2023 Biofest Meeting HUB

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AGENDA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Northwest Biosolids is excited to be back in Chelan again for Biofest to celebrate our 35th Anniversary!

  • For CEU, please submit your information HERE. Take your CEU certificate on your way out for proof of completion. You will fill out your name and certificate number on the certificate. If you have any questions, please email amy@nwbiosolids.org.

AGENDA

**Click presentation titles below to download PDF slides of each presentation when they are available**

 

Time    
11:00 AM Boulder Park Field Trip
Meet in front of the Campbell’s Lobby
 
4:30 – 6:30 PM Conference Registration & Badge Pickup
Centennial Ballroom Pre-Function
 
5:00 – 6:00 PM Biofest Kickoff & NWB Annual Membership Meeting
Stehekin Ballroom
 
6:00 PM Annual Conference Welcome Sponsor/Vendor Social Hour
(THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS)
Centennial Ballroom
 

 

 

Time    
7-8 AM BREAKFAST (THANK YOU TO OUR MONDAY COFFEE SPONSOR – SKAGIT TRANSPORTATION)
Centennial Ballroom
 
8-8:40 AM BIOFEST WELCOME
Rebecca Singer, JR Inman, and Jim Dunbar
Stehekin Ballroom
 
8:40-8:50 AM BREAK  
8:50-9:50 AM

Historical Panel with Chuck Henry, Kyle Dorsey, Dan Thompson, and Pete Machno

Moderated by Rebecca Singer
Stehekin Ballroom

 
9:50-10:05 AM

BREAK

 
10:05-11:05 AM

Breakout Sessions w/Historical Panel & Ambassadors 

Moderated by Rebecca Singer
Centennial Ballroom

 
11:05-11:20 AM BREAK  
11:20-12:00 PM

KEYNOTE: Getting Schooled: Musings from a Biosolids Network Playbook with Maile Lono-Batura

Moderated by Jim Dunbar
Stehekin Ballroom

 
12:00-12:55 PM

LUNCH ON THE TERRACE

 
1-3:00 PM

PFAS Section with Sally Brown, Ian Pepper, Kyle Dorsey, Chuck Henry, and Cat Gowan

Moderated by Karla Guevarra
Stehekin Ballroom

 
3:00-3:15 PM BREAK
Stehekin Ballroom
 

3:15-4:35 PM

Circular Economy with Sally Brown, Deidre Griffin-Lahue, Cat Gowan and Dave Keeney

Moderated by Rebecca Singer
Stehekin Ballroom

 

5:00-6:00 PM

Fun Run/River Walk

Meet by Stairs Across the Street

 

 

 

6:00-7:30 PM

NW BIOSOLIDS BANQUET

Beach Lodge 5

 

7:30 PM

NW BIOSOLIDS CAMPFIRE

 

 

 

Time    
7:30- 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (THANK YOU TO OUR MONDAY COFFEE SPONSOR – SYNAGRO)
Centennial Ballroom
 
8:30- 10:25 AM Regional Regulatory Updates with Maile Lono-Batura, Ruby Irving-Hewey and Mike Gates
Moderated by Cat Gowan
Stehekin Ballroom
 
10:25- 10:40 AM BREAK  
10:40 AM- 12:15 PM Research Section with Sally Brown, Madeline Desjardins and Baraka Poulin
Moderated by JR Inman
Stehekin Ballroom 
 
12:15-1:15 PM LUNCH ON THE TERRACE  
1:15-3:00 PM

Workshop Topic: Learning to Talk the Talk: Communication Best Practices

Moderated by Cat Gowan and Sally Brown
Stehekin Ballroom

 
3:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURN
Stehekin Ballroom