World Filtration Congress 9 (WFC9) Overview

The World Filtration Congress is a quadri-annual world
event. Sponsored in 2004 by the AFS, the event was held in
New Orleans, April 18-22nd.

This was the first World Congress hosted in the United
States since the World Filtration Congress 3 was held in
1982 at Downingtown, PA. The attendee list consisted of the
global who’s who of the filtration industry.

Immediately preceding WFC9 were four AFS Basics in
Filtration short courses covering the topics of liquid and
air filtration, centrifuge and automotive filtration.

The four day conference hosted over 600 attendees and 300
papers were presented. Fully, one half of all the attendees
were from one of 38 foreign countries. This was truly an
international conference and a diverse cultural experience.

During the 3-day International Exposition a number of the
AFS Corporate Sponsors and exhibitors, especially those with
booths featuring equipment and catering to end-users,
reported record number of leads and the best filtration
Exposition they had experienced in some time.

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World Filtration Congress 9 Honorees

New Product Award for 2003
KX Industries, LLC
Microbiological Barrier Filter

Engineering Merit Award
Donaldson Company
PowerCore Technology Power Intake Filter Kit

Senior Scientist Award
Dr. Evan Koslow
CEO
KX Industries, LLC

Frank Tiller Award for technical achievement
Dr. B.K. Parekh
Center for Applied Energy Research
University of Kentucky

Two Lifetime Achievement Awards

Mr. Wells Shoemaker
The leading driver in the formation of AFS in 1986 and
Chairman of the World Filtration Congress 3 in 1982.

Dr. Warner H. Stahl
University of Karlsruhe
A world recognized process industry stalwart.

Membrane Workshop

Following WFC9, an in-depth two day Membrane Workshop was
jointly sponsored by the AFS and American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

The combined Basics in Filtration Short Course, the World
Filtration Congress 9, and the Membrane Workshop covered
seven full days of Technical and Applications Sessions.