Change of Leadership - Water Environment Association of Texas

18 | Texas WET March 2009Highlights from the Association Office13th Annual Joint Texas Water ConferenceThis year’s Texas Water was held on April 14-17, 2009in Galveston at the Moody Gardens Hotel. Spearheadingthe conference were co-chairs Kim Chanslor (WEAT cochair)and Dave Scholler (TAWWA co-chair) and over100 volunteers. We had 350 exhibit booths with over1,200 exhibitors registered and over 2,000 attendees.Special thanks go to Rhonda Harris, Texas Waterexhibits chair and her committee along with all thecommittee chairs for Texas Water. For the second time,exhibitors could register for exhibit space for Texas Water2010 at Corpus Christi. As of this writing, 90% of thebooths have been sold for Texas Water 2010. Go to theTexas Water website at www.texas-water.org for moreinformation.There were 26 sessions with 155 total presentations.Again, the Students and Young Professionals helda Career Fair, technical sessions, university forum,Student Design Competition and reception at TexasWater (see article in this issue). The Texas Women ofWater luncheon had Dallas Water Utilities Director JodyPuckett, P.E. as the speaker with 100 women and men inattendance. The Gloyna Breakfast had 30 in attendanceto hear Dr. Qilin Li, Assistant Professor of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering at Rice University. Water forPeople silent auction hit another record this year of over$16,000 in donations (see article in this issue). Therewas so much to see and do at Texas Water this year andif you missed it, you missed a great conference. Do planto attend Texas Water 2010 happening April 13-16,2010 in Corpus Christi, TX.WEAT held their election of officers at Texas Water2009. Congratulations to all the new officers. The new2009-2010 slate of officers are:l President, Betty Jordanl President-Elect, Jody Zaboliol Vice-President, David Briggsl Treasurer, Heather Harrisl Secretary, Jennifer CovingtonBy Cheryl Smith, Association ManagerTexas Water 2009 Co-Chairs, Kim Chanslor (WEAT) and DaveScholler (TAWWA) with Brad Castleberry.What’s Happening6th Annual EPA Region 6 CMOM Workshop will beheld at the Austin Convention Center on August 24-25,2009. On-line registration will be available on the WEATwebsite. This workshop is held in collaboration withTCEQ, WEAT and City of Austin. Visit the WEAT websitefor more information.Call Raj Bhattarai at 512-972-0075, if you have anyquestions about the workshop.The WEAT Biosolids and Odor and CorrosionConference will be held at the new Embassy Suites in SanMarcos on August 27-28, 2009. On-line registration,attendance and exhibit information can be found at theWEAT website (www.weat.org).WEFTEC.09 will be held October 10-14 in Orlando,Florida. WEAT will be sending three or four teams tocompete in Operations Challenge at WEFTEC. Wewill also hold our Texas Reception on Monday night,October 12th.The FROG (Fats, Roots, Oil and Grease) Workshopis scheduled for November 5&6, 2009 at the HoustonHobby Airport Marriott Hotel in Houston, TX. Check theWEAT website for more details in the near future.Lastly, I wish to give my special thanks to BradCastleberry for being such a great President for WEATand pushing the staff to make things happen. A lot wasaccomplished during his presidency and a lot moreis in store. Let’s continue to make WEAT the strongassociation it is today.(L-R) Jody Zabolio, David Briggs, Jennifer Covington, Betty Jordan,Heather Harris amd Brad Castleberry.