ECN Workshop "The Future for Anaerobic Digestion of Organic Waste"

January 16 -17, 2008 in Nuremberg, Germany      

With study tour at the 18th of January. It is a common event with the Biogas Association's Conference titled "Biogas - efficient and reliable" on biogas, renewable energy and digestion of energy crops and manure. 150 exhibitors and 2000 participants

February 2008

CODIS 2008 - International Congress on Compost and Digestate Quality(in co-opertion with ECN) 

February 9-27 2008 in Solothurn, Switzerland 

CODIS 2008 is a platform where scientists, practitioners and authorities meet to discuss current issues and future trends.  The main focus of CODIS 2008 will be on the quality of compost and digestate derived from source separated biogenic waste and animal manure. Benificial and adverse impacts on the environment and plant production due to the application of compost and digestate and the production of renewable energy will be considered. 

Website: http://www.codis2008.ch

Email: info@codis2008.ch

International Conference '7th ASA Waste Days - Performance of MBT' (in co-operation with ECN) 

February, 13-15, 2008 in Hannover, Germany

The 2008 mechancial-biological treatment MBT conference of the German Association of MBT plants will reflect from the practioneers point of view the experiences about what is achievable by means of MBT when it comes to waste storage, decomposition, pretreatment and refused derived fuels. Study tours will supplement the event 

Website: http://www.asa-ev.de

Email: info@asa-ev.de

2008 Nordic Biogas Conference and exhibition (with ECN members Avfall Norge and Avfall Sverige) 

March, 5-7, 2008 in Malmö, Sweden

The conference is organized by biogas representatives from all five Nordic countries. The target with the conference is to exchange best practise information of production and utilization of biogas between the Nordic countries and to establish cooperation and commercial contacts. Target group for the conference are primarily actors that work with biogas like municipalities, local waste management, farmers and consultants, but also decision makers and politicians. 

Website: http://www.avfallsverige.se

Email: katherine.smedberg@sgc.se

The 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management

March 30 - April 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Researchers, educators, government officials, consultants, managers, community leaders and others with an interest in solid waste are invited to submit papers for oral presentation or poster session at the Conference.

Call For Papers : The deadline for submission of abstracts is October 31, 2007.  Early submission is encouraged.

Website: http://www.widener.edu/solid.waste

Email: solid.waste@widener.edu

Cooperation for Waste Issues - the 5th International Conference on Solid waste, Sewage and Air emissions management

The Conference will promote advanced waste management experience and practice; develop environmentally sound waste management business; establish contacts between the interested parties; attract attention of investors, industrialists, public, authorities and mass media. The annual conference established since 2004. The 2007 Conference was attended by over 300 participants, and 150 papers were presented by authors from 12 countries.

Website: http://www.waste.com.ua/cooperation

Contact person: Iryna Popova  world_of_waste@mail.ru 

Waste-The Social Context '08

May 11 - 15, 2008 in Edmonton Alberta, Canada 

Edmonton Waste Management Centre of Excellence

The theme of this strategically important conference is Urban Issues and Solutions. While many conferences focus on the technical aspects of wastewater and solid waste management, this much-anticipated event is unique in addressing the critical environmental, social and economic implications. The aim is to share ideas, stimulate discussion and accelerate development of the tools and knowledge needed to make sustainable waste management decisions.

Website: www.ewmce.com

The North American Waste-to-Energy Conference

May 19-21, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Co-sponsored by the Integrated Waste Services Association (IWSA), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), and in partnership with the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) at Columbia University, the North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) is widely recognized as the leading industry technical conference and trade show focusing on municipal waste-to-energy.

website: http://nawtec.org/

WasteEng082 - 2nd International Conference on Engineering for Waste Valorization 

WasteEng08 will bring together representatives from academic institutions, industry and public organizations with the aim of collecting, exchanging information and promoting the Valorization of Waste (municipal, industrial, agricultural, construction and demolition) for production of Energy (ethanol, hydrogen, biogas, biofuel, RDF, pyrolysis products,?) and Materials (raw, secondary and recycled materials).

Website: http://www.wasteeng08.org

Email: WasteEng08@meetingplanner.gr

3. Abfallforschungstage 2008

13th Annual Landfill Symposium and Planning & Management Conference

June, 9-14, 2008 in Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

Website: http://juneconference.swana.org/

Email Chris Hurwitz at: churwitz@swana.org 

2008 Global Solid Waste Management Symposium

September 9-10, 2008 in Colorado, U.S.A.

Website: www.wastesymposium.com/gws2008/public/enter.aspx

Conference ORBIT 2008 'Moving Organic Waste Recycling towards Resource Management and for the Biobased Economy' (In co-operation with ECN) 

October, 13-15, 2008 in Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Call for Papers: 2007-10-01 to 2008-01-06

The 6th Edition of Europe's largest conference of biological waste management will be held at the Univerity of Wageningen 13th to 15th of October 2008. The Call for papers adresses the full range if organic waste, recycling and upgrading issues (see the pdf or the website for details). 

Website: http://www.orbit2008.de

Email: info@orbit2008.de