2009 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

2009 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Thursday Registration, Bookstore and NGWA Booth
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Geothermal Heat Pump Subcommittee
Christine L. Reimer

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

Workshops

Determining the Value of Your Business
Mark Van Benschoten, CPA
1 CEP

Workshops

Geology 101
David L. Kill
1 CEP

Workshops

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

Workshops

State Regulatory Agencies: Drilling Guideline Revisions and the Challenges of New Technologies
William H. Schramm, George Losonsky, Ph.D., PG and Jeremy Bolin
1 CEP

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

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Ground Water Testing
Jonathan Jenkins
2.0 CEPs

Finance and Budget Standing Committee
Paul Humes

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

Topical Sessions

High Capacity Pumps and Wells Interest Group Session
Don Harvard
3 CEPs

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

Volunteer Lounge - Thursday
Greg Phelps, CMP

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

DOT/OSHA Subcommittee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

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

Workshops

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

Workshops

Hydrogeology 101
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Workshops

Planning for Profit: Contractors
Albert Bates, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Workshops

The Future of Private Wells: Challenges and Strategies
Christine L. Reimer
1 CEP

Workshops

The View Beneath Your Feet: Geophysics for Groundwater Studies
John R. Jansen, Ph.D., PG
1 CEP

Workshops

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

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

Awards Subcommittee
Sandy Masters

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

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Minimizing or Dealing with Stray Gasses Entering a Water Well
Jonathan Jenkins
2.0 CEPs

NGWA Board of Directors
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

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

Topical Sessions

Diverse Groundwater Topics
Matthew D. Machusick
1 CEP

High Capacity Pumps and Wells Interest Group
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

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

Workshops

Geothermal Drilling: How Proper Bit Selection Can Reduce Bit Cost per Foot
Dick Palmer
1 CEP

Ground Water Protection and Management Subcommittee
Christine L. Reimer

Workshops

Low-flow Sampling: How to Get the Best Sample
Laura St. Pierre
1 CEP

Workshops

Practical Water Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance
Neil Mansuy
1 CEP

Workshops

Submersible Pump Sizing and Variable Speed Drives: Getting the Most from Your System
Steve Ulrich
1 CEP

Workshops

Understanding IADC Codes for Tricone Bits
Tim Thomas
1 CEP

Workshops

What’s New from DOT?
Gary LaBrake
1 CEP

11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Garden District Photo Safari and Lunch
Greg Phelps, CMP

12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

NGWA Golf Outing
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Professional Designations Oversight Subcommittee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

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

Workshops

Age Dating of Heating Oil Releases
Gil Oudijk
1 CEP

Workshops

How ARRA May Affect Your Finances
Mark Van Benschoten, CPA
1 CEP

Workshops

How CARB Is Changing the Future of Equipment in the Groundwater Industry
Daniel T. Meyer
1 CEP

Workshops

Planning for Profit: Suppliers
Albert Bates, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Rural Water Subcommittee
Christine L. Reimer

Workshops

Water Conservation and the Groundwater Industry

1 CEP

1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Topical Sessions

Sustainable Practices in Groundwater Investigation and Development
Seth Kellogg, PG
2.0 CEPs

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

Topical Sessions

Geothermal Interest Group Session
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG
3 CEPs

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

AGWSE Board Meeting
Sandy Masters

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

MGWC Task Force
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Workshops

Advanced Pressure Control and Pumping Protection Using VFDs
Adam Shonkwiler
1 CEP

Workshops

Controlling Accident and Insurance Costs with Risk Management
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

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

Panel presentations

What, Me Do Groundwater Public Awareness?
Cliff Treyens
1 CEP

Workshops

Your Other Toolbox: Financial Statements Including the Profit and Loss Report
Lawrence H. LaChance
1 CEP

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

Publishing Oversight Committee
Thad Plumley

Standards Development Oversight Committee
Jonathan Jenkins

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

Workshops

Reading the Road Ahead
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1 CEP

Workshops

Sand Pumping: The Real Story
Alan Taylor
1 CEP

Workshops

Smart Pumping: Future Trends in Pumping Control
Sean Fitzpatrick
1 CEP

Workshops

Understanding Well Problems: Coliform, Iron Bacteria, and Odors in Wells
David T. Hanson
1 CEP

Workshops

Using Google Earth for Groundwater Applications
W. Richard Laton, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Workshops

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

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

McElhiney Lecture Series Task Force
Kathy Butcher

5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Attendee Welcome Party sponsored by Franklin Electric
Greg Phelps, CMP

Friday, December 11, 2009

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7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.

