Annual Conference

  


MEA Conference & AGM:

The MEA's 2024 Conference will be hosted by the City of Ottawa at the Delta-Marriott in downtown Ottawa from November 19 - 22, 2024. The Ottawa Organizing Committee is working hard to deliver a memorable experience for delegates and sponsors.   The MEA Conference qualifies for up to 14 CPD hours.  

Conference Theme: River Resilience

Hotel Information & Reservations:
Delta-Marriott Hotel - Ottawa City Centre
Ottawa, ON K1R 5T9

For Hotel Reservations: CLICK HERE

 

Registration:

CLICK HERE to register for the conference.  MEA members need to login in order to access discounted member rates. 

 

Conference Program

This year's conference includes:

  • 36 Technical Presentations (2 concurrent sessions, Wed-Fri) 
  • Tradeshow (Wed-Fri): featuring 37 vendors/engineering companies,  
  • MEA's Awards Luncheon (Wed afternoon)
  • MEA's Annual General Meeting (Thurs morning)
  • 3 Tours to choose from (Thurs afternoon)​​​
    • ​​MCON Pipe Plant / Rinker Materials Concrete Plant
    • Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission Facility 
    • Diefenbunker Cold War Museum
  • Annual Steve Carroll East-West Hockey Classic (Thurs afternoon)
  • President's Gala (Thurs evening)
  • 2 Hospitality Networking Events (Tues + Thurs evening)
  • Wednesday Evening Social Event at the Queen's Fare (food/refreshments and live band)

To view the preliminary draft Conference Program, please CLICK HERE.   Please note this is subject to change

Attending the MEA Conference can be applied toward the PEO's mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program. Full conference attendance would represent approx. 14 CPD hours. Single day attendance would represent 7 CPD hours (Wed); 3.5 hours (Thurs) and 3.5 hours (Fri).

 

Conference Sponsors

To view a complete listing of the sponsors for the 2024 MEA Conference, CLICK HERE 

The MEA is pleased to announce and thank the 2024 Conference Platinum Sponsor:

Conference Presentations

Presentations from the 2024 Conference will be uploaded to this page after the conclusion of the event. 

CLICK HERE to access the presentations from the prior years' conferences.