Keystone Water Conference – H2O20
PA-AWWA and PWEA
May 3-6, 2020 ~ Penn Stater Conference Center ~ State College, PA
View the Preliminary Program
View the Keystone Water Conference Sponsorship Contract
Registration for exhibit space will open at 12pm on Monday, January 13th
We invite you to join us as an exhibitor and/or a sponsor at the Joint Technical Conference & Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA) and the PA Section of the American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA). The Keystone Water Conference H2O20 will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, PA, on May 3-6, 2020.
This joint conference replaces the PWEA and the PA-AWWA Annual Conferences in 2020. This would be a great place to get the word out about your products, equipment, and services.
In addition to booth space, we offer various Sponsorship Opportunities which can further enhance your company’s visibility during the Conference. Details can be found on the online registration pages and also in the Exhibitor Prospectus.
To qualify for member rates, at least one employee must be a member of either PWEA or PA-AWWA. When registering online, PWEA members should sign in using their user login credentials to access member booth rates. PA-AWWA members should sign in as a non-member, and then enter the PA-AWWA Member Code (provided to you by PA-AWWA) at the bottom of the Contact Information page. This code will open member booth rates for PA-AWWA members.
Interested in a specific booth? Contact Cindy Rock for availability, or for any questions you might have about the registration process, booth space, sponsorship availability, or your PWEA membership: cindyrock@pwea.org or 570-549-2204. If you have questions about your PA-AWWA membership, contact Patty Chila: pchila@paawwa.org or 717-774-8870.
Before registering online for booth space, be sure to view/print a copy of the Keystone Water Conference Exhibit Hall Floor Plan so you can choose your preferred booth locations during the registration process. If you wish to register offline, download the Booth Contract.
Click the link below to view more details and to begin online registration.
Register Online
Keystone Water Conference Exhibitor Prospectus
Keystone Water Conference Booth Contract
Keystone Water Conference Exhibit Hall Floor Plan
If you are an PA-AWWA member and want to register a booth for the conference please contact Patty Chila via e-mail at pchila@paawwa.org for the membership code.
Conference attendee registration is scheduled to open on Monday, January 27th.
Room blocks for room reservations at the Penn Stater Hotel and Nittany Lion Inn will open on January 30th.
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YP Poster Contest 2020
FRESH IDEAS YP POSTER APPLICATION
Deadline: March 6, 2020
David A. Long Scholarship 2020
APPLICATION FORM
Deadline: March 16, 2020
Complete applications for the Pennsylvania Section scholarship must be received no later than March 16, 2020. Recipients will be notified by April 6, 2020.
AWWA Representative
Aurel Arndt
Treasurer (2016-2020)
American Water Works Association
Aurel Arndt has been actively involved in AWWA and Section leadership for over 30 years, and in advocacy and water utility matters for decades. He has served on multiple occasions as a spokesperson for the Association and Section. He was Chair of AWWA’s Water Utility Council from 2012-2016. Recently retired, he served over 40 years at the Lehigh County Water Authority.
Aurel was named as Lehigh County Authority’s first CEO in 2013. In the financial arena, Aurel has served as Chief Financial Officer of Lehigh County Authority from 1984 to 2012, and again in 2015. He has also been appointed by three PA Governors as a member of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board, which he chaired for 8 years, PennVest, PA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Program and the Governor’s Local Government Advisory Committee, respectively.
He has been recognized by several organizations for his volunteerism, support, and commitment to excellence. He has served on the Boards of multiple organizations, including the Government Finance Officers Association of United States and Canada, and currently is a member of EPA’s Environmental Finance Advisory Board.
Aurel will serve a four-year term as AWWA’s Treasurer beginning at the conclusion of the 2016 Annual Conference & Exposition. He holds an MBA from Lehigh University and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Ursinus College.
WEF Representative
Rajendra P. Bhattarai, P.E., BCEE
Trustee
Rajendra P. Bhattaraiis a member of the 2019-20 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.
Raj is the president and founder of Clean Water Strategies in Austin, Texas, and a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur, India. He has 39 years of public sector experience in water quality management and water resource recovery, almost 35 years of which were at Austin Water.
A WEF member since 1978, Raj served as the 2007-08 president of the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT), as a WEF Delegate, and as a member of several WEF Task Forces and Committees. He was president of the Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies in 2001, 2013 and 2014, and a board member of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and of the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation, where he also chaired the Research Council.
Raj received the Gascoigne Medal and the Bedell Award from WEF, the National Environmental Achievement Award from NACWA, and the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Mahlie Award from WEAT for “significant contributions to the art and science of wastewater treatment and water pollution control.” He has a bachelor’s in civil engineering from IIT, Kanpur and a master’s in environmental health engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Raj is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas and a board-certified environmental engineer. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department of the University of Texas at Austin, and a WEF Life Member and a WEF Fellow. Raj has more than 145 presentations and publications to his credit.
Rajendra Bhattarai Areas of Expertise
- Resource Recovery
- Nutrient Removal and Recovery
- Biosolids Management
- Pharmaceuticals and Contaminants of Emerging Concern
- Water Resource Recovery (Wastewater Treatment Processes)
- Water Reuse
- Ethics
- Asset Management
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2019 Conference Presentations available here.
2018 Conference Presentations available here.
2017 Conference Presentations available here.
2016 Conference Presentations available here.
2015 Conference Presentations available here.
2014 Conference Presentations available here.
2013 Conference Presentations available here.
2012 Conference Presentations available here.
Special thanks to: John Brady and John Geiger from Entech Engineering
