2025 Pacific Water Conference
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The American Water Works Association Hawai‘i Section and the Hawai‘i Water Environment Association are proud to announce the eleventh annual joint conference now known as the Pacific Water Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center from February 4-6, 2025. Our joint conference committee is hard at work to bring you an exciting, fun, and educational conference.
The Pre-Conference Workshop kicks things off on February 4. The Conference officially opens on February 5 and lasts through February 6. Remember to check out the exhibitors showcasing the newest and latest products in the industry. With five technical session tracks to choose from, there’s sure to be one that piques your interest. The conference golf tournament will be held on February 7 at the Hawaii Prince Golf Course, and the community service event date is to be announced.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the Conference!
Aloha,
Darnelle Chung | Troy Ching
pacificwatercon@gmail.com
2025 Conference Chairs
Call for Abstracts
Individuals who would like to present a paper at the 2025 Pacific Water Conference must submit an abstract, limited to 2,500 characters or less (with spaces), describing their presentation in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the proposed topic. The upcoming conference will be held in person. Presentations will be in 30 minute blocks: roughly 25 minutes of presentation, 5 minutes of Q&A.
Selection Process
All abstracts will be reviewed and selected on: Originality, Technical Content, and Quality.
Abstracts due October 4, 2024. NEW Deadline - October 11, 2024
Presenters notified by December 2, 2024
Presentations due January 27, 2025
Speaker Registration Costs - New for 2025
No travel or assistance funds are available for speakers. Speakers are responsible for all their transportation, lodging, and registration fees. Speaker registration does not include admission to evening events, which can be purchased as add-on items. Speakers will be responsible for registering themselves.
There is a discounted speaker registration that is available for one speaker per presentation, and there is a flat fee for speakers to attend additional days of the conference for which they are not presenting. Speakers are no longer free on the day they are presenting. Accompanying co-presenters must register as full conference registrants. Please visit the conference website for further information: www.pacificwaterconference.com. The website is anticipated to be up and running by October 2024.
Please ensure all information submitted is complete and correct, as it will be used in promotional materials and submitted for CEU approval.
Please email your abstract and/or questions to the Technical Program Chairs: pwc.technical@gmail.com
Abstract Submission Form
The abstract submission is now located on a Google Form that can be filled out here: https://forms.gle/QvDvtUhttQLP4DdKA
Registration
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Golf Tournament
The 2025 Pacific Water Conference Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, February 7, 2025, at the beautiful Hawaii Prince Golf Club. Please join us and submit a team (or two).
Registration at 10:30 am
Shotgun at 11:30 am
Dinner & Prizes immediately following tournament
For more information, contact Noah Bumanglag (nkb@akinaka.com)
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024
Payment Deadline: Friday, January 3, 2025
Make checks payable to “HWEA” and mail to:
AWWA/HWEA Golf Tournament c/o Akinaka & Associates, Ltd. 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1800 Honolulu, HI 96813 Attention: Noah Bumanglag
Technical Program
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Contributions ~ Become A Sponsor
Hotel Information
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General Membership Meeting
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Exhibitor Registration
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2024 Student Poster Contest Winners
Kathryn Yoshimura Muse, Youth Education Committee Chair
We had a good turnout at the 2023 Fresh Ideas Poster Competition during the Pacific Water Conference. There were two new students with one returning from last year for a total of three posters entered in the contest. The posters are judged on originality, scientific principles, benefit to the Drinking Water industry, and visual appeal.
Mandy-Tanita Brinkmann took first place overall for her project: Potential of Disinfection Byproducts formation during Chlorination of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-contaminated Groundwater and was awarded $360 cash prize.
Min Ki Jeon was a returning student presenting his project: Cross-correlation Analysis after Data Prewhitening Reveals Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from Wastewater Ahead of COVID-19 Clinical Cases coming in second place and was awarded $240 cash prize.
Brian Allen presented his project: Importance of Escherichia coli cell age and cell number in the formation of coliphage lysis rings that is still in progress and took third place winning $120 cash prize.
Thank you to the judges and the students for participating this year! §
2024 PWC Photo Contest Winners
Theme 1: People of the Industry – Every person in every aspect of our water community is responsible for providing clean water to ourselves and to our environment. The many people that make up our industry are as diverse as they are skilled. Photos of these hardworking individuals will be spotlighted in this theme.
Theme 2: Treatment – All forms of water undergo treatment. Drinking, waste, and storm water all have implementations to treat the water before consumption or discharge into the environment. Photos for this theme will showcase the facilities and structures designed to treat the various forms of water in our lives.
Community Service Event
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