From the CDA website:

This is the premier conference on dams in Canada. Attendees include owners, government regulators, engineering consultants, academics, and technical resources and construction companies. CDA conferences have attracted up to 350 attendees from the host region, Canada and the International dam community.

Technical sessions will consider past performance and historical design criteria of aging infrastructure while focusing on environmental, social, economic and technological changes as well as evolving expectations of regulatory regimes related to the construction and operation of dams.