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Recent News 11/20/09 2009 CIPWO Fall Officers Meeting Report Special Note: Links to our Contributing Members Websites are up now. We are missing links to two of them. If your link does not work please contact CIPWO and we'll get it fixed. If you would like to be listed as a Member on this website please feel free to send us your name and email and we'll gladly add you. |
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WINTER MEETING NOTICE RSVP Here!!!
Please include in the RSVP your name and contact info, the number of people who will be attending, and if you intend to join us for lunch. More infomation will be added concerning how and where to make payment for lunches, etc. in the near future. Thank you.
Fall Officers Meeting Report:
(by: David Collard)
11/13/09 Today the Fall CIPWO Officers Meeting was held in Mattoon IL. In attendence were Don Jordan-President, Larry Dorn-Vice President, Dave Miller-Secretary Treasurer, and Dave Collard-Coordinator. Topics discussed included the Annual Winter Meeting, CIPWO's finances and well-being, and adjustments to staff officers.
Dave Miller reported that the finances for the organization were in good order and recommended that with the reduction in operating costs that the $5 membership fee be waived until further notice. This motion was approved unanimously.
Additionally, Dave requested certain fees be waived until further notice for our Contributing Members. This too was approved unanimously.
Note: More detailed information concerning these fee changes should follow in the next week or so as it becomes available to me.
The Annual Winter Meeting will take place as usual on the last Wednesday of January. Several suggestions for speakers were offered and an official notice of this up-coming meeting will be posted after this article. Dave is asking for RSVPs to be sent for the Winter meeting no later than Jan. 20, 2010! You will now be able to RSVP by email and a link for this will be provided on this website in the near future.(See Below for Meeting Notifications and Details)
Don Jordan also made a motion to create a new staff officer position bearing the title of Website Coordinator and nominated me to assume the position. The motion carried and I accepted the position with thanks to the other officers for their consideration. This position replaces the one of Newsletter Editor that was formerly held by Kristin Platt.
CIPWO Winter Meeting will be held on Wednesday January 27, 2010.
Location will be at the Holiday Inn at Urbana, IL.
Sign-up will be from 9:00 AM -10:00 AM.
Directions: Just off the Lincoln Ave. Exit From I-74 on Killarney Street
Speakers will be:
First Speaker; TBA
RSVP by email to "RSVP Here!!!"
CIPWO's annual Summer Meeting took place on July, 29th and was hosted by the Newton WWTP, and the City of Newton, IL. The meeting began in the Park at an outdoor pavilion with plenty of good shade, fresh air, and accommodating weather. Larry Dorn and his operators had everything ready to receive us and I wish to thank them for their generosity. The combination of location, weather, and atmosphere truly made this one of the most relaxed meetings I have ever attended. The business of the day was accomplished without it feeling like business at all. Thanks Larry.
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Second Speaker; TBA
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CIPWO Summer Meeting Report
2009 CIPWO Summer Meeting Demo
A few short business items were discussed such as upcoming dates for IAWPCO Regional Meetings. (Please see our link to the IAWPCO site for more information) The meeting was turned over to Mike Lockhart and the Spectra Tech Team for a manhole demonstration. The demo was given at a manhole near the park and I believe that after seeing the final product this technology was exactly as billed. I am adding a link to Spectra Tech’s website and the vendor’s link. Please check it out. I wish to thank Mike and all those from Spectra Tech who made the demo possible. The demo involved half-a-dozen people, equipment, product, time, and effort. While a sincere thank you is the best CIPWO can offer we hope that our members will consider Spectra Tech for their manhole rehab programs.
Following the demonstration the members reconvened at the pavilion for a tasty lunch of burgers, brats and all the fixins supplied by CIPWO and PDC Labs (no lunch fee was required this year). Our Chef and Sous-chef were Dave Miller and Frank MacPherson, whose performance was well above the call of duty. Thanks Dave and Frank.
Lunch was followed by drawings for door prizes, again supplied by our contributing members, such as PDC Labs, Teklab Inc, and Vandevanter Engineering (to name a few); as always we are grateful.
The meeting then adjourned to the Newton WWTP proper for its final stop where a very informative tour was given by our own VP Larry Dorn. Might I suggest that if you were not able to make this meeting but sometime might be in the Newton area that you see if Larry would mind you stopping in. I promise you it will be time well spent. The new facility is a showplace both in its upkeep and appearance, and in its use of new technology and materials. Larry and his operators have every right to be proud of their new baby.
In closing I wish to again thank everyone who made the meeting the success that it was which was, in my opinion, Excellent!
- President: Don Jordan, Paris WWTP
- Vice President: Larry Dorn, Newton WWTP
- Coordinator: David Collard, Charleston WWTP
- Coordinator: Kristin Platt, Charleston WWTP
- Secretary-Treasurer: Dave Miller, Rantoul WWTP
- Lawrence Quick, 1998
- Greg Gress, 1999
- Larry Dorn, 2000
- Billie Kinnett, 2001
- Dave Sullivan, 2002
- Don Jordan, 2003
- Frank MacPherson, 2004
- Rick Pinnell, 2005
- Gerald Lynch, 2006
- David Collard, 2007
- Kristin Platt, 2008
4/24/09 Don Jordan, our current President, informed us at the Springfield Conference that he has been offered and accepted early retirement from the City of Paris. The offer had been there for some time but it was only recently that it reached a point at which Don could no longer turn it down.
Don plans to fulfill his current commitment to CIPWO and will remain as an Officer of the Organization until his terms are ended.
Don's last day with Paris will be the 30th of this month. I wish to take this opportunity on behalf of CIPWO to wish Don a long, healthy, and happy retirement.
4/24/09 As mentioned in the Spring 09 Officer's Meeting article it looks like the CIPWO budget is doing very well. I would like to thank Dave Miller for his efforts to control costs. From his efforts to aquire and keep contributing members, to his wheeling and dealing with the Holiday Inn to keep costs down, to his sage advice on how to best use this internet technology to the best advantage of the Group.
One of the items which helped keep the budget in hand was the decision to go strictly to this website as the primary vehicle to get infomation out to the membership and to do away with the hardcopy newsletter.
We can obviously see the monetary benefit from this decision, but I was wondering if we are indeed getting the information out better as was hoped when we made this decision. I'd like to offer the idea that if you have a comment or concern in this area that you contact any of your CIPWO Officers and let us know your thoughts.
This or any organization can not survive without a good mechanism to pass along information. I know that I feel the website is doing it's job, but new input from other perspectives are always helpful!
The Editor
Newletters & Other Info
We hope you enjoy the new WebSite!
Newsletter 33, Winter 2008
