Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of compounds resistant to heat, water, and oil. For decades, they have been used in hundreds of industrial applications and consumer products such as carpeting, apparels, upholstery, food paper wrappings, fire-fighting foams and metal plating. PFAS have been found at very low levels both in the environment and in the blood samples of the general U.S. population. These chemicals are...

In 2015, we explored our future in an urbanized world. By all indications, the future sees population increasing and densifying within urban areas, and growth halting elsewhere. Whether we face a future where technologies increasingly reduce cities’ dependence on the hinterlands for food, water and energy, or whether we face a future where the ecological stress on the hinterlands continues to grow, we are faced with hard choices about th...

USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week brings together the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and geospatial communities at-large for a week of briefings, educational sessions, workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. Registration for events opening soon! SATURDAY, NOV. 12 GEOGala Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, McLean, Va.5:00-10:00 p.m. The USGIF black-tie GEOGala celebrates the dedication and support of the GEOINTCommun...

Join Autodesk's David Fagerman and Molly Wollam from Caltrans Office of Land Surveys as they discuss the next generation of surveying with integrated GIS. The Surveying profession has been steadily improving upon the data collection process and collection hardware, enabling multiple attributes to be captured in the field for downstream surveying, engineering and GIS usage. The end users of this enriched environment have typically used differin...

The sixth edition of the Venice Symposium will take place from 14 to 17 November 2016 in Venice and will focus as per tradition on the advances made in the application of technologies for energy recovery from biomass and waste and to encourage discussion in these fields. The previous edition of the Symposium was attended by nearly 580 scientists and operators from approximately 62 different countries. The sixth edition will last four days and...

2015 STATISTICS Frequency:ANNUAL Exhibition Floor Space: 800sqmCountry Pavilions: 2Exhibiting Countries: 10Number of Exhibitor attendees: 53 The International Fair of Technology, Water and Energy Strategic Procurement, IFT-ENERGY ATACAMA DESERT 2016, is the broadest exhibition of the energy industry in Latin America, bringing the biggest conglomerates of the sector together, not only in the generation, transmission, distribution and NCRE, but...

GridNEXT is a two-day conference, focused on the new business models, technologies and grid modernization initiatives needed to grow the clean energy industry in Texas and across the U.S. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in diversifying the grid to better manage consumption of clean energy… Utility Decision-makers Technology Providers Regulators/Analysts Legislators/Policy Makers Energy Program Managers End-user Customers Developers...

Hosted by SGIP, this executive summit promises to be filled with the latest in grid modernization and networking opportunities for non-members, members and guests to create connections, advance transformation, and share solutions. With a speaker program composed of utility, vendor, and industry senior executives, FERC, government, regulators, national labs, and consultants, the 2016 Grid Modernization Summit’s theme is “Accelerati...

2016 7th International Conference on Biology, Environment and Chemistry (ICBEC 2016) will be held in San Francisco, USA during October 26-28, 2016. ICBEC 2016 is sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES). It is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of Biology, Environment and Chemistry. It also serves to foster communic...

ACI’s 7th Carbon Dioxide Utilisation Summit 2016 will explore the ongoing developments of turning waste CO2 into profitable, commercially viable opportunities. With insights from key industry players from pilot stage to full scale entities, the conference will address both the technical and commercial aspects of CO2 utilisation in Europe and across the globe. This edition aims to highlight the changes post COP21 addressing challenges ...