WETEX 2011 concludes on high note; 47% space booked for next year's show

The 13^th Water Technology, Energy and Environment Exhibition - WETEX 2011 concluded today, with 47 per cent of space already booked for next year’s show to be held from 13 to 15 March, 2012. 

The three-day show attracted large number of visitors while participants exceeded 720 organizations from 25 countries from all over the world, compared to 500 last year. Also the number of the international pavilions reached 8. 

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA & Chairman of the WETEX Organizing Committee said that the show has achieved its goals of enhancing interaction between industry players and people. He said that the exhibition will increase remarkably in display area in 2012 edition. 

HE Al Tayer added: "WETEX played a vital role for international companies to showcase their new technologies and to make strategic transactions.”

DEWA participated at the Exhibition through a big pavilion in addition to its “Green Buildings” pavilion compatible with environment which hosted various activities to enhance awareness of the importance of conserving natural resources. 

Al Tayer said that the WETEX garnered wide participation from national pavilions including Gulf countries, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, USA, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Bosnia, Croatia,, France, Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Malaysia, Turkey, china, Taiwan, Japan, India and Sri Lanka. 

The number of the sponsors increased this year to 13 sponsors and 7 co-sponsors. 

DEWA held a gala dinner on the second day of WETEX at the Grand Hyatt where it has, felicitated 13 sponsors and 7 co-sponsors. Also, Mr Al Tayer honored 22 government and public organizations that participated in the show. 

The Exhibition hosted symposia and lectures related to the topics of electricity, water and energy as well as the worldwide developments in these fields. The visitors, engineers, technicians at different government sectors were briefed on modern technologies and developments. 

The Exhibition showcased the best solutions including agricultural equipment as well as desalination systems and modern systems of irrigation, water pumping equipment, boilers, cables, electric transformers, conductors, energy saving products, pipes, valves, generators, energy and water distributing equipment.