2010 Meeting News

YOU ARE INVITED!                 The NAPF will be holding our annual meeting in Tampa, FL this coming March 21st thru 23rd, 2010.  We have chosen a great resort for this year’s meeting.  We will meet at the Saddlebrook Resort just a short drive north of the Tampa airport.  NAPF will be privileged this year to have two speakers who are heavily involved in the industries of water and wastewater.                 Mr. Steve Allbee has been with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over 30 years.  Mr. Allbee holds a Masters degree in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University.  He also held national leadership responsibility for establishing the innovative State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program.  He is also the principal author of The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis.  He will speak on Sustainable Water and Wastewater services for the 21st Century.                          Mr. Dale Jacobson is a Registered Professional Engineer with offices in Omaha, NE and Denver, CO.  He holds a Masters in both Civil Engineering and Business Administration and has over 39 years of experience in the design and construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities.  Jacobson is also a past president of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and currently serves as president of the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI).                   Jacobson will address the Federal regulatory climate as an indicator of where the industry is going in the future.  He will also discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) more commonly known as the stimulus law and the Buy American issue.  Also on his agenda are water and wastewater needs in the future based on information from numerous sources                  The NAPF is pleased to present these two industry experts.  We hope their presentations will be of aid in planning your company’s future.

NOTICE!                 A change for producer members has been approved by the NAPF board of directors.  The mandatory requirement for NSF 3rd party certification for fabricated products has been changed to a voluntary program.  The board, however, encourages all producer members to retain the NSF certification program as valuable quality assurance tool.  

MEETING AGENDA                 Join us Sunday evening March 21st for  welcome cocktails and dinner buffet.                   Monday morning we’ll have a brief business meeting followed by one of our featured speakers.  The ladies will have a luncheon at noon and the rest of the day is open for shopping and dinner on your own.                 Tuesday morning we will have another speaker and then about noon we’ll have our annual golf tournament.  Be sure to sign up on the enclosed registration form.  Later that evening is the Chairman’s Dinner and if you like to dance, we’ve got that covered with a smooth combo after dinner.                 It is our hope that you will plan to attend this informative meeting. Who knows . . . .you might even learn something and have a great time.  BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

President Ted Wright Legal Counsel   David Houghton  

Ed Morrison, Chairman   Mike Coryn   Bill Goodman   Mike Knust   Ted Muntz   Joe Palombo   Dick Williams  Mark Wooten