October 17, 2007
In This Issue
Message from the Executive Manager
Highlights
Project Updates
Technical Seminars
Conferences & Tradeshows
Link of the Month
Feature Partner
 
Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din 
Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din

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Message from the Executive Manager
 
Jerry Leonard
As this edition of our E-news goes out, I will be in Mexico City representing the Centre at Enviro-Pro. Along with Darryl Seehagel, I am participating in a government-organized trade mission in an effort to develop what we see as tremendous potential for the Centre in this region. In previous newsletters, we've mentioned the contacts that we have already made in Mexico and, hopefully, future newsletters will bring news of positive results coming from the current trip.
In the meantime, the past month has been characterized by some very tangible developments in our operations. In response to the needs of a number of technology development and demonstration projects, the Centre has dramatically increased its technical staff. Also, to meet the demands of our growing training activities, we are advertising to fill the position of an Education Program Manager. It is exciting to see this growth and to know that it, in turn, will bring increased activity and development.
 
Regards,
 
Dr. Jerry Leonard, P.Eng., Executive Manager
Highlights
  • It's Waste Reduction Week! Go to www.wrwcanada.com for resources and ways to get involved.
  • The Centre is welcoming a new staff member this month and saying goodbye to another. Romana Greschik joins us as part-time administrative assistant at the Solid Waste Research & Development Facility. Our Research & Training Facility Coordinator, Kyle Greene, will be leaving the Centre at the end of the month. We wish him the best of luck in his future pursuits. In view of Mr. Greene's departure, the Centre is accepting applications for the position. For a complete job description, please click here (PDF).
  • Call for Papers: The deadline to submit your abstract for Waste - The Social Context '08 has been extended to October 29, 2007. Click here for details. 
  • Fall means it's time to get back on the conference circuit. The EWMCE recently displayed at the RCA conference in Calgary, and we invite you to visit our booth at the Western Canada Water and Wastewater Association annual conference at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton from October 23 to 26.
  • The Centre is currently hiring for the position as Education Program Manager. Click here for the complete job posting (PDF).
  • Jerry Leonard and Darryl Seehagel are currently in Mexico City at the annual Enviro-Pro conference, where they hope to strengthen the Centre's ties with Mexican waste management practitioners. Mr. Seehagel will also attend WEFTEC in San Diego, California in the coming week. Look for highlights from these conferences in next month's edition of E-news.
  • On October 1 the Centre was visited by a group of officials in charge of urban environmental management and financing for the Shanghai Chengtou region in China. The Centre had been highly recommended to the delegates by the World Bank. The group was introduced to the EWMCE and toured the City of Edmonton's waste management facilities.
Project Updates
  • Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din will be spending part of his sabbatical at the Centre overseeing the Secondary Clarifier Research Study and the Aerated Grit Chamber Study. To read more about Dr. Gamal El-Din, check out this month's Feature Partner (PDF)article. 

  • Dr. Paul Arnold, a professor at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, is investigating the impact of drywall material as an additive to the composting process. Will the addition of drywall materials have negative or positive effects on microbial activity? Dr. Arnold will study compost temperature, total plate counts, pH, and substrate moisture content to answer that question.

"At-the-Centre" Technical Seminars
  • October 18, 2007 - Nanotechnology: Challenges & Opportunities
  • November 13, 2007 - Annual Research Day

*Details available 3 weeks before each seminar.

Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows
 
October 23-26, 2007
Edmonton, Alberta

RemTech 2007
October 24-26, 2007
Banff, Alberta
 
November 11-15, 2007
Rome, Italy
 
AUMA Convention/AMSC Tradeshow
November 28-30, 2007
Calgary, Alberta
Link of the Month

http://www.albertaingenuity.ca/
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