Public awareness of - and concern about - climate change continues to grow. This, combined with the need for additional electrical capacity, draws increased attention to both conventional and new hydro technologies as attractive sources of clean, renewable energy.
Join a broad range of water resource stakeholders, along with Northwest regulatory officials at the NWHA 2008 Annual Conference. We will explore critical regional issues and examine the approaches used to successfully address these trends.
Topics include:
- Examining climate change issues and strategies to address them in the Northwest
- Evaluating implementation and regulatory challenges of new hydro technologies
- Transitioning from relicensing to compliance
- Addressing progress on fish passage, habitat, and water quality issues
- An update on regulatory and legislative issues, including what's happening in the Columbia Basin as well as in Washington, D.C.
CLE
Continuing Legal Education
NWHA is securing CLE credit approval from Idaho, Oregon and Washington State
Bar Associations. Check back later and we can advise attorneys of the number of
CLE each state will issue for conference attendance.
Sponsorship
Support the NWHA 2008 Conference and Gain Exposure
The NWHA Annual Conference provides a forum for key water resource
professionals to explore ways to help improve hydro delivery in the Pacific
Northwest.
Companies who would like to contribute and make a visible statement of
support of this objective are invited to become NWHA Conference Sponsors.
The cost of Sponsorship is only $400.
Conference Sponsors will receive logo recognition on the NWHA website as well
as in the conference brochure and on-site signage and conference agenda.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE: For your logo to be included in the Conference
Brochure, you must commit to sponsorship before October 15.To reserve your
space, simply reply to this e-mail. We follow up with you to ensure we have your
organization's logo and to make arrangements.
Display
Information Exchange (Exhibitors)
Attendance at the NWHA Annual Conference includes a range of hydro
professionals, particularly those involved in regulatory and compliance issues.
The “Information Exchange” – located in the conference registration/break
area – contains a limited number of 8’x10’ table display spaces which are
available to organizations offering products or services to facilitate licensing
and compliance.
You can sign up for the "Information Exchange" Exhibit using the registration
form on the brochure for the 2008 Conference. (Se "Registration" Tab.)
Display spaces cost $250 each and are available only to conference
registrants.
Click here
for Registration Form
NOTE: Information Exchange (Exhibitors) cost and check
box is located under Additional Options in the same Registration Form that is
used for the Conference Registration.
Important: Reserve Your Hotel Room Today!
Make your room reservation directly with the Portland Marriott Downtown
Waterfront Hotel by calling (800) 228-9290 or
Please click here!
Reserve by January 29, 2008.
There are a number of reasons to stay at the Portland Marriott Downtown
Waterfront Hotel:
- The Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel is offering special NWHA
room rates of $139 as well as a limited number of rooms at the government
per-diem of $98 (first come-first served for government rates).
- It’s convenient, near restaurants and shopping, and just a few blocks
from the Yamhill stop on the MAX (Metro Area express) Light Rail.
- Plus…you benefit the Association. NWHA must pay for meeting space. When
you stay at the Marriott, the hotel provides the Association with credits to
help defray this cost.
Register Early and Save
Register now and save $100. Special advance discount rates are available for a limited time only: $475 for NWHA members and $525 for non-members. (A $50 credit will be given if you join the NWHA prior to the close of the conference.)
Click here
for Registration Form.
