International Water and Sanitation Technologies Exhibition

On January 14-18, 2009, the city of Casablanca will be home to the first International Water and
Sanitation Technologies Exhibition, SITeau, within the framework of a highly promising context - in
Morocco, Africa, the Mediterranean and the rest of the world- offering tremendous market prospects for
national and foreign operators in this sector that has become a priority.
Given the scope of needs, everyone agrees that it is time to take action. Technological choices are part
of the solution. SITeau seeks to contribute to this through its exhibitors and debates, with the specific
goal of building bridges -if not synergies-between innovative and so-called ‘ traditional' technologies
in order to identify which of these would be best suited technically and financially to individual
programs or projects, whether or not they are aimed at areas of stress.

The SITeau is an opportunity to:
· Exhibit together and build bridges between so called modern and innovative water and
sanitation technologies for the 21st century and appropriate technologies-in terms of
community water management-which constitute solutions that are suitable to communities of
users,
· develop trade and business relations between Moroccan economic operators and their
international counterparts,
· promote investment in the various sectors related to water and sanitation,
· present water and sanitation technologies in a hands-on way,
· share successful experiences in appropriate technologies, including those of NGOs,
· offer, alongside the exhibition, a venue for meeting and networking, debating and exchanging
experience,
· demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile economic objectives with the sustainable
use, if not the conservation, of water resources and water efficiency,
· federate decision-makers, the ‘ field' , managers and user representatives through open dialog
and sustained communication between various actors,
serve as a locus of advice, presenting capacity building activities especially geared towards
SMEs for the development of their programs in this area, assistance in setting up internal
technical infrastructure in businesses and/or in the houses of interested parties, training of
personnel, technical assistance, etc...
· contribute to efforts made to promote water savings, mobilization, protection and
efficiency,
· bolster ties between actors in the water sector, NGOs, scientific associations, experts
and researchers,
· participate in achieving the Millennium Development Goals as well as those of International
Sanitation Year,
· constitute a step in the preparatory process for the 5th World Forum to be held in
March 2009 in Istanbul.
· become a regular event.

Debates
During SITeau, debates will be hosted on the following topics:
· Uses, environments and water technologies,
· Corporate social responsibility, is a technological shift conceivable?
· Water and geopolitics,
· Water, culture and spirituality.