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BioFest 2011 ProgramWelcome to the 24th Annual Biosolids Management Conference Sponsored by the Northwest Biosolids Management Association

The NBMA will be hosting our 2011 Biosolids Management Conference in Stevenson, Washington on September 11–13. The Annual Conference Planning Committee is excited to bring you this two-day event that will feature presentations to help frame the theme of the conference with speakers from Milorganite, City of San Francisco, Tacoma Grows with TAGRO, Alleycat Acres and more!

Schedule at a GlanceSunday Monday Tuesday

5:00 Registration 7:30 Breakfast 7:30 Breakfast5:30 NBMA Annual Business

Meeting8:30 Opening Session

Welcome & Award Presentation

8:30 Regional Biosolids Project Snippets

7:30 Social Hour: Vendors, Veggies & PostersLight hors d’oeuvres will be served.

9:15 Dressing Up Milorganite® for Sale: Biosolids Barrister’s Swan Song

9:30 Break

10:00 Break 10:00 Enhancing Biofilter Performance

10:30 San Francisco’s Lessons Learned

10:30 Class A with the GORE® Cover System

11:00 Biosolids and Urban Agriculture

11:00 WSDOT & Compost

11:30 Lunch 11:30 Lunch12:30 Biosolids Utilization

Options12:30 Waste-to-Energy

in Indiana1:00 Tacoma WA Grows

With TAGRO1:00 Biosolids to Energy:

Regional Approach1:30 Break 1:30 Evolution of Salem’s

Biogro Program2:00 Authentic Branding 2:00 Mini Break2:45 Break 2:15 WERF: Reactivation

& Regrowth3:15 The Bragging

Workshop2:45 Putting Personal Care

Products Into Perspective4:00 Adjourn 3:15 Biosolids Risk

Assessment Tool4:30 Fun Run/Walk 4:00 Adjourn5:30 Social Hour6:00 Dinner

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The Northwest Biosolids Management Association’s 24th Annual Biosolids Management Conference

September 11 – 13, 2011 Stevenson, WA

Sunday, September 115:00 pm Registration5:30 pm NBMA Annual Business Meeting

The NBMA invites all conference attendees to come to the annual business meeting and participate in a round table discussion about past, present, and future projects and events of the association. This meeting provides attendees with a wonderful opportunity to connect with members, subscriber companies, university researchers, committee chairs, board members and staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to share ideas on how the NBMA can continue to meet the needs of its members.

7:30 pm Social Hour: Best in Pride CompetitionCome to the social hour to meet other conference attendees. Visit the vendor exposition to check out biosolids-related products and services. View the posters for current information on biosolids research, demonstration, and recycling efforts. Submit your entry for the Best in Pride competition with winners to be announced at noon during the Tuesday lunch. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Monday, September 127:30 am Breakfast8:30 am Opening Session – Welcome & Award Presentation9:15 am Dressing Up Milorganite® for Sale:

Biosolids Barrister’s Swan Song Milorganite®, OceanGro™ and other heat-dried pellets are acceptable to consumers of non-agricultural lawn and garden fertilizers. Pellets are easy to use. Slow release organic nitrogen supports plant growth. In terms of dollars paid for pounds of N-P-K, biosolids pellets are not competitive with inorganic commercial fertilizer blends. Biosolids are potash deficient. Phosphorus (P) is low and bound with iron and aluminum thus low Phytoavailability. P is increasingly denounced at the point of sale as a water pollutant, a sales damper. The market for biosolids pellets among do-it-yourself gardeners is a tiny niche. Long term institutional dedication is necessary to sustain recycling.

Thomas J. CrawfordSenior Staff Attorney, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District• Touts the safety of eco-friendly Milorganite®

before federal, state and local governments• Represented AMSA (now NACWA) petitioners in

judicial review of the Part 503 risk assessment (Round 1, 1992)

• Sewer regulator and pretreatment enforcer• Recovering former State Representative (1981-86)• Retirement is imminent

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10:00 am Break10:30 am San Francisco’s Compost Giveaway: Lessons Learned

In 2007, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission began a pilot compost program which included a public giveaway of biosolids compost. This program was popular with the public, and the SFPUC gave away approximately 150 tons of biosolids compost at its wastewater treatment facilities. In 2009, the Center for Food Safety petitioned the SFPUC to cease its pilot program. This talk will discuss the SFPUC’s experience, including relatable lessons learned.

