Eastern Chapter
The Eastern Chapter of WEDA represents Bermuda, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (East Coast) Georgia (Eastern), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Virgin Islands and Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada.
When:
Tuesday, October 15th at 8 AM
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Thursday, October 17th at noonAdd meeting to calendar      Where:
Maritime Conference Center (MITAGS)
692 Maritime Blvd.
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
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General Info.
We are excited to announce that next year’s meeting will be held at the Maritime Conference Center outside of Baltimore, MD, from October 15-17, 2024. This center will feature Full Mission Ship Simulator Tours! We are currently developing our final schedule and will send out additional information in the coming weeks. We will focus on a specific topic of event that we implemented last year.
Call for Abstracts:
This year’s meeting will be focused on Challenges in the Dredging Industry
Special Focus Panel on Recruitment, Hiring, Education & Training, and Retainage.
Please limit your abstract to one page. Presentations on all aspects of dredging and disposal, navigation structures, environmental restoration, and related topics are welcome, and presentations specifically relevant to East Coast issues or projects are encouraged. If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to present on that subject at the conference. You will not be asked to write and submit a technical paper. Speakers are required to register and pay fees accordingly.
Abstract Due Date: Abstracts are due no later than Friday, August 9, 2024.
Send abstracts to: Jason Raimondi, Program Manager WEDA Eastern Chapter, at jraimondi@geosyntec.com
Tentative Agenda:
- Tuesday (10/15/24) Morning will start the program with an opportunity to take the Dredging 101 and Innovations Toward Achieving More Sustainable Management for Dredged Material. That will be followed by an Ice Breaker and Ship Simulator Demonstrations & Tours from 6-9
- Wednesday (10/16/24): The agenda will consist of technical presentations and a luncheon program that will allow members to meet with USACE district representatives on a one-on-one basis. We are excited to announce that our evening reception will be at the Guiness Open Gate Brewery—more details and sponsoring opportunities to come.
- Thursday (10/17/24) will continue with a half day of technical presentations and conclude with chapter business at noon.
Location: View MITAGS layout
Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies Campus has over 100,000square feet of meeting space, over 200 well-maintained guestrooms, a Chesapeake dining facility, a fitness center, a pool, a game room, a deck club lounge, specialty maritime training facilities, a Merchant Marine History throughout the campus—only 5 minutes from BWI airport, BWI Amtrak & Marc trains. |
| Conference Registration: The registration fee structure is as follows:
WEDA Member: $400
Non-member: $500
Gov’t Employee: $400
Dredging 101 and Innovations Toward Achieving More Sustainable Management for Dredged Material: $150 each
Students: $200 for qualifying students
Hotel Reservations:
- By phone (available 24 hours a day) to 1-410-859-5700 and be sure to ask for “WEDA Western Dredging Association” or Group Code WEDA 24
- By Internet— Click Here to Make Reservations
Sponsorships
Premiere Sponsor – $2000.00 (Exclusive Offsite Event + Gold)
- Features the event’s sponsorship at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery and includes special recognition, signage, the ability to have a booth or table, and marketing items.
- Interactive logo on WEDA Eastern Chapter website, advertising in Conference agenda (Full Page ad, RGB PDF 300 dpi), Company Logo on Conference PowerPoint rotation
- Project Pictures or video on PowerPoint
- Recognition at the event
- Signage at the event
- Table for exhibition
Gold – $1000.00
- Interactive logo on WEDA Eastern Chapter website, advertising in Conference agenda (1/2 page ad half page: vertical size 3.6″ wide x 9.8″ high horizontal: 7.5″ wide x 4.75 high) RGB PDF 300 dpi), Company Logo on Conference PowerPoint rotation
- Project Pictures or video on PowerPoint
- Recognition at the event
- Signage at the event
- Table for exhibition
Silver – $500.00
- Interactive logo on WEDA Eastern Chapter website, advertising in Conference agenda (1/4 Page ad ONLY option 3.6″ wide x 4.75) RGB PDF 300 dpi, Company Logo on Conference PowerPoint rotation
- Recognition at the event
- Signage at the event
- Table for exhibition
Click here to sponsor online. For payments by check, please get in touch with us at Info@WesternDredging.org. |
See you in Maryland!
Steve Miller
President, WEDA Eastern Chapter
Ellicott Dredges, LLC
smiller@dredge.com |
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