DENVER, CO, Oct. 1, 2009 -- Online registration is now open for the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) and International Water Association's 2009 Leading-Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management (LESAM), to be held Nov. 11-13 in Miami, Florida.
LESAM 2009 will provide an opportunity to discuss developments at the leading edge of water and wastewater infrastructure to an audience of utility personnel, regulators, and consultants. Programming throughout the conference will focus on the techniques, technologies, and management approaches aimed at optimizing the investment in infrastructure while achieving high-level customer service standards.
Specific topics to be covered include:
- Approaches to asset management
- Asset management on the national level
- Asset management on the utility level
- Standardizing asset management concepts
- Sustainability
- Knowledge transfer
- Asset management models and tools
For more information on LESAM and registration details, go to www.awwa.org/conferences or email [email protected].
Established in 1881, AWWA is the oldest and largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to safe water in North America. AWWA has more than 59,000 members worldwide, and its 4,500 utility members serve 80 percent of America's population.
AWWA is the authoritative resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA is the largest organization of water professionals in the world. AWWA advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the entire water community. Through our collective strength we become better stewards of water for the greatest good of the people and the environment.
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