Transcript The Air & Waste Management Association
The Air & Waste Management Association
An Opportunity for the Environmental Professional
Why A&WMA?
INFORMATION
to advance your understanding
NETWORKING
to expand your opportunities
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
to enhance your career
Highlights of who we are
A not-for-profit technical, scientific, and educational organization, the Air & Waste Management Association has been a leader in the global environmental management community since 1907
Highlights of who we are
• Individuals from government, industry, consulting, and academia with professional interest in discussing air pollution, waste management, and other critical environmental issues • Close to 9000 members • 32 Sections and 67 Chapters • 65 countries
Today members look to A&WMA for technical knowledge, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach events
Environmental Information
• Peer-reviewed Journal (monthly & online) • EM magazine (monthly & online) • Web site www.awma.org
• Resource Guide • Membership directory (online, CD & print) • Conference proceedings, technical publications and CDs, and other materials • New ! Online Library
Professional Development
• Conferences • Workshops • Web casts • Education courses • Participation in Councils • QEP training • Leadership opportunities • Co-sponsored meetings • E-learning center
Professional Support
• Business Partners program • Buyers guide • Advertising directed towards the professional • Insurance • Exhibits at meetings • Product showcases • Directory • Networking
Public Education & Outreach
• Education Council – Environmental Resource Guides • Sections & Chapters (local activities) • Student Chapters -25 • Scholarship programs
Annual Conferences
• 2004 Indianapolis, IN • 2005 Minneapolis, MN • 2006 New Orleans, LA • 2007 Pittsburgh, PA • 2008 Portland, OR
Association Strategic Direction
• Core Purpose – To improve environmental knowledge and decisions by providing a neutral forum for exchanging information.
• Core Values – Environmental responsibility – Ethical behavior – Professional – Open communication – Quality member service – Life-long learning
2006 Goals & Strategies
• A&WMA will be the primary resource for environmental knowledge exchange, professional development and education for its members • A&WMA will be a recognized public source of credible environmental information and knowledge • A&WMA will be a recognized leader in creating strategic partnerships to advance the collective success of the environmental community
Challenges
• Environmental industry maturing – Environmental industry not growing – Industry moves to EH&S (fewer specialists) – Fewer new laws and regulations – Environmental consulting firms consolidating • 911 events and resulting general recession – Global uncertainty
A&WMA
• Strong, member driven, positioned for growth • Recovered from financial problems, increasing reserves • Strategic planning implemented by board • Critically examining future direction • Embracing change
What Does This Mean For You?
• Learn in depth or wide breadth • Be up to date on all sides of issues • Be recognized among your peers • Advance the science and your profession • Find new/ better solutions • Contacts who can help you in the future • Broaden your views or those of others • Solutions without an adversarial process
New Organizational Membership
• Launched in 2004 • Open to all organizations • Allows employees of Organizational Members to become full members of A&WMA for only $55/year now; $59 in 06 • Costs only $365 ($400 in 06)/year/site includes 1 deluxe membership plus other benefits
Organizational Membership
“As one of the oldest organizational members, the
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency applauds A&WMA’s re-engineered organizational membership category. Besides making better economic sense, the improved category helps the agency show it’s continued support for the A&WMA.”
- Richard Stedman, Executive Director, ORCAA
Organizational Membership
“Involvement in the A&WMA offers an opportunity to develop good working relationships with many of our customers… The District is committed to continuing its relationship with the
A&WMA…”-Daniel Speer, Senior Engineer, San Diego APCD (A&WMA organizational member since 1978)
Organizational Membership
“…We have been looking for a “cornerstone” professional organization as a means to extend our professional relationships…and get our work published in a first-line journal. The new A&WMA organizational membership is just the
ticket for us!” – Gordon Bilyard, Technical Group Manager, DOE Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Organizational Membership
“Utah, like many other states, has faced serious fiscal challenges… Professional membership dues has been one casualty…the new plan leverages a small investment by our agency into big benefits
for our staff…”- Rick Sprott, Director, Utah Division of Air Quality
Organizational Membership
“…The new organizational membership program certainly affords Battelle the opportunity to keep our environmental professionals on top of their field through professional education and networking with colleagues throughout the world...” –
Carl Kohrt, President and CEO, Battelle
Organizational Membership
“…The new organizational membership approach should be a major benefit for us… I plan to broaden our involvement to include various media managers to match A&WMA’s quality work in air and continued expansion into waste
management and pollution prevention.” Steve Coyle, Director, Environmental Management, WR-ALC