2015 Convention & Tradeshow Schedule
March 5 – 8, 2015 Marriott at River Cree, Edmonton, AB
| Thursday, March 5, 2015 | |||
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7:00 AM |
Registration Desk Opens | ||
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8:00 AM |
8:45 AM |
Convincing Homeowners to Care about Wastewater: | |
| Strategies and Frustrations | |||
| Stu Campana, Ecology Ottawa | |||
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8:30 AM |
3:00 PM |
Trench Safety presented by United Rentals | |
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8:45 AM |
9:30 AM |
Rainwater Recapture Policies | |
| Alf Durnie, Alberta Municipal Affairs | |||
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9:30 AM |
10:00 AM |
Update from the Work Camp Committee | |
| Martin Sellar Voll, Waste Treatment Solutions | |||
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10:00 AM |
10:45 AM |
Protocol for Performance Testing of Onsite | |
| Wastewater Systems | |||
| John Neate, Global Performance | |||
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10:45 AM |
11:15 AM |
Rainwater Harvesting System Design in Alberta | |
| Bernard McGovern, CANARM | |||
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11:15 AM |
12:00 PM |
Managing High Strength Effluent | |
| Dominic Mercier, Enviro-STEP | |||
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12:00 PM |
12:45 PM |
Lunch | |
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12:45 PM |
1:15 PM |
Wastewater Management Improvements in | |
| Small Communities – An Overview | |||
| Bruce Fowlie, Nu-Trac Management Consulting Inc. | |||
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1:15 PM |
1:45 PM |
Phosphorous Removal by Electrocoagulation | |
| Graham Tabaczuk, Premier Tech Aqua | |||
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1:45 PM |
2:15 PM |
Public Education Pilot Project | |
| Amrita Grewal, Land Stewardship Centre | |||
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2:15 PM |
3:00 PM |
Sewage Recycling | |
| Van Ridout, P. Eng and Ali Roshenfekr, P. Eng, | |||
| Western Water Resources | |||
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3:00 PM |
Trade Show Opens | ||
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4:15 PM |
5:00 PM |
Pumps and Controls | |
| Dean Collin, Norman H. Collin & Associates | |||
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6:00 PM |
Supper in the Trade Show Hall | ||
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6:45 PM |
7:15 PM |
Low Pressure Versus Gravity | |
| Greg Beebe, John Brooks Company | |||
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7:45 PM |
8:15 PM |
Advanced Treatment With BioBARRIER ™ | |
| Membrane Bioreactor | |||
| Mike Harkin, Pinnacle Environmental Technology | |||
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9:00 PM |
Trade Show Closes for the Evening | ||
|
9:00 PM |
11:30 PM |
Join us in the Strongwoods for Pub Night | |
| Friday, March 6, 2015 | |||
|
7:00 AM |
Registration Desk Opens | ||
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8:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
Annual General Meeting | |
|
9:00 AM |
Trade Show Opens | ||
|
10:00 AM |
10:30 AM |
Advanced Water Technologies | |
| Joshua Day-Chief & Dr. Phyllis Day-Chief, | |||
| Advanced Water Technologies | |||
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11:15 AM |
12:00 PM |
Grease Traps | |
| Joe Howdle, Canplas | |||
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12:00 PM |
Lunch in the trade show hall | ||
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2:00 PM |
Trade Show Closes – Teardown | ||
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1:30 PM |
1:45 PM |
Welcoming Remarks | |
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1:45 PM |
2:30PM |
Changing the Conversation | |
| Patrick Lucy, Aqua-tex Scientific | |||
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2:30 PM |
3:15 PM |
Mastering Your Profit | |
| Colin Sprake, Make Your Mark | |||
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3:15 PM |
3:30 PM |
Coffee Break | |
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3:30 PM |
4:15 PM |
Is There Gold in That Effluent | |
| Gary MacConnell, MacConnell Consulting | |||
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4:15 PM |
5:00 PM |
Emerging Technologies in Onsite | |
| Wastewater Treatment | |||
| Gordon Balch, Fleming College | |||
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6:30 PM |
10:00 |
Friday Night Social – Supper and Entertainment | |
| Saturday, March 7, 2015 | |||
|
7:15 AM |
Registration Open | ||
|
8:15 AM |
Opening Remarks | ||
|
8:30 AM |
9:15 AM |
Thinking Small: Decentralized Wastewater Treatment | |
| and the Political Climate | |||
| Stu Campana, Ecology Ottawa | |||
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9:15 AM |
10:00 AM |
Wetland treatment of wastewaters in cold climates | |
| Gordon Balch, Fleming College | |||
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10:00 AM |
Coffee Break | ||
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10:15 AM |
11:00 AM |
Hydrogeological Site Investigation and Mounding | |
| Analysis for Onsite Wastewater Discharge | |||
| Blair MacAuley, Baseline Water Solutions | |||
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10:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
Increasing Your Business and Maximizing Profit | |
| Business Workshop | |||
| Colin Sprake, Make Your Mark | |||
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11:00 AM |
11:45 AM |
Breakout Session: Troubleshooting Pumps | |
| Glenn De Vries | |||
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11:00 AM |
11:45 AM |
Hydrological Functionality of Plants and its | |
| Application to Stormwater/Wastewater Management | |||
| Anton Skorobogatov, MSc | |||
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11:45 AM |
12:30 PM |
Soil Physical Properties that Promote | |
| Wastewater Treatment | |||
| Dr. John Buchanan, University of Tennessee | |||
|
12:30 PM |
Lunch | ||
|
1:30 PM |
2:15 PM |
Soil Chemical and Biological Properties | |
| that Promote Wastewater Renovation | |||
| Dr. John Buchanan, University of Tennessee | |||
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2:15 PM |
3:00 PM |
Managing High Strength Effluent With Timed Dosing | |
| Carl Garrison, Aquaworx | |||
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2:15 PM |
3:00 PM |
STUMOD – A Practical Tool for Predicting | |
| Nitrogen Removal in Soil Treatment Units | |||
| Dr. Mengistu Geza, Colorado School of Mines | |||
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3:00 PM |
3:45 PM |
Tricks of the Trade | |
| Chic Shaw, Chic\’s Contracting | |||
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3:45 PM |
4:30 PM |
At-Grade at Wetaskiwin Rest Stop | |
| Amanuel Weldeyohannes, University of Alberta | |||
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4:30 PM |
5:15 PM |
SOP Update | |
| Alf Durnie, Alberta Municipal Affairs | |||
|
5:15 PM |
Closing Remarks | ||
| Sunday, March 8, 2015 | |||
|
8:00 AM |
Registration Open | ||
|
9:00 AM |
3:00 PM |
System Design Workshop | |
| Daniel Morris |
