World Industrial Design Day 2018 Set to Highlight Design's Impact on Good Health and Well-being
Montreal (Canada) – For World Industrial Design Day (WIDD) on 29 June 2018, the World Design Organization (WDO) invites the global design community to participate in this year’s theme: ‘Design’s impact on good health and well-being’. This deceptively simple theme speaks to a complex set of factors and conditions that determine the level of quality of life of every human being. In addition to individual characteristics, behaviour and genetic makeup, research has shown that health is influence...
Building a Roadmap for Water’s Future at The Global Water Summit 2018
The Global Water Summit 2018 will take place in Paris on 15th-17th April 2018. The conference comes at a time of widespread change for the international water sector, with new finance sources, PPP opportunities, and $100 billion of national infrastructure spending plans being unveiled in several key water markets, and the event will unpack these emerging trends as part of its theme of “Transcending Boundaries”. The Global Water Summit will assemble business leaders and decision makers from ac...
CFSEI Announces Program for 2018 Expo
WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2018 —The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has announced the program for the 2018 CFSEI Annual Expo, which will be held May 15-16, 2018 at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel, 1355 N. Harbor Drive in San Diego, California. This event is designed for architects, builders/contractors and engineers, with an educational program geared toward both skilled cold-formed steel (CFS) framing professionals as well as newcomers. This year, the Expo includes a ch...
Advice and Best Practices from City Leaders on IoT Solutions
Event Information: Getting Started with IoT - A Primer for Government Government leaders have questions as IoT-powered solutions like smart traffic signals, intelligent lighting and self-driving vehicles become more common. How can the Internet of Things benefit our community? Where should we start in planning for and implementing this new technology? How do we get the most out of the IoT investments we’re already making? For answers to these questions and more, join Government Technolo...
World Industrial Design Day 2018 set to highlight Design's Impact on Good Health and Well-being
Montreal (Canada) – For World Industrial Design Day (WIDD) on 29 June 2018, the World Design Organization (WDO) invites the global design community to participate in this year’s theme: ‘Design’s impact on good health and well-being’. This deceptively simple theme speaks to a complex set of factors and conditions that determine the level of quality of life of every human being. In addition to individual characteristics, behaviour and genetic makeup, research has shown that health is influence...
Transportation Department Hosts Idaho Freight Summit in Early April
BOISE - Improving freight mobility, safety and economic opportunities in Idaho will be the focus of the Idaho Freight Summit on Tuesday, April 10, in Boise. Idaho Freight Summit – Building Idaho’s Economy, will be hosted by the Idaho Transportation Department and will be held in the North Star Conference Room at the Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Boulevard in Boise. Presentations and open discussion topics will include infrastructure projects, legislative actions, research programs, pe...
Winner of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize Awarded During 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia
- CCPD has received 2,000,000 JPY (approx. $18,000 USD) today at the closing ceremony of the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia, Brazil - The 8th World Water Forum welcomed more than 85,000 participants from 172 countries, including 300 local and regional authorities and 200 parliamentarians under the theme “Sharing Water” - The Kyoto World Water Grand Prize was awarded with the Japan Water Forum for outstanding grassroots activities related to water issues worldw...
Trimble Dimensions: CALL FOR SPEAKERS - OPEN CALL
Trimble Dimensions 2018 returns this November, featuring an unparalleled combination of education, technology and networking. To fill our action-packed agenda, we are seeking industry experts with amazing stories of how Trimble technology is transforming the way we work. Will you be one of them? If selected, you’ll share best practices and insights with industry peers from around the globe and showcase your company’s success. Plus, speakers receive a special registration rate of $495 (norm...
The 8th World Water Forum Celebrates World Water Day
World Water Council – Co-organized by the World Water Council and the Government of Brazil, the 8th World Water Forum gathers over 12 Heads of State, upwards of 100 Ministers, Parliamentarians and Mayors and thousands of water and sustainable development experts and global citizens in Brazil to commemorate World Water Day on 22 March. To commemorate this day during the week of the World Water Forum, the World Water Council has prepared a Video News Release revealing global water realities, an...
The 8th World Water Forum Unites World Leaders and Thousands of Experts to Mark World Water Day
Co-organized by the World Water Council and the Government of Brazil, the 8th World Water Forum gathers over 12 Heads of State, upwards of 100 Ministers, Parliamentarians and Mayors and thousands of water and sustainable development experts and global citizens in Brazil to commemorate World Water Day on 22 March. By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas. 80% of countries report insufficient funding to meet national drinking water targets. More than...