WEFTEC 2016 Innovation Showcase Highlights Out-Of-The-Box Thinking, Ideas

WEF to unveil Water Reuse Roadmap Primer; popular Beer Smackdown returns

Innovation shifts our business-as-usual thinking to something different and better. Organized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and its innovation partners BlueTech Research and Imagine H2O, the fifth annual Innovation Showcase puts a spotlight on water sector innovation while providing access to the leaders and technologies that are making it happen.

The Innovation Pavilion, one component of the broader Showcase, will once again feature a host of companies offering cutting-edge products and services as well as a theater where presentations will occur throughout the week.

Relevant to utilities, investors, strategic partners, entrepreneurs, and technology providers, highlights of the programming will include:

• An overview of WEF’s new Water Reuse Roadmap Primer
• The newest information about stormwater modeling, advanced treatment processes and resource recovery.
• An update on innovation in regulations and benchmarking water quality standards, trading and nutrients.
• Startups pitching their ideas to investors in a format modeled after the popular television show Shark Tank.
• The return of the Beer Smackdown, the popular tasting contest that features brews made from recycled water.
• Recognition of true innovation where it counts at the Operator Ingenuity contest.
• A briefing from a water cluster based in Puget Sound, along with information about the proposed Global Watershed Initiative.
• An interactive energy/water session featuring representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) who will discuss its Better Buildings Wastewater Infrastructure Accelerator Initiative and other energy-related topics and programs. WEF and the DOE recently announced a new memorandum of understanding that supports the Accelerator initiative.

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Complimentary registration for WEFTEC 2016 is available for credentialed media representatives. Advanced registration is now closed but badges can be obtained in Room 269, Hall H of the New Orleans Morial Convention Center beginning Sunday, September 25 at 8:30 a.m.

About WEF
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 33,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals; enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation. For more information, visit www.wef.org.

About WEFTEC
WEFTEC 2016, the Water Environment Federation’s 89th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference, will be held Sept. 24-28, 2016 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. The world’s largest annual water quality event provides the latest developments, technologies, and services for water preservation, restoration, and sustainability. For more information, visit www.weftec.org.