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Happy New Year and welcome to the new version of NEWEA's newsletter! Rather than sending you monthly news and events and quarterly updates on member happenings, we wanted to combine them into one convenient, monthly email for you.
This newsletter, which you'll receive on the first Monday of each month, will include links to important news, updates on upcoming events, member profiles, and articles created by our committees.
This month, we have all the information you need to stay informed about the 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibit and great articles contributed by members of our Safety, Sustainability, and Utility Management committees.
We hope you enjoy this new newsletter and the content in this month's edition. We invite our members to submit relevant articles and updates to jgosselin@newea.org for future editions.
Once again, happy New Year, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the Annual Conference!
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Register for the Annual Conference & Exhibit
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In just three weeks, nearly 3,000 water professionals will gather at the 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibit, taking place from January 27-30. This year's program is packed with more than 30 technical sessions, the Innovation Pavilion, the Young Professionals Summit, and an exhibit hall of over 200 booths, among other events.
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Join Us for the Young Professionals Summit
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For the third year in a row, NEWEA is teaming up with New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) to host the Young Professionals Summit, an all-day seminar taking place at the Annual Conference on Sunday, January 27. This year's program will focus on advanced leadership and technical skills for young water professionals.
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Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities Available
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NEWEA offers a variety of opportunities to get involved and support NEWEA and the water quality industry, including sponsoring our events, attended by more than 3,000 professionals annually; promoting your organization in our print programs and quarterly journal; and partnering to support our Water for Life campaign. Deadlines to enroll are approaching.
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Submit Ideas for the 2018 New England Stormy Awards
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The New England Stormwater Collaborative, formed by NEWEA, New England Water Works Association, and the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association, is looking for submissions for the 2018 Stormy Awards. As part of its continued efforts to identify simple, imaginative, and inventive stormwater ideas, the collaborative invites submission of ideas in one of three categories: stormwater management/green infrastructure; political support/funding/outreach; and program efficiency/technology,
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Green Steps: From the Sustainability Committee
By Courtney Eaton, PE, ENV SP
Sustainability Committee Co-Chair
In this installment of Green Steps, we wanted to highlight a few upcoming initiatives from our very own NEWEA Sustainability Committee. In order to keep the conversation around sustainability relevant and relatable to NEWEA’s broad and diverse membership, the committee is set to release a Sustainability Survey in early 2019.
Our goal in this survey will be to better understand the general and specific knowledge of the membership related to sustainable topics, as well as to poll members on what topics are most relevant and urgent to our region and industry. Using the survey results, we hope to tailor our sessions and future webinars according to what we hear from you, our members! So be on the lookout – we want your input!
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Do You Have a Safety Goal?
By David Wright, CSHO
Safety Committee Chair
I thought it might be helpful to you if I spent some time going through this list and giving you some of the easy things to reduce injuries and to raise awareness.
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Near Misses- Learning to Protect Ourselves and Our Utilities Better
By Kate Novick, PE, CSP
Utility Management Committee Member
A near miss is an event that causes no losses, but could have if conditions were slightly different. It is defined as “a narrowly avoided loss.” Companies that have worked hard to reduce workplace accidents will tell you that managing near miss incidents is a key technique they used to achieve their goal.
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