Record-setting numbers of 21,950 attendees and 1,111 companies using 290,000 net sq ft of exhibit space have designated the Water Environment Federation’s 2008 Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC.08) as the largest event its 81-year history. The previous records of 19,929 attendees, 1,017 companies and 268,405 net sq ft of floor space were set just last year at WEFTEC.07 in San Diego.
The conference was the premier gathering of water environment professionals that offered the most dynamic educational and training experience in WEFTEC’s history--with 31 workshops, 115 technical sessions and 10 facility tours that addressed the timeliest issues in water, wastewater treatment, storm water management, energy, "green" initiatives, science, research and legislative and political issues.