Who should attend? Policy makers & policy implementers • City & county commissioners • State legislators • City & county managers • Coastal engineers • Coastal geologists • Marine biologists • Department of Natural Resources staffers • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staffers • Local and state planners • Attorneys • Coastal property owners • Coastal business owners • Ho...

Turning trash into treasure - discover the methods, technologies and economic expectations of converting waste into usable energy. Receive a brief overview of the North American solid waste management landscape, followed by a review of how energy from waste has evolved since the 1970s. Receive an update on the status of waste-to-energy and conversion technologies including the latest information on technologies, players, and costs. You will be...

Membrane separation is a very diverse and rapidly growing field of technology. Membranes have gained an important place in chemical technology and are used in a broad range of applications. They offer energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions in as diverse applications as water desalination, purification of natural gas, ultrafiltration of dairy products, artificial kidneys, and controlled release pharmaceuticals. This course provides a com...

The AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Conference is where leading owners, operators, turbine manufacturers, material suppliers, wind technicians, managers, supervisors, engineers, and occupational environmental, health and safety professionals come together to share the best strategies to manage wind project assets, analyze the environmental, health, and safety challenges workers face, learn about the future of the U.S. O&M market, and...

Be prepared for an inspection and know your reporting requirements to avoid costly penalties. In today's business world, we all wear many hats and business owners, managers, engineering, and line personnel often become responsible for matters that they have little practical experience /training or do only occasionally. This includes organizing and participating in company mandated environmental inspections or audits as well as working effectiv...

This past year has presented a wave of challenges for the global crude oil market. What will the crude market look like as we head into 2016? Will the slowdown in US production and the jump in OPEC output continue? Will there be consolidation of upstream independents and who will survive? How will increasing regulatory and environmental scrutiny impact crude marketers and refiners? How are new safety restrictions impacting crude transportation...

As Southeast Asian energy demand rises, regional utilities are focusing on maintaining reliable output at existing facilities, implementing robust and proactive asset management strategies while balancing risk and cost. Join key stakeholders in power generation and asset management at Power Plant Maintenance Asia 2016 to discuss these essential issues and more, featuring best practice case studies, technical round tables and interactive worksh...

Promoting waste as a valuable economic resource, EcoWASTE brings together leading local and international experts and providers with key buyers and decision makers. Showcasing the latest innovations and technologies, enabling the exchange of best practice, and opening-up new business opportunities, it plays an ever more important role in helping municipal authorities, industry and large corporations to meet ambitious landfill and recycling tar...

Most civil, municipal and environmental practitioners involved in construction and transportation projects require a working understanding of soil behaviour under various loading and environmental conditions. This course provides an opportunity to understand basic concepts of geotechnical engineering used in a variety of applications so that participants can gain confidence in dealing with subsoil related problems that they encounter on engine...

Become aware of recent sewer innovations and keep your agency or clients ahead of the curve. Many agencies are at a crossroads when they look at their sewer systems. On the one hand, the federal agencies, such as the EPA, are issuing consent decrees for overflows at an accelerating rate; the funds that agencies have are shrinking and much of the experienced staff of these agencies are leaving the work force for a variety of reasons. As sewer s...