Leah E. Blinn Conference Chair Client Program Manager CB&I

# Safety First!

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## Locate Emergency Exits

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## Meeting Place for Emergency Evacuation

# Logistics

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## Program Update

# Logistics

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## Program Update

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### Second keynote unable to make it due to cancelled flights

# Logistics

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## Continuing Education Credits

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### Sign up sheet for each session

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### Located in the back of each room

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### Print and sign your name

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### Certificate of Attendance request slip at registration

# Who are we?

 Founded in 1907

 A nonprofit , nonpartisan professional organization that enhances knowledge and expertise

 A neutral forum for information exchange

 Professional development

 Networking opportunities

 Public education, and outreach to more than 5,500 environmental professionals in 65 countries 501c(3 ) Neutral Forum Networking

# Conference Representation

 Involvement from:

 Government agencies

 NGOs

 Industry representatives

 Professional development opportunities

 A&WMA is already preapproved for CEUs

 Networking opportunities through lunches, breaks, and reception tonight

# A&WMA Mission and Core Purpose

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### The Mission

 Assist in the professional development and critical environmental decision

- making of our members to benefit society



###  

### The Core Purpose

 Improve environmental knowledge and decisions by providing a neutral forum for exchanging information

# International Presence Through Local Reach

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### A&WMA has 32 Sections and 100 Chapters

 Local member units

 Providing environmental leadership, region

specific programming, and networking opportunities close to home



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### Allegheny Mountain Section serves this region



# http ://www.ams

- awma.org /

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### Includes the WV and NWPA chapters

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### Monthly luncheons

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### Monthly newsletter

– The Zephyr

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### Annual dinner event

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### Community education and outreach

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### Scholarships

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### Annual Golf Outing on June 10, 2014

# A&WMA Publications

 The Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

 O ldest continuously published, peer

reviewed, technical environmental journal in the world

 EM , a magazine for environmental managers

 Provides timely and reliable environmental information

# A&WMA Programming

 Conferences , workshops, webinars, and courses

 Provides environmental professionals with up

- to

- date technical, managerial, and regulatory information on air, water, and waste issues

 Historically our content was presented face

- to

- face

 Today we capture content for virtual and/or later viewing

 Webinars

 Specialty Conferences/Workshops

 Mini

- symposium for Annual Conference

 Technical Courses

# Oil & Gas Conference Series

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### Pittsburgh is #1!

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### Additional conferences throughout North America

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### Lubbock, Texas

– September 4

- 5, 2014

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### Alberta , Canada

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### Denver, Colorado

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### And others!

# A&WMA Programming

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## Annual Conference and Exhibition

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### Environmental professionals from around the world

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### Technical papers on cutting

- edge topics

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### Interact with exhibiting business and organizations demonstrating the latest environmental products and services

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### Training courses

# Annual Conference & Exhibition

**Join us in Long Beach, CA June 24** 

**– 27, 2014**  **http://ace2014.awma.org/**

# Membership Types

 Individual

 Young Professional

 Student

 Organizational

 Emeritus

 Honorary

# Conference Special!

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### Non

- members in attendance can receive a free membership

 See Registration if you haven’t already joined! 

## Join Today... http ://www.awma.org/membership/join

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# Special Thanks

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### Technical Committee

 Loren Anderson

 Amanda Black

 James Daley

 Paul King

 Michael Nines

 Clara Poffenberger

 Meghan Yingling 

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## AWMA Staff

 Dorothy Chmiel

 Tracy Fedkoe

 Stephanie Glyptis

 Jim Powell

# Special Thanks

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## To YOU!

 Sponsors

 Speakers

 Session Chairs

 Attendees

# Pennsylvania Jobs Pennsylvania Energy

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