Annual Convention & Expo 2024
Schedule Is Subject To Change
Monday, September 9
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Business Owners Meeting (separate registration required)
Unleashing Communication to Accelerate Growth
AWT Business Owners’ Communication Bootcamp
| 8:00 am-8:02 am | Jill to welcome all, read Anti-Trust Statement. 1st Sponsor (Scranton Associates). Introduce Dez Thorton. |
| 8:00-9:30 | Dez Thornton: The Right Words in The Right Way When It Matters Most. Content messaging-learn to explain the deeper meaning behind your products and uncover the uniqueness that separates your company from competitors. |
| 9:30-9:50 | Break |
| 9:50-10:50 | Trace Blackmore: I Said This, You Heard That, How Your Wiring Colors Your Communication. Learn how understanding communication styles will improve company performance. |
| 10:50-11:20 | I Said This, You Heard That Breakout Session |
| 11:20-11:40 | Break |
| 11:40-12:40 | Matt Montellione: The AI Advantage for Businesses. Discover How to Use AI to Improve Business Communication. |
| 12:40* | 2nd Sponsor, Janice Shawl with AMSA, Inc. will speak briefly and dismiss everyone for lunch. |
| 12:40-1:40 | Lunch |
| 1:40-3:10 | Casey Brown: How to Boost Pricing for Higher Profits. Casey will demystify the real causes of underpricing to increase your bottom line. |
| 3:10-4:10 | Mark Wittig: Why Cash Matters. Self-fund your growth by teaching your team about cash. |
| 4:10-4:30 | Break |
| 4:30-5:00 | Tom Brandvold: Session Home Runs. Tom Brandvold will help identify key takeaways from the day. |
| 5:00 | 3rd Sponsor, Mike Standish with Radical Polymers will speak briefly and dismiss everyone for the Networking Reception. |
| 5:00-6:00 | Networking Reception |
Omni – Commonwealth 2-3
10:00 am–5:00 pm
Registration Open
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
10:00 am–5:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-In
CC –South Hall AB
Tuesday, September 10
6:30 am – 2:30 pm
AWT Golf Tournament
Covered Bridge Golf Club, 12510 Covered Bridge Rd, Sellersburg, IN 47172
8:00 am–7:00 pm
Registration Open
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
8:00 am–2:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-In
CC –South Hall AB
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tour: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory Tour & Barrels & Billets Distillery
Off-site
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Technical Subcommittee Meetings
CC – Lower-level rooms
Boiler Subcommittee
L016
Cooling Subcommittee
L014
Pretreatment Subcommittee
L013
Special Projects Subcommittee
L011-12
Wastewater Subcommittee
L010
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Young Professionals Meeting and Orientation
CC – L004
3:30 pm–3:45 pm
Moderator Training
Moderators and AWT board members required to attend.
CC – L001
4:00 pm–7:00 pm
Opening Reception – Exhibit Hall Open
(Complimentary Reception)
CC –South Hall AB
7:00 pm–8:30 pm
CWT and New Member Reception (By Invitation Only)
Young Professionals Reception
Omni – Olmsted 5-7
Wednesday, September 11
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Registration Open
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
7:00 am–8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
8:30 am–9:00 am
GENERAL SESSION
Annual Membership Meeting
– Call to Order
– President’s Report
– Q&A Period – Treasurer’s Report
– Q&A Period – Committee Reports
– Q&A Period – Liaison Reports
– Approval of Minutes from 2023
– Adjournment
CC – Ballroom C
10:00 am–3:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open (Complimentary Lunch)
CC –South Hall AB
10:00 am-11:00 am
Technical Learning Lounge Open
10:00 am–10:30 am
AWT Special Projects Committee
10:30 am–11:00 am
AWT Cooling Committee
CC – Ballroom B
CC – Ballroom B
11:00 am – 2:15 pm
Commercial Corners in Hall
11:00 am – 11:20 am – Pace Labs
11:25 am – 11: 45 am – Solugen
11:50 am – 12:10 pm Available
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm – Kemira
12:40 pm – 1:00 pm Available
1:05 pm – 1:25 pm Available
1:30 pm – 1:50 pm – LYGOS
“Green Chemistry: High-Performance Biodegradable Scale and Corrosion Inhibitors”
1:55 pm – 2:15 pm – Brenntag North America
CC –South Hall AB
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
General Session
Industrial Water Treatment Museum History
John J. Baum
Craft Products Company
CC – Ballroom C
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Track I: Legionella
New Challenges and Opportunities with Water Management Programs
Matt Freije
HC Info
Track II: Cooling Water
Local Ban: Moratorium on Evaporative Cooling
Adam Green
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell PC
Bob Cunningham, PE
International Water Consultants
Track III: Leadership and Motivational
Sales Techniques for Non-Salespeople
Dan Merritt, CWT
CH20, Incorporated
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
Track I: Legionella
Data and Case Study of Effective Legionella Regulations
Patsy Root
IDEXX
Track II: Leadership and Motivational
Supply-Chain Security – 10 steps
Dave Fitzgerald
North Metal and Chemical Company
Track III: Future Trends in IWT
Rethinking Training for the 21st Century
Terry Brennan, PE, CWT
HOH Water Technology, Inc.
