Global Waste Management Symposium2 August 2010 – Penton Media’s 2010 Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS), an international forum for the presentation of peer-reviewed applied and fundamental research and case studies on waste management, announces the Strategic and Media Partners for the event 3-6 October 2010 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa.

The GWMS is proud to be supported by Penton Media’s Waste Age Magazine, as well as media support from the following Media Partners to date: Construction & Demolition Recycling, Environmental Nano Technologies-ENT Magazine, Geosynthetica.net, and Pollution Equipment News. Additional support is provided by the following Strategic Partners to date: the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF), the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA, through NSWMA and WASTEC), the Chicago Climate Exchange , the International Waste Working Group (IWWG), the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), LowCarbonEconomy.com, Methane to Markets (M2M), Ontario Waste Management Association, and Port of Entry.

“It is exciting to have so many industry partners support the Symposium,” states Florence Torres, GWMS Conference Director. “Our partners help ensure broad reach for the relevant information that the Global Waste Management Symposium provides. We are sure to enjoy continued success in the area of waste management by working together toward this common goal.”

The Global Waste Management Symposium brings together a broad coalition of government agencies, waste services companies, consultants, vendors/suppliers, researchers and leading trade organizations and scientific foundations from the U.S. and abroad. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and problem solve with colleagues and GWMS sponsors on topics that are critical to the community of designers, facility owners and operators, policymakers and researchers in the global waste community.

To find out more about the Global Waste Management Symposium, and to register visit www.wastesymposium.com.

Companies wishing to participate as sponsors should contact:

For inquiries about the technical program please contact Bryan F. Staley, Ph.D., P.E., Symposium Technical Committee Co-chair and Vice President of Environmental Programs, Environmental Research and Education Foundation, bstaley@erefdn.org.

For general inquires about GWMS please contact either Florence Torres, Conference Director, florence.torres@penton.com , +1 203 358 4385 or Rita Ugianskis, Group Show Director, rita.ugianskis@penton.com.

For more information, visit the Website at www.wastesymposium.com.

About Penton Media, Inc.

As a leading, independent, business-to-business media company, Penton knows business and how to create and disseminate the vital content that moves markets. Penton serves the information needs of more than six million business professionals every month in industries ranging from Agriculture and Aviation to Electronics, Natural Products, and Information Technology. With the majority of the company’s properties ranked the #1 or #2 information source for their respective industries, Penton is where professionals turn to gain the critical insight, expert analysis, and relevant connections needed to compete and succeed. 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.

CONTACT

Florence Torres
Conference Director, Global Waste Management Symposium
Phone: +1 203 358 4385
Email: Florence.Torres@penton.com
Website: www.wastesymposium.com

Global Waste Management Symposium 2010