2008 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

2008 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Standard Development Oversight Committee
Jonathan Jenkins

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Workshops

Cable Tool Drilling
Roger E. Renner, MGWC
1 CEP

Workshops

Lock-Out/Tag-Out for Water Well Drillers
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

Low-Flow Ground Water Sampling
Bill Mann and Rob Mooney
1 CEP

Workshops

New Streams of Income
Gary Battenberg
1 CEP

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Finance and Budget Committee

Rural Water Subcommittee
Robert P. Schreiber

8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Workshops

The Cost of Doing Business: What Should Your Business Look Like?
Ron Slee
3 CEPs

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Workshops

Geophysical Logging Introductory Workshop: Ground Water and Environmental Applications
Wendy Wempe, Ph.D. and Ned A. Clayton
3 CEPs

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

VIP Lounge

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Aquifer Protection Interest Group Committee Meeting

Awards Subcommittee

9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Workshops

Fall Protection and Working at Heights
Steve Ungphakorn
1 CEP

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Workshops

Air Rotary Drilling
Richard Thron, MGWC
1 CEP

Workshops

Update on the Development of ANSI NGWA-01-07 Water Well Construction Standard
Jonathan Jenkins
1 CEP

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Deep Ground Water Investigations Interest Group Committee Meeting

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Public Awareness Committee
Cliff Treyens

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

NGWA Board of Directors

10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

NGWA Golf Outing

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Ground Water Modeling Interest Group Committee Meeting

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Dealing with the Relationship Between Wells with Elevated Levels of Iron and Arsenic—Work Session
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

DOT Roadside Inspections: Beware and Be Ready
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Workshops

Fishing Tools
George Stewart
1 CEP

Workshops

Safety Legislation and Compliance in the Drilling and Pump Service Business
Jim Wright
1 CEP

Panel Discussions

Well Specifications: Best Practices and Conflict Resolution
Thom Hanna, RPG, Christopher Mikell and Mark Scharenbroich
1.5 CEPs

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Geographic Insights - Rick Oberle
Greg Phelps, CMP

12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Photo Safari to Valley of Fire State Park
Barbette Howell

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Workshops

Fall Protection and Working at Heights
Steve Ungphakorn
1 CEP

Nominating Standing Committee

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Topical Sessions

Hydrophilanthropy
Michael E. Campana, Ph.D., Steve Schneider, MGWC and Ralph L. Taylor Jr., CWD/PI
1 CEP

Workshops

I Are a Scientist and You Is an Engineer: Technical Writing for Non-English Majors
M. Lisa Spahr, CG
1 CEP

Workshops

Preparing for an OSHA Inspection
Steve Canney
1 CEP

Workshops

Understanding IADC Codes for Tricone Bits
Tim Thomas
1 CEP

1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Workshops

Customer Service and Profitability: Much More than Just Answering the Phone Promptly
Ron Slee
3 CEPs

1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

AGWSE Division Board of Directors
Sandy Masters

MGWC Exam

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Workshops

Fleet Safety: Preventing Common Water Well Driller Fleet Accidents
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Keynote Presentations

2009 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecture: Boring Logs—What's Important and What's Not: A Scientific Viewpoint
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D.

Workshops

Cost-Effective Tools for Investigations and Remedial Applications: Direct-Push Technology
Bruce Manchon, PG and John Sciacca, PG
1 CEP

DOT/OSHA Subcommittee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

Topical Sessions

Deep Ground Water Investigations
Mark Grivetti
1.5 CEPs

Safety Subcommittee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Regulators Interest Group Committee Meeting

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Panel Discussions

Educating Our Children: Ground Water Awareness in Schools
Cliff Treyens
1 CEP

McEllhiney Task Force
NGWA Planning Council

Workshops

Planning for Disaster
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

Preparing for a DOT Audit: What to Do Today
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

Workshops

Water Well Standards for Developing Countries
Steve Schneider, MGWC
1 CEP

4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Workshops

Trends of Potential Impact to the Ground Water Industry: A Glimpse to the Future?
NGWA Planning Council
1.5 CEPs

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Attendee Welcome Party

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Contractors Division Board of Directors

Ground Water Availability Interest Group Committee Meeting
Pat Levak

Ground Water Law Interest Group Committee Meeting

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Ground Water Protection and Management Subcommittee
Robert P. Schreiber

8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Pentair
Greg Phelps, CMP

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Outdoor Demos

2.0 CEPs

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Franklin Electric
Greg Phelps, CMP

8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

VIP Lounge

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Affiliate States Subcommittee

Manufacturers Division Board of Directors

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Suppliers Division Board of Directors
Sandy Masters

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Government Affairs Committee
Robert P. Schreiber

The Baron Group - Gary Beckman
Greg Phelps, CMP

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Workshops

Applications of Dual Rotary Drilling
Arden Godshall
1 CEP

Panel Discussions

Ground Water Availability for the Future: The Role of Monitoring in Resource Management
Michael J. Moran
1 CEP

Workshops

Grouting and Placement for the Geothermal Industry
Stewart Krause
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

