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Infrastructure, Sustainability & Testing Management Conference September 22-25, 2008 Conference Sponsors
The American Filtration & Separations Society is providing a 2 Track Program with its' Fall Conference September 23-25th in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will be preceded with its traditional filtration full day short courses on September 22nd. The main Conference will consist of two separate tracks. Track I is titled Filter Testing; Evaluation, Procedures and Validation chaired by Dr. Ernest Mayer of DuPont. Track II is chaired by Edward C. Gregor of Edward C. Gregor & Associates, LLC and title Infrastructure & Sustainability; Filtration Growth Market. The sub-title of the Track is Underscoring Most Critical Un-Met Needs in Filtration and Separations. The Infrastructure and Sustainability Track is targeted specifically at mangers seeking new and emerging opportunities in filtration or separations to reinvigorate their business and understand the next generation of growth opportunities. Filtration Testing: Evaluation, Procedures and Validation Track: The Filter Testing Track will feature the process of evaluation, procedures and validation of filtration media, filters and filtration systems and cover a breadth of subjects from diatomaceous earth to complex filtration systems and seemingly every technology and process in-between. Featured sessions include the following:
Attendees to the Filter Testing track will consist of individuals from several organizational disciplines including product development, quality, plant engineering, media & equipment suppliers, consultants and others. Filtration Testing Track Session Presentation Titles Infrastructure & Sustainability; Filtration Growth Market Track: The AFS is taking a different tack and invited organizations and individuals having a broad overview and perspective to address the most compelling filtration and/or separation un-met needs in their area of expertise. The industry has never offered a forum of this nature. The goal is to jump-start innovation and creative thinking where it has lagged in recent years and accelerate development where it is on-going. There are many un-met needs in the filtration and separations industry, most affecting America and the world’s infrastructure in one way or another. The challenge is huge and the solutions costly, yet with success, the payoff is enormous. The conference is designed specifically for managers who are broad thinkers or innovators and want a peek under the tent of where the industry needs new solutions. Featured sessions include the following:
Attendees to the Infrastructure and Sustainability Track will consist of filtration and separation R&D mangers, product development engineers, marketing, corporate business mangers, investment backers and others who have a vested interest in where the industry is headed. The common thread being the need to understand un-met critical filtration and separation application needs to make informed decisions where to invest future corporate funds in 2009 and beyond. Infrastructure & Sustainability Track Session Presentation Titles Workshop: The Conference will conclude with a half-day workshop titled Water and Air Infrastructure Needs and the Role of Filtration in the Interdependency Market. This important Application Workshop is a must for organizations and individuals to tie together the un-met needs with the opportunities in order to structure a strategy and action plan for new product development and company growth. The workshop will be lead by Anita Highsmith of Highsmith Environmental Consultants, former Head of the Water Quality Activities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The workshop will address all topics and aspects of the Infrastructure and Sustainability Conference. Networking reception and Conference banquet: Join the Conference speakers and your fellow attendees for a networking reception, co-pay gala banquet and keynote speaker who will discuss selected issues and the importance of expanding North America’s filtration and separation infrastructure. Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:30-8:00pm. $20..00 additional charge. Conference sponsorships and a limited number of tabletop displays are available. This conference will definitely be a sell-out, so register early and especially make your hotel reservations now, as rooms are limited.
Note: In the registration process you can sign up to be an AFS member. In most cases, you will save money if you sign up to be a member and register as a member for the conference instead of registering for the conference as a non-member. Short Course attendees receive discounts if they attend the conference (-$100) and if they are members (-$100). For a total possible discount of -$200.
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