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On October 23, the new edition of IFAT Eurasia—held at the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM) in Turkey ended. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the exhibitor field of 106 companies was much more compact than in 2019 (215).

The global water and climate dialogue is seeing a shift away from making the environment ‘less-worse’ and towards initiating regrowth and regeneration. That is the view of Paul O’Callaghan, founder and chief executive of BlueTech Research, who is observing the transition.

After TrendSet, the pilot trade fair for Messe München under coronavirus conditions, was held successfully in July, IAA Mobility took place in September with an elaborate safety and hygiene concept.

After ACHEMA Pulse 2021 – the pioneering digital event for the process industry – ACHEMA 2022 is back in Frankfurt: from 4 to 8 April 2022, the Frankfurt Fairground will once again be the meeting place for the global process industries. In times of a pandemic, a comprehensive hygiene concept ensures that personal exchange and networking are once again possible in safety on site.

Waste management and recycling, water/sewage technologies and municipal vehicles—the participants of the next IFAT Eurasia from 21 to 23 October 2021 in Istanbul will be able to enjoy an extensive range of environmental solutions. This year, a special focus will be on combating the impending environmental disaster in the Sea of Marmara.

INDO WATER 2022 Expo & Forum will be held from 5 – 7 October 2022 at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Last week the 2021 World Hydropower Congress came to an end. The event with more than 6000 participants took place throughout the month of September, under the theme ‘Renewables working together in an interconnected world’, and the patronage of the President of Costa Rica, supported by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.

An increasing number of companies are caught between the fronts of geopolitical disputes – the motto ‘change through trade’ seems to be the order of the day. For this reason, the Wilo Group organised an international industry conference on the topic of ‘Decoupling – Rethink Value Chains’ for around 150 high-ranking guests from business, science and politics on 9 September 2021.

Never change a running system – there is no better way to express the thought behind the repeat of last year’s very successful Dispensing Expo. On October 26, ViscoTec will once again open its virtual doors to the trade show, for which an exciting and informative program has been created this year.

The AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) will return to Las Vegas Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2022, after a forced cancellation in 2021 planned for Chicago. The highly anticipated 2022 Show will be the industry’s first major in-person gathering following pandemic shutdowns.