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Indonesia s largest international water and wastewater trade show – INDOWATER 2017 will be held again from 12-14 July 2017 at Jakarta Convention Center in conjunction with INDORENERGY and INDOWASTE.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) will host its 2016 Fall Conference at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 24-27, 2016.

Being able to supply water in the event of a terror attack or an environmental disaster is an issue of life-saving importance. At Wasser Berlin International 2017 the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) will provide detailed information on how the federal government has prepared for emergencies of this kind.

The Hydraulic Institute’s Pump Systems Assessment (PSA) Certificate Program teaches the essential principles and proven processes in managing and conducting pump system assessments.

The annual EurEau congress will take place in Copenhagen on 19-20 September 2016.

Innovations are key to ensuring growth and employment. That is why the Innovation Plaza will be celebrating its debut at Wasser Berlin International 2017. As a place for holding creative meetings and exchanging new ideas it will be the focus of a dedicated area in Hall 3.

It’s exciting news that the 2017 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) will return to the glitter of Las Vegas this coming January. Behind the glitz of a city to which many exhibitors and attendees love to flock, however, lies numerous years of advance, strategic planning by the Show’s management, International Exposition Company.

The current number of registrations for this year s IFAT India, India’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies, is exceeding expectations: Around 150 exhibitors have confirmed their participation in the upcoming event (September 28 to 30 in Mumbai).

Following a successful Asian debut last year, the Mostra Covegno Expocomfort (MCE) Asia exhibition will return for a second edition in Singapore. To be held from 7 to 9 September at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, the exhibition will have a renewed focus on increasing efficiency and reducing wastage and energy use in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) sector, plumbing technology, sanitary accessories and renewable energy equipment.

In the years to come the water industry will face huge challenges both at national and international level, particularly where the environment and sustainability are concerned. Leading speakers representing science and the practical sphere, water management associations, universities as well as companies from Germany and neighbouring countries will address the latest industry issues and developments at the congress of Wasser Berlin International 2017.