Andrew Adamsky, CWT
HOH Water Technology, Inc.
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
6:00 pm–10:00 pm
AWT Annual Awards Reception and Dinner
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Program
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dinner
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom C
Churchill Downs
Thursday, September 12
7:00 am–6:00 pm
Registration Open
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
7:00 am–9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
7: 00 am–8:00 am
Committee Breakfast Meetings
Business Resources Committee
Certification Committee
Charity Task Force
Convention Committee
Education Committee
Legislative/Regulatory Committee
Produced Water Task Force
Technical Committee
CC – LL Room – L010
CC – LL – L011-L012
CC – LL Room – L013
CC – LL Room – L014
CC – LL Room – L015
CC – LL Room – L016
CC – LL Room – L017 – L018
CC – LL Room – L019
9:15 am–9:45 am
Exhibitor Meeting
CC– Ballroom A
9:15 am–10:00 am
General Session
Lessons Learned from Legal Actions taken against Water Treaters
Jay Farmerie, CWT
Cyrus Water Consultants Inc.
Adam Green
Baker Donelson
Donald Cleveland
MPR-Fintra, Inc. and WaterColor Management
CC – Ballroom C
10:00 am–2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open (Complimentary Lunch)
CC –South Hall AB
10:00 am-11:30 am
Technical Learning Lounge Open
10:00 am–10:30 am
Pretreatment Committee
10:30 am–11:00 am
Boiler Committee
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Wastewater Committee
CC – Ballroom B
CC – Ballroom B
CC – Ballroom B
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Commercial Corners in Hall
11:00 am – 11:20 am Available
11:25 am – 11: 45 am – ODYSSEE Environnement
11:50 am – 12:10 pm – Environmental Safety Technologies
12:15 pm – 12:35 pm Available
12:40 pm- 1:00 pm Available
1:05 pm- 1:25 pm – Cortec Corporation
Stop Saying: “That’s the way we’ve always done it”!
VpCI® Technology for Closed Loop Treatment Applications
CC –South Hall AB
2:00 pm–7:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Teardown
CC –South Hall AB
2:00 pm–2:30 pm
2:00 pm–2:30 pm
2:00 pm–2:45 pm
Track I: Green Technology
From Principles to Practice: The Journey of Green Chemistry and Lifecycle Analysis
Simina Alungulesa
TGWT Clean Technologies, Inc.
Track II: Innovative Technologies
How much water are you using? Find out with Ultrasonic Flowmeters
Brent Baird
Instruments Direct
Track III: Business
Sales Techniques for Non-Salespeople
Dan Merritt, CWT
CH20, Incorporated
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
2:30 pm–3:00 pm
2:30 pm–3:00 pm
2:45 pm–3:30 pm
Track I: Innovative Technologies
Feedback on using a bio-sourced product for anti-scaling treatment in cooling tower water, compared to conventional products
Logan Manaranche
Odyssee Environment
Track II: Innovative Technologies
Revolutionizing the AWT Industry: Leveraging Smart Technology for Competitive Advantage
Joshua Kuhne
Energy Resource Products
Track III: Business
Leveraging HR as a Strategic Advantage.
