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UIM Conference Visits Arlington, Va.
The UIM Asset Management
Conference was held at the Hilton
Arlington Nov. 28-29 and attracted 85
participants from across the country.
The meeting was co-located with the
Buried Asset Management Institute-
International (BAMI-I) annual Board
of Directors meeting, under the direction
of Dr. Tom Iseley of IUPUI.
The UIM Conference — with the
theme “Resilient and Sustainable
Infrastructure” — was planned in conjunction
with Dr. Sunil Sinha of Virginia
Tech. Following the BAMI-I meeting on
Tuesday, Nov. 28, the UIM Conference
began with a panel discussion that featured
representatives from DC Water,
the City of Baltimore, Baltimore
County, the Town of Blacksburg (Va.)
and United Water. The panel was moderated
by Michael Deane, executive
director of the National Association of
Water Companies.
Following the panel discussion there
was a Clean Water Reception hosted by
Benjamin Media and the Clean Water
Council. Wednesday, Nov. 30 featured
the full slate of speakers who explored
research and initiatives, utility perspectives,
and funding, legislative and
financing issues.
The conference features high level
attendees that include municipal engineers,
consulting engineers, federal government,
academia, private-sector utilities
and more. The conferences are well
known for discussion and networking.
Sponsors for the event were RapidView
IBAK, Cityworks and I.T. For more
information, visit uimonline.com.
Main Event Sponsor
Tom Kiefer of Baltimore County speaks during the panel discussion at the
UIM Conference.
Table Top Sponsors
Eben Wyman, NUCA Vice President-Government Relations, gives a presentation on
government initiatives related to water and wastewater.
November/December 2011
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