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According to a post-show survey of several thousand industry professionals who attended the 2014 AHR Expo, 94% said they came to see “what’s new” in the marketplace. An additional 91% said attending the Show was an important way to look for new suppliers.

For the first time, along with Berliner Wasserbetriebe, the project team of Wasser Berlin International extended an invitation to attend the Ambassadors’ Day on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds and to visit the water treatment plant in Ruhleben and the International Club Berlin on 16 September 2014.

Water shortage is becoming an urgent and key sustainability topic. Demographic development, global availability imbalances and high leakage rates aggravate the issue.

Ebara Corporation, whose presence in Southeast Asia continues to grow, organized seminars on Flood Control Pumps in Thailand. This was the 24th time Ebara held seminars in cooperation with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). This seminar attracted 48 participants: civil engineers and university personnel from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries.

Producers of the 2015 Chem Show that will be held in New York City, November 17-19, 2015, announced that Chemical Engineering magazine, published by Access Intelligence, has become a Media Partner and will offer exhibitors and attendees several new benefits.

Wasser Berlin International, the International Trade Fair and Congress for Water and Wastewater, and the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) are again supporting the participation of innovative new companies in 2015.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has entered a Training Partner Agreement with LEWA-Nikkiso America, Inc., a globally leading manufacturer of diaphragm metering and process diaphragm pumps as well as complete metering systems for process technology.

Ebara held seminars on water supply pumps for the main water suppliers of Cambodia, the Cambodia Water Supply Association (CWA), on August 20. The availability of energy in Cambodia is unstable and there are projections of high electricity costs within Southeast Asia.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the dates of the upcoming Variable Speed Drives 4-part webinar series. Webinar participants will be led by leading industry experts. The opening session will be held September 9, 2014. Participants who complete the full series earn 4 Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits directly from HI.

Messe München is expanding its international trade fair network in the environmental technology sector with an additional event in South Africa: The “IFAT Environmental Technology Forum – Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling – Solutions for the Mining and Construction Industry” will take place for the first time from September 15 to 18, 2015 co-located with BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA. Messe München International and its subsidiary MMI South Africa (Pty) Ltd. are organizing the event.