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The Northern Virginia Regional Activities Committee(nvrac)UpdateBY Dave EversNVRAC Chair | devers@geigerinc.comThe Northern Virginia Regional ActivitiesCommittee (NVRAC) has been workinghard to provide a full slate of events thatoffer both educational and networkingopportunities for wastewater professionalsin and around Northern Virginia.During the first half of this year, we hostedthree lunchtime seminars, two afterhoursnetworking events, and the ever-populargolf outing. All of the events have beenwell attended. After a summer break, weare wrapping up this year with a lunchtimeplant tour at AlexRenew, and a lunchtimeseminar on asset management, not to mentiontwo more afterhours networking events.Please check the VWEA website’sUpcoming Events section for what’scoming up. Also, let us know if you wouldlike to be added to our email list for futureevent announcements.I would like to thank all the NVRACCommittee members for making this asuccessful and productive year. Currentmembers include: Natalie Richards(vice chair), Nina Andgren, AdrienneFancher, Bob Forgione, MarialenaHatzigeorgiou, Matt Van Horne, BobKrallinger, Eric Larocque, Thom Lipinski,John McGettigan, Katterinne Overcash,Glenn Pearson, James Peaco, andRobert Team. Let me know if you wouldlike to join us in the planning andarrangements for upcoming events.Eastern Virginia Regional Activities Committee(evrac)UpdateBy Mark SwilleyThe Eastern Virginia Regional ActivitiesCommittee (EVRAC) continues tohost quarterly luncheons. An Augustluncheon was held on the topic ofdisaster recovery and the record ofrecovery associated with the WorldTrade Center. During this talk, Mr. TimBerkhimer of Suffolk gave attendeesa personal, sobering account of therecovery process. Recently, an Octoberluncheon was held on the topic ofthe Virginia Beach, Laskin Road areaimprovements. Future luncheons arein the planning stages. There are anumber of topics under considerationby the committee, and we welcome yoursuggestions.EVRAC after hours events continue todraw good crowds with events at suchplaces as Chick’s Oyster Bar in VirginiaBeach, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub in Norfolk,and the Red Star Tavern in Newport News.Continued thanks go out to the eventsponsors, Michael Baker, Jr., REMSA, andAECOM, to name a few.EVRAC continues to work cooperativelywith other committees and organizationssuch as the young professionals,membership, ASCE, and others on jointactivities such as the recent Norfolk Tidesbaseball outing. Keep your eyes open formore notices on upcoming events.EVRAC is always open to suggestionson luncheon topics, joint activities,or most anything else the RegionalActivities Committee can or should bedoing for you, the VWEA membership.Please do not hesitate to post an idea onthe VWEA web page, or contact one ofyour EVRAC committee members.Also, please be sure to update yourcontact information periodically.A happy and safe fall to all!For more information on EVRACevents, please contact Mark Swilley.Fall 2012 – The Conduit49