The latest in water quality research, technology, and services will be on display Oct. 14-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., during WEFTEC 2000, North America's largest annual water quality conference and exposition.
The 73rd edition of the Water Environment Federation's (WEF) annual meeting, WEFTEC 2000 will cover a wide spectrum of critical water quality issues. Seventy-nine technical sessions and 33 preconference workshops will offer information on utility management, groundwater remediation, watershed management, water reuse, biological monitoring, biosolids/residuals management, and much more.
The WEFTEC 2000 Exposition — one of the world's largest assemblages of wastewater and water quality products and services — will showcase the latest developments of more than 800 companies.
Opening General Session speaker Sylvia Earle, whom People magazine called "the Jacques Cousteau of our day," will kick off WEFTEC 2000 on Oct. 16. A distinguished marine biologist, Earle is chairman of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) Marine Operations. She has led more than 50 underwater expeditions worldwide in connection with her research on marine algae and the ecology of ocean ecosystems.
Entrepreneur businessman and Hall of Fame football player Fran Tarkenton will speak to conference attendees at the WEFTEC Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Tarkenton counsels businesses about new opportunities in fast-changing environments. He has launched and sold five different companies, and has interesting viewpoints on how organizations can thrive in today's global economy.
In addition to the extensive technical program and the product and equipment exposition, the conference will feature an Industry Day dedicated to industrial issues; Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) activities; the skills competition of Operations Challenge 2000; poster presentations; facility tours; student activities, and more. At the WEF Celebration of Excellence Awards Gala on Oct. 17, current WEF President Al Goodman, of Indiana, will "pass the gavel" of Federation leadership to incoming 2000-2001 President Joe Stowe Jr. of North Carolina.
For more information on WEFTEC 2000, call the Water Environment Federation at 703-684-2452. Conference information also is available online at www.wef.org.
