Program Committee

Program committee members are multidisciplinary and have been chosen for their vast experience in stormwater management. Thanks to this expertise, the Forum’s program will be rich in content and will target the multiple players and fields of stromwater management.

Program Committee Members



Jean-Paul Raîche
, Ph. D. 
President of COGESAF
First vice-president of ROBVQ
GOVERNMENT
Isabelle Boucher, Planner
Unity of research
« Ministère des affaires municipales, régions et occupation du territoire »
Jiri Marsalek, Ph. D
Head, Urban Water Management Section
National Water Research Institute
Environment Canada
Denis Martel
Head, Division of Waste water
Municipal service
"Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs"
MDDEP
CITIES
Michel Cyr, Eng
Head, Water management division
Sherbrooke City
Hérvé Logé, Eng
Head, water service
Montreal City
Manuel Parent, Eng. M. Eng
Engineer, Urban Infrastructure
Québec City
Michael D’Andrea, Eng
Water management division
Toronto City
Darlene Conway, Eng
Project director, water management
division
Ottawa City

ORGANISM AND ASSOCIATIONS
Jean Landry
President
« Regroupement des Organisations de Bassin Versant du Québec »(ROBVQ)
Normand Cazelais
Director
« Réseau des Organisations de Bassin d’Amérique du Nord »(ROBAN)
Pierre Baril, Eng. Ph. D
Director
OURANOS – Climate change consortium
Claude Beaulac
General Director
« Ordre des Urbanistes du Québec » 
Marieke Cloutier
Political Advisor - Environment
« Union des Municipalités du Québec » (UMQ)
Jacinthe Caron, M. Env
Director « Conseil régional de
l’environnement »  (CREE)
Nacim Khennache
Coordinator of the 2e International Forum COGESAF
Raymond Jost
Director
International Secretariat for Water

Luc Vescovi
Director of Operation
Réseau environnement

ACADEMIC
Prof. Bertrand Côté, Eng, M. Sc. A
Director, Civil Engineering Department
Sherbrooke University
Prof. André Lavoie, Ph. D
Research Officer at the Environment center and Sustainable Development
Sherbrooke University
Prof. Robert Leconte, Eng, Ph. D
Civil Engineering Department
Sherbrooke University
Prof. Franck Scherrer, Ph. D. Urban planning
Director of the Institute of urban planning
Montreal University
Prof. Catherine Choquette, M. Sc., J.S.D
Director, Research group SAGE,
Law department,
Sherbrooke University
Prof. Valérie Mahaut, Ph. D.
School of architecture
Faculté d’aménagement, Université de Montréal
Prof. Danielle Dagenais, Ph. D. Aménagement
School of landscape architecture
Faculté d’aménagement, Université de Montréal
Prof. François Brissette, Ph. D.
« École de technologie supérieure » (ETS)
Prof. Alain Mailhot Ph. D.
Researcher (INRS)

Prof. Musandji Fuamba, Ph. D.
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering 
Polytechnique, University of Montreal

BUSINESS
Gilles Rivard, Ing
President
Aquapraxis
Mohamad Osseyrane, Ing, M. ing
Project Director
BPR CSO
Nathalie Jolicoeur, Ing
Project Director
BPR CSO, Québec office
Benoît Forget, Ing, M.Sc.A
ARMTEC

Marc Cusson, Ing
HANCOR

Raymond Jost
Directeur
Secrétariat international de l’eau
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