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Novatech 2026 - from 29 June to 3 July in Lyon

Take part in Novatech to expand your knowledge, broaden your network
and contribute to more sustainable cities!

For over 30 years, the Novatech conference has established itself as an international benchmark in the promotion of strategies and solutions for integrated and sustainable urban water management and planning. For five days in Lyon, Graie, in partnership with the Metropole of Lyon and OTHU, brings together French and international scientists, decision-makers, facilitators, managers and designers, to exchange and share their experiences and develop a common culture of urban water management.


The rich and diversified program combines plenary lectures, interactive sessions, specialized workshops, and technical tours, in a dynamic that promotes interdisciplinary exchanges, knowledge transfer, and a cross-disciplinary approach, facilitated by simultaneous French/English translation.

Call for abstracts is now open until December 5, 2025

Scientists: showcase your work to help advance knwoledge!

Novatech offers you a unique opportunity to share your expertise with an engaged, interdisciplinary and international professional community.


In 2023, the program brought together nearly 250 oral presentations and posters, representing research and practices in some 30 countries, including one-third from Europe. Fifty percent of the presentations are scientific in nature, while 50% are feedback reports. We look forward to receiving yours!


Starting a new project? Don't wait to make it known!

Share your initiative poster in poster form in our special session "Starting projects". Novatech offers you a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with experts from various fields, gather feedback and advance your project.
I submit my abstract

Operational: share your projects and feedback!

Urban development projects, innovative solutions, collaborative approaches, etc.: your contributions are essential to advancing urban water management practices. Novatech conference invites you to take part in the collective discussion on urban water management. Share your experiences by responding to the call for papers!


Have you taken part in a successful cross-fonctional and cross-sectoral project? Enter the Thierry Maytraud Awards!

Novatech invites urban planning stakeholders to highlight how they integrate water management into their strategies and operations. The Maytraud Awards celebrate cross-disciplinary initiatives led by professionals who are not necessarily stormwater specialists, but who intelligently integrate it into their projects.
I submit my project
I apply to the Maytraud Awards

The main themes of this edition

Structures and systems for stormwater management

Urban planning & development

Watershed & Resource

Society & Governance

Novatech 2026 key figures

3
days of conferences

+ 1 day of workshops,

and 1 day of technical tours

220
selected papers

combining scientific and technical abstracts, and feedback from past experiences

600
participants expected

50% of scientists,

50% operational stakeholders,

from all over the world

A new venue for 2026!

For its 12th edition, co-organized by the Graie, the OTHU (Field Observatory for Urban Water Management) and the Metropolis of Lyon, Novatech conference welcomes you on the Saint-Paul Campus of the Catholic University of Lyon: a central, accessible location, combining historical heritage and modernity. An ideal setting to promote exchanges, innovation and networking at the very heart of the city! 

Novatech, a unique opportunity in France to:

      • Get inspired: enjoy an overview of practices in cities around the world in terms of urban planning, development and incentive policies for sustainable urban management and climate change adaptation.
      • Develop skills: learn about the latest innovative technical solutions integrating research results, for a sustainable water management in the city  and the optimisation of the current systems, in order to face the problems of flooding, pollution and health risks.
      • Gain new perspectives: discuss your questions, issues and solutions with passionate professionals and researchers who are committed to making a difference, often leading to new partnerships and collaborations.