EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 13
WPC Conference and Exhibition
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WPC
The World Plumbing Conference is an international water conference organised by the World Plumbing Council that integrates seminars and exhibitions .
The conference is held every three years , and each session is bid twice in advance . The first World Plumbing Conference was held in Sydney , Australia from September 15 to 21 , 1985 , and a total of 14 countries participated . Since then , more and more countries have begun to actively participate in the conference . Up to now , more than 30 countries have participated and supported it . The World Plumbing Conference has built an efficient business platform for the development and technical exchange of the global water industry .
" World Plumbing Conference 2023 " in conjunction with " Shanghai International Exchange Seminar on Water Supply and Drainage Equipment , Technology ” will be held in Shanghai , China on 17-20 October 2023 . With the theme of " Greener , Smarter , Safer ", the conference launched multi-angle and all-around in-depth exchanges considering the new trends and characteristics of the global water supply and drainage industry in the post-epidemic era . Committed to creating a high-end platform for one-stop environmental technology exchanges in politics , industry , academia , and research . For more detail contact , lilykathy2002 @ 163 . com or visit www . worldplumbing . com
‘… theme of " Greener , Smarter , Safer ",
Editor ’ s Comment Whilst a tri-annual event originally due in 2021 , Covid played its dirty tricks and Shanghai has been very patient and the theme of Greener , Smarter , Safer is more relevant than before the pandemic only reinforcing the need for such a theme and action around the theme . PA
PTE Change in schedule
Where to next ? Sadly , due to time for the venue in terms of mid-term exams and build up for the Free State Provincial Trades competition we have to cancel Bloemfontein .
The good news , having learnt from the larger city areas , we have decided to adopt another successful MTE strategy of two exhibitions in one week . It was clear that an exhibition near the East Rand and Jo ’ Burg South would just not work due to travelling time for plumbers from the North and West of Jo ’ Burg . Time is money , we understand , but education is value to make more money . So , the East Rand Exhibition will be held on 10 October 2023 and the Jo ’ Burg North Exhibition on 12 October 2023 .
The venue for the East Rand will be Laerskool Westwood off Atlas Road , Boksburg . The North venue is still to be chosen .
© Plumbing Africa Rory Macnamara
The concept of two exhibitions in one week in areas close to each other is a tried and tested one , enabling visitors to choose a venue to visit , and avoiding having to travel long distances .
We appreciate that this may be unusual just as the concept of Plumbing Travelling Exhibitions was to the industry , but we believe this will be far more exciting for exhibitors and visitors alike . PA
“… work together , intelligently and for the benefit of plumbing and the plumbers , engineers , and architects .”
August 2023 Volume 29 I Number 6 www . plumbingafrica . co . za