Annual Conference Planning Committee
Purpose
The Annual Conference Planning Committee plans and organizes the Northwest Biosolids Management Association's Annual Biosolids Management Conference, known by many as "BioFest." The NBMA has held an annual conference since 1988 and recent years' conferences have attracted an average of 150 attendees. The conference has typically been held the weekend after Labor Day.
Upcoming Conferences
September 8-10, 2013; Campbell's Conference Center; Chelan, WA
September 7-9, 2014; Skamania Lodge; Stevenson, WA
Past Conferences
2012 - Biosolids: Growing to the Future (conference presentations)
2011 - Biosolids: It's Something to Brag About!; Stevenson, WA
2010 - Biosolids: A Piece of the Sustainability Pie; Chelan, WA
2009 - Back to School: Biosolids Basics; Blaine, WA
2008 - Biosolids: Pride & Prejudice; Stevenson, WA
2007 (20th Anniversary) - Biosolids
XX: Survival of the Fittest; Chelan, WA
2006 - Biosolids Energized; Blaine, WA
2005 - Biosolids:
The Cutting Edge; Chelan, WA
2004 - Mountains
or Molehills: Sorting Through the Issues; Welches, OR
2003 - The Biosolids
Toolbox; Chelan, WA
2002 - The
Biosolids Network: All Biosolids, All the Time; Harrison Hot Springs, BC
2001 - Biosolids: The Next Generation; Chelan, WA
2000 - Storms on the Horizon: Confronting Complacency; Ocean Shores, WA
1999 - Recipes for Success; Chelan, WA
1998 - No NBMA Annual Conference Held (Water Environment Federation
Specialty Conference in Bellevue, WA)
1997 - Illuminating the Future: Building Alliances and Markets; Vancouver, WA
1996 - A Bridge to Sustainability; Chelan, WA
1995 - The Biosolids Trilogy: Quality, Perception, Collaboration; Silverdale, WA
1994 - Conveying the Message; Chelan, WA
1993 - Entering a New Era
1992 - No NBMA Annual Conference Held (Water Environment Federation
Speciality Conference)
1991 - How Clean is Your Sludge? Working Together to Create Quality
Sludge
1990 - In Whose Backyard: Involving Citizens in Critial Decisions
About Sludge
Recycling & Mgt.
1989 - A Cooperative Approach to Sludge Management
1988 - A Cooperative Approach to Sludge Management
Co-Chairs
Sally Brown
University of Washington
156B Bloedel; Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195-2100
Phone: (206) 616-1299
Fax: (206) 685-3091
Email: slb@u.washington.edu
Mark Cullington
Kennedy Jenks Consultants
200 SW Market St., Suite 500
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (503) 423-4043
Fax: (503) 295-4901
Email: MarkCullington@KennedyJenks.com