BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fd7e03e7c6c2f877efa7fbb9899efe2c73 CATEGORIES:Annual Conference SUMMARY:AWWA-IA Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:
October 2 5-27 | Hyatt R egency Coralville
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Schedule At-A-G lance
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Water For People Hat chet Throwing Fundraiser |
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm | New Member & First-Time Attendee Mixer |
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome Reception at Backpocket Brewing |
Wednesday, O ctober 26, 2022
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast & Registration |
8:00 am – 12:10 pm | Educational Sessions & Exhibit Hall | tr>
12:10 pm – 1:40 pm | Annu
al Business Meeting Luncheon & Dessert in the Exhibit Hall Fea turing 2022 awards presentations and remarks from AWWA Vice President Miche lle Stockness |
1:40 pm – 4:4 5 pm | Educational Sessions & Exhibit Hall |
4:45 pm – 7:00 pm | S
ection Celebration in the Exhibit Hall Featuring Fuller Award pres entation, Water For People silent auction, competitions, and more! |
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm | < span>Young Professionals & Friends Social at 30Hop |
7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast |
8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
So M any Reasons To Attend: Earn CEUs, Bragging Rights, & More
Choose from more than 30 sessions across Treatment, Distribution, Management, and a NEW Operators tracks to earn up to 1.10 CEUs approved for Iowa Department of N atural Resources water treatment and distribution operator certification. p>
Build your network at the five meals and receptions included with your full conference registration:
Earn b
ragging rights and the opportunity to compete against other Section Champio
ns at AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition by participating in the Sec
tion's Best
of the Best Tap Water Taste Test, Fresh Ideas Poster Contest, or
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect w ith approximately 150 water supply operators, industry representatives, and city officials!
Sponso rship Packages offer the greatest value! Bundle your Exhibit Space and Program Advertisement, and unlock more opportunities for recognition. Ala Carte Exhibit Space &am p; Advertisement Opportunities are also available, and don’t miss the c hance to promote your business while raising important funds for Water For People.
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Registration Rates
AWWA-IA members save $90 on a Full Confe rence Registration. Check your email for your promo code.
Early Bird Prices Throu gh October 3 | Standard Prices After October 3 | |||||
Registration | Member | < td style="width: 90px;" align="center">Non-MemberMember | Non-Member | |||
Full Conference Registration | $300 | $390 | $345 | $435 | ||
Wednesday Only | $220 | $310 | $265 | $355 | ||
Thursday Onl y | $160 | $210 | $205 | $255 td> | ||
Guest Meal Tickets | ||||||
Extra Lunch Ticket | $40 | |||||
Extra Awards Banquet Ticket | $45 |
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Water For People Fundraiser
Sep
arate registration required.
5:30 PM p>
New Member & First-Time Attendee Mixer< br /> New to IA-AWWA? Join us at Backpocket Brewing prior to the Welcom e Reception for introductions to Conference mentors and Section leadership.
6:00 PM
9:00 PM
Welcome Reception at Backpocket Brewing
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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8:00 AM
Breakfas t
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Welco me + Concurrent Sessions
< span style="color: #0097d6;">DIST:
Solutions for Control: Distribution Mainte
nance and Repair Techniques to Avoid System Shutdown
Ryan Fugler – Regional Manager at Hydra-Stop LLC
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MGMT :
Ethics I
n the Water Industry
Iowa Water Industry Leadership Inst
itute Participants
TREAT:
Well Siting, Design, and Construction
Taylor Hopper, P.E. – Project Manager at FOX Strand; Mike Ga
nnon – Hydrologist at Innovative Groundwater Solutions, LLC
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Groundwater
101
Julie Sievers – Senior Water Solutions Specialist at
ISG
–
9:55 AM< /strong>
Concur rent Sessions
DIST:
Avon Lake Water Main Improvements
John Gade, P.E. – Project Manager at FOX Strand
MGMT:
Ethics In the Water Ind ustry Continued
TREAT:
Rethinking Well Materials for Improving Efficiency
, Maintenance, and Service Life
Martha Silks, PG – Lead
Hydrogeologist at LRE Water; Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW – Owner at Water
Systems Engineering, Inc.
Chemical Pump Troubleshooting
Jon Harger – Vice President at Vessco, Inc.
9:55 AM
–
10:25 AM
Exhibits & Networking Break
1 0:25 AM
11:15 AM
Concurrent Sessions
DIST:
Separating Fact from Fiction: AWWA D102 Coating Service L
ife
Joshua Brady – Coatings Consultant at Modern Coating
Solutions / Tnemec Company Inc.
