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To: Members & Affiliates
From: National Office
Date: November 1, 2004
Subject: REGISTER NOW FOR AMSA’S 2005 WINTER CONFERENCE
Reference: MU 04-19
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PLAN NOW TO ATTEND AMSA’S 2005 WINTER CONFERENCE
Sustainable Systems

February 1 – 4, 2005
Westin La Cantera
San Antonio, Texas

MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS TODAY —
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 7, 2005!

San Antonio will serve as the setting for AMSA’s 2005 Winter Conference, February 1-4. This year’s conference, Sustainable Systems, will focus critical information and key approaches to sustain clean water infrastructure; the utility workforce; security and emergency preparedness; and, the environment.

Conference to Feature EPA’s Perspectives on Sustainability
Benjamin Grumbles, the newly confirmed Assistant Administrator for Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has been invited to keynote the first day of the 2005 Winter Conference with an address focusing on Sustainable Water Infrastructure for the 21st Century. As a nation, we are challenged to ensure that we can keep pace with the infrastructure needs of the future. The question up for debate, is simply how to best meet those needs. EPA believes that much of the solution to the gaping funding gap can be found in the innovative responses they describe as the Four Pillars of Sustainable Infrastructure. Beginning with this keynote, and then throughout the conference program, these four approaches will be explored: Better Management; Full-Cost Pricing, Efficient Water Use; and, Watershed Approaches to Protection and their implications for sustainable infrastructure.

Keith Harrell — Sure to Motivate & Inspire Attendees
The conference’s February 3rd keynote address will feature renowned motivational speaker Keith Harrell, author of Attitude Is Everything: Ten Life Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action. Harrell is the ideal person to focus both attention and energy on the need for clean water agencies to embrace the role they plan in protecting the environment. Through humorous and engaging remarks, Harrell will address the need to develop and maintain a positive organizational culture to support the key role utilities play in protecting and sustaining America’s water resources.

Panels & Roundtables Discussions to Provide Insights
The conference program will also feature a number of panel presentations and roundtable discussions providing important detail to support key concepts discussed. They include:

Plan Now to Attend – Hotel Reservation Deadline January 7th!
Now is the ideal time to make plans to attend the premier utility management conference of 2005. Included in Member Update is a narrative program agenda, registration information and a registration form. Don’t delay – make your plans to attend today by reserving your hotel accommodations and registering online at http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/meetings/05winter/!

AMSA/WERF Joint Research Meeting to Precede Winter Conference
AMSA members and representatives from the Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council will meet in a day-long session to define and prioritize the research needs of the wastewater treatment community. The joint session will provide an excellent opportunity to ensure that WERF's research agenda results in information and data of relevance and value to AMSA’s membership. All AMSA members are invited to attend free of charge. Pre-registration is required — please see the attached Winter Conference narrative program agenda for additional details.

Additional Winter Conference Information Headed Your Way. . .
February is a perfect time to visit San Antonio. To help plan your visit, AMSA has provided links through http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/meetings/05winter/ to help make your visit to the river city a memorable one.

Watch your mail and visit on AMSA’s website, http://www.amsa-cleanwater.org/meetings/05winter/, for the most up-to-date information on the 2005 Winter Conference, Sustainable Systems.

 

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