2018 WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting Set for Next Week

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has announced that the 2018 WEDA Midwest Chapter Meeting will be held at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel from March 13-15th, 2018 in Toledo, OH.

The Midwest Chapter of WEDA represents Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada.

As in previous years, the 2018 Midwest Chapter Meeting will offer individuals and firms an opportunity to make presentations in the following areas: sediment investigation, environmental dredging, navigational dredging, coast/shoreline protection and restoration, sediment management and re-use, surveying, etc.

The general schedule of this year’s conference will be:

  • Tuesday, March 13: Dredging 101 Short Course followed by an Ice Breaker Reception at hotel at 6:00 PM;
  • Wednesday, March 14: Presentations in morning, lunch & tour at the Omni Materials/Martin Marietta lime quarry and an optional reception at the Black Cloister Brewery;
  • Thursday, March 15: Presentations in morning. Conference ends at noon.