Harry Dixon, UKCEH

Chair: Harry Dixon Presentations (40 minutes): - Elizabeth Jamieson, ECCC (Canada) – Operational side – Highlighting challenges in transitioning innovations into operational use (10 minutes) - Alice Soares, World Bank – How innovation can help capacity development projects funded by International Financial Institutions (10 minutes) - Kevin Oberg, USGS (United States) – An example of successful transition: ADCPs at USGS – from research/innovation to reference standard (20 minutes) Q&A with presenters (20 minutes)

Chair: Nick Everard General presentation by Flavia Tauro, University of Tuscia (10 minutes) Series of 6-minute pitches based on submitted posters (60 minutes): - Mark Randall, Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water (Australia) – Operationalising non-contact streamflow methods in Australia - Sumit Sen, IIT Roorkee (India) – Operationalizing LIDAR-based non-contact water level monitoring in the Indian Himalayas - Salvador Pena, Photrack Ltd (Switzerland) – Opportunities and challenges in establishing image-based flow monitoring techniques - William Castaings, Tenevia (France) – Camera-based solutions for measuring and monitoring river flows - Jonny Higham, Liverpool Uni (England) – FlowOnTheGo smartphone velocimetry app - Guillaume Valladeau, vorteX.io (France) – Keep an eye on our rivers, anytime & anywhere - Mariano Re, Instituto Nacional del Agua (Argentina) – Advantages and disadvantages of hydrometric innovative proposals for water quality management in a highly polluted basin Q&A with Flavia Tauro and the presenters (30 minutes)

- What recent innovative solutions can be put into widespread operational use over the next 5 years to improve hydrometric data collection & management? - What support is needed to accelerate the transition of these innovations into operational use? Answer here: https://www.menti.com/ (the access code will be provided during the workshop)