It’s that time of year again; one I think we can justly refer to it as October Madness. Kick-off with some workshops. I participated in the workshop on sustainable design lead by Andrew Shaw. With between 30 and 35 attendees, the presentations were good and the discussion lively. One issue that came up is what do …
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 …
Community outreach with Echo Park Lake has been key
On Monday, Oct. 17, I arrived at WEFTEC later in the afternoon as I attended a field meeting at the Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project. The project has been under construction about three months now, and the neighbors are keeping a watchful eye over everything. One example that was cited is a webcam at http://echoparklake.com/. …
Don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone
Les Lampe’s presentation on Monday, Oct. 17, at WEFTEC 2011, helped me to recall a famous song from my youth — “Don’t Know What You Got Til It’s Gone,” by 1980s heavy-metal hairband Cinderella. Part of Lampe’s presentation on “Adapting to Climate Change,” in Monday’s technical session discussed water use efficiency programs that have been …
Restoring a historic locale in LA
Andy Andrews found a way to tie in Casper the Friendly Ghost, Gilligan’s Island and other former Hollywood favorites into a presentation on Monday, Oct. 17, at WEFTEC 2011. “The things you learn at WEFTEC,” Andrews said. His presentation was on the historic Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles and the work that Black & …
WEFTEC 2011 By the Numbers
This year at WEFTEC, there is too much for one exhibition hall! Three halls are housing the some 960 exhibitors at the world’s water quality event. In fact, the exhibition space was sold out. It’s a massive event to be sure. More than 17,000 people are registered for the conference and exhibition, and among them …
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 …
Presenting on Wednesday Afternoon: Attention Remained High to the End
Behind the scenes in the WEFTEC press office Submitted by Les Lampe, Black & Veatch Water Resources Global Practice and Technology Leader I was pleasantly surprised that about 20 attendees stayed for my presentation at 4:30 on Wednesday and asked many questions following the final set of presentations for the conference. That shows the …
