摘要: |
The Western Dredging Association drew a record 780 attendees and nearly 150 exhibitors to its annual Dredging Summit and Expo July 25-28 at the Marriott Marquis Houston. The enthusiastic support of the event mirrored the robust dredging industry, backed by unprecedented federal and local funding levels and the need for dredging in the navigation, aggregates and environmental dredging areas. The first day was given over to four short courses on dredging technology and application, a meeting of the Beneficial Reuse Work Group, and a meeting of the WEDA Environmental Commission. The logos of the 72 financial sponsors of the meeting and 73 sustaining members were displayed on large boards above the speakers platform in the exhibit hall where plenary sessions and meals were held. In his welcoming address prior to the opening plenary session, WEDA President Alan Alcorn said that this meeting had the most booths and most attendees of any event ever held by WEDA since its inception in 1979. |