The working language of the conference is English.The aim of IWA Biofilms 2024 is to provide a forum for biofilm researchers in academia and industry to exchange ideas, to review recent advances and future needs in biofilm research, to gather new insights into processes in biofilms and their applications in water and wastewater treatment. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following topics:

• Biofilms for nutrient removal and recovery

• Upgrading of wastewater treatment plants with biofilm technology

• Biofilm reactors in decentralized rural sewage treatment

• Membrane biofilm reactor

• Bio-electrochemical biofilms

• Biofilm microbiology and ecology

• Mathematical modelling of biofilm processes

• Young water professionals, special session/workshop

  IWA Biofilms Conference 2024: Biofilms for Nutrient Removal and Carbon Neutrality (IWA Biofilms 2024) October 23-26, 2024, Shanghai, China
  	Oct 22, 2024 Tuesday	Oct 23, 2024 Wednesday	Oct 24, 2025 Thursday	Oct 25, 2024 Friday	Oct 26, 2024 Saturday
  08:00-08:30	Registration & Workshops	Registration&Poster Presentation		Poster Presentation	Technical Tour
  08:30-09:00
  09:00-09:30		Opening Ceremony	Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Parallel Sessions & Workshops
  09:30-10:00		Plenary Lecture 1
  10:00-10:30		Coffee Break
  10:30-11:00		Plenary Lecture 2	Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Parallel Sessions & Workshops
  11:00-11:30		Plenary Lecture 3
  11:30-12:00		Plenary Lecture 4
  12:00-13:30		Lunch
  13:30-14:00		Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Plenary Lecture 5
  14:00-14:30				Plenary Lecture 6
  14:30-15:00				Plenary Lecture 7
  15:00-15:30		Coffee Break
  15:30-16:00		Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Parallel Sessions & Workshops	Closing Ceremony
  16:00-16:30
  16:30-17:00
  17:00-17:30		Poster Presentation
  17:30-18:30
  18:30-21:00	Welcome Reception		Gala Dinner