Penton’s WasteExpo Announces 40th Anniversary Celebration
4/14/2008
NEW YORK ( April 14, 2008) - Penton Media, producer of WasteExpo, today announced the WasteExpo 40th Anniversary Celebration, to take place May 6-8 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The event is North America's largest trade show serving the $52 billion solid waste and recycling industry. Chicago hosted the first WasteExpo (then called the International Refuse Equipment Show and Congress) in 1968, which featured 60 exhibitors. WasteExpo will return to Chicago this year with more than 500 exhibitors utilizing more than 230,000 square feet of exhibition space. For complete conference details, visit
www.wasteexpo.com.
With an estimated 11,600 participants, WasteExpo brings together private and public sector industry professionals, representing U.S. and foreign companies of all sizes.
Exhibitors will be showcasing the latest solid waste and recycling equipment and technologies. Industry experts will highlight key topics at WasteExpo's 40 conference sessions and training workshops. This year's session topics include collection and disposal; recycling; professional development; technology; community relations; financial planning; safety; labor and employment; and laws and regulations.
WasteExpo also offers a variety of networking opportunities including the WasteExpo Welcome Reception - 40th Anniversary Celebration; the EIA's inspirational and awards breakfast; boxed lunch discussions; and the Environmental Research and Education Foundation's (EREF) annual equipment auction.
WasteExpo is sponsored by Waste Age magazine and the Environmental Industry Association, and is supported by 35 other allied publications and organizations.
For additional information, contact Rita Ugianskis, group show director at 1 (813) 994-4654, e-mail rita.ugianskis@penton.com or visit www.wasteexpo.com.
Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
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