{
  "show": "AWWA ACE27",
  "checked": "2026-09-15",
  "dateConvention": "Full event dates in hub, venue facts and Event schema; exhibit dates labeled separately.",
  "dates": {
    "full": "June 13–16, 2027",
    "start": "2027-06-13",
    "end": "2027-06-16",
    "exhibits": "June 14–16, 2027"
  },
  "venue": "San Diego Convention Center",
  "eventSources": [
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/frequently-asked-questions/",
      "label": "Official dates and event information"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/schedule-at-a-glance/",
      "label": "Organizer details"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/frequently-asked-questions/",
      "label": "AWWA official ACE27 event dates and San Diego venue"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/schedule-at-a-glance/",
      "label": "Official 2027 program and June 14–16 exhibit days"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/schedule-at-a-glance/",
      "label": "The final exhibit day ends at 1 p.m.",
      "fact": "ACE27's published exhibit hours are Monday June 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Tuesday June 15, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; and Wednesday June 16, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., all Pacific time."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ace.awwa.org/schedule-at-a-glance/",
      "label": "Tours and technical education share the buyer's day",
      "fact": "The 2027 schedule includes facility tours on Tuesday and Wednesday; tours require an additional fee, have limited capacity, and their individual times vary. Educational sessions also run on both days."
    }
  ],
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      "alt": "An overhead view of a circular treatment structure at Aposelemis water plant.",
      "caption": "Water-sector context · treatment process at Aposelemis water plant",
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      "siteSrc": "/shows/june-r2-images/awwa-ace-an-overhead-view-of-a-circular-metal-structure-1600.webp",
      "photographer": "Evangelos Mpikakis",
      "license": "Unsplash License",
      "licenseUrl": "https://unsplash.com/license",
      "classification": "sector",
      "provenance": "Licensed industry reference photograph, not a photograph of this show or a Purple project.",
      "checked": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "placement": "people",
      "alt": "A woman in a white lab coat examines a pipette above a large water basin.",
      "caption": "Water quality · close examination of a sample",
      "source": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/brunette-woman-looking-at-sample-in-vial-8513379/",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/june-r2-images/awwa-ace-brunette-woman-looking-at-sample-in-vial-1600.webp",
      "photographer": "Yaroslav Shuraev",
      "license": "Pexels License",
      "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/",
      "classification": "sector",
      "provenance": "Licensed industry reference photograph, not a photograph of this show or a Purple project.",
      "checked": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "placement": "detail",
      "alt": "Domed industrial treatment tanks and red-brick buildings under a clear blue sky.",
      "caption": "Water-sector infrastructure · a treatment facility",
      "source": "https://www.pexels.com/photo/industrial-water-treatment-facility-under-clear-blue-sky-28467734/",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/june-r2-images/awwa-ace-industrial-water-treatment-facility-under-clear-blue-sky-1600.webp",
      "photographer": "Teju",
      "license": "Pexels License",
      "licenseUrl": "https://www.pexels.com/license/",
      "classification": "sector",
      "provenance": "Licensed industry reference photograph, not a photograph of this show or a Purple project.",
      "checked": "2026-09-15"
    },
    {
      "project": "GOTEC",
      "placement": "proof",
      "alt": "GOTEC pump exhibit with a circular overhead sign, glass sample cases, blue and white graphics and a product counter.",
      "caption": "GOTEC · pumps, product samples and a coherent exhibit environment",
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      "siteSrc": "/shows/june-portfolio/awwa-ace-proof-1440.webp",
      "provenance": "Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph for its own website. Actual project identified; not a claimed build at this future event."
    }
  ],
  "editorialNote": "Original exhibit planning concepts. Purple is an independent exhibit builder; design suggestions are not organizer rules. This local preview does not send email; the WordPress package uses the site mail transport."
}