May 2-5, 2010
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Attendee Information
Schedules- Preliminary Class Schedule
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Schedule of Events
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
1 - 5 p.m. Registration 1 - 6 p.m. Expo 2010 2 - 3 p.m. Water & Wastewater Mgrs. Assoc. Meeting 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. AWEA Business Meeting 4 - 5 p.m. AWW & WEA Opening Session 5 - 6:30 p.m. Meet and Greet 5 - 6 p.m. Drinking Water Contest 6 p.m. Door Prize Drawing 7 - 9 p.m. Chair’s Dinner
(Arlington Hotel – by invitation only)Monday, May 3, 2010 7 a.m. Past Chairs Breakfast
(Arlington Hotel)7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Registration 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Exhibitors Only Breakfast 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Expo 2010 9:45 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Equipment ROADeo 10am Load Busses for Spouse Program (Oaklawn) 10:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Conference Luncheon 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Operations Challenge 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Spouse Program & Luncheon (Oaklawn)
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Water Awards Luncheon
(Embassy Suites)1:30 - 4:15 p.m. Technical Sessions 4:30 - 6 p.m. Nickel Beer 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Equipment ROADeo Finals 5:30 p.m. Door Prize Drawing Tuesday, May 4, 2009 7 - 8:30 a.m. AWW & WEA Board Meeting
(Embassy Suites)7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Lab/Pretreatment Breakfast
(Embassy Suites)8 a.m. Spouse Early Bird Bingo 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Registration 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Expo 2010 8:45 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Sessions 10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Conference Luncheon 10:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Wastewater Awards Luncheon
(Embassy Suites)1 p.m. Exhibitors Prize Drawings 1:30 - 4:15 p.m. Technical Sessions 6:30 p.m. Conference Banquet
And Kellogg Award Ceremony
(Arlington Hotel)Wednesday, May 5, 2010 8 a.m. Ted & Clara Gentry Memorial Golf Tournament
(Hot Springs Country Club)8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Wastewater Operator Course Class 1 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Wastewater Class 2 & 3 Exam 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Water Certification Exams 1 p.m. Wastewater Class 1 Exam All events at the Hot Springs Convention Center unless otherwise noted. 
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ATTENTION OPERATORS:
Bring your AR Dept. of Health and/or your AR Dept. of Environmental Quality issued training / license cards with the bar code on it to conference. Licenses will be scanned for training credit hours in select classrooms as part of the new training verification program.
If you need a replacement card, please contact your licensing agency prior to conference.
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Spouse Activities click here to print
AWW & WEA 2010 SPOUSE PROGRAMIt’s On at Oaklawn - Ready, Set….They’re Off!
The 79th AWW&WEA Conference will be held again at the Hot Springs Convention Center. This will be a history making year with the first female Conference Chair and the first male Spouse Committee Chair. I would like to personally take this opportunity to invite all spouses to come and participate in the Spouse Program. You will definitely see familiar faces of people you have come to know and love throughout the years as we have become like family.This year, although racing season is over, we will be visiting beautiful Oaklawn Park. This race track has been a historical landmark of Hot Springs since February 1905, and has endured to its present status in the horse racing world today. We will take a tour and learn the history of the track as well as a little regarding horse racing from personnel of Oaklawn. Lunch will be served on site and for those who are ready for Bingo, you will be returning to the convention center to participate in the enduring tradition of the conference. Anyone wishing to stay at the race track will have the opportunity to hear an Oaklawn gaming representative conduct a presentation on the electronic games offered onsite. Then you are free to try your luck for the rest of the afternoon in reserved spaces.Tuesday morning we have a nice brunch scheduled, followed by Bingo games until the prizes are all gone. Who knows what else might happen. I am willing to bet we will have a lot of fun and there will be lots of prizes to win. So please sign up early and come join us at the Spouse Program for the 79th AWW&WEA Conference. Don’t forget to R.S.V.P. for the Monday Spouse Program and Luncheon when your register!
Dennis Ellington - 2010 Spouse Chair
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Golf Tournament click here to print
Make plans to join in the fun at the Ted & Clara Gentry Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament. This year will continue the tradition with the tournament being held at the Hot Springs Country Club on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 We encourage anyone who would like to play to sign up early.
Golf is open only to registered attendees of the conference. To sign up, please indicate this by selecting ‘Golf Tournament’ on the member registration form. Don’t forget to include your handicap.
