CEATI Hydropower Conference 2027
About CEATI Hydropower Conference
CEATI's Hydropower Conference is an annual meeting for hydropower utility professionals: dam safety engineers, hydro plant managers, engineering directors, hydrologists, water resource managers and business executives. It combines technical sessions, tech demos and a focused exhibit hall; recent and announced hosts include San Diego, Palm Springs and Phoenix.
CEATI Hydropower Conference 2027
CEATI's annual Hydropower Conference runs March 2–3, 2027 in the Palm Springs, California area. The conference's event website lists a wider span of March 1–5, 2027 and gives the address as 71333 Dinah Shore Drive, Rancho Mirage, so check the programme there before booking travel around the two conference days.
What it is
CEATI is a membership network for power-industry professionals, and this is its conference for the hydropower side of the business. The organiser says the 2027 event will host over 700 utility professionals, including dam safety engineers, hydro plant managers, engineering directors, hydrologists, water resource managers and business executives.
CEATI says it has run the event for more than 15 years. The 2026 conference was in San Diego, and Phoenix is announced for 2028.
What is on
- Technical sessions built from submitted abstracts. The call for abstracts has closed and submissions are under review.
- Tech demos: 40-minute vendor slots, a 30-minute presentation plus 10 minutes of Q&A, with presentations reviewed by a utility executive committee.
- An exhibit hall the organiser describes as intimate and curated, with platinum, gold and silver booth tiers, in the Celebrity Ballroom according to the exhibitor floorplan.
- Networking, including a networking reception and a Women in Power reception.
Who exhibits
The prospectus pitches the floor at suppliers to dam safety, hydropower plant equipment, and hydropower operations and planning, and lists the member utilities that support the event, among them the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Bureau of Reclamation, Ontario Power Generation, Seattle City Light and Southern California Edison.
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Key Topics
- Dam safety
- Hydropower plant equipment and maintenance
- Hydro operations and planning
- Hydrology and water resources
- Utility tech demos
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