Natalie Sierra is the Green Technologies Engineer for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, overseeing resource recovery programs for biosolids, biogas, and fats, oils, and grease (FOG). She has been with the SFPUC for nearly seven years, working as a process engineer at the City’s two secondary wastewater treatment plants and serving on the engineering team for the SFPUC’s 30-year Sewer System Master Plan. Prior to coming to the SFPUC, Ms. Sierra worked for a

consulting firm and as a regulator for the State of North Carolina.

11:00 am Biosolids and Urban Agriculture: A Step Towards Sustainability, Self-Reliance, and Food SecurityAlleycat Acres, a Seattle-based urban farming collective, has recently been recognized for introducing a new generation of community gardeners to the use of biosolids compost as a powerful and sustainable tool for growing healthy food. Kate Kurtz will discuss how biosolids use fits into the overarching ethos of this organization, which aims to reconnect people with food, with a keen focus on localism and sustainability.

Kate Kurtz is the Special Projects Coordinator for Northwest Biosolids Management Association. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Master’s degree in forest soils from University of Washington. Kate became interested in organics and sustainable waste management solutions while working at Soil Control Lab in Watsonville, CA. As a graduate student, she focused on the long-term effects of compost

and biosolids use. Recently she helped to found a Seattle-based urban farming collective, Alleycat Acres, which is a 100% volunteer operated organization that aims to reconnect people with food.

11:30 am Lunch

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12:30 pm Evaluation of Biosolids Utilization Options for the Capital Regional District, Victoria, BCThe Capital Regional District (CRD) in Victoria, BC evaluated biosolids utilization alternatives as part of a planning effort for the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Program (CAWTP). A two stage analysis was conducted to identify a biosolids management program that met the District’s goals of cost effective, environmentally sustainable, socially responsible wastewater treatment. If managed appropriately, biosolids production and utilization could provide multiple benefits to the utility including reduction of carbon footprint, revenue from the biosolids product, and additional resource recovery. Recommendations included a diverse portfolio of utilizing biosolids for a cement kiln fuel, mine reclamation, and as a topsoil amendment. Regardless of the results of this analysis, the current plan is to produce a dried biosolids product that will be available as fuel for cement kiln or alternative energy production. Land-based biosolids recycling was not allowed in any form, even as a backup measure for the program. Details of the evaluation and further discussion of the political side of the decision making process will be provided in this presentation.

Dana Devin-Clarke is a graduate of the University of Washington where she received a double Master’s in Science and Engineering. Currently she has worked for two years as a project engineer with Brown and Caldwell. In this role she has gained a wide variety of experience developing biosolids management plans, conducting greenhouse gas analyses of wastewater treatment plants, modeling solids treatment processes, performing odor control

sampling, and preliminary design and cost estimating for an array of wastewater treatment processes.

1:00 pm Tacoma, WA Grows with TAGROIt is well documented that plants exhibit a growth response when biosolids are applied. In Tacoma, biosolids are growing much more than plants – they are growing community as well. The City of Tacoma has recently invested in expanding the existing Community Gardening program in the area to include several city-owned sites, and has collaborated on the hiring of a coordinator as well.

Community gardens are widely seen to have a number of associated benefits: increasing access to affordable local produce, providing educational opportunities, reducing crime and blight, and building community are just a few. One of the more interesting aspects of the newly formed program, however, is its connection to and support from the City of Tacoma’s biosolids program, TAGRO.

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Kristen McIvor recently completed her Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her research centered on urban soils and community gardens. While working on her dissertation, Kristen started a community garden program in Tacoma, WA using TAGRO soil products to make the gardens grow. Kristen has talked about soil amendments and community gardens, including the benefits of municipal biosolids, for congressional staffers in Washington, DC at the request of the Soil

Science Society of America. In addition to having green thumbs, Kristen is fleet of foot, so clear the path for her during the Biofest Fun Run.

1:30 pm Break2:00 pm Authentic Branding:

What, Why, How, and the King County Biosolids Brand StoryThis presentation will give an overview on branding and explain a successful process to reveal the authenticity of a brand and translate it into useful tools to drive meaningful relationships with stakeholders.

