2017 PMI Conference
Scheduled Activities
| Monday, November 13 | |
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| 1:00 pm-5:00 pm | PMI Board of Directors Meeting (Invitation only) |
| 3:00 pm-5:00 pm | Meeting Registration |
| 5:30 pm–6:00 pm | VIP/First-Time Attendee Reception (Invitation only) |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | Welcome Reception (All attendees) |
| 7:00 pm-10:00 pm | President’s Dinner Honoring Barbara C. Higgens (All attendees) |
| Tuesday, November 14 | |
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| 8:30 am-9:00 am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 am-10:00 am | Keynote: Doc Hendley, Wine to Water |
| 10:00 am-10:20 am | Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 10:20 am-11:20 am | Water Efficiency and Sustainability Issue Committee Meeting with Bill Wilson, environmental consultant, CleanBlu Corporation |
| 11:20 am-12:20 pm | Research Update: John Koeller, principal, Maximum Performance (MaP) Testing and Koeller and Company; Mary Ann Dickinson, president and CEO, Alliance for Water Efficiency |
| 12:20 pm-1:30 pm | Lunch, Exhibits and Free Time |
| 1:30 pm-2:30 pm | Commerce Committee Meeting: Salim Bhabhrawala, senior international trade specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce; Yvonne Orgill, chief executive, Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) |
| 2:30 pm-3:30 pm | Research Update: Dr. Paul Sturman, research professor and industrial coordinator, Montana State University |
| 3:30 pm | Load Buses for DeLoach Vineyards Tour and Dinner |
| 4:15 pm-8:15 pm | DeLoach Vineyards Tour and Dinner (optional event with additional fee upon registration) |
| Wednesday, November 15 | |
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| 8:30 am-9:30 am | Bruce Vincent, logger and advocate for responsible environmentalism |
| 9:30 am-12:30 pm | Dual Tracks (Choose One) Technical Track: featuring Silvio Ferrari, senior engineer, Sacramento Advocates, Inc.; Taylor Chang, water resources analyst, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC); Gary Klein, president, Gary Klein and Associates; Samir J. Abdelnour, associate, Hanson Bridgett; and Ralph Suppa, president and general manager, Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH). Outreach/Communications Track: Ray Valek, president, Valek and Company Communications; Veronica Blette, chief, WaterSense Branch, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Wastewater Management. |
| 12:30 pm-2:00 pm | Lunch, Exhibits and Free Time |
| 2:00 pm-2:15 pm | Dual Track report |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm | Allied Member Committee Meeting |
| 3:15 pm-3:35 pm | Networking Break and Exhibits |
| 3:35 pm-5:00 pm | General Membership Meeting |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | Cocktail Reception and Exhibits |
| 7:00 pm-9:00 pm | PMI Dinner |
| Thursday, November 16 | |
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| 9:00 am-10:00 am | CEC Update: Commissioner Andrew McAllister, of the California Energy Commission |
| 10:00 am-11:30 am | Advocacy/Government Affairs Committee Meeting with PMI government affairs consultants Stephanie Salmon (Washington, D.C.) and Jerry Desmond (California) |
