The GEBE delegation consisted of Distribution Manager, Tony Brooks, Human Resources Officer, Clifford Sasso, Water Production Supervisor, Emmanuel Wilson, and Corporate Communications Officer, Giselle Dirckx-Williams. Also in attendance were the delegations from Aqualectra Curacao, WEB Aruba, WEB Bonaire as well as representatives of the University of the Netherlands Antilles, the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and the Technical University of Delft.
The first day of the conference focused on the goals and vision of the WNAAS as well as the research that has been conducted through its research arm, the Caribbean Water Technology Research Institute (CWTRI).
The second day of the conference focused on the annual review of the research and activities of the WNAAS workgroups focusing on water quality, training, distribution, safety and legionnaire's disease, production and public relations. Through the Water Platform, St. Maarten has been
The third day of the conference focused on the future of water management with presentations by the Dutch Association of Water Companies (VEWIN) on the drinking water legislation in the Netherlands, the global energy crisis and its effects on water prices, and the challenges and solutions for desalination.
In closing, the importance of water was stressed with the slogan of "No Water, No Future" by outgoing WNAAS Chairman Jossy Lacle, CEO of Web Aruba, as he passed the gavel to the incumbent chairman Ben Statia of Aqualectra.
