Summer 2013 - Public Documents - NC AWWA-WEA

News and Notesof 2014. An AWWA member since 1987and active member of the Illinois Section,Donahue was honored in 2009 with theassociation’s Fuller Award. He has servedon numerous committees at both theAWWA association and Section levels, andhe continues to hold water and wastewateroperator licenses.AWWA’s Board also selected four vicepresidents and one director-at-large duringits winter board meeting in Nashville.The new vice presidents include:• John Alston, operations superintendentwith the Bozeman (MT) Water andSewer Department. Alston is a memberof the AWWA board of directors fromthe Montana Section, where he servedas Section chair from 2007-09.• Douglas Brinkman, project managerwith Black & Veatch, a director from theChesapeake Section who has chairedmany Section committees and servedas the Section chair in 2005.• Jeffrey Nash, vice president with CDMSmith, who has served in numerouscapacities within the Florida Section,including Section chair, general policychair and currently as an AWWAdirector.• Michael Simpson, chief executiveofficer of M.E. Simpson Co. Inc., anAWWA member for more than 29years who has held many leadershippositions within the Indiana Section.The new director-at-large is Martha Segal,assistant director with Metro Water Servicesin Nashville, TN. Segal is active inthe Kentucky/Tennessee Section, whereshe has served as Section chair, initiateda Section Customer Service Committee,chaired the Diversity Committee andserved in many other capacities.Registration and Housing Now OpenFor WEFTEC ® 2013 in ChicagoRegistration and housing is now open forthe Water Environment Federation TechnicalExhibition and Conference (WEFTEC)2013, the Water Environment Federation’s(WEF) 86th Annual Technical Exhibitionand Conference. Scheduled for October5-9, 2013 at McCormick Place South inChicago, IL, this year’s event includesa new pricing structure that accommodatesongoing economic challenges andgives greater access to the hallmarks ofWEFTEC: the highest quality educational,business, and networking opportunitiesavailable in the water sector today.“Of the many activities and programsthat WEF provides to our members andto the water sector as a whole, nothingsurpasses WEFTEC as the tangible proofof our ongoing commitment to waterprofessionals and to our shared missionof supporting clean and safe waterworldwide,” said WEF Executive DirectorJeff Eger. “WEF wants the Water QualityEvent to be your Water Quality Event sowe have taken steps to make WEFTECmore accessible than ever. To help dothat, we are pleased to be able to offera new pricing structure that will helpstreamline registration, reduce technicalsession prices for most participants,and offer complimentary exhibitionregistration to all attendees.”As the largest annual water qualityconference and exhibition in the world,WEFTEC 2013 will use more than onemillion net square feet of exhibition andmeeting space at Chicago’s famedMcCormick Place Convention Center.To date, the 2013 technical program includesnearly 1,000 expert speakers, 140technical sessions, 27 workshops and 10local facility tours. A wide range of topicsand focus areas allow attendees to designtheir own unique learning experiencewith the opportunity to earn continuingeducation credits.The 2013 focus areas include: resourcerecovery including nutrients andenergy; energy management; stormwater;collection systems; wastewater treatmentdesign; facility operations and maintenance;utility management and leadership;residuals and biosolids management; waterreclamation, reuse, and desalination;disinfection and public health; watershedmanagement and sustainability; industrialissues including petrochemical, refinery,and food/beverage industries; and innovationacross all topics.76 NC Currents Summer 2013Click Hereto return to Table of Contents