Attendees will learn:• What is an authentic brand and why it is essential to long-term success• A successful approach and process to reveal and establish your

brand based on what your stakeholders value• Why—and how—to align your mission, operations, culture and

actions with your business strategy, visual brand and communications• King County Biosolids Program case study: How it revealed and

developed its strategic and visual brand

Mary WeisnewskiPrincipal, Kite Inc. Mary is a brand strategist whose insight, analysis and creativity in authentic branding get results for clients. Prior to establishing her own firm, Kite Inc, she served for seven years as chief brand strategist at Methodologie, a leading Seattle design firm, and earlier at Parker LePla, a renowned brand strategy and communications firm. While at Methodologie she infused her strategy

expertise into brand-driven design, developing a sure-fire process to ensure the interconnection of strategy and design. With Kite, she brings her years of experience in strategy and brand-driven design together to deliver seamless integration of the two disciplines. She is a popular speaker on the power of authentic brands, has a passion for helping firms understand and leverage the power of brand, and has spoken at events for organizations including University of Washington, Rice University Executive MBA Program, Net Impact, The Smithsonian, Society for Technical Communications, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Washington State Nonprofit Association, and the American Association of Museums. Mary has written and contributed to articles on brand in publications including Design Management Review, ABA Bank Marketing, American Way, Museum News, Chronicle of Philanthropy, WA CEO, BrandChannel.com and Puget Sound Business Journal.

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2:45 pm Break3:15 pm The Bragging Workshop

Messaging for biosolids products is something that we as an industry struggle with, but not for long. Come practice bragging techniques with your fellow Biofest-erians. Put into practice what you have learned about bragging and messaging in the previous sessions, and have fun while you are at it. Use a bragging tool kit to explore messaging styles for different audiences and formats. We will focus on a select few products from around the Northwest.

4:00 pm Adjourn4:30 pm Fun Run/Walk Along Skamania’s Lake Loop Trail5:30 pm Social Hour6:00 pm Dinner

Our feature entertainment will be Steve Anderson of Clean Water Services performing wastewater-related song parodies such as Dope in the Water, Fats-Oils-Grease, and The Ballad of Betty Poop.

Tuesday, September 137:30 am Breakfast8:30 am Regional Biosolids Project Snippets:

Featured Project – Class A Biosolids Composting Pilot Project in Florence, OregonThe City of Florence is evaluating Class A biosolids treatment options. A composting facility demonstration using GORE® Systems was recently completed at the wastewater treatment plant. The performance and results of the GORE® composting process demonstration will be presented, along with next steps for full scale installation under consideration by the City.

Tom Pinit is an environmental scientist with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, and has 11 years of professional experience in the environmental and natural resource fields. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a MS in Environmental Studies. Tom has been focusing recently on recycled water planning, biosolids management, and regulatory/funding issues for municipalities in the Pacific Northwest.

9:30 am Break

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10:00 am Enhancing Biofilter Performance with Compost and Wood MulchThis presentation assesses a pilot biofiltration site located in Coupeville, WA and considers the possibilities for using biosolids compost and wood mulch to enhance biofilter performance. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to compare combinations of soil amendments, as well as to elucidate the roles of plants and soil media in contaminant removal. Findings indicate that planting significantly reduces effluent volume and total suspended solids. Compost amendments improved removal of fecal coliform bacteria but have the potential to cause leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus. Inclusion of wood mulch helped to mitigate the latter effect.

Dan Schwartz is a Master’s student at the University of Washington’s School of Forest Resources. His research focuses on use of organic amendments for urban stormwater runoff mitigation and he hopes to build a career in the Green Stormwater Infrastructure field. Dan is also interested in urban ecosystem restoration and volunteers with the local Sierra Club to advance environmental policy in the region.

10:30 am Demonstration Project to Fulfill Strict Compliance Standards for PFRP, VAR, Odor Control and VOC Emissions: Meeting Class A Biosolids with the GORE® Cover SystemThis presentation will discuss the technology, process control, existing certificates already in place, measurements, data from existing facilities and pilot demonstrations as evidence for meeting PFRP and VAR as described by the EPA standards in Alternative 5: Use of PFRP 503.32(a) (7) and (B) (1) of Appendix B and California VOC emission standards. A recent Oregon coast biosolids composting pilot will be featured.

Katja Christof has more than 10 years experience in organic waste treatment applications at W.L. Gore & Associates, including two years in R&D developing the laminates used in GORE® Cover. Ms. Christof’s business experience also includes providing compost operator training for the GORE® Cover system to customers, project management, process analysis, technical support, and ensuring regulatory solutions.

Denise Bartlett is a technical representative with Cedar Grove Composting, Inc. (Seattle, WA) and has been with the company since 2003. Her career also includes 15 years experience in the environmental analytical laboratory industry working as a chemist, project manager, and in business development, and three years in the hazardous waste industry as a customer service, sales, and business development representative. She holds a B.S. in Biomedical Communications from Ohio State University.

