Events & Conferences 5th Annual Midwest Water Industry ExpoJointly sponsored by Central States Water Environment Association and Wisconsin Water Association Kalahari Waterpark Resort & Conf. Center February 9-10, 2010 Wisconsin Dells, WI More details at (414) 423-7000. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Southeast Region Lakes Workshop: "Changing Lakes, Changing Policy" February 13, 2010 Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clean River, Clear Falls Conference
Stormwater Quality Annual Conference
Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM Menomonee Falls Fire Station #3 W140 N7501 Lilly Road Open to the Public! FREE Admission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  CS/IMTech 2010 Conference & Exposition Portland, OR March 21-24, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AWWA 2010 Sustainable Water Management Conference & Exposition Albuquerque, NM April 11-14, 2010 More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tapping into Solutions: The Future of Water Conference Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI May 3-5, 2010 More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st European Congress of IAHR (International Association of Hydraulic
Engineering and Research) Edinburgh, Scotland May 4-6, 2010. More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
ACE '10, The World's Water Event McCormick Place, Chicago June 20-24, 2010 (Registration begins January 13, 2010) More details here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEF/IWA Biofilm Reactor Technology Conference 2010 Portland, OR August 15-18, 2010. More details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WWA (Wisconsin Water Association) 89th Annual Meeting & Expo Monona Terrace - Madison, WI September 15-17, 2010 More details here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
WEFTEC 2010
New Orleans, LAOctober 2-6, 2010  Download the full brochure, with sessions, instructions and more here.
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| WHAT'S NEW? Mayor Tom Barrett recognizes Water Council efforts in his weekly report Or, "gives props", "gives a shout-out", however you wish to call it. Part of it recognizes donations by Water Council members at the Water for Haiti benefit on January 21, which raised $30,000 in money and life-saving water purification equipment for the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Read his weekly report here!
WWA approves new scholarships The Young Professionals Committee of the Wisconsin Water Association has approved new scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year for students pursuing the water supply field. Find out more from WWA here, or download an application from our website here.
Public Works Committee OKs resolution for WAVE rates
Read the full story here and here.
Project Milwaukee: The Currency of Water on WUWM's "Lake Effect" In December, Milwaukee Public Radio on WUWM (89.7 FM) ran a series on Milwaukee and water. Connect to WUWM.com's "Recent Programs" link here for all the details!
Wall Street Journal notices Milwaukee's WAVE Read the article here!
The Water Council held a Member Meeting on October 29th. Click here for a recap and details. Download Linda Reid's slides from the Water Council meeting here 
Water Council secures federal grant for economic development The Milwaukee 7 Water Council has just been awarded U.S. Department of Commerce grant to help with economic development and developing plans to enhance Milwaukee's freshwater processing and treatment capabilities. The grant was announced in statements by U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl and U.S. Rep Gwen Moore. The grant requires matching funds and will address a variety of goals the Water Council has set forth in its mission. Find out more from coverage here:  
Water Council helps bring UWM, Advanced Chemical together for new technological developments Read all about it here!
How's the WAVE for an idea? "WAVE" districts in Milwaukee. What's that? Read all about it here!
ACE '09: Water Council represented, Badger Meter featured on video ACE '09 took place in San Diego in June and the Milwaukee Water Council was represented by none other than our Water Industry Specialist, Claus Dunkelberg. Badger Meter was also prominently featured at ACE '09, with a video featuring Daniel Merritt from Badger discussing their products with David Molgollon from WaterWorldTV. View it below! 
UW-Whitewater launches water business program UW-Whitewater has teamed up with the Water Council to train students in their business program to work in water-related industries. Read Journal Sentinel coverage here Read Business Journal coverage here
Milwaukee designated a UN Global Compact City as a water technology hubThe Water Council's Quarterly Meeting on April 28th featured special guest Paul James, Director of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, who officially announced Milwaukee's admission into the United Nations Global Compact Cities Programme - one of only 14 cities worldwide to do so. Read coverage from these sources: Read the Journal Sentinel's coverage here Read Business Journal coverage here http://www.biztimes.com/daily/2009/4/28/milwaukee-announces-membership-to-un-cities-program Read BizTimes.com coverage here Listen to WUWM-FM's report here Read the story from Sys-Con Belgium here Watch Channel 12's coverage below 
Area students win C-SPAN video contest. The topic: Water Three students from Racine's McKinley Middle School have placed top honors from C-SPAN in their StudentCam 2009 video contest. True to their region, their topic was fresh water and why it should be President Obama's top priority.  Pictured from left to right are Madison Richards, Samantha Noll, Lauren Nixon, and Dr. Paul James of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme.
Check out their video, "Down to the Last Drop", below!  |
So what is the Water Council all about? Find out by downloading our latest Briefing Document here!
Interested in having a Water Council speaker at your event? We've made it easy for you. Download this form and submit it here!
Interested in Water Council Membership? The Milwaukee 7 Water Council is a 501(c)(3) membership-driven organization. We'd say membership has its privileges, but since American Express probably owns that, we won't use it. But becoming a Water Council member will provide opportunity for business, research and helping the Milwaukee region become the World Water Hub.  Download the brochure - complete with membership information and benefits - HERE!
Download the Membership Form HERE
Water at a Crossroads: Dialogue & Debate at the 5th World Water Forum From climate change adaptation to the energy and food crunch, from the MDGs to the Right to Water—a wide range of issues was discussed and debated during the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul this past March. Download the Global Water Framework document here and visit the 5th World Water Forum website for more information and details.
Sanitaire's growth amidst recession featured in Journal Sentinel piece Read the piece here! Find more stories on our News Page.
Our UN Global Compact City status: It's not an award. So what does it mean? Find out here!
Paul James video from the Water Council meeting The video of Paul James, Director of the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, discusses Milwaukee's admission to the programme in the Water Council's April 28th meeting. Click on the picture below to watch! 
Water Council co-chair Rich Meeusen featured on Channel 12 with Mike Gousha Read the story here!  View the video that aired on April 30th . Also, Rich was just interviewed by Water Technology. Read the piece here!
WATER COUNCIL MISSION: To align the regional fresh water research community and water-related industries to establish the Milwaukee 7 Region as the World Water Hub for water research, economic development and education. Water_Council_Vision_Statement_fromSAS.pdf(62.9 KB) The Water Council is part of the Milwaukee 7, a regional collaborative organization. Visit their site below! 
Why the Milwaukee Region? * Over 120 water-oriented companies * Home to nine different facilities of five of the 11 largest water companies in the world * The Great Lakes Water Institute --the largest academic freshwater facility on the Great Lakes * The upcoming UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences * Collaboration in the region, including annual Water Summits * Experienced workers and talent * Political support for being a global leader * Pure, low-cost water provides an ideal platform for research and manufacturing
Milwaukee selected for 2010 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will bring over 300 leaders from all over the Great Lakes Region to the city...another sign that Milwaukee is becoming a recognized hub for sustainable water issues and solutions.
Need collaboration? Call Claus! Claus Dunkelberg, our Water Industry Specialist, is working with companies and academic researchers all over region. If you have any needs that may be fulfilled by working with other companies or research institutions, contact Claus at (414) 587-6796 or by e-mail . That's what he's here for!
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