{"id":14938,"date":"2021-01-21T14:02:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=14938"},"modified":"2021-06-03T16:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:54:17","slug":"pa-awwa-2021-annual-conference-on-may-11-13-has-been-postponed-virtual-annual-conference-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/pa-awwa-2021-annual-conference-on-may-11-13-has-been-postponed-virtual-annual-conference-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"PA-AWWA&#8217;s Virtual Annual Conference on May 25-26, 2021&#8230;We Thank Our Sponsors!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>WE THANK OUR SPONSORS!!!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PLATINUM<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/hazenandsawyer.com\">HAZEN AND SAWYER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>G<\/strong><strong>OLD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/coreandmain.com\">CORE &amp; MAIN<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eriewater.org\">ERIE WATER WORKS<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/FisherTank.com\">FISHER TANK COMPANY<\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gannettfleming.com\">GANNETT FLEMING, INC.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lbh2o.com\">LB WATER<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paoralhealth.org\"><strong>PA COALITION OF ORAL HEALTH<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mottmac.com\"><strong>MOTT MACDONALD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/stonehillcontracting.com\"><strong>STONEHILL CONTRACTING CO., INC.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/suez.com\"><strong>SUEZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SILVER<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/aquaamerica.com\">AQUA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bucharthorn.com\">BUCHART HORN, INC.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ghd.com\">GHD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/HRG-INC.COM\">HERBERT, ROWLAND &amp; GRUBIC, INC.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mcwaneductile.com\">MCWANE DUCTILE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BRONZE<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dntanks.com\">DN TANKS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/edmundsgovtech.com\">EDMUNDS GovTech<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/entecheng.com\"><strong>ENTECH ENGINEERING, INC.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/KCI.COM\"><strong>KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2021-VIRTUAL-CONFERENCE-SCHEDULE.DH-revision-6-MAY-17-2021.pdf\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FINALTech-Sess-May-24-TECH-SESSION-INFO-PAAWWA-VC-May-25-and-26-2021-REV-10-May-24-CH.pdf\">TECH SESSION INFO<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>American Water Works Association<\/strong><strong> Representative\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Richard Hope<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vice-President (2019-2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15229\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15229\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Richard-Hope-VP.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Hope &#8211; WI<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Richard is a Senior Vice President for AECOM and lives in\u00a0 \u00a0Stevens Point, Wisconsin. With over 38 years of experience managing water-engineering projects in the water industry, Richard has been an active member of AWWA since 1990.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Richard is the Global Water Technical Practices Network Leader.\u00a0 At the Association level, he has served as a past chair of the Engineering and Construction Division and the Infrastructure Management Committee. He is also a current member of the International Council.\u00a0 Richard has served as a past chair of the Wisconsin Section and currently serving as the Wisconsin Director and Vice President. Richard is a frequent speaker at conferences. He has experience as both a design and field engineer and is a specialist in asset management, master planning, hydraulic modeling and water loss control. Richard has received the George Warren Fuller and the Kenneth Miller Founders awards.<\/p>\n<p>Richard holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Civil Engineering from Teeside Polytechnic\u00a0 and diploma\u00a0 in Business Administration from Warwick University . He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Wisconsin and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">Kalahari Resorts: May 11-13, 2021 in person annual conference cancelled<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nWith the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the availability of the vaccine, we have decided to postpone the annual in-person conference originally planned for\u00a0May 11-13, 2021.\u00a0 This decision was made at this time due to conditions of the venue&#8217;s cancellation policy. Given the multitude of unknown variables around the pandemic and our commitment to keeping our members healthy and safe, PA-AWWA has decided that the most responsible action to take was to postpone the conference.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">In the meantime, PA-AWWA is planning a virtual conference for this spring\/early summer. The specific dates have yet to be determined, but we expect to offer the conference in the first half of 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">This virtual conference will include an opening\u00a0session featuring a keynote speaker and AWWA representative, educational sessions offering contact hour credits, a virtual yet interactive exhibit hall, the Fresh Ideas poster contest, and some creative networking opportunities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_1930204479724024019gmail-m_6898828350372980706gmail-m_-5433747450573765897gmail-:ou\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2021-REFUND-DONATION-FORM.pdf\">2021 PA-AWWA DONATION or REFUND FORM<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">For the latest virtual conference information please go to:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1611341495958000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFS9jj7pSvYcvzqU3nPoZq1f2Rnpg\">www.paawwa.org<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WE THANK OUR SPONSORS!!! PLATINUM HAZEN AND SAWYER GOLD CORE &amp; MAIN ERIE WATER WORKS FISHER TANK COMPANY GANNETT FLEMING, INC. LB WATER PA COALITION OF ORAL HEALTH MOTT MACDONALD STONEHILL CONTRACTING CO., INC. SUEZ SILVER AQUA BUCHART HORN, INC. GHD HERBERT, ROWLAND &amp; GRUBIC, INC. MCWANE DUCTILE BRONZE DN TANKS EDMUNDS GovTech ENTECH ENGINEERING, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,14,4,7,5,11,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14938"}],"version-history":[{"count":114,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16141,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938\/revisions\/16141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}