Annual Conference

To Registrants of the Keystone Water Conference & Exhibition:

In an effort to ensure the health and safety of everyone and after extensive deliberation between leaders of PWEA and PA-AWWA, including consultation with our conference partners and many of you, a decision has been made to postpone the Keystone Water Conference scheduled for May 3-6, 2020 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College due to circumstances related to the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19).  This was a difficult decision, but we believe it to be the best course of action. The Conference will be rescheduled to August 23-26 at the Penn Stater Conference Center.

Holding the event later this year will enable us to deliver the same high-quality experience you’ve come to expect or were looking forward to as participants.  More details about a rescheduled Conference will be related via email and posted on the PWEA and PA-AWWA websites as they become available.  We want to thank all our exhibitors and attendees for their patience and support as we work to transition the conference. The Keystone Water Conference was on track to be one of our best conferences ever and we will do everything we can to provide the same valuable conference at a future date.

We are enormously grateful to the speakers who have worked with our team to develop a truly amazing program, to our exhibiting companies and sponsors who make these events possible, and to our committees for helping us to lay the groundwork for a successful event. We look forward to continuing relationships that have been developed going forward, as we all navigate in this uncertain and challenging environment.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly.

PWEA Members: contact pwea@pwea.org

PA-AWWA Members: contact pchila@paawwa.org or donhershey@paawwa.org

Non-members may contact any of the above email addresses.

The following information may answer questions you have, as we work to transition to new dates for the 2020 Keystone Water Conference.

Attendee and Exhibitor Representative Registrations:

If you have already registered for the 2020 Keystone Water Conference, your registration will automatically be transferred to the new conference dates – there will be no need to register again. If you cannot attend on the new dates, a full refund of your payment can be issued.  Any request for refund must be done in writing to cindyrock@pwea.org.  Should you need to make a change to anything you’ve registered for, contact Cindy Rock at cindyrock@pwea.org.

Exhibitor Booth/Table Space:

Your booth and/or table assignments will be kept as is and will transfer over to the new dates. You do have the option to request a refund if you decide to cancel your space. However, if you cancel and then decide to request space later, we cannot guarantee the original space reserved will be available. Cancellations and refunds must be done in writing to cindyrock@pwea.org.

Hotel Reservations:

Hotel reservations within the Conference room blocks at the Penn Stater and at the Nittany Lion Inn will be automatically cancelled. Once new dates are determined, an announcement will be sent so you can rebook your rooms. If you have reservations outside of these room blocks or at other hotels, you will need to contact the hotel to cancel that reservation.

Technical Program/Presenters:

We anticipate providing the same educational program, just on new dates. A process will be developed to contact presenters in the upcoming weeks to confirm they will still be available on new date(s) to make their presentation(s).

Sponsorships:

PWEA and PA-AWWA greatly appreciates the companies who support our organizations, as we work to navigate and overcome the challenges of a rapidly changing environment for holding events. Your company’s sponsorships and ads will automatically carry over to the new dates. Should you desire a refund, please send a request in writing to cindyrock@pwea.org.

Advertisements in Conference Program:

PWEA and PA-AWWA greatly appreciates the companies who support our organizations, as we work to navigate and overcome the challenges of a rapidly changing environment for holding events. Your company’s ads will automatically carry over to the new dates for the Keystone Water Conference. Should you desire to make other arrangements, please contact David Gill at david@kelman.ca.

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Keystone Water Conference
PA-AWWA and PWEA

August 23-26, 2020 ~ Penn Stater Conference Center ~ State College, PA

Very Important for PA-AWWA Members—in order to unlock member registration fees, they will need the discount code that has been set up for them. When they get to the registration screen, they should enter as a Non-Member. Then fill in the information requested on the Contact Information screen. There is a field at the bottom of that screen requesting a Member Discount Code.  They should enter the following code there. To get the PA-AWWA Membership Discount Code e-mail Patty Chila at pchila@paawwa.org

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Keystone Water Conference Golf Outing

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Conference At A Glance

Conference Registration Form

Workshop Registration Form

Keystone Water Conference Hotel Accommodations

Keystone Water Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

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YP Poster Contest 2020
FRESH IDEAS YP POSTER APPLICATION
Deadline: March 6, 2020

David A. Long Scholarship 2020
APPLICATION FORM
Extended Deadline: March 30, 2020

Complete applications for the Pennsylvania Section scholarship must be received no later than March 30, 2020.  Recipients will be notified by April 6, 2020.

TENTATIVE
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Patrick McDonnell Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection

Patrick McDonnell has served as the Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection since being nominated by Governor Tom Wolf in 2016. His career with DEP spans several decades, beginning in 1998.

Prior to becoming Secretary, McDonnell served as the department’s directory of policy. He also ran the State Energy Office, coordinating renewable energy and energy efficiency issues. McDonnell previously served as DEP’s Deputy Secretary for Administration, overseeing the agency’s budget, human resource and information technology programs. In addition, he spent over three years as executive policy manager for former Public Utility Commissioner Pamela A. Witmer, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues.

McDonnell has served several roles with the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), including Treasurer (2018-2019) and Vice President (2019-2020) and Vice Chair of the Innovation and Productivity Committee (2019-2020).

A native of Philadelphia, McDonnell received his Master’s degree in Political Science from Lehigh University and his Bachelor’s degree from DeSales University. He lives in Harrisburg with his wife Colleen and their four children.