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11:00 am WSDOT & Compost: How Do We Use It? What Do We Want? How Do Biosolids Fit?WSDOT is the largest single user of compost in Washington State. What are the emerging trends in project development and compost use? Learn the latest in compost specifications, research, and how biosolids fit, and see how compost has worked on roadside projects.

Sandy Salisbury is the Roadside and Site Development Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). She is in charge of roadside policy and standards, and roadside materials specifications for WSDOT.

Sandy works on WSDOT’s climate adaptation team and the statewide integrated climate change adaptation strategy team, does visual impact assessments, provides training on roadside matters

both within and outside WSDOT, and is WSDOT’s representative to the Washington Community Forestry Council. She also serves as the Landscape Architect for their three regions east of the Cascades. Her focus is on natural systems restoration, and she frequently uses compost.

She has a BA in Physical Geography from California State University Long Beach and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Washington. She is a licensed landscape architect and has worked for WSDOT since 1998.

11:30 am Lunch12:30 pm Is Waste Worth Working With?

Waste-to-Energy in West Lafayette, INMunicipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) employing anaerobic digestion can improve their digester gas production with the addition of food waste, FOG (fats, oils, and grease), and other feedstocks. This additional gas can be utilized in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system to offset plant energy requirements. WWTPs can also realize a reduction in the amount of biosolids generated by co-digesting high-strength organics. This presentation will focus on the experience from adding exotic feedstocks at the City of West Lafayette’s WWTP over the past two years, with an emphasis on digester performance and impact on biosolids.

Luke Werner has been with Kennedy/Jenks for over 10 years, and is a registered professional engineer in Oregon, Washington, and California. He is a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering. His focus has been in the design of wastewater treatment systems, with specific attention to developing renewable energy projects involving rehabilitating old digesters and integrating grease and food waste receiving programs.

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1:00 pm A Regional Biosolids Management Approach: Biosolids to EnergyIn response to regulatory pressures on local reuse options, a group of 17 wastewater agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area has joined together in order to develop a local biosolids reuse solution. In the course of planning, the group decided to pursue a biosolids to energy option on the premise that this could easily be sited within the largely urbanized Bay Area while still reaping the benefits of the latent energy present in biosolids. Working as a coalition presents both opportunities and challenges; these will be discussed along with the status of the project to date. Presented by Natalie Sierra.

1:30 pm The Evolution of the Biogro Program: In Search of the Ultimate Storage BarnBeginning in 1998, the City of Salem began revamping Willow Lake’s Biogro Program in order to reduce escalating costs associated with increasingly stringent winter application regulations, over taxed lagoon storage requirements, and rising costs associated with transport and application in Eastern Oregon. In 2006, Salem began to focus on privately owned multi-purpose agricultural buildings as a means of storing winter-time dewatered cake production, followed by subsequent summer-time application. After several attempts at local storage, the Biogro Program finally produced a successful Local Winter Storage Program in 2009. This presentation tells the story of the trials and tribulations along Willow Lake’s journey towards the current Local Winter Storage Program and Oregon’s first authorization of a privately owned agricultural building for biosolids storage. The presentation provides a means of previewing the potential for local storage to other municipalities under similar circumstances.

Mark Johnston has been employed with the City of Salem and served as a member of the Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility for approximately 27 years. Mark has been involved with the Biogro Program since 2002, serving as Biosolids Coordinator since 2004. He has served as a member of the Regulatory Development Committee for the NBMA Board of Directors, and is currently a member of the Continual Improvement System Committee. Other

volunteer efforts have included participation in the WES Short School Committee as the Biosolids Section Chairperson and the Regional Operations Challenge Coordinator for the safety and process events.

2:00 pm Mini Break

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2:15 pm WERF: Reactivation and Regrowth and Odor Research, Then and NowWERF-sponsored research has found that the indicator bacteria, fecal coliform, can increase substantially immediately following dewatering and continue to increase during cake storage. These increases have been termed “sudden increase” and “regrowth,” respectively. Fecal coliform densities exceeding the regulatory limits for both Class A and Class B biosolids have been observed when these phenomena occur. This research has also indicated that many of the factors leading to increased fecal coliform activity also increase the production of nuisance odors from dewatered biosolids. The history and current understanding of these industry challenges, as well as potential solutions, will be presented and discussed.

