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Time	Event	Location
10:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration Open	Uncas Ballroom Foyer
10:00 am – 5:00 pm	Exhibitor Move-In	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena

Time	Event	Location
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	AWT Golf Tournament Shuttle departs at 8:00 am from the hotel lobby. Tournament play begins at 10:00 am.	Mohegan Sun Country Club at Pautipaug
8:00 am – 7:00 pm	Registration Open	Uncas Ballroom Foyer
8:00 am – 2:00 pm	Exhibitor Move-In	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Moderator Training Moderators and AWT board members required to attend.	Schaghticoke
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Opening Reception — Exhibit Hall Open (Complimentary Reception)	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Learn More About AWT Marc Vermuelen, M.Sc., CWT, AWT Membership Committee Chair Angela Pike, AWT Senior Member Services Manager	Chillers Lounge & Bookstore
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Women of Water (WOW) Reception Guest Speaker: Steve Haberly, Ph.D. Chem-Aqua, Inc.	Oneida/Penobscot
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm	CWT and New Member Reception (By Invitation Only)	Brothertown/Passamaquoddy

Time	Event	Location
7:00 am – 7:00 pm	Registration Open	Uncas Ballroom Foyer
7:00 am – 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast (Attendees and Registered Spouses/Guests)	Chiller’s Lounge & Bookstore
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm	Technical Subcommittee Meetings Boiler Subcommittee Cooling Subcommittee Pretreatment Subcommittee Special Projects Subcommittee Wastewater Subcommittee
7:30 am – 7:50 am	Commercial Corner Orbeco-Hellige, Inc — BrotherTown	Commercial Corner BASF Corporation — Schaghticoke
8:00 am – 8:20 am	Commercial Corner Prominent Fluid Controls — BrotherTown	Commercial Corner BWA Water Additives — Schaghticoke
8:00 am – 5:00 pm	Speaker Ready Room Open	Pequot
8:30 am – 9:45 am	GENERAL SESSION — Annual Membership Town Hall Meeting President's Report Treasurer’s Report Committee and Related Trade Organization Reports New Business	Salon BC
9:45 am – 10:00 am	GENERAL SESSION — AWT Volunteer Appreciation — Board and Committee Awards Presentation Mark T. Lewis, CWT AWT President	Salon BC
10:00 am – 11:00 am	KEYNOTE SESSION — Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results: The 8 Essential Elements of Human Synergy Introduction: Taylor Technologies, Inc. Robyn Benincasa New York Times Best-selling Author	Salon BC
10:30 am – 3:00 pm	Spouse/Guest Tour: Mystic Seaport Tour Shuttle departs from hotel lobby. Lunch at Mystic Pizza Tour of Mystic Seaport	Depart from Hotel Lobby
11:00 am – 2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (complimentary lunch)	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
11:00 am – 12 Noon	Expert Lounge Open Facilitator: Marc Vermuelen, M.Sc., CWT 11:00 am – 11:30 am James McDonald, P.E., CWT Crown EG, Inc. 11:30 am – 12 Noon Colin Frayne, CWT Aquassurance, Inc.	Salon A3
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Past Presidents’ Luncheon	Location TBD
:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Learn More About AWT Marc Vermuelen, M.Sc., CWT, AWT Membership Committee Chair Angela Pike, AWT Senior Member Services Manager	Chillers Lounge & Bookstore
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (By Appointment Only)	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Personalized Benchmarking Appointments* Scott Hackworth Industry Insights 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm *Appointments must be made in advance and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.	Montauk
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Track I – Cooling Water Location: Salon A1/A2 Moderator: Bernadette Combs, CWT, LEEP AP 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Simplifying Cooling Water Formulations For Cost Reduction And Improved Performance Colin Hogan, Ph.D. BWA Water Additives 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Zero Liquid Discharge — The Marriage of Chemistry with Membrane Technologies Peter Cartwright, PE Cartwright Consulting Co. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Maintaining Optimum Efficiency of Cooling System By All-Organics/Low Zinc Hybrid Program Faiza Abou Zeid Samar M. Yassin Aqua Trust for Water Treatment Ltd. Co. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Pursuit of a Green Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitor: Part 2 Michael Mowbray, CWT U.S. Water Services, Inc.	Track II — Innovative Technologies Location: Salon D1/D2 Moderator: Jim Lukanich, CWT 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Sulfur Deposit Control and Resultant Biofilm Issues: Case History in the World’s 2nd Largest Geothermal Electric Utility Attila G. Relenyi, Ph.D. AMSA, Inc. 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Plant-based Cooling Tower Water Treatment System Using Sphagnum Moss David R. Knighton, MD Creative Water Solutions, LLC 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm The Impact of Thermal Stress on Deposit Control Polymer Performance Zahid Amjad, Ph.D. Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow: The Chemistry of Shale Gas Fracturing and Flowback Systems Robert J. Ferguson French Creek Software, Inc.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Chat Lounge Open Facilitator: R. Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED AP 2:30 pm –3:00 pm Legionella: What Are You Doing About It 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Top 3 Challenges Facing Your Business	Salon A3
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (complimentary reception) Halloween Festivities	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Learning Lounge Open 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Mark R. Juhl The Best Apps For Your Business 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm AWT Technical Resources	Salon A3

