Action Please By: 12:00 Noon, August 14,1998
To:
Members & Affiliates and Legal Affairs Committee
From:
National Office
Date:
August 4, 1998
Subject:
LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO MEET DURING WEFTEC
Reference:
Legal Alert 98-4
AMSA's Legal Affairs Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 6, 1998 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm during WEFTEC '98, the Water Environment Federation's 71st Annual Conference & Exposition, in Orlando, Florida. The Committee meeting will be shorter than in years past and focus entirely on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiatives. A number of EPA officials have been invited to join in the wide ranging discussion. All AMSA member counsels and agency representatives are invited to attend the luncheon meeting which will take place in Salon 9 of the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando. An agenda for the meeting will be forwarded via Legal Alert in the coming weeks.
AMSA has reserved a small block of guest rooms at the Omni Rosen Hotel to facilitate attendance at the Legal Affairs Committee meeting by members and counsel. The rooms are available from October 3 to October 7 at the rate of $153/night. If you wish to attend the Committee meeting and make your hotel reservation through AMSA, please contact Paula Dannenfeldt at 202/833-4654 or pdannenfeldt@amsa-cleanwater.org and provide the nights you need accommodations as well as a credit card number for billing purposes. Room must be reserved through AMSA by 12:00 noon on Friday, August 14, 1998.
November Law Seminar Planned
The October 6 Legal Affairs Committee meeting precedes an AMSA/Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies fall legal affairs seminar, Developments in Water & Wastewater Law: A Seminar for Public Agency Attorneys, which will be held on November 12-13, 1998 at the Hyatt Islandia Hotel in San Diego, California. Mark your calendars now to attend this first-ever stand alone law seminar. The day and a half program will be taught by attorneys and continuing legal education credits will be offered. Additional information regarding the program, registration and hotel arrangements will be forwarded to members and agency counsels later this month.
Visit AMSA's Booth - Clean Water at the EXPO
Please stop by AMSA's booth during WEFTEC'98. The Association will be present to showcase the benefits of members, AMSA's publications and demo its web site, http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org, Clean Water on the Web. An interactive station will be set up at AMSA's booth and WEFTEC participants will be encouraged to "surf" the site. This is a great opportunity to share the benefits of membership with AMSA with nonmembers, and we encourage you to visit the site with a colleague who may be interested in learning more about the Association. Please check your exposition directory and locate AMSA at the exposition site.
We look forward to seeing you in October and November for these special offerings.