Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season and are looking forward to seeing everyone in the coming year.

Our first chance to connect with our water industry friends and colleagues is just two weeks away, at our 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit. Taking place January 21-24 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, the Annual Conference program features 37 technical sessions, more than 200 exhibitors, student poster displays, the Innovation Pavilion, and much more. Scroll down to learn more about the program and to access links to complete your registration.

In the coming week, we will also be opening the call for abstracts for our second largest event of the year, our Spring Meeting. This year's event will take place May 19-22 at the Viking Hotel in Newport, RI and will gather more than 300 engineers, consultants, scientists, operators, and students for technical sessions, exhibit displays, networking opportunities, the Operations Challenge, and more. Look for the announcement to submit your abstract for review.

Check out the rest of the newsletter for more on committee news and details on upcoming events. Until next newsletter, we hope everyone has a great month and stays healthy.

As always, we invite you to contact Jordan Gosselin at jgosselin@newea.org with committee news and updates you would like to share in future editions.

With 37 technical sessions, the sixth annual Innovation Pavilion, over 200 exhibit booths, student poster displays, and much more, there are lots of opportunities to learn, network, and earn Training Contact Hours (TCHs) at the Annual Conference.

View the preliminary program and register to attend.

NEWEA/NEWWA to Host 2024 YP Summit

NEWEA and New England Water Works Associations' (NEWWA) Young Professionals Committees are proud to present their annual Young Professionals Summit, taking place on Sunday, January 21. This event brings together Young Professionals from the water and wastewater industries for a full day program highlighting leadership and technical skills that will help develop these professionals into industry leaders.

Learn more about the program and register today.

Join us for the Innovation Pavilion

NEWEA’s Innovation Council is excited to announce the 6th annual Water Innovation Pavilion. The Pavilion’s full-day program will feature Innovator exhibits, a Plenary discussion looking at the current ONE Water challenges faced by utilities and those over the next 50 years, pitches from innovators who are developing technologies to address the topics covered during the plenary session, and more.

Learn more.

Call for Technology Spotlight Presentations

Drive traffic to your booth and position yourself as a thought leader with a TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT at the 2024 WEF Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference!

This exciting conference, hosted by WEF in cooperation with NEWEA, will focus on design and operations of wastewater collection systems, as well as wet weather control and stormwater management.

Pull attendees straight to your booth for focused discussions on the latest industry tech. Showcase your products and services through technical presentations, hands-on visuals, and educational content.

Submit a Technology Spotlight Proposal by January 9, 2024.

Work for Water New England Collaborative Update - December 2023

The New England Water Workforce Collaborative (Work for Water - New England) was established following a meeting between the Workforce Committees of New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) in January 2022.

Because workforce challenges are widespread and affect our entire region, NEWEA and NEWWA engaged New England drinking water and clean water associations to join this regional workforce collaborative. The Collaborative is led by the Leadership Group and Steering Committee, comprised of utility leaders from each of the six New England states.

As of January 2023, the Collaborative began the development of a Strategic Plan, following a three-phase approach. The Collaborative meets regularly to progress the development of this Strategic Plan, which, when completed, will outline the proposed establishment of a regional workforce organization with the mission of addressing the most pressing water workforce challenges for long-term workforce sustainability and reliability.

The latest summary article is now available and provides an overview of the most recent in-person meeting and the plans for finalizing the Strategic Plan.

Updates and details about the Collaborative and its Strategic Plan will be released periodically when action items and next steps have been established.

WEF's Water Leadership Institute

Gain a supportive community of water professionals and mentors, sharpen your leadership skills, and grow professionally.

The Water Leadership Institute program educates, trains, and provides opportunities that enable developing and emerging leaders to build strong, lasting relationships within the water sector. Participants engage in management training and leadership development through a blended learning approach that includes the examination of complex challenges facing the water and wastewater sectors and networking with public and private sector practitioners.

The 2024 Application Period is Now Open through 11:59 pm PT on January 17th!

Learn More About the Water Leadership Institute Program.

Ways to give

Make a donation online.
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Take a moment to share how NEWEA has impacted your career, education, and/or community.
Establish a legacy gift or memorial fund, or include NEWEA in your will.
Designate NEWEA for a Qualified Charitable Distribution. (If you have to take a Required Minimum Distribution from your retirement funds in 2023, you may be able to offset the tax impacts. Contact your financial advisor/IRA custodian for more information.)

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