Dredging Events

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February 15 – 18, 2010. AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo and NSSGA Annual Convention, Cincinnati. Duke Energy Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sponsored by the National Stone Sand and Gravel Association; show manager is Association of Equipment Manufacturers, 6737 West Washington Street, Suite 2400; Milwaukee, WI 53214-5647 USA; phone: 414-298-4141; fax: 414-272-2672; web: www.agg1.org. At NSSGA, contact Cynthia McDowell, cmcdowell@nssga.org

March 6-10, 2010. CZMRDLLC 2010, Coastal Zone Management of River Deltas and Lowland Coastlines – First International Conference, Alexandria, Egypt. Conference and exhibition. Contact Prof. Dr. Shaden Abdel-Gawad, Coastal Research Institute, 15 El-Pharaana St., El Shallalat, Alexandria, Egypt 21514. Phone: +203 4844614; fax: +203 4844615; email: CZMRDLLC@nwrc-egypt.org; web: www.nwrc egypt.info

March 8, 2010. 11th SeaBat User Group Seminar, Hilton London Canary Wharf Hotel, South Quay Marsh Wall. Contact RESON A/S, Fabriksvangen 13, 3550 Slangerup, Denmark. Email: marketing@reson.com

March 9 – 10. National Waterways Conference 2010 Legislative Summit, Phoenix Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: Amy Larson, NWC, 4650 Washington Blvd., Suite 608; Arlington, VA 22201; amy@waterways.org. Hotel: 520 North Capitol Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001; 800-824-5419; www.phoenixparkhotel.com; Group Code 13355

March 9 – 11. Oceanology International, London Excel conference Center, London, England. Contact: James Coleman Exhibition Manager; +44 20 8910 7769; email: james.coleman@reedexpo.co.uk

March 22 – 25. CARIS 2010: Stronger Together – People, Products, Infrastructure, annual international user group conference, Four Seasons Hotel Miami, Florida. Contact Sheri Flanagan, CARIS, +1-506-458-8533, sheri.flanagan@caris.com.

March 24. Dredging Your Docks 2010, Brady’s Landing Restaurant, Houston, Texas. One day seminar organized by CRA Hydrographic Surveyors and Orion Marine Group. RSVP to Chris Ransome, 713-690-4626; crahouston@earthlink.net. Brady’s Landing Restaurant is at 8505 Cypress St., Houston, TX 77012; 713-923-9488.

March 24. Mid-Atlantic Contaminated Sediment/Soil Symposium, Liberty House Restaurant, Jersey City, New Jersey. Sampling, Testing, Remediation and Disposal Strategies. Hosted by Aqua Survey Inc. Symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Includes breakfast and lunch. Contact: Don Nazario, Nazario@aquasurvey.com; www.aquasurvey.com

April, 2010. WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, Illinois. Contact chapter officers: Tim Briggs, president, 312-492-6593; email: tbriggs@wrscompass.com; chapter vice president Kevin Slattery, phone: 314- 865-6311; email: Kevin.P.Slattery@usace.army.mil. Technical papers on the theme “The Importance of Dredging to the Environment and the Economy” can be submitted to George Berken, secretary/treasurer at 920-225-6141, email: George.Berken@Boldt.Com

April 25 – 28. WEDA Panama Chapter meeting, El Panama Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama. Contact the Western Dredging Association, 360-750-0209; WEDA@COMCAST.NET; www.westerndredging.org; Hotel el Panama: PO BOX 0816- 06754 Panama 1, Republic of Panama; Ludy Guerra, sales executive, phone: 507- 215 9446; cell: 507-6673 3921; lguerra@elpanama.com

April 25-28, 2010. PORTS 2010: “Building on the Past, Respecting the Future”, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront., Florida Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, COPRI Ports and Harbors Committee. Contact: ASCE World Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191-4400. Phone: 800-548-2723; 703- 295-6300; fax: 703-295-6222; web: www.asce.org

June 6 - 9, 2010. WEDA 30/TAMU 41, Western Dredging Association and Texas A&M Dredging Seminar, Rio Mar Wyndham Resort and Spa, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Contact Larry Patella, 360-750-0209; fax: 360-750-1445; WEDA@comcast.net; www.westerndredging.org.

September 8-12, 2010. WODCON XIX – 19th World Dredging Conference: Dredging Makes a Better World, Beijing International Convention Centre. Contact: Exhibition and Congress Secretariat CHIDA, China Dredging Association, No 9 Dong Zhi men Wai Chun Xiu Road; Beijing 100027 CHINA; Phone +86 10 64174496. Email: public@chida.org. Or EADA Secretariat; Capt David Padman; c/o Port Klang Authority; Mail Bag 202 42005 Port Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; Phone: +60 3 31688215; email: david@pka.gov.my. Or John Dobson; GPO Box 38; Hamilton Central; Queensland 4007 Australia. Phone: +61 7 3262 3834; email: dobsoncj@hotmail.com