MWEA New Professionals Committee



MWEA New Professionals Committee

January 7th, 2009 – 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

MWEA World Headquarters – Bath, MI

Meeting Minutes

Members Attending: Deidre Iciek, Scott Kafka, Kari Saganski, and Jennifer Zelski

Via conference call: Karen Carnago, Jim Flamming, and Jeff Glover

Purpose of Meeting: Discuss Student Activities Committee, Plan Joint Expo Event, Brainstorm about Future Events.

I. Welcome and Introduction

II. Student Activities Committee

a. SAC is being dissolved and is now a sub-committee of AWWA YP and MWEA NP.

b. Jeff Glover is sub-committee chair

c. Mark Funston (Black & Veatch): U of M Student Chapter Liaison

d. Dave Schroeder (OHM) : MSU Student Chapter Liaison

e. Greg Burk: Liaison to student chapters in U.P. ( Bay, NMU, MTU, Lake)

f. SAC budget to be split by AWWA YP & MWEA NP. New NP Budget including SAC funds submitted for board review. Board meets Jan 20th

g. “Kick-off” Meeting this month sometime, no date set yet

h. Deidre to act as NP Liaison to new sub-committee

i. More opportunity for volunteers may be possible in the future

III. Joint Expo NP/YP Social Event

a. Jointly hosted by AWWA YP & MWEA NP

b. Date/Time set for Mon, Feb 3rd, 2009 from 4-6pm at the Nuthouse

c. Jim will make arrangements with Nuthouse for pizza and appetizers (Veggie trays?)

d. Flyers to promote the event

1. Kari making the flyers

2. Flyers attached to candy bars to be included in Exhibitor Packets (Deidre stapling & providing to Matt Tomlinson)

3. Scott to check on number of exhibitors

4. Committee members with booths to pass out flyers during show

5. Post flyer on NP webpage

6. Include flyer in email blast for upcoming events

IV. Review and Approve 10/7/08 Meeting Minutes

a. Approved

V. Review and Discuss Holiday Party

a. Great Time! Perhaps an Annual Event

b. Need to put together a “Re-Cap” for board to let them know the overall response to the event. What was good, what could be improved, was the event successful? Scott turning in re-cap by 1/16/09

c. Karlyn has posted pictures and summary of party on NP website

d. Scott to send copy of picture disk to Jeff Glover

VI. Plan Other 2009 Events

a. Spring Event: Piggy-back on Tour with AWWA YP?

b. Annual Conference June 21-24, 2009

1. Social Event after exhibits on June 22 (Evening)

2. Jennifer to bring Rock Band

3. Kari to check with Annual Conference Committee (exhibit hrs, deadline to include announcement in bulletin, etc)

4. Propose “Rock Band” as part of 5-S Induction (Scott)

c. Summer Event: Late July/ August Canoeing and Watershed Education

1. Scott to contact Laura (Watershed Committee) for program info

d. Fall Event: Educational Tours?

1. Parcc Side (Scott to contact)

2. Flint?

3. Bio Diesel/ Ethanol/ Wind Power

e. Winter: YP/NP Sponsored Holiday Party

f. Other ideas:

1. Kari suggested sponsoring corn-hole/bean bag toss tournament (maybe at canoe trip?)

VII. Jerry Harte to discuss “Liquid Assets”

a. 90 min documentary about essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, storm water

b. Watched 16 minute overview video

c. Three (3) discs available at MWEA

d. DVDs also available for purchase (link on MWEA Website)

VIII. Set Date for Next Meeting

a. March 24th, 2009 11am-1pm at MWEA World Headquarters in Bath, MI

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