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 Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association
38th Annual Meeting
April 19-21, 2010
Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Marco Island, Florida
The World’s Largest Gathering of PVC Pipe & Fitting
Manufacturers
Fighting Back:
Gaining Ground in Tough Economic
Times
Underground piping infrastructure
remains underfunded, making cost-effective, long-lasting and proven PVC
pipe and fittings more indispensable than ever.
Come join us in beautiful Marco
Island, Florida to learn about the latest industry developments and how to
capture your share of the infrastructure market.
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Find out about Uni-Bell’s legislative
priorities and advocacy efforts in DC
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Learn how to engage your local, state and
federal representatives
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Discover how Life Cycle Assessment and
green certification can make your products more competitive
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See how standardized pipe backfilling
requirements can give you the edge
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Hear about case studies on how advocacy has helped
create new market opportunities
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Get first-hand information on U.S.
stimulus funding, the economic outlook for the PVC pipe industry and the municipal water and wastewater sector, and much more …
2010 Final Program and Schedule
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Monday, April 19, 2010 – Caxambus Room
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7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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8:15 a.m. |
Joint Meeting of Pipe
& Resin Producers, Associate, International & Licensing Members
Brad Corbett Jr., Board Member |
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8.45 a.m. |
PVC: Key Drivers and
Trends, Feedstock’s Outlook and Worldwide Economic Factors
Nick Vafiadis, Business Director, Polyolefins, Chemical Market
Associates, Inc. Mr. Vafiadis is a twenty-five year veteran of the
chemical industry with a background in marketing, product management,
sales, and market analysis. |
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9.25 a.m. |
Sustainability:
Trends and Supports to the Plastic Industry
Nasrin Kashefi, National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), will review the
latest information from NSF and provide an overview of its green
certification program. |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10.20 a.m. |
Life Cycle
Assessment: Using Your Good Environmental Performance to Tell Your
Product’s Story
Dr. Rita Schenck, Executive Director, Institute for Environmental
Research and Education, a not-for-profit dedicated to fact-based
environmental decision-making. |
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11:00 a.m. |
Worldwide Pipe Market
Reports – Member Affiliates |
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Social Activities
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10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Spouse’s Orientation (Tea
and Breakfast Pastries) – Salon H |
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6:00 p.m. |
Opening Reception – Quinn’s
Beach |
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7:00 p.m. |
Key West Cookout – Quinn’s
Beach |
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Guest Speaker Jim Keffer,
Texas House Representative and President of EBAA Iron Sales, Inc. will
offer insight into political advocacy from a politician’s point of
view. |
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Tuesday, April 20,
2010 – Caxambus Room
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7:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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8:00 a.m. |
Introductions/Chairman’s
Remarks
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8:15 a.m. |
EPA’s Aging Water
Infrastructure Research Program: Opportunities for Collaboration with
the PVC Pipe Industry
Dan Murray, Senior
Environmental Engineer and Senior Advisor, U.S. EPA, Office of
Research and Development, will provide an overview of its aging water
infrastructure s research program and discuss potential opportunities
for research collaboration between the agency and the PVC pipe
industry. |
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8:45 a.m. |
Trends in Local
Government Expenditures on Public Water, Wastewater Services &
Infrastructure: Past, Present and Future
Schenectady NY Mayor Brian
Stratton, Co-Chair, US Conference of Mayors – Mayors Water Council.
Also presenting will be Rich Anderson, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for the
Mayors Water Council. |
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9:30 a.m. |
Asset Management
Review of Hillsborough County, FL
Rick Kirby, Section Manager
of Project Management, will discuss Hillsborough County’s review
of its 3600 mile water and sewer system. |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10:15 a.m. |
Projected Spending on Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 2010
Robert Carpenter, Editor of Underground Construction
Magazine, will discuss the results of the publications 13th
annual municipal survey (includes impact of stimulus funding and a
look at trenchless markets). |
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10:45 a.m. |
Leveling the Playing
Field with Standard Installation Practices
Amster Howard, an expert on pipe design and installation will
discuss his efforts to bring clarity and consistency to terminology
for soil classifications and backfilling for all pipe materials. |
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11:15 a.m. |
An Overview of Marco
Island Utilities and its Transition from AC to PVC Pipe
Author and frequent speaker, Rony Joel, Director of Public
Works, Marco Island Utilities will share his experiences with
different pipe materials. |
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Social Activities |
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12:30 p.m. |
Uni-Bell Annual Golf
Tournament/Box Lunch (bus departs at 12:45 p.m. for the Rookery Golf
Course) |
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 – Caxambus Room
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7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:15 a.m. |
Executive Director’s
Report: Bruce Hollands, Uni-Bell
Operating Committee Report: Jeff Phillips, IPEX
Regional Engineer Report: Will Fassler, West-Mountain, Uni-Bell
Regional Engineer
Report: Steve Cooper, East-Central, Uni-Bell
Resin Producers,
Associates, International, Licensing & International Affiliates
Report,
Brad Corbett, Jr., S & B Technical Products |
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9:30 a.m. |
Report from the
National Utilities Contractors Association (NUCA)
Bill Hillman, CEO of NUCA will discuss his organization’s
lobbying efforts for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Act (HR537)
and the issues impacting the utility construction industry. |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
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10:15 a.m. |
Victory by Advocacy:
How a Canadian Steel Town Turned to PVC
Eric Cunningham, former member of the Ontario Provincial
Legislature, political organizer and lobbyist for the PVC pipe
industry in Canada will present a case study of how get large diameter
PVC pipe accepted by the City of Hamilton, Canada. |
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10:45 a.m. |
The Nuts and Bolts of
Political Involvement
Tim Burns, retired President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute,
will discuss how to conduct a plant tour, provide an update on
legislation of interest to the PVC pipe industry and Uni-Bell’s
Congressional Fly-In Competitive intelligence on what our industries
competitors are doing will also be shared. |
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10:50 a.m. |
Vinyl Issues Update
Greg Bocchi, President &
CEO, The Vinyl Institute will discuss the latest developments
important to our franchise. |
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11:30 a.m. |
Closing Remarks,
Veso Sobot, Uni-Bell Chair |
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12:30 p.m. |
Board of
Directors Meeting & Luncheon – Capri Salon 1 |
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Social Activities |
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6:30 p.m. |
Grand Finale
/Hawaiian Luau on Tiki Beach
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