Approximately 75 volunteers – including four Black & Veatch professionals – took part on Saturday, 15 October, in the Walkway to Wetlands project in conjunction with the kickoff of the Water Environment Federation’s 84th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC). The fourth annual project, organized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF)’s Students and Young Professionals …
An Amazing Gavel: What WEF is doing
Last night now-past-president Jeanette Brown passed me the ceremonial gavel at WEFTEC here in Los Angeles, and I want to tell you about that amazing gavel. Defying the laws of physics, the gavel is simultaneously light and heavy; it carries an exceptional honor and great promise along with daunting responsibility. The gavel is light—and also …
The future of water: Water leaders’ conversation
Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business, took part on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in a high-powered series on future insights, global issues and sustainability — “Looking Forward: A Conversation with Key Water Leaders About Water in the Next Decade.” The session was an unscripted, conversational format where senior water leaders …
UK Trade and Investment Breakfast Briefing on the role of the water industry
On Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, I had the opportunity to present in an exciting UK Trade and Investment Breakfast briefing, “The Role of the Water Industry in the Transition to a Global Sustainable Economy. ” This program was a nice transition in to the next session in which I appeared, a Water Leader’s Session on …
Talented, inquisitive, young minds visit Black & Veatch
Many talented and inquisitive minds visited Black & Veatch on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Students and Young Professionals Career Fair at WEFTEC 2011. Our company had a front-row spot at the career fair, and my colleague Ed Baldwin and I visited with many of these young professionals. Other Black & Veatch professionals were also …
B&V professionals have busy schedules
As in past years, Black & Veatch has a strong presence at WEFTEC. This year, nearly 20 B&V professionals are leading nearly 40 presentations and workshops at the world’s water quality event in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the conference got under way with several workshops chaired or co-chaired by Chris deBarbadillo, Trish Scanlan, …
Looking forward to an exciting WEFTEC 2011!
Welcome back to WEFTEC Diary, Black & Veatch’s dedicated blog page to the Water Environment Federation’s annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. We’re excited to be actively involved with WEFTEC 2011 and we look forward to this year’s event in the “City of Angels,” Los Angeles, California. We’ll be involved in multiple ways during WEFTEC 2011 …
Water Professionals Cast a Wider Net in New Orleans
Submitted by Ralph Eberts, Black & Veatch Impressions. New Orleans was awash with water professionals flooding the city in a quest for knowledge, best practices, networking, and a little fun. WEFTEC provided all of these and more. This was the first conference back in the City since “the Storm”, and all were anxious to share …
Singing about the blues in water
Submitted by Dan McCarthy, President and CEO of B&V Water Water is constantly featured in the news, especially as it pertains to our current conservation, pollution, scarcity, and reuse challenges. It’s not too often, however, that you find it in the entertainment section of your newspaper. For me, it was just like any ordinary morning …
Reuse Roundtable Wrapup: Worth Noting
Now available online: The link below will take you to a complete video library with full transcript of the Black & Veatch Reuse Roundtable held October 12, 2009 at WEFTEC.09 in Orlando. Reuse Roundtable Videos and Transcript
