• Welcome Committee
• Facility Tours Committee
• Session Monitors Committee
• International Visitors Committee <-- FULL!
• Tapping Contest Committee
• Publicity Committee
• Water for People Golf Tournament

Welcome Committee

The AWWA Local Host Welcome Committee is responsible for making the stay of the thousands of conference attendees as pleasant as possible by answering questions and providing guidance and/or assistance. Volunteers are representing Georgia and our entire Section to the rest of the world. Specific roles include:

Staffing the AWWA information booth at the World Congress Center during the conference

Staffing welcome desks at conference hotels

For more information, contact:

Becky Mixon
Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
1660 Barnes Mill Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
770-426-8788
bmixon@ccmwa.org

Facility Tours Committee

The AWWA Local Host Facility Tours Committee is responsible for planning and coordinating tours to local water facilities. Specific roles include:

Staffing the buses carrying conference attendees to and from tour sites

Staffing the AWWA information desk at the World Congress Center to answer questions regarding the tour logistics

For more information, contact:

Brian Skeens
CH2M HILL
Northpark 400
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30328
678-530-4327
brian.skeens@ch2m.com

Session Montiors Committee

The AWWA Local Host Session Monitors Committee is where we will need the largest number of volunteers. Individuals will be responsible for assisting in the daily conduct of the professional program by counting attendees, checking badges, and other miscellaneous assignments. This role is not the same as the session moderator – you will not be asked to introduce speakers or facilitate the session. All volunteers must attend an orientation meeting in the morning of the day they are scheduled to serve as a monitor. Specific roles include:

Attending an orientation meeting the day of volunteer assignment

Arriving at speaker ready room at least 40 minutes prior to the start of the session to pick up session materials

Assisting session moderators with any needs during the session

Becoming familiar with the location and operation of light switches

Distributing speaker handouts to session attendees

Scanning attendee badges

Recording attendance for the session

Collecting evaluation forms from attendees after the session

For more information, contact:

Steve Simpson
Black & Veatch
1120 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30004
770-521-8105
simpsonsl@bv.com

International Visitors Committee

The AWWA Local Host International Visitors Committee will be responsible for assisting attendees from outside North America with answers to questions on the technical program, facility tours, local interests, and all other activities surrounding the conference. Much of the assistance needed will be those volunteers that are multi-lingual, especially those who speak Spanish, Japanese, or Chinese. Specific roles include:

Staffing the International Resource Center at the World Congress Center during the conference

For more information, contact:

Hatem El-Sayegh
JJG
6801 Governors Lake Parkway
Norcross, GA 30071
404-313-5768
hel-sayegh@jjg.com

Tapping Contest Committee

The AWWA Local Host Tapping Contest Committee will be responsible for assisting in the conduct of the AWWA Annual Tapping Contest. Specific roles include:

Assisting in setting up the tapping contest materials on Friday or Saturday morning (TBD), including dropping pipes on the metal stands, applying the cap ends, and filling the pipes to correct water pressure

Providing pre-set up for each tapping area every morning 11/2 hours prior to competition time.

Tearing down and cleaning up after each tapping run

Providing support during the tapping contest

Tearing down the tapping area on Wednesday after the final competition

For more information, contact:

Sandy Smith Gwinnett Co. Dept of Water Resources 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30045 sandy.smith@gwinnettcounty.com 770-904-3206

Keith Smarr Gwinnett Co. Dept of Water Resources 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30045 keith.smarr@gwinnettcounty.com 678-376-6700

Publicity Committee

The AWWA Local Host Publicity Committee is responsible for assisting AWWA in publicizing the conference to local and national press, and to coordinate media opportunities. Specific roles include:

Providing AWWA with a list of local media contacts

Working with AWWA media relations’ staff to implement planned news coverage

Assisting in pitching daily media events to local media outlets - Registering members of the media at the Press Desk

For more information, contact:

Shelia Pierce
Department of Watershed Management, City of Atlanta
55 Trinity Ave, Ste 5800 City Hall South
Atlanta, GA 30335
404-330-6814
SCPierce@AtlantaGa.Gov

Water for People Golf Tournament

The AWWA Local Host Golf Committee is responsible for:

• Planning and coordinating the Water for People golf event
• Selling sponsorships
• Assisting with day-of activities such as registration, check-in, etc.

Please note that this committee needs only a limited number of volunteers. Contact the Committee Chair to determine if additional volunteers are needed. If not, we hope you will consider other volunteer opportunities – we need you!

For more information, contact:

Peter Johns
Weideman and Singleton
1789 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-5862 Ext. 227
pjj@wiedeman.com

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