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AMWA’s 2008 Annual Meeting

Register now for the Best Utility Management Conference in the Industry

Every year we say that the upcoming fall annual meeting will the best one ever.  Well, we’re saying it again this year, and it couldn’t be more true.  Just look at the attached preliminary program and you’ll find many timely and topical presentations and case studies by utility CEOs and senior staff, including:

• New Orleans: Achievements and Challenges
  Marcia St. Martin, executive director, Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
  

• Attaining Sustainable Business Performance
  U.S. and Australian perspectives, led by Ed Means of Malcolm Pirnie
  

• Contaminant Warning Systems – Learning from the Pilot Studies
  Greater Cincinnati Water Works and Glendale, Arizona
  

• A Clear and Present Danger: Cyber Threats
  Dave Edwards, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Seth Johnson, formerly CIO at Santa Clara Valley Water District
  

• Power Consumption Trends and Possible Solutions
  Bill Kemp of Black & Veatch; introduction by Greater Cincinnati Water Works’ David Rager
  

• The Business of Water in Europe
  Peit Jonker, general manager of The Hague’s water utility
  

• Factors Influencing Long Term Capital Planning
  Amber Halloran, CFO, Louisville Water Company
  

• Miami-Dade:  Against a Rising Tide
  Doug Yoder, deputy director, Miami-Dade Water & Sewer Department
  

• Successful Knowledge Retention Strategies
  Terry Brueck, president, EMA Inc.
  

• Water Conservation Success:  WaterIQ 101
  North Texas Municipal Water District Executive Director Jim Parks (tent.)
  

• Watersheds Change and Sustainability
  Alan Fortenberry, CEO, Beaver Water District, Arkansas
  

• Tour:  Flood Protection Structures and Historic Neighborhoods
  Flood control infrastructure and tour of New Orleans neighborhoods
  

Click here for the program with descriptions of the presentations.

Luncheons are planned for Monday and Tuesday.  Receptions are planned for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings.

Don’t miss this event.  Register today.