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On 22 October 2018 more than 120 participants from the international water com-munity came together in the “Humboldt-Box” located in the heart of Berlin for this year’s BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

Ebara held pumps seminars on October 8 at pump factory of Ebara Vietnam Pump Company Limited, a group company of EBARA, in Hai Duong Province Vietnam. A total of 30 teachers and students attended from Thai Nguyen University of Technology.

Relieving landfills, winning drinking water, making greater use of waste water—from October 15 to 17, at IFAT India 2018 in Mumbai, the environmental technology industry devoted itself to the challenges of the Indian subcontinent. The focus was on water, sewage, solid waste and recycling. The record attendance of 7,441 visitors (2017: 6,765) proves: the demand for environmental solutions in India is increasing.

For the valve manufacturer GEMÜ, the 26th September was marked by a very special slogan: “Not an all-inclusive package tour, but an expedition.” Under this maxim and by means of exciting presentations and an active supporting programme, the participants of the first CONEXO day discovered ways to incorporate digitalisation into the processing industry and move forward into “Industry 4.0”.

The 2019 AHR Expo announced its full line-up for the 2019 Education Program, including more than 120 sessions of free seminars, professional certifications and continuing education courses.

Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker will deliver a keynote address, highlighting the opportunities to leverage collaboration and technology to advance water and resource security in Asia, to industry colleagues and policymakers during the WaterLinks Forum, Manila, Philippines (25-27 September 2018).

From October 15 to 17, 2018, IFAT India will open its doors for the sixth time already. The environmental sector will use the around 12,000 square meters of exhibition space of the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai to maintain and establish contacts to the Indian market.

Indonesia s largest international water and wastewater trade show – IndoWater 2019 will be held again from 17-19 July 2019 at Jakarta Convention Center in conjunction with IndoEnergy and IndoWaste. The event takes place every year alternately in Jakarta and Surabaya.

The second EURIS Summit recently took place at the House of Lords and The Shard, respectively.

Ebara held pumps seminars from August 30 to September 5, at Bangkok Thailand. This was the 28th time Ebara held seminars in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).