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Registration Deadline: May 15th!
It's
the Dawn of a New Century for the Environmental Professional
A&WMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition is the premier
event for environmental professionals, with the strongest technical
program and most up-to-date information available anywhere. Please
check this site often as information is updated and rotated regularly!
Special
Features
The Annual Conference offers a multitude
of events and opportunities to enhance your knowledge and your
network. Here are just a few:
Fun
Run
Enjoy a scenic view of
Portland during Thursday evening’s three-mile Fun Run along
the Willamette River, looping across two bridges, the west downtown
waterfront, and the east esplanade. Sign
up to participate using the conference registration form.
More details here.
Golf & Silent
Auction to benefit A&WMA Scholarship Fund
Tee off your week on the links at Langdon
Farms Golf Club, one of Oregon’s top-rated courses, on Monday.
And be sure to visit the Silent Auction in its new location on
the Exhibit floor.
Members
of the Coastal Plains Chapter offer their support for this years’
Silent Auction.
It’s not too late! The Chapters of Central New York, Georgia,
Puget Sound, Tampa Bay, Western Michigan, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Channel
Islands, and Coastal Plains have all made their donations as well
as the following Sections: Southwest, Ontario, Mid Atlantic States,
and Niagara Frontier.
Both events benefit the A&WMA Scholarship Fund.
More here.
Toyota
and Dodge vehicles to be showcased on the Exhibit floor.
(More details to come!)
Professional
Development Courses and QEP Exam
Conveniently scheduled to coincide
with the Conference, courses are offered Sunday, June 22, through
Tuesday, June 24, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
More here.
Technical Program Highlights
Wednesday, June 25
2008 Critical Review:
Turning Up the Heat on the Climate Change Discussion Prospects
for Future Climate and Reasons for Early Action
Michael MacCracken, The Climate Institute
Thursday, June 26
Tales from an Industry Trailblazer
William Reilly, Former EPA Administrator
The Intersection of Science and Sustainability
Ernesta Ballard, Weyerhaeuser Corp.
More keynote presentation info here.
The Role of Technology in Mitigating
Global Climate Change
Frank Princiotta, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Global
Climate Change
The 2008 technical program has 32 sessions relating to Global
Climate Change. Please click
here to view our preliminary technical program and find out
what those sessions are!
Poster Sessions
Two technical poster sessions are scheduled with a total of 50
posters. Please visit the poster sessions on Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday afternoon in the Lobby B area.
