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2012
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association 2012 Annual Conference
Date: November 13-14, 2012
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
http://www.atlanticintracoastal.org/2012-annual-conference
10th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering **Abstracts Due March 1, 2012!**
Date: November 4-7, 2012
Location: Orlando, Florida
http://iche2012.org 

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Dredging 2012
Date: October 22-25, 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
PIANC USA is the lead organizer of this event, co-sponsoring with COPRI/ASCE.
http://dredging12.pianc.us  |
National Waterways Conference Annual Meeting
Date: September 19-21, 2012
Location: Tunica, MS
http://www.waterways.org/ 
Diagnosing the Marine Transportation System: Measuring Performance and Targeting Improvement Conference
Date: June 26-28, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
http://www.trb.org/conferences/metrics2012.aspx 
Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference/Texas A&M 43rd Annual Dredging Seminar
Date: June 10-13, 2012
Location: San Antonio, Texas
www.westerndredging.org 

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PIANC’s 2nd Mediterranean Days of Coastal and Port Engineering **Registration Open**
Date: May 23-25, 2012
Location: Valencia, Spain
http://www.iimeddays2012.org/  |
RPT — Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals
Date: May 1-4, 2012
Location: St. Louis, MO
www.irpt.net 
PANAMA CANAL 2012 International Engineering and Infrastructure Congress
Date: April 18-20, 2012
Location: Panama City, Panama
www.pancanal.com/canalcongress/2012/en/index.html 
AAPA Latin American Congress of Ports
Date: April 9-12, 2012
Location: Antigua, Guatemala
www.aapa-ports.org 
National Waterways Conference Legislative Summit
Date: March 26-28, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
http://www.waterways.org/ 
American Association of Port Authorities Spring Conference
Date: March 19-20, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
www.aapa-ports.org 
Freight in the Southeast 2012
Date: March 14-16, 2012
Location: Norfolk, VA
http://www.ittsresearch.org 
Inland Waterways Navigational Conference
Date: March 6-8, 2012
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
http://www.inlandwaterwaysconference.com/ 
Waterways Council, Inc. 2012 Waterways Seminar
Date: February 14-16, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
www.waterwayscouncil.org 
2011
Smart Rivers 2011 
Date: September 13-16, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
PIANC USA is the lead organizer of this conference.
Coastal Engineering Practice Conference 
August 21-24, 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Networking and Navigation Infrastructure 
Date: June 16, 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
www.usace-isc.org 
PIANC USA is the host of this event.
Presentations
Freight in the Southeast 2011 
Date:
February 9-11, 2011
Location: Charlotte, NC
2010
COPRI Congress 
Date: November 13-17, 2010
Location: Memphis, TN
PIANC USA is a non-financial co-sponsor of this event.
October 27 - 29, 2010
WEDA 2010
Location: Seaside, CA
September 22,2010
PIANC USA 2010 Annual Meeting
Location: Boston, MA
September 19-24, 2010
World Canals Conference 2010 
Location: Rochester, NY
PIANC USA is a non-financial co-sponsor of this event.
May 10-14, 2010
MMX PIANC Congress and AGA '10
Location: Liverpool, U.K.
News Story | Photo Gallery
April 25-28, 2010
PORTS™ 2010 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
PIANC USA co-sponsors the Ports conference series with COPRI/ASCE.
New workshops offered.
April 14,2010
23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference 
Location: Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA
"Climate 3.0: Policies and Decisions for a Changing Landscape." Addressing carbon management and sea level change.
PIANC USA is a non-financial co-sponsor of this event.
April 5-7, 2010
6th Argentine Congress of Port Engineering & "Sustainable Development of River and Maritime Port Infrastructure in Latin America" 
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
PIANC USA is a non-financial co-sponsor of this event.
2009
October 28, 2009
"Navigating the Environment - and Sustaining Benefits", Technical Seminar and Networking Reception
October 28, 2009
New Orleans, LA
September 23-25, 2009
PIANC Breakfast "Future of Inland Navigation" at the National Waterways Conference, Inc., Annual Meeting 
Charleston, WV
September 6-9, 2009
Smart Rivers 2009 Conference 
Organized by PIANC Austria
Vienna, Austria
Smart Rivers news story.
July 15-16 2009
PIANC USA Annual Meeting
Organized by PIANC USA
Pittsburgh, PA
May 25-28, 2009
PIANC Annual General Assembly 
Organized by PIANC
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Highlights.
March 16-22, 2009
World Water Forum 
Organized by World Water Council
Istanbul, Turkey
WWF news story.
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