CEDA African Section Dredging Days
The African Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) will organise its second international Dredging Days, in Tangiers, Morocco on the theme "Protection of the Coastline, Dredging and Sustainable Development" from 1 to 3 November 2006. Today, dredging interests extend to all facets of intervention works on the seabed, either for the restructuring or maintenance of facilities, aggregate extraction, submarine structures, beach nourishment and the protection of eroded areas. Smart dredging has become a crucial tool for economic and sustainable development. In 2006 the Dredging Days provide an opportunity for contact and exchange of knowledge and expertise for Euro-Africans and others on problems relating to coastline protection and economic growth. This event reveals the international technical and scientific dimension of the programme and aims to attract the attention of marine researchers and professionals, university researchers and high level civil servants from European and African countries in order to promote know-how and knowledge and enrich experience through concrete applications. The CEDA-AS Dredging Days 2006 will focus on aspects related to the problems of dredging and sustainable development. On the first day there will be presentations and discussions on the dilemma of economic growth and shore deterioration. The second day will be devoted to the perspectives of economic growth and the dredging needs. The third day will be reserved for technical visits to large scale-projects such as the new junction port of Tangiers-med on the Mediterranean coast. The conference will have an associated technical exhibition in the halls of the Mövenpick hotel during and between the technical session. Registered exhibition staff may enjoy breaks with conference delegates. There will be ample opportunities for delegates, exhibitors and partners to socialize and network with colleagues during the three days in a friendly and relaxing atmosphere including a conference banquet on Wednesday evening.