MGMT:
(10:25) Source Water Protection Planni
ng and Implementation
Matthew Dvorak – Source Water Prot
ection Coordinator at Iowa DNR
(10:55) Iowa Nutrient Col
laborative for Public Water Supplies
Mary Beth Stevenso
n – Watersheds & Source Water Program Manager at City of Cedar Rapids
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< strong>TREAT:
Ed Dunn – Sales Manager at Trillium Flow Technologies
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OPS: < /strong>
Surface Wat
er Treatment Basics and Troubleshooting
Travis Webber –
Vice President Sales and Distribution at Chem-Sult, INC
11:20 AM p>
–
12:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Tank Rehabilitation – Challenges, Outcomes, Lessons Learned
Tim Wilson – Project Manager at DIXON Engineering, Inc.; Chad Coon – Ge
neral Manager at Waterloo Water Works
MGMT:
From Academies to Field Trips: Co
mmunication Strategies for Telling Your Utility’s Story and Developing Rela
tionships to Improve Water Quality
Ted Corrigan – General
Manager and CEO; Jennifer Terry – External Affairs Manager at Des Moines W
ater Works; Melissa Walker – Public Relations Consultant for Des Moines Wat
er Works & Owner of MW Media Consultants
TREAT:
Reconstructing of Six Con
crete Gravity Filters at the University of Iowa's Surface Water Treatment P
lant: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned Along the Way
Brad Weiss – Project Engineer at Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.; Ale
x Bartley – Project Engineer at ENGIE North America
OPS: < /span>
Iowa DNR Safe Drinki
ng Water Program Panel: It Takes a Village
Anne Lynam – Environmental Specialist Sr., Aaron
Pickens – Environmental Specialist Sr., Bob Campbell – Senior Environmental
Engineer, and Laurie Sharp – Environmental Specialist Sr. at Iowa DNR
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1:10 PM strong>
Awards & Business Meeting Luncheon
1:10 PM
–
1:40 PM
Dessert in the Exhibit Hall
1:40 PM p>
–
2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions< /p>
W
ater Audits, Data Validation, and Water Loss Control
Fra
nk Blaha, P.E. – Regional Liaison at The Water Research Foundation
MGMT:
Soci
al Media Crash Course for the Water Sector
Brian Gongol
– VP at DJ Gongol & Associates, Inc.
TREAT:
Biological Ammonia Removal in
Ground Water Sources –Lessons Learned and Unexpected Benefits from Pilot S
tudies and Full-Scale Installations
Eric Lawrence – Sr.
Process Engineer at WesTech Engineering LLC; Tom Dumbaugh, P.E. – Regional
Sales Manager at WesTech Engineering LLC
OPS:
< /td>City of Ames Distribution Syste
m Pressure Monitoring
Justin Claussen, P.E. – Public Wor
ks Operations Manager at City of Ames
2:30 PM
–
3:00 PM
Exhibits & Networking Break
3:00 PM
–
3:50 PM
Concurrent Sessions
DIST:
Katie Sterk, P.E. – Environmental Project Manager at B
olton & Menk, Inc.; John Shain, GISP – Principal GIS Project M
anager at Bolton & Menk, Inc.
MGMT:
Defining a Water Professional
Julie Sievers – Senior Water Solutions Specialist at ISG
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C
yanobacteria & Cyanotoxins – Prevalence, Impacts, & Treatment
Heath Picken, P.E. – Senior Project Manager at HR Green, Inc.
OPS:
Bill Simpkins, PhD – Pro
fessor Emeritus at Iowa State University
3:55 PM
–
4:45 PM
Concurrent Sessions
DIST:
Case Studies of U
sing Statistics and Machine Learning to Inventory and Locate Lead Service L
ines
Scott Rebman – Director of Engineer Sales at BlueCo
nduit
MGMT:
TREAT:
Improving Efficiency an
d Reducing Cost of Disinfection By-Products Removal at Existing Conventiona
l Water Treatment Plants
Hoda Tafvizi, PhD – Project Eng
ineer at FOX Strand
OPS:
Day in the Life of an Operator
Taylor Shelfo – Treatment Plant Operator at City of
Iowa City Water Division; Todd Damon – Water & Wastewater Superintenden
t at City of Atkins; Kyle Wellington – Water Treatment Superintendent at Ci
ty of Washington; Brad Schaver – Water Operator at City of Coralville<
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4:45 PM
–
7 :00 PM
Section Celebration in the Exhibit Hall
Drinks, appetize
rs, competitions, Water For People silent auction, presentation of the Full
er Award, and passing of the gavel.
7:30 PM
–
Young Professionals & Friends Social
Following the Section Celebration, take a short 5-minute walk to 30Hop
for an opportunity to connect with colleagues outside of the classroom. Yo
u will find more than 60 beers on tap and enjoy appetizers sponsored by the
Young Professional & Student Activities Committee.
Thursday, October 27
7:00 AM | – | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
8:00 AM | – | < p>8:50 AM |
Case Study in Evolving Workforce Strategies for a Midsize Utility |
– | 9:50 AM< /strong> | Perfluorinated, Pe
rsistent, and Pervasive: PFAS in Iowa | |
9:50 AM | – | 10:10 AM | Networking Break |
10:10 AM | – | 11:00 AM | Central Iowa Water Works – Region
al Drinking Water Production for the Des Moines Metro Area | 11:00 AM p> | – | 11:50 AM | Iowa DNR Update |
11:50 AM | – | Closi ng Remarks & Prize Drawing |
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