Water Loss 2009, Cape Town
Water Loss conference & exhibition, April 2009 -
The yearly event of the Water Loss Task Force (of the IWA) over 450 people registered from over 40 countries.
Miya played an active role in both the conference and exhibition.
The conference itself took place over three days and included over 100 papers split into 3 parallel sessions.
Miya's experts delivered several very good papers.
The conference ended with a gala dinner sponsored by Miya and attended by over 300 delegates.
Arison Group launches Miya
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, September 2008 - The Arison Group announced today that it had formed a global water company called Miya and invested $100 million to assemble the world's foremost thought-leadership to find solutions for municipalities and utilities concerning water loss management issues. The creation of Miya was announced by Arison Group Chairman Shari Arison, during the prestigious International Water Congress that began here this week. She termed Miya's launch a "significant part of the implementation of our vision of investing in businesses that bring an added value to the world."
Saving Water in Sebokeng, South Africa
World Water and Environmental Engineering: January/February 2009
In Sebokeng, South Africa a successfully water management project saved almost 30 million m3 in water purchases during the first 36 months of operation which translates to a saving of more than $12 million.
Miya Improves NRW
Aqua Press: International: April 2008
Christof Hahn writes about Miya's central role in the efforts to achieve improved NRW.
Exhibiting & Presenting at Watec 2009
November 2009
WATEC, November 2009 - Mr. Booky Oren, Miya's Executive Chairman served also as the Chairman of WATEC, and Miya played an active role in both the conference and exhibition.
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Miya-Veritec booth awarded "Best of Show" silver prize at ACE
June 2009
Veritec and Miya Water recently participated at the AWWA annual conference and exposition in San Diego, California (14 - 17 June 2009). The Veritec and Miya booth was awarded the "Best of Show" silver prize for medium booth size by the AWWA. The AWWA conference is the largest water industry conference in North America attracting over 10,000 delegates each year.
Miya shortlisted for the Sustainability Award
April 2009
Miya was shortlisted as a nominee to receive the Sustainability Award, for the greatest contribution to social, environmental and financial sustainability in the water sector in 2008.
Performance Based contracts for NRW management
Water 21: April 2009
Miya experts, Roland Liemberger, Paul Fanner and Didier Carron write about prospects of performance-based NRW management projects in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Miya launcehs pilot projects in Michigan
World Water: July/August 2009
Miya launched a NRW pilot project in Michigan, as part of the Lt. Governors initiative "Green jobs for blue waters". Miya's NRW pilot projects will deal with reducing NRW levels while stimulating jobs in water engineering, maintenance, installation and manufacturing.
The importance of training for successful NRW implementation
Water 21: August 2009
Miya's experts are involved in training programs for water utilities personnel, in order to insure the successful implementations of NRW best practices.
Miya's experts awarded the top honor at South Africa
June 2009
Dr. Ronnie McKenzie was awarded the top honor at the inaugural National Water Conservation awards for 2008 where he received the Ministerial Award for his valuable services to the water industry in South Africa.
Willem Wegelin received the Water Conservation and Water Demand Management Sector Awards for 2009 in recognition of his valuable contribution in the category of Domestic / Local Government sector.
Shari Arison, Chairman of the Arison Group, speaks about Miya
December 2009
Ms. Shari Arison, the Chairman of the Arison Group and the founder of Miya, shares with the BBC her vision of securing the abundance of water