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Mark Your Calendar:

 

NWHA 2012 Annual Conference

 

February 21-23

 

Please mark your calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference to be held February 21-23, 2012 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

Download 2012 Registration Form [ PDF ]

Download 2012 Conference Brochure [ PDF ]

Support the NWHA 2012 Conference
and Gain Valuable Exposure

 

The NWHA Annual Conference provides a forum for key water resource professionals to explore ways to help expand and improve hydro delivery in the Pacific Northwest.

Companies who would like to contribute to–and make a visible statement in support of–this objective are invited to become NWHA Conference Sponsors. Conference Sponsors will receive logo recognition on the NWHA website as well as in the conference brochure, on-site signage, and the conference agenda.

A limited number of companies can showcase product or service offerings to conference attendees through the Information Exchange.

For additional information on either of these opportunities, please contact jan@nwhydro.org or call (503) 545-9420.

Download 2012 Sponsor Form [ PDF ]

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012

2011 NWHA Annual Conference Papers and Presentations The following files represent presentations provided on February 22-24 at the 2011 NWHA Annual Conference. Where available, click on a speaker's name to view or download a file of that speaker's presentations and papers. Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Who Will Keep This Place Running? Attracting the Next Generation of Employees Moderator: Bruce Meaker, Sr. Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Snohomish PUD Panelists: Attracting the Next Hydro-Generation, Katie Clarkson, Civil Engineer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hydro Fellowship Program, Deborah Linke, Program Director, Hydro Research Foundation Fellowship Program Brenna Vaughn, Grant Administrator, Hydro Research Foundation Fellowship Program Developing A Pacific Northwest Smarter Grid Workforce, Barbara Hins-Turner, Executive Director, Pacific NW Center for Clean Energy, Centralia College Kim deRubertis, Civil Engineer, Consulting Engineer Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Keynote Address: Hydropower: A Comparative Energy Review J. Mark Robinson, JMR Energy Infra LLC Former Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission What’s Making Hydro Hot Again Moderator: Michael Manwaring, Regulatory Manager, HDR|DTA Why is Hydro Hot Again? 10 Reasons Why Hydro is Hot Again in the PNW Panelists Erik Steimle, Director, Environmental Compliance, Symbiotics Ken Dragoon, Senior Resource Analyst, Northwest Power and Conservation Council Dave Carlson, CEO, Southeast Alaska Power Agency James Holeman, Sr. Project Manager, The Louis Berger Group   New Hydro - Making it Happen Moderator: Wayne Dyok, V.P., Hydropower Program, Tetra Tech, Inc. Panelists New Hydro: Making it Happen, Doug Divine, CEO, Eagle Crest Energy DOE Water Power Program – Making It Happen , Michael J. Sale, US Department of Energy Big Utilities Little Hydro, Julie Keil, Director, Portland General Electric Non-Federal Development at Reclamation Facilities, Kerry McCalman, Power Manager, Bureau of Reclamation   Spawning Better Ideas for Fish Passage Moderator: Michael McCann, Environmental Specialist, Eugene Water & Electric Board Panelists Willamette Project Biological Opinions: Improvements for fish in a dynamic environment, Mindy Simmons, Willamette Program Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers Designing & Constructing, Mort McMillen, PE, Chief Manager, McMillen LLC Operating: Catrin van Donkelaar, Generation Manager, Eugene Water & Electric Board Monitoring and Modifying: Matt Bleich, Sr. Fisheries Biologist, HDR|DTA Thursday, February 24, 2011 Northwest Potential Pumped Storage Development Meeting Bonneville Power Administration: Pumped Storage Evaluation, Wayne Todd, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Avoiding a Dam Midlife Crisis Moderator: Bill Christman, Hydro Engineering Manager, Chelan PUD Panelists An Examination of Dam Failures vs. the Age of Dams, Pat Reagan, Regional Engineer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Avoiding a Dam Midlife Crisis, Jeff Coffin, Sr. Civil Engineer/Hydrologist, Kleinschmidt Avoiding a Dam Midlife Crisis, Scott Larrondo, Manager, Power Plant Engineering & Construction, Idaho Power Co. Avoiding a Dam Midlife Crisis, David Samson, SWP Operations Support Office, California Department of Water Resources   Long Licenses, Short Memories Moderator: John Esler, Clackamas Project Manager, Portland General Electric Panelists: Everything I ever needed to know [about License Implementation] I learned in Kindergarten, Stephanie Burchfield, Fish Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Top Five Take Home Lessons , Rod Bonacker, Special Projects Coordinator, US Forest Service, Deschutes/Ochoco Forests Success in a Modern License, Dave Steindorf, California Stewardship Director, American Whitewater License Implementation on the Front Line, Kelly Larimer, Lands & Recreation Manager, Grant County PUD

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012

Download 2012 Registration Form [ PDF ]

Sponsorship

Download 2012 Sponsor Form [ PDF ]

Download the 2012 Conference Brochure [ PDF ]

Support the NWHA 2011 Conference and Gain Valuable 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 to–and make a visible statement in 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, on-site signage, and the conference agenda. .

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: For your logo to be included in the conference brochure, you must commit to sponsorship before October 15.

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012

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!

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 $149 as well as a limited number of rooms at the government per-diem rate (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.

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012

Mark your Calendar for the 2012 Annual Conference in Portland February 21-23, 2012