Time	Event	Location
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast (Attendees and Registered Spouses/Guests)	Uncas Ballroom foyer
7:30 am – 8:45 am	Committee Breakfast Meetings Business Resources Committee — Certification Committee — Convention Committee — Education Committee — Legislative/Regulatory Committee — Marketing/Communications Committee — Membership Committee — Technical Committee —
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration Open	Uncas Ballroom Foyer
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Speaker Ready Room Open
9:00 am – 9:45 am	GENERAL SESSION AWT Benchmarking Industry Survey Results Revealed Moderator: Mark R. Juhl Scott Hackworth, CPA Industry Insights
9:00 am – 9:45 am	Exhibitor Meeting
9:45 am – 10:00 am	Refreshment Break	Uncas Ballroom Foyer
10:00 am – 11:00 am	Owner’s Roundtable* *This session is for current and future business owners only.
10:00 am – 11:00 am	Learn More About AWT Marc Vermuelen, M.Sc., CWT, AWT Membership Committee Chair Angela Pike, AWT Senior Member Services Manager	Chillers Lounge & Bookstore
10:00 am – 2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (Complimentary Lunch)	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
10:00 am – 11:30 pm	Spouse/Guest Program: Water Treatment 101 William E. Pearson, II, CWT Southeastern Laboratories, Inc.
11:00 am – 12 Noon	Chat Lounge Open Facilitator: R. Trace Blackmore, CWT, LEED AP 11:00 am – 11:30 am How Are You Using Technology To Help Your Business 11:30 am – 12 Noon What Challenges Will We Face In Water Treatment Over The Next 5-10 Years?	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
11:30 am – 2:00 pm	Spouse/Guest Event: Wine Tasting/Wine Glass Painting Attendees of this event will meet the instructor in hotel lobby	Hotel Lobby
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Personalized Benchmarking Appointments* Scott Hackworth, CPA Industry Insights 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm *Appointments must be made in advance and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Teardown	Mohegan Sun Concourse and Arena
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Track I — Biocides Moderator: Joseph Russell, CWT 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Control and Removal of Biofilm by Dosing of Oxidizing Biocides Michael Coughlin Weas Engineering, Inc. 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Death to Biofilm: A Novel Technique for Evaluating the Activity of Biocides Against Biofilm Bacteria Latria Boudoin Albemarle Corporation 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm The Safe and Effective Use of CIO2 — 2.0 Greg D. Simpson, Ph.D. ChemCal, Inc. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Advanced Methods of Measurement and Control of Aqueous Bomine Biocides Edward T. Ott, Sr. ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc.	Track II — Wastewater Moderator: Steve Winter 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Ten Commandments of Effective TSS Treatment Mike Malec Process Engineered Water Equipment, LLC 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm ATP Monitoring for Wastewater Process Control Part 1: Fundamental Concepts and Capabilities of a Game-Changing Method Pat Whalen LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm ATP Monitoring for Wastewater Process Control Part 2: Case Studies of Early Adopters Pat Whalen LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm	Expert Lounge Open Facilitator: Frank Lecrone, III 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Zahid Amjad, Ph.D. Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Jim Lukanich, CWT ChemCal, Inc.	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm	Refreshment Break	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Learning Lounge Open 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Testing Tips Chris Golden, CWT Taylor Technologies, Inc. Frank Lecrone, III AquaPhoenix Scientific Inc. 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Presentations Tips to Speak Like a Pro Pam Simmons ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc.	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Young Professionals Happy Hour	TBD
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm	AWT Annual Reception and Awards Dinner

