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To:	Members & Affiliates
From:	National Office
Date:	December 2, 2005
Subject:	JOIN US FOR NACWA’S 2006 WINTER CONFERENCE
Reference:	MU 05-19
Attachments:	2006 Winter Conference Preliminary Program (PDF) 2006 Winter Conference Registration Form (PDF) 2006 Winter Conference Hotel & Registration Information

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Hotel Deadline:
January 6, 2006

Plan Now to Attend NACWA’s 2006 Winter Conference
Improving Knowledge Management in Today’s Utility
January 31 – February 3, 2006
JW Marriott Palm Desert • Palm Desert, California

MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS TODAY —
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 6, 2006!

Join your clean water colleagues January 31 – February 3, 2006 for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies’ (NACWA) 2006 Winter Conference – Improving Knowledge Management in Today’s Utility. The value of knowledge management in today’s public utility is directly related to the effectiveness with which that knowledge enables the utility workforce to address the challenges of today, and create a vision for the future. NACWA’s 2006 Winter Conference will examine the optimal ways for today’s clean water utilities to create, capture, share and leverage the knowledge they need to excel.

Lynn Lancaster & David Stillman — Back By Popular Demand!
Lynn Lancaster and David Stillman will be on-hand to provide the 2006 Winter Conference Keynote Address, Finders Keepers: How the Rules of the Knowledge Game Have Changed, on Wednesday, February 1. Based upon the premise that the key to knowledge management is not how much you know, but how much you share, their energetic presentation will enlighten and entertain as they explore how critical knowledge is shared across generational gaps.

Presentations to Provide Insight on Knowledge Management
The conference agenda will also feature other addresses and panels that will fully examine knowledge from a number of critical perspectives. Presentations will include:

The Changing Workforce… Seizing the Opportunity — featuring the release of the latest management resource developed by NACWA and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA).
The Changing Tides of the Nation’s Population & Demographics — will examine national trends, population forecasts and discuss how to create and maintain a sustainable utility.
Harnessing the Knowledge You Need to Succeed — will explore the decision-making processes within utilities and the important role of knowledge management.
Addressing a Utility’s Need for Knowledge Management — will showcase strategies utilities can employ to retain and transfer critical institutional knowledge.
Creating Effective, Efficient Operations Through Knowledge Management — will provide successful examples of utility-wide knowledge management efforts.
Data Rich, Information Poor — No More — will provide short vignettes featuring topic-specific utility examples of knowledge management successes.
Beyond Knowledge Management… The Keys to Service Continuity — will provide an overview of important ‘keys’ to ensure the continuity of service required of clean water utilities including asset management and mutual aid agreements.
Wastewater Systems After the Hurricanes — Assessing the Damage, Planning for Recovery – will focus on a collaborative project to develop and present an area-wide damage assessment and associated rehabilitation and replacement costs.

Plan Now to Attend – Hotel Reservation Deadline January 6th!
Now is the ideal time to make plans to attend the premier utility management conference of 2006. Included in this 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 www.nacwa.org.

Reserve your hotel room today by contacting the JW Marriott Palm Desert at 760.641.2211 to guarantee the special conference rate of $225 single/double. Be sure to mention that you are a participant in NACWA’s 2006 Winter Conference. The hotel reservations deadline is Friday, January 6, 2006.
Online conference registration is now available — www.nacwa.org/meetings/06winter. The deadline for advance registration is Thursday, January 19, 2006.

NACWA/WERF Research Priorities Workshop to Precede Winter Conference
Interested NACWA members and representatives from the Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council will meet in a half-day session to discuss WERF's new program-directed research process and help refine the list of research challenges that will guide the Foundation's efforts over the next few years. NACWA and WERF will also provide an update on the continuing efforts to increase coordination to better leverage the resources of each organization. This meeting will provide NACWA members with a unique opportunity to influence the direction of WERF's research agenda for the coming years and learn how to keep their agency engaged in ongoing research efforts.

All NACWA members are invited to attend — free of charge — whether or not you plan to attend the Association’s 2006 Winter Conference. Pre-registration is required. Please indicate whether you plan to attend on your registration form. We look forward to seeing you in February.

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