Events
June 8-11. WEDA XXVIII conference and exhibition with Texas A&M 39th Dredging Seminar St. Louis Airport Marriott St. Louis Missouri. Theme “Why We Dredge”. Contact Western Dredging Association Executive Director Larry Patella PO Box 5797 Vancouver WA 98668; phone: 360-750-0209; fax: 360-750-1445; email weda@comcast.net; www.westerndredging.org
June 16-20. 30th International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation. Five-day course at Delft The Netherlands. Sponsored by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) in cooperation with UNESCO-IHE. Contact Frans-Herman Cammel cammel@ iadc-dredging.com; phone IADC Secretariat: + 31 70 352 33 34
June 24-26. Hypack Brazil. Sponsored by SightGPS. Contact: +1- 860-635-1500 sales@hypack.com or sightgps.com.br
September 22-26. Caris 2008 12th International User Group Conference Exhibition and Educational Sessions Hilton Bath City Hotel in Bath England. For hotel reservations: phone: +44 1225 788 488 (Option 1 or 3); fax: +44 1225 483 337; email: reservations. bath@ hilton.com; address: Hilton Bath City Walcot Street Bath BA1 5BJ. Conference information: CARIS Headquarters 115 Waggoners Lane Fredericton New Brunswick Canada E3B 2L4. Phone: +1 506-458-8533; fax: +1 506-459-3849
September 23-25. Hypack China QingDao China . Contact Hypack at 860-635-1500 or sales@hypack.com
October 1-3. CEDA Dredging Days Antwerp Belgium. Contact: Dr. Anna Csiti CEDA Secretariat Radex Building Rotterdamseweg 183c 2629 HD Delft. The Netherlands. e-mail: csiti@dredging.org; www.dredgingdays.org
October 7-9. Mediterranean Days “Mediterranean Sea Port of the History Port of the World”. PIANC regional conference at the Villa Igeia Hilton Palermo Italy. Contact Secretariat of PIANC Italy c/o High Council of Public Works Via Nomentana 2 Roma Lazio 00161 Italy. Phone: +39 06 44 12 33 34; fax: +39 06 44 26 72 70; www.mediterranean days.pianc-aipcn.org; or www.mediterranean days2008.it
October 21-24. Shallow Survey 2008 5th International conference on high resolution surveys in shallow water Wentworth by the Sea Hotel New Castle New Hampshire. Sponsored by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping University of New Hampshire. Contact: Linda Prescott General Information email: SS2008Info@ccom.unh.edu; CCOM 24 Colovos Road Durham NH 03824; phone: 603-862-3438 fax: 603-862-0839
October 22. Dredging 201. Workshop on planning dredging projects including permitting Oakland California. Sponsored by the California Marine and Navigation Affairs Commission (C-MANC) and the Bay Planning Coalition. Contact Ellen Johnck Public Affairs Director Bay Planning Coalition 10 Lombard Street Suite 408 San Francisco CA 94111; phone: 415-397-2293 fax: 415-986-0694
November 4-6. HYDRO8 16th International Hydrographic Symposium Britannia Adelphi Hotel Liverpool England. Contact Howard Evans and Marlene Brown Hydro8 Reddown House 27 Reddown Road Coulsdon Surrey CR5 1AN U.K. Phone: +44 1737 559 892; fax: +44 1737 556 742; email: admin@hydro8.org.uk; web: www.hydro8.org.uk
November 5-7. WEDA Pacific Chapter Meeting Mayflower Park Hotel 405 Olive Way Seattle WA 98101; hotel reservations: 206- 623-8700 or 800-426-5100. Conference registration information: Pete Rude Chapter president 206-733-9179; pete.rude@Seattle.Gov November 11-15. Gulf Coast Hurricane Preparedness Response Recovery and Rebuilding Mobile Alabama. Sponsored by PIANC USACE COPRI and others. Contact: Anne Sudar 703-428-7166 r.anne.sudar@ usace.army.mil; or Kelly Barnes 703-428-9090 email: Kelly.j.barnes@usace.army.mil
November 18-19. Third International Congress for Dredging Technology Development in China. Promoting the beneficial uses of dredged material; saving natural resources and promoting environmental protection. Tianjin China. Sponsored by EADA (Eastern Dredging Assn.) and CHIDA (China Dredging Assn.) of WODA (World Organization of Dredging Assn). Hosted by CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co. Ltd. Contact CHIDA at No.9 Dong Zhi Men Wai Chun Xiu Road Dongcheng District Beijing 100027 China. Phone: +86 010-64174496; fax: +86 010-64159215; www.chida.org or John Dobson Eastern Dredging Association dobsoncj@hotmail.com
2009
January 11-14 2009. Annual Hypack Training Conference. San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in conjunction with the San Diego Convention Center California. Contact Christine Lonczak phone: 860-635-1500; sales@hypack.com; www.hypack.com
Jan 5-10 2009 OMG Multibeam Sonar Training #50 sponsored by The Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA) 451 Hungerford Dr Ste 119-360 Rockville Maryland 20850. Email: thsoa@aol.com; www.thsoa.org
March 3-9 2009 (Tuesday through Sunday). CEDA Environmental Commission (CEC) meeting. Panama. Venue to be announced. Contact Anna Csiti CEDA Secretariat + 31 15 2682575; cell: +31 6 50507336; +31 15 2682576; email: csiti@dredging.org
May 11-14 2009 US Hydrographic Conference Sheraton Waterside Hotel Norfolk Virginia. Contact The Hydrographic Society of America (THSOA) at 451 Hungerford Dr. Ste 119-360 Rockville Maryland 20850. Email: thsoa@aol.com; www.thsoa.org
July 9-11. International Symposium on Sediment Management Lille France. Organized by Ecole des Mines de Douai and Cd2e. Contact: Karine Kominiarz symposium secretary Ecole des Mines de Douai 941rue Charles Bourseul BP 10 838 F59508 Douai Cedex France. Phone: +33 3 27 712005; fax: +33 3 27 712916; email: abriak@ensm-douai.fr
September 16-18 2009 Coasts Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2009; Adapting to Change. Edinburgh International Conference Centre Scotland U.K. sponsored by the ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers). Dredging and use of dredged materials is one of six identified topics. Contact: ICE Conferences and Events Department Institution of Civil Engineers One Great George Street London SW1P 3AA U.K. phone: +44 20 7665 2293; fax: +44 20 7233 1743; email: events@ ice.org.uk www.ice-breakwaters.com
November 5-6 2009. WEDA Dredging Days Rotterdam in conjunction with Europort Maritime 2009 Rotterdam. Call for papers will be issued in fall of 2008.
2010
September 2010. WODCON XIX – 19th World Dredging Conference: Dredging Makes a Better World Beijing China. Dates and venue to be announced and will be posted here and on www.dredgemag.com when available.
