Cheers to 90 years!
The Water Environment Federation’s amazing annual technical exhibition & conference (WEFTEC) has steadily grown in scope, value and size to address the latest informational and training needs of water quality professionals everywhere, and this year’s event is shaping up to be the best ever! In September the 90th WEFTEC returns to Chicago, where an initial meeting in 1928 led to the formation of the Federation of Sewage Works Association—known today as WEF— and the evolution of WEFTEC--now the world’s largest annual water quality event.
To celebrate this important milestone and the life-changing contributions that the water sector has made to our world, we’re sharing a fun fact, photo or tidbit about WEF, WEFTEC, or a water sector accomplishment for 90 consecutive days beginning July 2 through September 30 – the start of WEFTEC 2017.
Each day’s social media post will correspond to a specific year in WEFTEC history, beginning in 1928 through today. As we complete a decade, the posts will be viewable in a special timeline on the WEFTEC website at www.weftec.org.
We hope you will join this fun activity by following WEF and WEFTEC on Twitter (@WEF, @WEFTEC), Facebook (Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC), and Instagram (@wef_org, @weftec), sharing/liking the WEFTEC@90 post that you see each day, and posting your own WEFTEC memory/photo using #WEFTECat90.
We also hope you to see you in Chicago this fall for WEFTEC 2017 where you can learn, share, and connect with your peers from around the world while helping us celebrate WEF’s unique connection to the Windy City – the place where it all began.
Cheers to 90 years!
Posted July 26, 2017
Lori Harrison is an author and former director of creative projects for the Water Environment Federation (WEF). She has more than 20 years of experience in strategic communications, media, branding and creative development with a focus on water and environmental issues. During her tenure at WEF, Lori has taken on several roles within the communications department. She regularly collaborates with her colleagues in the communications, marketing and creative services departments to help expand the WEF brand and promote the organization’s mission, vision, core values and critical objectives. Lori led WEF’s communications department until 2016 when she shifted her professional focus toward creative development, messaging and branding initiatives. Some of her most recognizable accomplishments include the conceptualization and development of the WATER’S WORTH IT® and #MyWaterLegacy campaigns, writing the Why Water's Worth It children's book, and producing the Opening General Session for WEFTEC as well as a series of award-winning motivational videos. 