Leaders in WaterAMWA Logo
Email this Page Printer Friendly

AMWA’s 2008 Annual Meeting
October 19-22
Chateau Sonesta Hotel • New Orleans

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

9:30-10:30 AM
Policy Resolutions Committee Meeting
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Joint Meeting of the Climate Change and Regulatory Committees
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Executive Committee Meeting (Officers)

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Board of Directors Meeting (Closed Session)

2:30 - 5:30 PM

Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 - 7:30

Welcome Reception
Chateau Sonesta Hotel
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

8:30 AM













9:00 AM - Noon

9:00 AM




9:30 AM
Call to Order
Brian Ramaley, AMWA President
Director, Newport News Waterworks

Welcome to New Orleans
Tommie Vassel, President Pro-Tem
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
 
President's Report

Treasurer's Report

Election of Directors

General Session I

SWBNO: Achievements and Challenges
Marcia St. Martin
Executive Director
SWBNO

Attaining Sustainable Business Performance
Ed Means
Vice President
Malcolm Pirnie

Dean Moss
General Manager
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer

Elizabeth S. Kelly, P.E.
Director, Office of Strategic Asset Management
Seattle Public Utilities

Rick Giardina
Vice President
Red Oak Consulting/Malcolm Pirnie

Dr. Bruce Abernethy
Head of U.S. Operations
Sinclair Knight Merz
Noon - 2:00 PM

Awards Luncheon
Presiding:
Brian Ramaley
Director
Newport News Waterworks

The Future of DHS and Homeland Security
Robert Stephan
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:45 PM

Brief Board of Directors Meeting

2:15 - 4:00 PM





2:15 PM













3:00 PM








3:30 PM
General Session II
Presiding:
Jim Epp
Manager of Water Operations
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities

Contaminant Warning Systems – Learning from the Pilot Studies
Kenneth Allen Thompson
Fellow Technologist
CH2M Hill

David Rager
Director
Greater Cincinnati Water Works

Rick Scott
Superintendent of Water Treatment Plants
City of Glendale Water & Wastewater Utilities

A Clear and Present Danger: Cyber Threats
Seth Johnson
Former CIO
Santa Clara Valley Water District CIO

Dave Edwards
CIO
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Power Consumption Trends and Outlook
Bill Kemp
Black & Veatch
6:00 - 7:30

Reception
New Orleans Board of Trade

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

9:00 AM - Noon




9:00 AM




9:45 AM












10:25 AM






10:40 AM






10:50 AM








11:25 AM
General Session III
Presiding: Paul Vojtek
Chief Executive Officer
Erie City Water Authority

The Business of Water in Europe
Piet Jonker
General Manager
Duinwaterbedrijf Zuid-Holland

Influences on Long Term Capital Planning
Harold Gorman
Banker, FA
Morgan Keegan & Company
 
Kevin Thompson
Banker, CFA
Morgan Keegan & Company
 
Amber Halloran
Vice President Finance-Treasurer
Louisville Water Company

Break

Presiding:
Greg Heitzman
President and CEO
Louisville Water Company

AMWA’s Water Rate Drivers Project
Michael Wallis
East Bay Municipal Utility District

Peiffer Brant
Raftelis Financial Consulting

Successful Knowledge Retention Strategies for Water Utilities
Terry Brueck
CEO
EMA, Inc.

Greg DiLoreto
General Manager
Tualatin Valley Water District

A Water Conservation Success:  WaterIQ 101
Denise Hickey
PR Coordinator
North Texas Municipal Water District

Ted Burton
Executive Vice President
EnviroMedia Social Marketing
Noon - 2:00 PM
Luncheon
Presiding:
Marcia St. Martin
Executive Director
New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board

New Orleans: The Creole City
Jason Berry
2:00 - 4:00 PM




2:00 PM












2:30 PM

General Session IV
Presiding:
Maureen Stapleton
San Diego County Water Authority

Watershed Change and Sustainability
Kimberly Brewer
Associate Director
TetraTech
 
Trevor Clements
Director, Watershed Management Services
TetraTech
 
Alan Fortenberry
CEO
Beaver Water District

Miami-Dade:  Against a Rising Tide
Douglas Yoder
Deputy Director
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

Adoption of AMWA’s Policy Resolutions
6:00 - 7:30 PM

Reception
Chateau Sonesta Hotel
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

8:30 - 11:30 AM

New Orleans Historic Neighborhood Tour
Members will tour rebuilt areas of the city’s historic neighborhoods, such as the Ninth Ward, Faubourg Marigny and the Bywater area. Participants will be returned to the hotel at 11:30 AM.
spacer
  powered by BrowserCMS