Chris Muller is a licensed engineer with Brown and Caldwell (Seattle). He holds a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of New Hampshire in Biology: Marine and Fresh Water and a Master’s and Doctorate from Virginia Tech in Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering, respectively. He joined Brown and Caldwell in 2006 working on a variety of solids stabilization projects, including planning, process evaluation and enhancement,

co-digestion of supplemental feedstock, design, and greenhouse gas emissions. He is also currently serving on the WERF Reactivation and Regrowth and Odors Project (SRSK4T08) in the communications and field trial implementation efforts.

2:45 pm Putting Personal Care Products Into PerspectiveThis presentation will shed some light and provide examples on how Milorganite® has responded to contaminant concerns throughout their long history as the first Class A pelletized biosolids product introduced to the market in 1925 (name derived from MIL-waukee-ORGAnic-NITrogEn). Presented by Thomas J. Crawford.

3:15 pm New Tool for Site-Specific Biosolids Risk AssessmentA risk assessment model has been created as a tool for the five major exposure pathways that can be used by practicing professionals to conduct site-specific microbial risk assessments. The tool is composed of spread sheets which contain the needed information on specific pathogen survival, transport (air, water and soil) and dose response models that can be used in conjunction with site specific parameters, including size of buffer zones depth to groundwater, application method, application rates, slope, temperature, and soil texture. Case examples will be presented to demonstrate application of the tool.

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Chuck Gerba is a professor in the Departments of Soil, Water and Environmental Science (College of Agriculture), and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (College of Public Health) at the University of Arizona. He obtained his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Miami, Florida. He conducts research on the transmission of pathogens through the environment. His recent research encompasses the transmission of pathogens by water, food and

fomites, fate of pathogens in land applied wastes, development of new disinfectants, domestic microbiology and microbial risk assessment. He has been an author on more than 500 articles including several books in environmental microbiology and pollution science.

Dr. Ian Pepper is currently a Professor at the University of Arizona, and Director of the University of Arizona’s National Science Foundation Water and Environmental Technology (WET) Center. Dr. Pepper is an environmental microbiologist specializing in the molecular ecology of the environment. His research has focused on the fate and transport of pathogens in air, water, soils and wastes. His expertise has been recognized by membership on three National

Academy of Science Committees and former memberships on an EPA FIFRA Science and Advisory Panel. Dr. Pepper is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Microbiology, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Society of Agronomy. He is the author or co-author of six textbooks, 40 book chapters, and over 140 peer-review journal articles. He has worked in the area of land application of biosolids for over 25 years. He was also a member of the 2002 National Academy of Science Committee that evaluated land application of biosolids.

Conference Planning CommitteeCo-chairs

Sally Brown, University of Washington Mark Cullington, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants

Committee MembersDenise Bartlett, Cedar Grove

CompostingTom Chapman, Brown & CaldwellCraig Cogger, Washington State

University-PuyallupTim Cooper, City of YakimaKyle Dorsey, Washington State

Department of Ecology

Dan Eberhardt, City of TacomaRoberta King, King CountyKate Kurtz, NBMAMaile Lono-Batura, NBMAGreg Moen, HDR EngineeringTom Pinit, Kennedy/Jenks ConsultantsRobin Ordonez, Pierce CountyJanet York, Washington State University

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LodgingHotel reservation deadline: August 12, 2011

Hotel ReservationsSkamania Lodge(800) 221-7117

Lodging is separate from your conference registration fee. Note: Skamania will require a deposit equal to the room rate + tax for the first night for each reservation. The deposit is refundable if Skamania receives notice of cancellation at least seven days prior to the scheduled arrival.

Room rates at Skamania range from $134 to $176. Call the hotel directly at (800) 221-7117 to make your room reservation. Rooms must be reserved by August 12 to receive the Annual Biosolids Management Conference group rates. Make your reservations early, since rooms fill fast for this conference! When reserving your room, be sure to request NW Biosolids Conference rates or enter group code BIOSOLIDS. The hotel may also be reached by mail at: Skamania Lodge, PO Box 189, Stevenson, WA 98648 or by e-mail at www.skamania.com. Cancellations must be received at least seven days prior to the arrival date for a full refund.

RecreationWhat To WearThe Annual Biosolids Management Conference maintains a relaxed atmosphere. September weather in the Pacific Northwest is often warm and sunny, with the occasional cold rainy day. We suggest you pack casual, comfortable, versatile clothing. Don’t forget appropriate clothing and shoes for the Fun Run/Walk.