Update on DOT Proposals and Activities
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Horizontal Well Interest Group Committee Meeting

Manufacturers Division General Membership Meeting
Trisha Freeman

Suppliers Division General Membership Meeting
Sandy Masters

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Planning Council
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Lunch with David Wright: Understanding Exposure and Composition in Photography
Barbette Howell

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Past Presidents Luncheon

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Keynote Presentations

2008 NGWREF Darcy Lecture: Geological Storage as a Carbon Mitigation Option
Michael Celia, Ph.D.

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Sustained Yield in a Hydrofractured Well—Work Session
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Variable Speed Pumps but Were Afraid to Ask
David L. Kill
1 CEP

External Relations Council
Robert P. Schreiber

Item Writing Session - GeoThermal
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

Workshops

Killer Contract Clauses
Donald Gregory, Esq.
1 CEP

Workshops

Preventable or Unpreventable?
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

Using the Environmental Remediation Drilling Safety Guideline to Enhance Industry Safe Practices
Jim Wright
1 CEP

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Keynote Presentations

Keynote Address

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

GHPC/NGWA
Robert P. Schreiber

MGWC Task Force
Jonathan Jenkins

4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Vickie Wiles

6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

President's Dinner

Thursday, December 4, 2008

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8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

General Membership Breakfast Meeting and Roundtables
Trisha Freeman

8:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

NDA - Jackie Symons
Greg Phelps, CMP

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Franklin Electric
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Exhibitor Meeting and Priority Drawing
Greg Phelps, CMP

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

AGWSE Division General Membership Meeting
Sandy Masters

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for the Safe Handling of Radioactive Wastes from Water Treatment Devices—Work Session
Jonathan Jenkins
2.0 CEPs

NGWA/WSC Leadership Meeting
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Affiliate State Peer to Peer

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Vickie Wiles

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Microbial Ground Water Quality Interest Group Committee Meeting
Pat Levak

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

MGWCs Lunch

12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

CGWP Review
NGWA Planning Council

1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Contractor General Membership Meeting

1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Ground Water for the Americas Committee Meeting
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

Workshops

Hurricane Katrina: A Model that Really Worked
Ivor van Heerden, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Workshops

Marketing Your Consulting Firm
Ben Van Benschoten
1 CEP

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Residential Well Cleaning
John H. Schnieders, Ph.D.
1.5 CEPs

Topical Sessions

Drilling, Well Construction, and Maintenance: Increasing Challenges from Regulators, Consultants, and Clients
Ethan O. Weikel, PG
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

NGWA Pump Installation Cost Calculator
John Pitz, CPI
1.5 CEPs

Publishing Oversight Committee
Thad Plumley

1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Certification Exams

2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Internet Ground Water Data Interest Group Committee Meeting
Sandy Masters

2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Workshops

Planning for Profit: Suppliers
Albert Bates, Ph.D.
1.5 CEPs

2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Create Shadow Box Memories
Barbette Howell

2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Workshops

Recruiting and Retaining Employees
Michael Malloy and Heidi Barry
1 CEP

Topical Sessions

What's in Your Modeling Toolkit?
Jason R. House
1.5 CEPs

3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Developing Countries Interest Group Committee Meeting
Sandy Masters

3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

CSP Item Writing
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

Workshops

Drilling Fluids for Use in Ground Source Heat Pump Loop Installations
Joseph Dobry
1 CEP

Topical Sessions

Microbiological Issues in Ground Water Quality and System Function
Stuart A. Smith, CGWP
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

Nanotechnology in the Environment: Clean Water from Small Materials
Vicki Colvin, Ph.D.
1 CEP

3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Workshops

Planning for Profit: Contractors
Albert Bates, Ph.D.
1.5 CEPs

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Transboundary Ground Water Interest Group Committee Meeting
Sandy Masters

5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Delegates Meeting

Friday, December 5, 2008

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8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Topical Sessions

Aquifer/Ground Water Protection: Effective Strategies for Protecting the Quality of Our Ground Water Supplies
Gary Burchard
1 CEP

Workshops

Decreasing Drilling Cost-per-Foot in the Geoexchange Drilling Industry: Selecting the Correct Bit
Dick Palmer
1 CEP

Workshops

How to Conduct an Effective Safety Meeting
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

Keeping Up with Technology
Cary Austin
1 CEP

Workshops

Repair a Hand Pump—Save a Life
Ralph L. Taylor Jr., CWD/PI
1 CEP

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Professional Development Committee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Workshops

Be a Part of the Future: NGWA's Director Candidates School
Kevin B. McCray, CAE
2.0 CEPs

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

AGWSE Division Board of Directors
Sandy Masters

Pacific Northwest Ground Water Expo Meeting
Greg Phelps, CMP

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Vickie Wiles

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Professional Designations Committee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Convention Committee
Greg Phelps, CMP

Geothermal Energy Interest Group Committee Meeting
Sandy Masters

12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Field Trips

Las Vegas Valley Water District's Ground Water Recharge Facility Tour
Erin Cole, CGWP
3 CEPs

12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

NGWA Board of Directors Meeting
Kevin B. McCray, CAE