Leah E. Blinn

Conference Chair

Client Program Manager

CB&I
Safety First!

Locate Emergency Exits

Meeting Place for Emergency 

Evacuation

Logistics

Program Update

Logistics

Program Update

Second keynote unable to make it due 

to cancelled flights
Logistics

Continuing Education Credits

Sign up sheet for each session

 Located in the back of each room

 Print and sign your name

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

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

A&WMA has 32 Sections and 100 Chapters

 Local member units

 Providing environmental leadership, regionspecific programming, and networking 

opportunities close to home

Allegheny Mountain Section serves this 

region

http://www.ams-awma.org/
 Includes the WV and NWPA chapters

Monthly luncheons

Monthly newsletter – The Zephyr

Annual dinner event

Community education and outreach

 Scholarships

Annual Golf Outing on June 10, 2014
A&WMA Publications

 The Journal of the Air & Waste Management 

Association

 Oldest continuously published, peerreviewed, 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

 Pittsburgh is #1!

Additional conferences throughout 

North America

Lubbock, Texas – September 4-5, 2014

Alberta, Canada

Denver, Colorado

And others!
A&WMA Programming

Annual Conference and Exhibition 

Environmental professionals from around 

the world

Technical papers on cutting-edge topics

 Interact with exhibiting business and 

organizations demonstrating the latest 

environmental products and services 

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!

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-a-wma
Special Thanks

Technical 

Committee

 Loren Anderson

 Amanda Black

 James Daley

 Paul King

 Michael Nines

 Clara Poffenberger

 Meghan Yingling

AWMA Staff

 Dorothy Chmiel

 Tracy Fedkoe

 Stephanie Glyptis

 Jim Powell
Special Thanks

To YOU!

 Sponsors

 Speakers

 Session Chairs

 Attendees
Pennsylvania Jobs

Pennsylvania Energy

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

_6LKZgT6uY&feature=youtu.be