2011 Excellence in Biosolids Management AwardAward nomination deadline: August 5, 2011

This award will recognize significant contributions in the development and implementation of cost-effective and environmentally beneficial biosolids management programs and practices. Nominations may be submitted by anyone, including the nominee, municipalities, consultants, researchers, or other interested parties. Interested applicants can request details and a nomination form by contacting (206) 684-1145 or by downloading at www.cm.wsu.edu/biosolids. This award is sponsored by the NBMA, the Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, and the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association.

Continuing Education UnitsContinuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for both wastewater and health certification. If you plan to earn CEU’s, collect your CEU card(s) at the registration desk when you arrive. You must attend a full session to obtain credit and must get your card stamped at the registration desk following each session. Contact the Northwest Biosolids Management Association at (206) 684-1145 for more information about academic credit.

Vendor and Agency ExhibitsExhibit registration deadline: August 22, 2011

Vendor and agency exhibits will be featured at the Vendor Exposition on Sunday and Monday evenings and will remain on display throughout the conference in the ballroom where breakfasts and refreshment breaks will be held. Members and subscriber members of the NBMA may display products and equipment at no charge (person staffing the exhibits must still

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pay for their conference registrations). Each non-member will be charged an exhibitor fee of $450 in addition to the conference registration fees. If you are not yet a member and would like to become one and display at no cost, please visit www.nwbiosolids.org for a printable application form or to submit an application online, or contact the NBMA office at (206) 684-1145.

Anyone interested in displaying products or equipment at the conference must complete the Vendor Exhibit Registration Form available for download at www.cm.wsu.edu/biosolids. You may also call the WSU Conference Management (Puyallup Office) at (253) 445-4629 to register your exhibit.

Exhibit space will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. NBMA member agencies and subscriber companies will be given first preference.

Poster SessionPoster submittal deadline: July 29, 2011

Posters will be on display during refreshment breaks, breakfasts, and the evening social hours on Sunday and Monday. Poster topics may include, but are not limited to, biosolids-related scientific studies and informational and educational subjects from large and small municipalities, consultants, and university students and faculty. Posters must be no larger than six feet by four feet and able to be free standing on an easel. Reserve your poster spot by sending: Name(s) – presenter and authors, poster title and short description, and contact information to [email protected].

Space is limited! In an effort to welcome new biosolids professionals, preference will be given to student projects. All poster submissions will be displayed during the conference.

RegistrationEarly registration deadline: August 22, 2011*

* Registrations must be postmarked, or received by phone, fax, e-mail or online. Registrations postmarked or received after that date will be charged the late price.

To enroll, complete and send the enclosed Conference Registration Form to:

WSU Conference Management/Biosolids2606 West PioneerPuyallup, WA 98371-4998Phone: (253) 445-4629Fax: (253) 445-4633E-mail: [email protected]/biosolids

Make your check, money order, or purchase order payable in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank to: Washington State University.

Package A (Full Conference)Early $415 Regular $455

Includes full conference registration fee, social hour on Sunday; breakfast, lunch, social hour, dinner and breaks on Monday; breakfast, lunch and breaks on Tuesday. Lodging is not included.

Package B (Monday Only) or C (Tuesday Only)

Early $295 Regular $320

Includes registration fee, lunch and breaks for one day only. Lodging is not included.

Package D (Student)Early $295 Regular $320

Includes the same as Package A. Must be a full-time student at a high school or an accredited college or university. Lodging is not included.

ScholarshipsScholarship application deadline: August 5, 2011

NBMA scholarships covering the conference registration fee are available to biosolids professionals, students, regulators, and others requiring assistance. To apply, please visit the website at www.cm.wsu.edu/biosolids for a printable application form or contact the NBMA office at (206) 684-1145.



Conference Registration FormPlease complete the following information. Duplicate as needed and use a separate form for each person attending the conference. Early registration must be postmarked, phoned, faxed, e-mailed or sent online by August 22, 2011.

WSU Conference Management 2606 West Pioneer, Puyallup WA 98371-4998 Phone: (253) 445-4629 Fax: (253) 445-4633E-mail: [email protected] www.cm.wsu.edu/biosolids

Registrations received after August 22 will be charged the late price. Substitutions are welcome. Eighty percent of the registration fee is refundable if written cancellation is received by August 22. Call WSU Conference Management (Puyallup) at (253) 445-4629 about general conference questions, vendor and agency exhibits, posters, and special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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