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lDA World Congress
2011 inaugurated in
Perth, Australia
The Minister of Water and the Environment
of Western Australia offcially inaugurated
the IDA World Congress 2011, held this
year in the city of Perth in the western part
of the country, continuing with the tradition
of the previous congress that was held in
Dubai in 2009. During the inauguration
ceremony, the hosts reminded everyone of
the importance of desalination in a country
such as Australia and its special relevance
in the state of Western Australia.
A large group of representatives from the
Spanish Ministry of Environment, Rural and
Marine Affairs attended the event, headed
by the Secretary of State for Rural and
Water Affairs, Josep Puxeu. The delega-
tion toured the exhibition hall where a large
number of Spanish companies participa-
ted. Various presentations were organi-
zed at the Acuamed stand on the Spanish
experience with desalination plants in the
Mediterranean. Aqualia spoke on the cons-
truction of the Bajo Almanzora facilities.
From left to right at the Aqualia
stand: Carlos Masssa, General
Director of Acuamed; Marta
Morén, the Ministry’s General
Director of Water , Susanna Floth,
director of Aqualia Infraestructura’s
Asia-Pacifc Division; Ángel García,
from Aqualia’s Marketing and
Communication Department;
Josep Puxeu, Secretary of State
for Rural and Marine Affairs; and
Bartolomé Marín, head of Aqualia
Infraestructura’s Desalination
Department.
Susana Floth, the Director of Aqualia Infra-
estructuras Asia-Pacifc division; the head
of the Desalination Department, Bartolomé
Marín; and Ángel García of Aqualia’s Mar-
keting and Communications department,
were at the Aqualia stand to welcome the
Secretary of State, the Ministry’s General
Director of Water, and the General Director
of Acuamed.
The Minister of Water and the Environment of Western
Australia, and the Secretary of State for Rural and
Marine Afairs of the Government of Spain participated
in this event.
World Desalination Congress