IBWA Announces A New Member Benefit:
Regional Plant Tours and Seminars!
(Nonmembers and prospective members are also encouraged to attend!)
The International Bottled Water Association’s (IBWA) Membership and Education Committees are pleased to announce that IBWA is offering another in a series of regional bottled water plant tours. The day-long program will also offer educational sessions on operational matters, presented by the facilities’ key plant, production, and quality assurance staff. Bob Hirst, IBWA’s Vice President of Education, Science, and Technical Relations, will also be on hand to update attendees on technical and regulatory news, such as perchlorate, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Bisphenol-A, antimony, and the new FDA bottled water microbiological rule that becomes effective December 1, 2009. To date, several IBWA member facilities from all over the United States have offered to open their doors to this valuable IBWA program. Don’t miss an opportunity to tour these facilities to gain valuable knowledge for your plants!
Next Location: Pure Flo Water Company – Santee, California
Pure Flo Water Company has generously offered to host the next stop on IBWA’s national tour. The Pure Flo Water plant is located at7737 Mission Gorge Road, approximately 15(fifteen) miles northeast of San Diego International Airport. See page 2 for a map and driving directions. The program will start with a plant tour in the morning, beginning at 9:00 am. We will then drive a short distance to Mission Trails Regional Park, where Pure Flo Water staff will then present an operational information session after the plant tour. After lunch, IBWA will complete the day with an informational update and industry roundtable discussion. Four (4) IBWA CEUs are offered for this one-day event! The following is a tentative agenda for the event:
IBWA Regional Education Session #3
Pure Flo Water Company Plant, Santee, California / May 21, 2010
Tentative Agenda
TimeActivityTour Host/Presenter
9:00 am -11:00 pmWelcome, Opening Remarks, Plant TourPlant personnel
11:00 am – 12:00 pmPlant Operations Seminar[1]Plant personnel
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 3:00 pmIBWA Issues Update and Roundtable[2]Bob Hirst, IBWA
3:00 pmAdjournment
Registration
If you plan to attend this event, please complete the registration form on page 3 and return to IBWA with payment (if required) by Friday, May 7, 2010. SPACE IS LIMITED! PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!
Directions to Pure Flo Water Company Plant
Santee, California
From San Diego International Airport and Downtown San Diego
Regional Plant Tours and Seminars
(Nonmembers and prospective members are also encouraged to attend!)
Pure Flo Water Company Plant
7737 Mission Gorge Road
Santee, California
Friday, May 21, 2010
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Registration Fees (per person)
Plant tourSeminarsCombination
IBWA Members:No chargeNo chargeNo charge
Nonmembers:$250.00$250.00$500.00
Name: ______
Company: ______IBWA Member?YESNO
Address: ______
City: ______State: _____Zip/Postal Code: ______
Telephone: ( )Email Address: ______
Are you an IBWA Certified Plant Operator? YESNO (This program is valid for up to 4 IBWA CEUs)
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PAYMENT INFORMATION (check or credit card payment)
_____ Check enclosed (No. _____)Amount: $______
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Card Security Code: _____Exp. Date: ______No. of Attendees: _____Total: $______
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When completed, please send by email or fax to Dimeko Shaw at IBWA:
(703) 683-4074
[1] Plant operations seminars would include discussions of route and vehicle management, call center/customer service, laboratory analysis, quality assurance, or other operations topics. Details to be available.
[2] Patterned after IBWA’s “Bottled Water Challenges and Opportunities” series, with technical and regulatory updates on PPCPs, DDBPs, perchlorate, new FDA microbiological standard for bottled water, state-specific issues, IBWA inspection program, etc., and an interactive roundtable discussion.