In November 2008 Singapore hosted the ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) Annual Congress. Before the Congress got underway there were a number of important elections and appointments made to the ISWA board. The new president is Dr Atilio Savino, representing ARS, the national member for Argentina - ISWA's first president from the southern hemisphere. Representing the CIWM, I had been the chair of the Scientific and Technical Committee (S&TC) of ISWA for eight years, from 2000 until 2008, and have now been elected vice-president for the period 2008-2010, then becoming ISWA president until 2012.
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