For more information, or for golf sponsorship opportunities, please contact Howell Anderson at 501-688-1413 email Howell with the subject line: GOLF10
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Equipment ROADeo click here to print
This year’s competition will include the Backhoe and the Tandem Dump Truck. The Backhoe competition will be limited to the first 30entries, the Dump Truck competition will be limited to the first 15 entries, and each organization will be limited to a total of five individuals. So register early and secure a spot for yourself or your organization’s team. Five individuals from the Backhoe competition and three individuals from the Dump Truck competition will advance to the finals.
Prizes are $500, $200, and $100 respectively for first through third place winners with a traveling plaque awarded to the winning Municipal Utility. The ROADeo will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010 in the Arena adjacent to the Exhibit Hall, with the finals beginning at 5 p.m. during the Nickel Beer Social.
Registration forms are attached to the enclosed application. For more information, please contact Eddie Hester at 870-239-7786 ehester@paragould.com .
Click here for a printable registration form
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OPS Challenge click here to print
This year’s state contest will consist of the following three events: Collection System, Treatment Process, and Laboratory. The scores achieved in the above events will be combined to give an overall score for the competition. The team with the lowest combined score will be the 2010 State Champion and have the ability to choose from one of following three options:Option 1: A cash prize split between the two competitors from the winning team.Option 2: Funding applied toward the two competitors’ full registration and trip expenses to attend the WEFTEC conference to be held October 2-6, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Option 3: Funding applied toward a four man team, representing the winning organization, to attend and compete in the 2010 WEFTEC Operations Challenge.The three events have been redesigned to reduce the amount of monetary investment required for practice equipment and to enable the two individuals to prepare separate of the other. Multiple teams from the same organization are welcomed.If you are interested and would like more specific details, please Eric Wassell at eric.wassell@lrwu.com or 501-688-1536. close
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Drinking Water Contest click here to print
Join us as the winners of the State’s District Drinking Water Contests come together in the overall state competition for best tasting drinking water at our annual Drinking Water Contest. This Sunday evening event will take place during the Meet and Greet so make sure you stop by to find out just which Arkansas district has the best tasting drinking water in the state!
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Hotel Information click here to print
Special rates and other hotel information for the 2010 Conference are listed below.
Please note the cut-off dates for the special AWW & WEA rates.
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
Host Hotel
400 Convention Boulevard
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-624-9200 or 1-800-362-2779
Fax: 501-624-3225
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Single Rate: $144
Double Rate: $144
Special AWW & WEA Rate good through March 24, 2010
Check-in is at 3p.m. Check-out is 11am
To book AWW & WEA room:
websiteARLINGTON RESORT HOTEL & SPA
Conference Hotel
239 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-623-7771 or 1-800-643-1502
Fax: 501-623-2243
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Single Rate (King Bed): $76
Double Rate (King or Double): $86
Special AWW & WEA Rate good through March 30, 2010
Check-in at 3 p.m. Check-out is 11 a.m.THE AUSTIN HOTEL
Conference Hotel
305 Malvern Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
501-623-6600 or 1-877-623-6697
Fax: 501-624-7160
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Single Rate: $80
Double Rate: $80
Special AWW & WEA Rate good through April 1, 2010
Check-in at 3 p.m. Check-out is 11 a.m.COMFORT INN & SUITES
Overflow Room Block
3627 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71913
501-623-1700 or 877-682-4442
Standard Queen Rate: $89.99
Standard King or Double Queen: $94.99
King Suite: $99.99
Other Suites also available at discounted rate.
Check-in is at 3 p.m. Check-out is at 11 a.m.
Baymont Inn & Suites
Overflow Room Block
5321 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71913
501-520-5522
Single / Double Rate: $70.00
AWW&WEA Rate good through April 10, 2010
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Transportation click here to print
Avoid the hassle of driving and parking during the conference by using the free shuttle buses. They may be boarded at the Arlington Hotel, Austin Hotel, and Embassy Suites or at the Convention Center. Shuttle bus services are provided by Little Rock Tours and are available to all conferees, exhibitors, and spouses.
Sunday, May 2nd
Continuous service from noon to 10 p.m.
Monday, May 3rd
Continuous service from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday, May 4th
Continuous service from 6:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. close
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We invite you to join us and more than 2400 dedicated water professionals as we help shape the future of safe water at the 2010 AWW&WEA Annual Conference & Expo. The future demands that the water profession be more innovative, more efficient, and more prepared than ever before. At this year’s event, you will gain the knowledge and vision that are essential to your job and to your industry.
The Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association Conference is the only water conference where representatives from every segment of the water business come together. Water professionals continually look for the best tools and technologies to help them protect public health by providing safe water.