Tia Amundson
HOH
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
Track I: Future Trends in IWT
Cleaning based on probiotics
Dr. Bianca Spindler
Aqua Concept GmbH
Track II: Cooling
Using PTSA Technology to make tablet feeder systems more efficient and profitable
Matthew Lowry
Nova Consultants
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
Track I: Other
New Innovative Biobased Solutions: Exploring the Versatility of carboxymethyl inuline industrial water and treatment process applications
Giorgio Mattacci
ITALMATCH USA Corp
Track II: New Advances in Water Treatment
PFAS Removal with Ion Exchange Resins: Applicability and Performance
Zhendong Liu
Lanxess Corporation
Track III: Boiler Water
Diagnosing & Solving Carryover Issues
Louis Godbout
TGWT Clean Technologies, Inc
Simina Alungulesa
TGWT Clean Technologies, Inc
Louis-Philippe Cloutier
TGWT Clean Technologies, Inc
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Track I: Green Technology
A New Generation of Lignosulfonate Scale Inhibitors for High Temperature Applications
John Daniel
Borregaard
Track II: Foam Control
Foam Control Educational Presentation
Thomas Schramm
Specialty Industrial Chemical
Track III: Cooling Water
Mild Steel Corrosion Control using a New Maleic Based Inhibitor
Mike Standish
Radical Polymers
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
4:30 pm–5:00 pm
Track I: New Advances in Water Treatment
A new environmentally, friendly additive for white rust control
Matheus Paschoalino
Solugen
Donald Johnson
Solugen
Jun Su An
Solugen
Loonf Yi Tan
Solugen
Chris Arceo
Solugen
Track II: Watewater
Lessons from the Design and Operation of a ZLD System
Adam Kortan
FCT Water Treatment
Track III: Cooling Water
What Happens if You Do Not Properly Treat a Cooling Water System
Chris Golden, CWT
Taylor Water Technologies
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
General Session
CC – Ballroom C
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Women of Water (WOW) Reception
Omni – Olmsted 1/2
Friday, September 13
7:00 am–12:00 pm
Registration Open
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast with the AWT Board
CC – Ballroom C Prefunction
8:00 am–9:00 am
General Session: Legionella
A Necessary Defense: Legionella Public Health Citations
Adam Green
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell, PC
Bob Cunningham, PE
International Water Consultants
CC – Ballroom C
9:00 am–10:00 am
General Session: Business and Operations Management
The Value of a CWT
Chris Golden, CWT
Taylor Water Technologies
Michael Bourgeois, CWT
Chemco Products
CC – Ballroom C
10:00 am–10:30 pm
Track I: Legionella
Water pathogens screening and testing by qPCR
Michael Berg
Eurofins Built Environment Testing
Track II: Biocides
Chlorine Dioxide vs. Monochloramine: A Review
Greg D. Simpson, PhD
PureLine Treatment Systems LLC
Track III: Pretreatment
Pretreatment: A key to opening locked doors
Chris Lawson
HOH Water Technology, Inc.
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
10:30 am–11:00 pm
Track I
Control of Opportunistic Pathogens with Chlorine Dioxide: Disinfection Efficacy and Material Compatibility
Zack Li
International Dioxcide Inc.
Alan Burke, PhD.
ERCO IDI
Track II
Ten-Year Performance of In-Building Monochloramination System and Efficacy for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria
Abraham Cullom
Pace Analytical Services, LLC
Track III
Makeup Water Treatment Processes – Ignore at Your Peril
Ed Sylvester
Chemtreat, Inc.
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
11:00 am–11:30 pm
Track I: Legionella
Legionella Sample Analysis & Data Interpretation: Pros and Cons of PCR Analysis
Alberto Comazzi, PhD
SANIPUR US LLC
Megan Canright, CIH
Forensic Analytical Consulting Services Inc.
Track II: New Advances in Water Treatment
Image based corrosion coupon rate determination
Kevin Gottschalk
Oracle Water Services
Track III: Health, Regulatory, Safety, Environmental
Legionella in Your Hot Tub: Novel Membrane Filter Application for Commercial Remediation – A Field Study
Will Benson
AquaMedix
Dr. David Krause
Healthcare Consulting and Contracting (HC3)
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
CC – Ballroom B
11:30 am–12:00 pm
Track I: Legionella
Legionella and the Critical Search for Oxygen in Building Water Systems
Richard D. Miller, PhD
Environmental Safety Technologies
Track III
Empowering a Water Management Team through ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 Mastery
Allen J. Clouse
Wichita Water Conditioning
CC – Ballroom C
CC – Ballroom A
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