March 2008

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

WasteNet  1st International Workshop in Valparaiso/Chile

March 10 -14, 2008 in Valparaiso, Chile

The workshop is organized by WasteNet.

Website: http://www.wastenet.de

Email: waste.net@t-online.de

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

April 2008

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

 
April, 2-4, 2008 in Kharkiv, Ukraine
 
Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
 
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

May 2008

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: nawtec.org

International Conference on Environmental research and Technology (ICERT 2008)

 
May, 28-30, 2008 in Penang, Malaysia
 
This conference will provide a forum for interaction and exchanging ideas/experience among researchers and technologists in the area of environment.
 
Organized by: School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia
 
Website: http://www.usm.my/ICERT/

June 2008

WasteEng082 - 2nd International Conference on Engineering for Waste Valorization 

 
June, 3-5, 2008 in Patras, Greece

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

June 4-5, 2008 in Hannover, Germany

Website: http://www.wasteconsult.de

Email: info@wasteconsult.de

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

September 2008

2008 Global Solid Waste Management Symposium

September 9-10, 2008 in Colorado, U.S.A.
 
Website: www.wastesymposium.com/gws2008/public/enter.aspx

October 2008

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