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MAYOR LANDRIEU TO GIVE WELCOME REMARKS AT WEFTEC 2016
NEW ORLEANS – TOMORROW, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will
give welcome remarks at the opening session of WEFTEC 2016, the Water
Environment Federation’s 89th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference being
held Sept. 24-28, 2016 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. WEFTEC, which includes more than 20,000 participants, is the
world’s largest annual water quality event and provides the latest
developments, technologies and services for water preservation, restoration and
sustainability.
During WEFTEC
2014, the Mayor Landrieu joined the GE Foundation to announce a $1.5 million grant to support Delgado
Community College’s ongoing efforts to train certified water infrastructure
personnel to work at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.
In his remarks
tomorrow, Mayor Landrieu will recognize the first graduates
of Delgado’s Water Infrastructure Personnel Training Program and highlight the
importance of repairing and upgrading New Orleans’ aging infrastructure and
jobs it will create.
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WHO:
Mayor Mitch Landrieu
WEFTEC Officials
WHAT:
Welcome Remarks at WEFTEC 2016
WHEN:
Monday, Sept. 26, 2016
8:15 a.m.
WHERE:
New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Great Hall A
900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130
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About WEF
The Water
Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational
organization of 33,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member
Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since
1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As
a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals;
enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the
impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation.
To learn more, visit www.wef.org.
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