Time	Event	Location
7:00 am – 1:30 pm	Registration Open	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Continental Breakfast (Attendees and Registered Spouses/Guests)	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Standards Task Force Meeting
7:00 am – 1:30 pm	Speaker Ready Room Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am	Track I — Cooling Water Moderator: Brian Jutzi, CWT 8:00 am – 8:30 am 8:30 am – 9:00 am The Application of Film Forming Amines: An Innovative Technology For Closed Cooling/Heating Systems Claude Digiaro BKG Water Solutions 9:00 am – 9:30 am Sustainability: The Impact of Automation and Communication Larry Croy West Texas A&M University 9:30 am – 10:00 am “Stabilized” ClO2 and ClO2: A Review Greg D. Simpson, Ph.D. ChemCal, Inc.	Track II – Technologies Moderator: Keith Hix, CWT 8:00 am – 8:30 am Monitoring and Controlling Biofilm in Industrial and Commercial Cooling Water Systems Christine McInnis, Ph.D. Dow Microbial Control 8:30 am – 9:00 am Biofilm and Scale in Cooling Water Systems Vance Fiegel Creative Water Solutions, LLC 9:00 am – 9:30 am Keys to Reducing Legionella-Related Legal Risk Matthew Freije HC Info 9:30 am – 10:00 am Relationship Between HPC, ATP, and Legionella in Building and Cooling Tower Water Samples Scott Duda Special Pathogens Laboratory
10:00 am – 10:15 am	Refreshment Break	Uncas Ballroom Pre-Function
10:15 am – 11:45 am	Track I — Technologies Location — TBD Moderator: Earl E. Martens 10:15 am – 10:45 am OSHA Hazard Communication Update Frederick C. Hopkins, CHMM Frederick C. Hopkins, CHMM Thomas C. Kuechler Kindra Levels Occidental Chemical Corp. 10:45 am – 11:15 am Green Chemistry — with a Special Emphasis on Tannin Molecules for the Protection of Aluminum Boilers Roger Gaudreault, Ph.D. TGWT Clean Technologies, Inc. 11:15 am - 11:45 am Using the Correct Antiscalant Chemistry in Reverse Osmosis Plants Suresh Patel, Ph.D. BWA Water Additives	Track II — Business Location — TBD Moderator: Frank Lecrone, III 10:15 am – 10:45 am Healthcare Reform — What it Means to Business Today and Beyond Michael Reddy Keystone Insurance & Benefits Group 10:45 am – 11:15 am I Love It When A Plan Comes Together Eleanor Schroeder 11:15 am – 11:45 am Are You Safe Online? Audrey Taylor Nick Taylo r netlogx
11:45 am – 1:00 pm	Lunch Break (On Own)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Boiler Plant Internal Inspection Guidelines: A Workshop Chris Golden, CWT Taylor Technologies, Inc. Peter Greenlimb, Ph.D., CWT Chemagineering, Corporation Bruce T. Ketrick, Sr., CWT Guardian CSC Jay Farmerie, CWT GLA Water Consultants, Inc.
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	LEED Training Seminar* Moderator: Robert O’Donnell Charlie Cichetti, LEEP AP Sustainable Investment Group *This course has an additional registration fee.

Time	Event	Location
8:00 am – 4:00 pm	Board of Directors’ Meeting

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