CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS 2008

Alabama’s Water Environment Association (AWEA) is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for the 2008 Conference and Technical Program to be held April 13 through April 16, 2008 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama.  The Technical Program Committee is seeking topics for presentation at the Conference and invites you to be a presenter or session moderator or to solicit associates, engineers, corporate leaders, public officials, academia, consultants, or equipment and service representatives to do the same so that we can enhance our industry by sharing technical knowledge and experiences that continue growth.

The 2008 Technical Program will focus on:

1. Wastewater Collection and Treatment
2. Watershed Management/Storm Water
3. Operator Training
4. Management/Professional Issues
5. Water Quality Technology Transfer (WQT 2)

Presentations in the following areas of interest are invited:

• Case studies in wastewater collection, treatment, disposal, and management
• Watershed management and stormwater issues including low impact development practices, flooding control, and permitting
• Groundwater issues (contaminant sources, low recharge rates, etc.)
• Biosolids and beneficial reuse
• Laboratory and sampling procedures for wastewater
• Innovative permit compliance or enforcement solutions
• Project management, training, and safety
• Operational challenges and resolutions
• Leading edge academic, industrial, and governmental research, both applied and fundamental, related to all aspects of the water environment

Abstracts should be 300 words or less and should be submitted in digital form. Abstract submittal forms can be downloaded here. Presentations should not exceed 40 minutes (25 to 30-minute presentation with 10 to 15 minutes for questions and answers).  One speaker per presentation will receive reduced conference registration.

Abstracts need to be submitted by email or fax to the addresses below by Monday, December 18, 2007 .  Contact either Sabra Sutton or Tim Patton (see below) for more details.

If you are unable to present but have a topic that you would like to learn more about, we would appreciate your input. Please contact us so that potential presenters can be sought. Conference registration information with the list of presentation topics will be sent to AWEA members in January 2008. We hope to have more than 500 environmental professionals in attendance, along with more than 60 exhibits of equipment and services.  Please circulate this Call for Presentations within your organization.  With your help, we can have the best technical program available in Alabama for all environmental professionals.

Tim Patton
Vice President and Conference Chair
Volkert & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 7434
Mobile, AL 36670
Telephone: (251) 342-1070, Ext. 114
Email: tpatton@volkert.com