Proceedings: New England Water Works Association Annual Executive Director and Staff Report Year Ending June 30, 2009

摘要

The New England Water Works Association had a very successful year of providing services to its members and water works professionals in the region. The membership stayed very strong with 2,923 members and educational efforts delivered 304 programs to 4,344 individuals, a small decrease in the number of programs and total attendance in a difficult financial year. The volunteers delivered important water public policy reports and testimony in important considerations at the state level in Massachusetts and Vermont. A strong effort to have sustainability an element in the water professional objectives be commenced.rnTwo very successful conferences had a combined attendance of 2,989 individuals and the spring exhibition had 170 exhibits in 207 booths. Also, the association has taken an active role in assisting the formation of Water and Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARN), including hosting the Massachusetts WARN Web site. The Journal articles are now online and a Web site upgrade planned with new features will come in the next year. The association also broke into the social networking arena with the development of Facebook and Twitter pages, to broaden communication tools for members.rnAs you review this report and the work produced by the many volunteers, staff, partners, and faculty, you will see how well positioned the association is for the commencement of the 129th year of service.