Excellent Events Program at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012

A high-caliber events program is again flanking the range of products and services showcased at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012, the World Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management which takes place from May 7 to 11, 2012 in Munich. On all five days of the fair, the forums in Halls A5 and C1 will be featuring country and theme specials, panel discussions and presentations by exhibitors.

In line with the international character of IFAT ENTSORGA a number of Country Specials are being put on in the program. The Africa-Maghreb Region, Russia and Turkey will feature in three Country Specials being organised by Messe München in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the German Water Partnership. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) is also a co-organiser of the latter. The Country Special on the Arab Regions is being carried out in cooperation with the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA).

In addition the partners of IFAT ENTSORGA will be turning the spotlight on a range of special themes, for example, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the German Water Partnership and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research are putting on a panel discussion on the subject of capacity development in international markets, looking in particular at the involvement of German industry in education and training in water management. The UmweltCluster Bayern is also active at IFAT ENTSORGA and organising a panel discussion on "Waste to Energy" in cooperation with the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

The "16th International Symposium Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Energy" is also being held within the framework of IFAT ENTSORGA 2012. This is a joint initiative, organised by the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA – Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall) in cooperation with the European Water Association (EWA), the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and the Department of Waste Management and City Cleaning VKS (Verband Abfallwirtschaft und Stadtreinigung im VKU). The event, taking place from May 7 to 10 in the ICM – Internationales Congress Center München, offers a diverse trade program on themes in sustainable water and waste management.

More details about the speakers and contents of these events will follow in a later press release in March. For an initial look at the events program to IFAT ENTSORGA 2012, go to: www.ifat.de/en/Programme