
  • Instructions for verbal presenters (PDF)
  • Instructions poster presenters (PDF)
  • Abstracts book (PDF)
  • Local information (Google Sheet)

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Accommodations

Water Institute has partnered with the following hotels in the Chapel Hill area to offer discounted rooms for Water and Health Conference attendees. Each hotel link below includes discount codes that will be applied for conference week reservations.

1001 Hamilton Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

$149 USD/Night
for 2 Queen Beds

1.3 miles from Friday Center

RESERVE HERE

6121 Farrington Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

$139 USD/Night
for 2 Queen Beds

2.3 miles from Friday Center

reserve here

6119 Farrington Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

$129 USD/Night
for 2 Queen Beds
(select dates to see reduced rates)

2.3 miles from Friday Center

reserve here

100 Marriott Way,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

$189 USD/Night
for 2 Queen Beds
OR 1 King + 1 Sofa Bed

0.3 miles from Friday Center

reserve here

Discounted hotel rooms will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in making use of these special offers, please use the links provided above. In addition to the reduced prices for hotel rooms, we are working to offer shuttle services from these hotels to the conference venue.

Non-partner hotels

The following list of hotels are other non-partner hotels in the Chapel Hill area. These hotels are NOT providing reduced-rate rooms for the 2024 UNC Water and Health Conference. Additionally, Conference shuttle buses will NOT provide transportation between these hotels and the Conference.

If you are interested in staying close to the Friday Center, you may explore these options:

If you are interested in staying closer to downtown Chapel Hill/UNC's campus, you may explore these options:

“This was my first time attending a conference like this. Information was provided from different perspectives and backgrounds, which was extremely insightful.”
— 2021 conference participant
“The level of engagement and quality of questions from the other participants was honestly one of the most impressive of any conference.”
— 2021 conference participant
“Very relevant session topics. This conference is a frontier of new events, research and models for sustainable and safe water.”
— 2021 conference participant
“The best part is catching up with old friends who've been around the block: They help me see old problems with fresh eyes & new problems informed by the hard-earned lessons of the past!”
TWEETED BY JOE BROWN
“Fun and informative #UNCWaterandHealth session with great audience engagement and challenging questions!!”
TWEETED BY MWA Water
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Featured conference photos

An assortment of photos taken from our last in-person conference in 2019. See all photos.