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Media Contact:  Lori Harrison, (703) 684-2480
lharrison@wef.org
April 7, 2008   

Registration and Housing is Now Open for WEFTEC®.08 in Chicago

Alexandria, Va. - Registration and housing is now open for WEFTEC.08, the Water Environment Federation’s 81st annual technical exhibition and conference. This year’s event will take place October 18-22, 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

If it’s about water, it will be at WEFTEC. As the largest water quality conference in North America, WEFTEC continues to grow in size and scope. A world-class technical program of 115 technical sessions, 29 workshops, and eight local facility tours offers water quality professionals from around the world with the best water quality education and training available today.

A wide range of topics and focus areas allow attendees to design their own, unique learning experience while earning up to 35 contact hours for continuing education units and 9 professional development hours. Focus areas include collection systems; membrane technologies; plant operations and treatment; regulations; research; residuals and biosolids; utility management; water reuse/recycling; and water quality and watershed management.

The unrivaled exhibition - the largest annual gathering of water and wastewater products in the world - provides access to the latest developments, research, regulations, solutions, and cutting-edge technologies in the field. More than 1,000 exhibiting companies are expected in Chicago and over 880 companies have already reserved a record-breaking 281,000 net square feet of floor space at McCormick Place.

Other conference highlights include the Opening General Session, Operations Challenge, AEESP/WEF Scientist Luncheon and Lecture, WEFTeach, Global Center, poster presentations, award presentations, student activities, and the Utility Partnership Program.

Early registration is encouraged. Visit www.weftec.org for the latest conference, registration, and housing information.

Note to editors: Credentialed media representatives may receive complimentary registration. Please visit the online press room to register in advance or register on-site beginning Sunday, October 19 in the WEFTEC.08 press room located in Room N427 of McCormick Place.

About WEF
Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with more than 34,000 individual members and 81 affiliated Member Associations representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the world. WEF and its member associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.

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