WSP Leads Conversation for Automated Vehicle Adoption at 2018 Symposium
San Francisco, CA – Consultants from WSP USA, an engineering and professional services consultancy and leader in the field of connected and automated vehicles, will deliver presentations that will impact the future of transportation at the Automated Vehicle Symposium in San Francisco July 9-12. WSP is a benefactor of the event and the exclusive sponsor of the mobile app for the symposium, which can be downloaded here. “Connected and automated vehicles (C/AV) have the potential to...
Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) to Keynote SUE Conference
RESTON, VA - Organizers of the of the new Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Association have announced that U.S. Representative Randy Weber (R-TX) will be the keynote speaker at the kick-off conference to be held Thursday, July 26 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel in Washington, DC. Congressman Weber, who represents the 14th district, which is along the Texas Gulf Coast, was a small business owner prior to his public service. After serving in the Texas state legislature, Rep. Weber was elect...
First-Ever U.S. Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange to be Hosted Oct. 9-10 in Denver
DENVER—Denver will serve as the location for the inaugural meeting on managing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on infrastructure, bringing together transportation leaders from around the country. The Resilience Innovations Summit and Exchange (RISE) will be Oct. 9-10, at the Sheraton Downtown Denver. Leaders will share state-of-the-practice information about how to include resilience practices within transportation system performance activities. The Colorado Department of Tran...
Senegal and World Water Council Sign Agreement for First Sub-Saharan Africa World Water Forum
- The 9th World Water Forum will be the first to be held in sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 - Water security needs in sub-Saharan Africa are greatest globally - 319 million sub-Saharan Africans do not have access to safe drinking water and nearly 700 million do not have access to safe sanitation facilities World Water Council, Dakar – The 9th edition of the World Water Forum, the world’s biggest event on water, will be held for the first time in sub-Saharan Af...
Neste is Partnering with the Elfwegentocht Event in the Netherlands to Support the Fossil-Free Friesland Project
The Elfwegentocht is a two-week-long event in July in which citizens of the province Friesland in the Netherlands will travel fossil-fuel-free. Friesland is the first province to offer 100% renewable diesel at local fuel stations. The renewable diesel is called Blauwe Diesel powered by Neste MY. Blauwe Diesel is a sustainable and renewable alternative to conventional diesel that cuts greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% and enables reductions in engine-out emissions. “We are delighted to be...
Drinking Water Innovation Startups in over 25 Countries Respond to Imagine H2O’s Urban Drinking Water Challenge Ahead of Deadline
Stockholm, Sweden – A diverse list of ‘waterpreneurs’ from over 25 countries globally have registered for the Imagine H2O 2018 Urban Drinking Water Scarcity Challenge ahead of the July 2, 2018 application deadline. The Challenge offers financial commitment up to a total USD1 million in deployment awards and potential follow-on investment. Launched by Bluewater, a world leader in drinking water technologies and solutions, and 11th Hour Racing, a US organization that establishes strategic partn...
Inaugural Indiana Water Summit Proposes Solutions for Water Quality Issues Facing Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS - The White River Alliance, the premier organization for regional water resource protection in Indiana, is bringing together dynamic speakers, national experts, and interactive elements for the first Indiana Water Summit, a forum series slated to occur every year that examines the complex issues facing our state’s diverse water resources. This year’s event will be held on Aug. 12-13 in Indianapolis, and the topics selected are meant to inform water policy discussions in Indiana....
Landscape Architects Outline Blueprint for Healthy, Climate-Smart, Environmentally Resilient Communities
Washington, D.C. – Climate change is intensifying the negative impacts of standard development practices and is putting people and communities across the United Sates at risk. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) convened an interdisciplinary Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience in September 2017, and this week ASLA released a blueprint for helping secure a sustainable and resilient future that summarizes the panel’s work and recommendations. Smart Policies for a...
13NAMC Abstracts Due July 31, 2018
Paper submissions are invited for the 13th North American Masonry Conference, which will be held from June 16-19, 2019, in Salt Lake City. The Conference is hosted by Brigham Young University and is the latest in the series of quadrennial conferences sponsored by The Masonry Society. More than 150 papers from more than 20 countries are anticipated to be presented at the conference and included in the final proceedings. The conference seeks to provide a forum to professionals from around...
Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Association to Form
Reston, VA - A new trade and professional association of subsurface utility engineering (SUE) practitioners, the SUE Association, is being formed and an organizing conference will be held on Thursday, July 26 at the Capitol Skyline Hotel in Washington, DC. The intent of the SUE association is to fill a niche for firms and individuals engaged in providing SUE services, as well as allied stakeholders. The SUE Association is dedicated to supporting, promoting, and increasing client understanding...
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