MGWCs Breakfast
Jonathan Jenkins

7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Friday Registration, Bookstore and NGWA Booth
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

AGWSE Membership Meeting
Sandy Masters

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

Workshops

How State Associations Can Hold Outdoor Field Conferences and Public Outreach Events
Todd Giddings, Ph.D., PG
1 CEP

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

Workshops

Drilling Fluids and Foams for Geothermal Applications
Stewart Krause
2.0 CEPs

Workshops

Low-flow Groundwater Sampling
Jim Broderick and Cristina Windsor
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

Preventable or Unpreventable?
Joseph J. Hogan, ARM, ALCM
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

The Boy Scout/Girl Scout Approach to a DOT Audit: Be Prepared
Gary LaBrake
1.5 CEPs

Workshops

Troubleshooting Common Water System Problems
Mark Campbell
1.5 CEPs

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

Volunteer Lounge - Friday
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Manufacturers Division Board of Directors
Trisha Freeman

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

Workshops

2009 NGWREF Darcy Lecture�Environmental Tracers in Modern Hydrogeology: Reducing Uncertainty in Ground Water Flow Estimation
Peter G. Cook, Ph.D.
1 CEP

Suppliers Division Board of Directors
Sandy Masters

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

Workshops

Fall Protection and Working at Heights
Lenny Lyons
1.5 CEPs

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

New Orleans City Tour
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Manufacturer Membership Meeting
Trisha Freeman

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

Supplier Membership Meeting
Sandy Masters

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

Contractor Membership Meeting
Trisha Freeman

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

Keynote Address - "Surviving the Storms" by Jim Davidson
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Affiliate State Peer to Peer Meeting
Trisha Freeman

2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall - Friday
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Public Awareness Committee
Cliff Treyens

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

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Water Well System Maintenance
Jonathan Jenkins
2.0 CEPs

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

Safety Subcommittee
Jonathan Jenkins

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

President's Dinner
Greg Phelps, CMP

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

NGWREF Scholarship Fundraising Auction
Greg Phelps, CMP

Saturday, December 12, 2009

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7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

General Membership Breakfast Meeting and Roundtables
Trisha Freeman

8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Saturday Registration, Bookstore and NGWA Booth
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Nominating Standing Committee
Trisha Freeman

Professional Development Committee
Kathryn J. Butcher, CMP

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

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Ground Water Sampling
Jonathan Jenkins
2.0 CEPs

Government Affairs Committee
Christine L. Reimer

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall - Saturday
Greg Phelps, CMP

Volunteer Lounge - Saturday
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Workshops

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

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

AGWSE Division Board of Directors
Sandy Masters

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

Workshops

2010 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecturer: You Drill a Hole — You Develop a Well
Mike Mehmert
1 CEP

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

Past Presidents Lunch
Trisha Freeman

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

Workshops

Best Suggested Practices for Pump System Operation and Maintenance
Jonathan Jenkins
1.5 CEPs

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

Developing Countries Interest Group Committee Meeting
Sandy Masters

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

Delegates Meeting
Trisha Freeman

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

NGWREF Board Meeting
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Sunday Registration, Bookstore and NGWA Booth
Greg Phelps, CMP

Volunteer Lounge - Sunday
Greg Phelps, CMP

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

Workshops

General and Construction Estimating
Gregg R. Corley, PE
1 CEP

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

Workshops

Applying the Principles of Cave Photography to Borehole Videos
John M. Wilson
1 CEP

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

Workshops

Geothermal Loop Installation
George M. Dugan
1.5 CEPs

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

Topical Sessions

Working in Developing Countries: The Experiences and Opportunities
Steve Schneider, MGWC
2.0 CEPs

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

Workshops

Borehole Geophysical Logging for Water Resources/Water Supply Applications
Bruce Manchon, PG and John Sciacca
3 CEPs

Workshops

Fundamentals of Groundwater Hydrology, Hydrologic Tests, and Remediation Techniques
Shao-Chih "Ted" Way, Ph.D., PE
3 CEPs

MGWC Exam
Jonathan Jenkins

Workshops

Vapor Intrusion
Robin Mongeon, PE and Bill Morris
3 CEPs

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

Workshops

Bidding and Estimating: Critical Tools for Effective Business Management
Gregg R. Corley, PE
4.5 CEPs

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

NGWA Board of Directors Meeting
Kevin B. McCray, CAE

9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Panel presentations

Panel : The Changes We Made to Weather the Recession

1 CEP

9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Workshops

Using Digital Media Effectively to Document Your Projects
David Wright
2.5 CEPs

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

Workshops

Geothermal Loop Installation: Drilling Fluids and Thermally Enhanced Grouts
George M. Dugan
2.0 CEPs