The 2013 Tsinghua Alumni East China Environmental Forum was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, on November 17. The forum was co-hosted by the Tsinghua Alumni Association,SOE, East China Association of SOE Alumni and Hangzhou Xingyuan Filter Technology Co., Ltd. Around 100 alumni working in the field of environment protection from Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian attended the forum.

On the forum, SOE Dean He Kebin introduced the activities SOE carried out in the past year. Mr. Zhang Quan, President of the East China Association of SOE Alumni, Prof. Du Pengfei, Chairman of SOE Council, Ms. Xu Xiaoya, Vice President of Hangzhou Xingyuan Filter Technology Co., Ltd., Mr. Yan Yuegen, General Manager of Puritek (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., and Mr. Wang Yongyi, CEO of Qingdao Gold Hisun Environment Protection Equipment Co., Ltd., delivered speeches on Shanghai clean air, water security supervision, the deeply dewatering process of sludge, integrated treatment for wastewater in the Chemical Industrial Park, and the application of disinfection technology in water treatment, respectively.

Before the forum, the 2nd Council Meeting of East China Association of SOE Alumni was held, and new councils and vice presidents were co-opted.