NAWTEC 2012 - 20th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC20)

The 20th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC20) will take place in Portland, Maine, from April 23-25, 2012. Co-sponsored by the Energy Recovery Council (ERC), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), and in partnership with the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) at Columbia University, the North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) is widely recognized as the leading industry technical conference and trade show focusing on municipal waste-to-energy.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to reach the largest specialty group of professionals in North America dealing with municipal waste-to-energy, combustion engineering science, and emerging waste conversion & processing technologies.

Please submit abstracts on the following topics:

Advancing Waste-to-Energy through Research and Technology
Combustion and Air Emissions Research and Technologies
Thermal Treatment and Waste Combustion Technologies
Advanced Air Emissions Control Technologies

Waste-to-Energy Contracts and Development Initiatives
Economics, Creative Financing and Revenue Generation
Expanding WTE Capacity: Models for WTE Project Development
Developing and Renegotiating WTE contracts
Tax Credits, Energy Legislation and the Politics of Waste-to-Energy

Waste-to-Energy: Sustainable Green Power and Waste Management
U.S. and International WTE Facility Case Studies
Ash Management and Metal Recovery Innovations
Understanding Your Solid Waste Carbon Footprint
Quantifying and Monetizing Greenhouse Gas Benefits of WTE

Improving WTE Plant Operations
Managing and Streamlining Plant Operation
Waste-to-Energy Health and Safety Initiatives
Retrofits, Plant Upgrades, and Maintenance Issues

Please submit your 400 word abstract to NAWTEC20 by November 7, 2011.

Please include contact information as well as a short biography of the presenter highlighting career and presentation experience.