Portland, Oregon
June 24-27, 2008
The early registration deadline for A&WMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition is almost here! Be sure to register before May 15 to receive the advanced registration rate. Hotel cut-off is May 28, so view the housing options and book your room today to ensure availability.
What’s Happening on the Exhibit Floor?
One of the most exciting parts of every Annual Conference is the exhibit hall, where hundreds of vendors gather to display the latest products and services. This year’s exhibition will feature:
- Toyota’s display of Green and Alternative Technology Vehicles
- 2008 Business & Innovation Theater
- Silent Auction
- Internet Café, sponsored by Golder Associates
- Get Some Green Prize Giveaway, sponsored by
Oris Solutions presents Bee-Line Software
- Networking Reception, sponsored by Puget Sound Energy
- Coffee Breaks, sponsored by BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC and ERM
- Student Paper/Poster Contest, sponsored by Firestone Specialty Products
- The Environmental Challenge International (ECi), sponsored by PNWIS Chapters of A&WMA and URS Corporation
- Massage Station
- Judges Needed – Student Paper/Poster Contest
A&WMA is seeking volunteers to judge the 2008 Student Paper/Poster Contest. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please e-mail Sandi Spratt with your area of specialization and highest degree received.
- “Sharp'en" Your Oral Presentation Skills
Thursday, June 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m.
A&WMA members are invited to join Julie Sharp, P.h.D., Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, for a free workshop that will focus on delivery techniques for oral presentations; organizing the oral presentation; creating effective visual aids; and interviewing skills. E-mail
Sandi Spratt to register. As an added bonus, members can meet Sharp at the Association Resource Center for a free resume critique between 11:00 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Continuing in the Footsteps of Noted Environmental Women
Tuesday, June 24, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Attend our Women’s Professional Development Luncheon to hear a presentation by “Green Queen” P.S. Reilly, CEO and President of Athena Company. Select the “Tuesday luncheon” on your conference registration form to register.
- High School Essay Contest
High school students nationwide are invited to submit essays for this year’s high school essay contest, “Greenhouse Gas Management Actions: What Can Students Do?" The winning paper will receive $400 and a first place certificate. Contact Carol Clinton for additional information. Essays must be mailed on or before May 16, 2008.
- Silent Auction
Donations are being accepted. Proceeds will benefit the A&WMA Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund. E-mail Martha Moore to contribute.
A&WMA members: It’s time to vote for your 2009 Board of Directors.
Voting is easy. Either fill out and send us the ballot that you receive in the mail, or login and cast your vote online. All you need to vote online is your member ID and your Election Validation Number, which can be found on the paper ballot. Contact Stephanie Glyptis with questions.
Voting ends May 31, 2008.
Join U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Energy & Environmental Industries’ international trade specialists Marc Lemmond and Tom Dellelle as they present their analysis on the latest issues and trends surrounding the exportation of air pollution control equipment.
Find out why China has become one of the primary targets for exports in this sector and learn more about the Chinese environmental market.
Visit the Webinar Web page for more information and to register.
Lemmond will expand on this topic and provide additional information about air pollution control technology issues during his seminar, “China and Other Global Markets for U.S. Air Pollution Control Technologies,” to be presented at the Annual Conference in June.
Each year, EM’s Editorial Advisory Committee selects topics of interest to environmental professionals that help shape the focus of each issue of EM magazine. In 2008, EM is covering a wide range of topics, from global climate change, to alternative fuels, to the new ozone standard, to environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest. We are currently compiling a wish list of topics for 2009. What’s on your environmental radar? What information are you looking for to be better prepared in your job? What topics would you like to see covered in future issues of EM? Help shape EM content by sending your ideas for topics of interest to: Lisa Bucher, Managing Editor.
We are continually updating the A&WMA Web site to provide the latest relevant environmental information and services. Don't miss our newest additions below.
  
RÉSEAU environnement, founder and organizer of AMERICANA, has extended a call for speakers for its eighth International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference, March 17- 19, 2009. AMERICANA’s purpose is to exchange knowledge, know-how, technical environmental expertise, and solutions.
Speaking at AMERICANA allows you to present your technologies, studies, and findings to an audience of up to 10,000 stakeholders – making it one of the largest environmental industry events in the Americas. Proposals are due June 30, 2008.
Report Deadline: May 15, 2008
Will your chapter be recognized at A&WMA's Annual Conference as one of our outstanding chapters? Turn in your report by May 15 and show us your stuff! It’s easy to submit, just download the form
here, fill it out, and submit to
Sandi Spratt for consideration.
The Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC), and A&WMA are offering a free Webinar.
The Webinar, presented by Ken Grimm, PPRC, will demonstrate ways to improve the overall efficiency of manual spray coating operations by enhancing the techniques of painters.
Bonus Webinar content: Find out more about the new EPA Surface Coating NESHAP.
Click here for more information or to register.
Conferences & Workshops – Coming Up Fast
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Brownfields 2008
(May 5-7, 2008, Detroit, MI)
Visit A&WMA’s Exhibit Booth
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International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies
Final Program Now Available!
(May 12-16, 2008, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Indoor Air Quality
Preliminary Program Now Available!
(May 20-22, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
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A&WMA’s 101st Annual Conference & Exhibition
(June 24-27, 2008, Portland, OR)
Webinars – Lower Carbon Footprint Options for Continuing Education
In the E-Learning Center – Grow Your
Knowledge
Call for Abstracts – Share What You Know
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Symposium on Air Quality Measurement
Methods and Technology
(Nov. 3-6, 2008, Chapel
Hill, NC)
Exhibit Space Available
- Abstracts due July 11, 2008
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Hazardous Waste Combustors Conference and Exhibition
(Nov. 12-14, 2008, Galveston, TX)
Exhibit Space Available
- Abstracts due May 9, 2008
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Vapor Intrusion Conference
(Jan. 27-30, 2009, San Diego, CA)
- Abstracts due May 16, 2008
- U.S. state and local air quality agencies face many hurdles in the coming months. At the same time, funds for state and local air quality programs are threatened. EM considers some of the hot topics being addressed at the state and local level with an emphasis on interagency collaboration.
- 2008 Annual Conference Preview: Get the Scoop, Get Connected, Get Ahead... Mixing Business with Pleasure in the Pacific Northwest; How Our Sponsors Are Going Green; Portland by the Numbers; Preliminary Grid of Technical Sessions
- Plus: PM File, Competitive Strategy, EPA Research Highlights, and a Member Minute profile of Pamela F. Heckel
Advertise in EM!
13 peer-reviewed research papers, including:
- A Special Grouping of Five Papers on Landfill Gas Modeling and Management
- A Quantitative Approach to the Traffic Air Quality Problem: The Traffic Air Quality Index
- Development of Ambient Air Quality Population-Weighted Metrics for Use in Time-Series Health Studies
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