WEF Highlights

If you are unable to attend WEFTEC® 2013 or you want to take the learning experience home with you, the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) is offering an online sampling of the conference. WEF will stream two of the conference’s most highly anticipated sessions live from Chicago. On Oct. 7, watch the Opening General […]

I am proud to have served the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) as president this year. As my term comes to a close, I am struck by how fortunate I have been — both in my chance to be involved with WEF — especially recently, as many exciting things have been happening at the […]

Educational opportunities at WEFTEC® 2013 extend beyond the nearly 150 sessions in the conference program. Brief presentations in the Stormwater and Innovation pavilions also will be a part of the experience. In addition to industry-leading companies, both pavilions will contain theaters and feature an array of brief interactive programming, from focusing on trivia to meeting […]

Young scientists representing 28 countries gathered in Stockholm during World Water Week to compete at the 2013 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition. The duo of Naomi Estay and Omayra Toro from Chile was named the winners of this year’s prize. The Chilean team’s award-winning research describes how living organisms can help clean oil spills […]

Thousands of water and wastewater professionals will journey to WEFTEC® 2013, the world’s largest water show, Oct. 5 to 9 in Chicago. The 86th Annual Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Technical Exhibition and Conference features 144 technical sessions, 24 hands-on workshops, and 10 facility tours. The technical exhibition offers more than ever before, with […]

Sue Murphy will join a panel of water leaders at WEFTEC® 2013 to discuss innovative water communities around the world during Technical Session 100: Water Thought Leaders: The Future of Cities and Water. Murphy, CEO of the Water Corp. (Leederville, Western Australia), has been named annually as one of the top 100 most influential engineers […]

During WEFTEC® 2013, John Novak will be the featured speaker of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (Wesley Chapel, Fla.) presentation at Technical Session 201. Novak, the Nick Prillaman Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg), has researched bioremediation, water and […]

The Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) will host the inaugural Stormwater Congress during WEFTEC® 2013. All aspects of stormwater-related issues will be covered in sessions, a luncheon, exhibits, a mobile session, and a technical tour during the congress. Participants will learn about current issues, such as changing regulations and policies, climate-change effects, stream restoration, flow-based […]