EVENTS_July-August 2008
September 22-26. Caris 2008 12th International User Group Conference Exhibition and Educational Sessions Hilton Bath City Hotel in Bath England. Hotel reservations: phone: +44 1225 788 488 (Option 1 or 3); fax: +44 1225 483 337; email: reservations.bath@hilton.com; 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.med iterraneandays.pianc-aipcn.org; or www.mediterrane andays2008.it
October 7-8. WEDA Eastern Chapter Conference Mills House Hotel Charleston South Carolina. Please register by September 15 even if paying at the door. Contact Jeffrey A. McKee chapter treasurer P.O. Box 326 Union Bridge MD 21791-0326. Hotel is at 115 Meeting Street Charleston SC 29401. Phone: 1-800-874-9600 for reservations – $137-gov’t. $219-non-gov’t.
October 7-11. Hydraulic Institute Fall Management and Technical Meeting in conjunction with Pump Systems Matter™ Oak Brook Hills Marriott Oak Brook Illinois. Contact Mary Silver Hydraulic Institute 9 Sylvan Way Parsippany NJ 07054 phone: 973-267-9700 x17; email: msilver @Pumps.org. Hotel: 3500 Midwest Road Oak Brook Illinois 60523 phone: 1-630-850-5555; fax: 1-630-850-5569
October 15-16. “Dredging and the Environment” Tallinn Spa & Conference Hotel Tallinn Estonia. Seminar sponsored by the Central Dredging Association (CEDA). For registration contact Liis Sipelgas MSI T +372 620 4314; email: liis@sea.ee; or Anna Csiti CEDA Secretariat +31 15 268 2575; email: csiti@dredging.org
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
October 26-29. 27th Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference. Northwestern Michigan College Hagerty Center Traverse City Michigan. Sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission. Contact Becky Pearson Senior Program Specialist Great Lakes Commission phone: 734- 971-9135; email: bpearson@glc.org; www.submergedlands2008.com
November. WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter meeting. Contact WEDA 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
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. Pacific Chapter of the Western Dredging Association Fall 2008 Conference Mayflower Park Hotel 405 Olive Way Seattle WA 98101 hotel reservations: 206-623-8700 or 800-426-5100. Conference registration and information: Bill Hussin chapter secretary 206-762-0850; bhussin @mansonconstruction.com c/o Manson Construction Co.; PO Box 24067; Seattle WA 98124.
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 17-19. Sub-bottom Profilers & Magnetometers Hampton Inn and Suites Annapolis Maryland. Users course sponsored by International Industries and Black Laser Learning Inc. Contact sales@internationalindustries.net; phone: +1-410-571-0200
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. Tjanjin 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@hot mail.com
2009
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
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
January 19-21. Cutter Suction Dredge Simulator Short Course Haynes Coastal Engineering Laboratory Texas A&M University. Contact Dr. R.E. Randall Center for Dredging Studies Ocean Engineering Program Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843; phone: 979-845-4568; fax: 979-862-8162; email r-randall@tamu.edu
February 2-5 2009. 5th International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel Jacksonville Florida. Sponsored by Battelle. Contact The Conference Group Inc. 1580 Fishinger Rd. Columbus OH 43221; phone: 614-488-2030; fax: 614-488-5747; email: info@confgoupinc.com; www.battelle.org/sedimentscon
March 3-9 2009 (Tuesday through Sunday). CEDA and WEDA Environmental Commission joint meeting in Panama. Venue to be announced. Contact Anna Csiti CEDA Secretariat + 31 15 2682575; cell: +31 6 50507336; +31 15 2682576; email: csiti@dredging.org
March 9-12 2009. AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo Orange County Convention Center Orlando Florida Co-located with World of Asphalt 2009. Presented by NSSGA (National Stone Sand and Gravel Association); conference managers: Association of Equipment Manufacturers 6737 West Washington Street Suite 2400 Milwaukee WI 53214-5647 phone: 800-355-6635 414-298-4141; email: alaskowski@aem.org
April 2009. WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting. Contact WEDA 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
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
June 14-17 2009. Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference WEDA 29 and TEXAS A & M 40th Annual Dredging Seminar The Buttes Marriott Tempe Arizona. Meeting is from Sunday through Wednesday. Contact 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
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. CEDA 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.
