There are just two and a half weeks until Thanksgiving, seven weeks until Christmas, and eight weeks until the New Year.

With this year quickly nearing its end, NEWEA is heavily focused on our 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit, taking place January 21-24. The preliminary program has been released and registration is now open. Sponsor/advertiser enrollment is also now open, and limited exhibit booths remain available. Additionally, we are currently accepting abstracts for the Student Poster Competition/Shark Tank and applications from early and growth stage companies to exhibit at the Innovation Pavilion. More information and relevant links can be found below.

Before 2023 comes to a close, we have a few more conferences and events. This week we're co-hosting the Information Technology & Asset Management Fair with NEWWA and our Young Professionals Committee is holding their next Poo and Brew in Portland. Next week, we will be hosting a Small Communities & Water Reuse Conference. Scroll down to learn more and register to attend.

In addition to in-person events, we're currently hosting our Online Holiday Auction throughout the month of November. Make your bids today in support of clean water and to get some great gifts for this holiday season.

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.

IT/Asset Management Fair

Join New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) and NEWEA for the Fall 2023 Information Technology & Asset Management Fair on November 8 in Holliston, MA. This event is a unique interactive learning forum targeted to share the latest technological tools available for use as identified by drinking water and wastewater operations professionals who use, or plan to use, information technology in their daily work.

Next Poo and Brew to be Hosted November 9

Register for this Poo and Brew to take a walking tour of East End WWTF and enjoy a reception at Rising Tide Brewery! Registration fee is $30 for NEWEA members or $40 for nonmembers. Students can register for $15 with a valid student ID.

Small Communities and Water Reuse Conference

The NEWEA Small Community Committee, in conjunction with the Reuse Committee, are hosting a specialty conference addressing reuse. Speakers will focus on strategies and systems throughout New England successfully utilizing reuse. Following a series of presentations in the morning attendees are invited to participate in a tour of Gillette Stadium after lunch, which will highlight over 20 years of reuse.

Dine to Donate

Join us on November 13 at the Nashua, NH Texas Roadhouse to help raise funds for the Kate Biedron Memorial Fund! 10% of all eligible Dine In and To Go orders will be donated to the KB Memorial Fund. The cost of alcoholic beverages will not be included in donated funds. Please note, you must bring a printed copy of the flyer to the restaurant to ensure 10% of your bill will be donated to the Fund.

Download the flyer.

Registration is now open for our 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibit! As our largest event of the year, this conference attracts over 2,200 engineers, consultants, scientists, operators, and academics for three days of technical sessions, poster displays, exhibits, and more.

View the preliminary program and register to attend.

Enroll as a Sponsor/Advertiser

Our sponsorship and advertising programs allow companies to build brand awareness with key influencers in the water quality industry and leverage marketing opportunities at our Annual Conference, Spring Meeting, specialty conferences, and networking events, as well as in our event programs and NEWEA Journal. The enrollment deadline is Friday, December 15, 2023.

Download programs packet.

Reserve Exhibit Space

The Annual Conference features an exhibit hall spread over two floors of the conference venue and comprised of more than 200 booths. Exhibitors will be showcasing their latest water quality products and services. Attendees can earn Training Contact Hours (TCH) for visiting the Exhibit Hall. Limited space is still available to exhibit at our 2024 show.

Reserve your booth.

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.

Submit a Student Poster Competition/Shark Tank Abstract

Undergraduate and graduate students participating in research or a class project on water pollution control, water quality, hazardous waste, or other environmental engineering topics are invited to submit an abstract for NEWEA's 2024 Student Poster Competition and Shark Tank. All submissions are due by December 15, 2023.

Submit an abstract.

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. We invite early and growth stage companies with innovative solutions for the water industry to apply to exhibit at this event.

Complete exhibit application.

Reserve your Annual Conference Hotel Stay

Our official hotel room block is now open for our 2024 conference. Group rates start at $214 per night and are subject to availability and space. Book your hotel room directly with the Marriott online. The reservation deadline is December 27, 2023.

Book your room.

Student Scholarship Applications are Now Available

NEWEA's Scholarship Committee is pleased to offer scholarships to dedicated and aspiring water industry professionals studying at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This year, the Scholarship Committee, in partnership with the Kate Biedron Memorial Task Force, is offering four awards and a total of nearly $10,000 in funding.

View Scholarship Guidelines to learn more and submit an application online.

All applications are due online by 3:00 PM on Friday, December 1, 2023.

Apply for the 2024 Mentoring Program

Enrollment for the Young Professionals Committee's Mentoring Program is now open!

This program, introduced by our Young Professionals Committee at the 2018 Annual Conference, was created with the goal of forming a working relationship between those in the beginning of their water industry careers and seasoned professionals.

The program will involve a commitment from mentors and mentees from January 2024 until January 2025. During that time, it is requested that mentors and mentees have an in-person or phone meeting at least once every three months. A new class of mentees will be enrolled at the start of each cycle, but mentees and mentors are encouraged to maintain contact beyond completion of the program at the 2025 Annual Conference.

Submit an application by December 15, 2023 to be considered for this cycle of the program.

Input Needed for Treatment Facility Survey

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is developing a preliminary treatment knowledge base and needs your expertise on the matter.

To help develop this knowledge base, WEF has prepared a 5-minute survey aimed at gathering knowledge regarding the headworks or preliminary treatment unit operations of your treatment facility (e.g., screening, grit removal, septage receiving, etc.).

WEF aims to use this data to better understand the knowledge gaps within the preliminary treatment as well as identify areas of improvement within preliminary treatment thus helping shape the future of headworks. The survey is targeted at preliminary treatment operators. If this is not your area of work, please help us by sharing the survey with applicable colleagues. To complete the survey, please follow this link or copy and paste the following URL into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YB6NKM3

Responses are requested by November 13, 2023.

Take a NEWEA's fifth annual Online Holiday Auction is now open for bidding!

This auction, which will be live for the entire month of November, features a variety of gift cards and passes to hotels, restaurants, and entertainment around New England. This auction aims to raise funds for continued and expanded programming to support New England water professionals and protect our region's water environment.

Bids will be recorded throughout November, and winning bids will be determined when the auction closes at 11:59 pm on November 30. Each item will be sold to the highest bidder, and winning bidders will receive their purchased item(s) via mail or email during the month of December.

Check out our auction site to start bidding!

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