Education has been a key part of the AFS mission since our founding. One hallmark of this mission is our well-known selection of short courses at all our conferences, and as official host, we are bringing this suite of courses to World Filtration Congress 13.

Our half-day short courses, which kick off the Congress on Wednesday, October 5, include 12 options for fundamental filtration and separation instruction. Opportunities to learn about these topics are difficult to find, especially at this level of expertise. Leading scientific experts and industry veterans in filtration and separations are the course instructors, and access to these professionals is uncommon.

The next meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the American Filtration & Separations Society is scheduled for Thursday, October 7, from 10:00 to 11:00 am central time. This virtual meeting is free to AFS members and $15 for non-members.

The topic will be "New Structures and Fiber Materials for Filter Media in Different Areas of Application," presented by Tobias Thiem of Norafin Industries.