There is no better place than WEFTEC to meet water professionals from around the world and experience first-hand the best in water quality education, leading experts, the latest technology and trends, and proven solutions.
WEFTEC 2023
96th Annual Technical Exhibition & Conference
Chicago, IL | McCormick Place
Conference: September 30 - October 4, 2023
Exhibition: October 2 - 4, 2023
Learn
Learn from the brightest and most innovative minds through WEFTEC’s world-class education that delivers everything there is to know about water quality to you through a variety of learning styles.
Experience
Touch, feel, and experience first-hand the latest and best water sector equipment, technology, and solutions.
Build and Renew Relationships
Meet new people, expand your network, grow your career, participate in spontaneous conversations, and catch up with water sector friends and colleagues.
Better Serve Your Customers
Better serve your customers through the knowledge and insights you develop at WEFTEC, and apply what you see, experience, and learn to strengthen your skills.
Earn Education Credits
WEF works to obtain approval on a national level for your WEFTEC participation, so you can choose among all workshops and technical sessions as well as earn contact hours in the exhibition.
Future WEFTEC Dates
Save the dates and plan future trips to WEFTEC.
WEF Membership
Gain access to water knowledge, valuable networking opportunities, and member benefits at WEFTEC.
WEFTEC Education
Learn from the brightest, most innovative minds and strengthen your skillset through WEFTEC's world-class education. WEFTEC delivers everything you need to know about water quality through a variety of learning styles.
- Workshops–dive into in-depth learning, in a classroom setting, designed to teach you practical skills, techniques, and concepts that you can directly apply to your work.
- Technical Sessions–learn from water quality experts, in a variety of interactive and traditional session formats, selected through a highly rigorous abstract review process.
- Learning Exchanges–share your expertise and perspectives about trending themes, technologies, and topics in the water sector with a small peer group.
- Main Stage Events–explore the most important and timely water sector and professional development topics.
- Technology Spotlights (formerly called Mobile Sessions)–learn from curated groups of companies sharing their premier product and service solutions for your current challenges.
- Company Demonstrations–engage with exhibitors as they show their latest technology and equipment.
Earn continuing education units (CEUs) and professional development hours (PDHs) for WEFTEC participation.
2023 Exhibitor Toolkit
Exhibitor Deadlines
This information is being updated for 2023. Deadlines will be added as they become available.
Exhibiting Information
What is included in your booth, Hours, Move-in & Move-out, Shipping Information, Carpet, Drape, and more.
Display Guidelines
Hanging Signs, Height Regulations, Vehicles, Equipment, Building, Fire, and other Display Guidelines.
Marketing
Innovative Technology Awards
Submit an Abstract
Client Invites and Custom Graphic (Feathr)
WE&T New Product Listing
Download 2022 Registration List
Marketing & Engagement Tools
Exhibitor Success Resource Center
Maximize your booth investment with these tools, articles and webinars. Content available to all exhibitors.
Authorized WEFTEC Service Contractors
A list of official WEFTEC Service Contractors
Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC) Process
This information is being updated for 2023. Check back for updates.
WEFTEC Exhibitor Report
Stay tuned for further updates.
WEFTEC 2023 Floorplan
Why are Priority Points Important?
WEFTEC Exhibit space is assigned according to an exhibitor’s earned priority points during onsite (advance) sales, second advance round, and during booth moves. During general sales, contracts received are assigned space on a date-received basis.
How are Points Earned?
Exhibitors can earn points as follows:
- 1 point per year for exhibiting at WEFTEC
- 1 point per year for being a WEF Exhibitor Member
- 1 point per show for exhibiting at WEF Specialty Conferences (Collection Systems, Innovations in Process Engineering, Odors and Air Pollutants, Public Health, Residuals and Biosolids, Stormwater Summit, etc.)
- 1 point per show for exhibiting in WEF's WIN Pavilion program
- Exhibitors who received 1 point for transferring a WEFTEC 2020 booth deposit to WEFTEC 2021 then subsequently:
- Cancelled prior to contracting space and refunded – 1 point removed
- Cancelled prior to contracting space and money kept on file – no points removed/awarded
- Cancelled after contracting space, cancellation fee applied and remaining monies refunded – 1 point removed
- Cancelled after contracting space, cancellation fee applied, and remaining monies transferred to WEFTEC 2022 – no points removed/awarded
Can Points be Lost?
As a result of the pandemic, WEF did not remove any points for companies who did not exhibit at WEFTEC 2021 or WEFTEC 2020's online event, except for actions executed by companies outlined in the above priority point policy. Companies could still earn points during 2020 and 2021, based on their above actions.
In 2022, WEF resumed its normal priority point removal policy: All accrued points will be removed from an exhibitor's record if the exhibitor misses two consecutive WEFTEC shows. If a company last exhibited at WEFTEC 2018, WEFTEC 2019, or WEFTEC 2020 (online event), they must exhibit at WEFTEC 2022 to retain their points. If a company last exhibited at WEFTEC 2021, they could miss exhibiting at WEFTEC 2022, yet would have to exhibit at WEFTEC 2023 to retain their points.
Exhibitors may lose 1 point per infraction for failure to adhere to show policy (Early tear-down, display out of compliance with show regulations, etc.).
WEFTEC Sponsors
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Conference-Wide Sponsors
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