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Ten years ago, the World Toilet Organization began bringing key stakeholders in development together at the first World Toilet Summit (WTS). This annual international conference was the first of its kind, created to advance the dialogue about sanitation and break the taboo of talking about toilets. The aim of WTS is to nurture collaboration between government bodies, researchers, aid organizations and industry towards sanitation solutions for the 2.5 billion people without reasonable access to safe toilets.

Full Registration Rates
By Sept. 17, 2010:	After Sept. 17, 2010:
1 person - $695	1 person - $745
2-4 from same firm - $625 each	2-4 from same firm - $670 each
5+ from same firm - $590	5+ from same firm - $635

One-Day Registration (available on-site only)
Tuesday, 11/2 - $400	Wednesday, 11/3 - $295
2-4 from same firm - $360 each	2-4 from same firm - $265 each
5+ from same firm - $340	5+ from same firm - $250

World Toilet Summit & Expo 2009, Singapore
The 9th World Toilet Summit & Expo (WTSE) returned to Singapore and was held from 2 - 4 December at Suntec Singapore.  The theme was "Creating a Demand for a Sustainable Sanitation Marketplace".
World Toilet Summit & Expo 2008, Macau		World Toilet Summit 2007, India
The 8th edition of the summit was held from 4-6 November, 2008 at the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. The theme for the summit is “Driving Sustainable Sanitation through Market-Based Initiatives”. The summit was organized in partnership with Asian Development Bank and supported by Ashoka Innovators of the Public, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and The Pacific.		The 7th World Toilet Summit was held in New Delhi from 31 October – 3 November. The Summit was hosted by Sulabh International Social Service Organization and supported by Government of India. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prince of Orange Alexander William inaugurated the summit. The theme for the 2007 summit was “Toilets for Health, Hygiene, Comfort and Dignity”
World Toilet Summit 2006, Moscow		World Toilet Summit 2005, Ireland
Held in Moscow from 6-9 September, 2006 hosted by The Russian Toilet Association and Moscow City Council. World Toilet Summit and Expo 2006 focussed on city toilets, toilets for children, toilets for social integration and non-plumbing technologies. Russia posed to be a suitable venue for this summit as it witnessed the conglomeration of eastern and western toilet culture awareness.		5th edition of World Toilet Summit was held in Belfast, Ireland from 26-29 September, 2005. The summit was the first ever major World Conference devoted to toilet provision and standards ever held in Europe. The summit was hosted by The British Toilet Association, Belfast City Lord Mayor, Northern Ireland Toilet Association, International Fund for Ireland and Northern Ireland Tourist Board. The theme for 2005 summit was “Setting Standards, Satisfying Needs, Globally”
World Toilet Summit 2004, China		World Toilet Summit 2003, Taiwan
The 4th World Toilet Summit was held in Beijing from 17-19 November, 2003.  The summit was hosted by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism and Beijing Municipal Administrative Commission. The theme for 2004 summit was “Human, Environment & Living”. With the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in China, Beijing posed to be an ideal place to meet and discuss on raising the standards of toilets. The summit resulted in renovation of 4000 public toilet blocks in Beijing with other cities following suit.		The Summit was held in Taipei from 10-12 October, 2003. The summit was hosted by The Taipei City Government, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Toilet Association and Japan Toilet Association. The theme for 2003 Summit was Tourist and Mountain Toilets. The objective of the summit was to promote the world-class leading culture of toilets, and to raise the standards of local tourism environment and related technologies
World Toilet Summit 2002, Korea		World Toilet Summit 2001, Singapore
Held in Seoul from October 31- 2 November 2002. The summit was hosted by  Suwon City Toilet Association and Korean Clean Toilet Association. Theme for the Summit was “New Beginning for the 21st Century Toilet”. Representatives from following countries were present: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, UK, Russia, Australia, India & China.		The inaugural World Toilet Summit was held from 19-21 November 2001 at the Singapore Expo inaugurated by then Acting Environment Minister, Mr Lim Swee Say. The summit also marked the official launch of World Toilet Organization. The theme of the summit was "Our Toilets - The Past, The Present and The Future". The 2001 Summit led to the genesis of continuous massive scale global media coverage that legitimized discussion of toilets and sanitation in the mainstream society.

 WORLD TOILET EXPO & FORUM

World Toilet Organization started World Toilet Expo & Forum in 2005 to showcase leading edge sanitation solutions for urban and rural sanitation industry.

World Toilet Expo & Forum 2006 Bangkok		World Toilet Expo & Forum 2005 Shanghai
World Toilet Expo & Forum, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand: Organized by Thai Ministry of Public Health. Over 9,800 visitors visited the 3 day event		World Toilet Expo & Forum, 2005 was held in Shanghai, China. Hosted by Shanghai City Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Administrative Bureau, in preparation for World Expo 2010.

This year, World Toilet Summit celebrates its 10th anniversary with an American debut.

Through partners at the International Code Council, World Toilet Organization has been invited to bring WTS to the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition to be held October 30 – November 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The ASPE Convention and Engineered Plumbing Exposition is the world’s largest gathering of plumbing industry products, equipment, and services for plumbing engineers, designers, and contractors—four football fields of exhibits—under one roof. With more than 300 manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants exhibiting and an expected attendance of over 6000 plumbing professionals, this will be WTO’s greatest opportunity yet to introduce the conventional retail sanitation market to the emerging market for toilets in the developing world.

Situated conveniently between New York City and Washington, DC, WTS in Philadelphia is expected to welcome more United Nations representation and US federal government participation than any WTS to date. We look forward to bringing WTS’s global advocacy for sanitation to North America for the first time, and extend a warm invitation to WTO member organizations, sanitation professionals, aid workers, advocates for toilets and interested individuals for what we hope will be a paradigm shift towards advancing sanitation globally.

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