NBMA - Conference Committee

Annual Conference Planning Committee

Purpose
The Annual Conference Planning Committee plans and organizes the Northwest Biosolids Management Association's Annual Biosolids Management Conference, known by many as "BioFest." The NBMA has held an annual conference since 1988 and recent years' conferences have attracted an average of 200 attendees. The conference has typically been held the weekend after Labor Day.

Upcoming Conferences
Sept 20 - 22, 2009; Semiahmoo; Blaine, WA
Sept 7 - 9, 2008; Skamania Lodge; Stevenson, WA

Past Conferences
2007 (20th Anniversary) - Biosolids XX: Survival of the Fittest
2006 - Biosolids Energized
2005 - Biosolids: The Cutting Edge
2004 - Mountains or Molehills: Sorting Through the Issues
2003 - The Biosolids Toolbox
2002 - The Biosolids Network: All Biosolids, All the Time
2001 - Biosolids: The Next Generation
2000 - Storms on the Horizon: Confronting Complacency
1999 - Recipes for Success
1998 - No NBMA Annual Conference Held (Water Environment Federation Specialty Conference)
1997 - Illuminating the Future: Building Alliances and Markets
1996 - A Bridge to Sustainability
1995 - The Biosolids Trilogy: Quality, Perception, Collaboration
1994 - Conveying the Message
1993 - Entering a New Era
1992 - No NBMA Annual Conference Held (Water Environment Federation Speciality Conference)
1991 - How Clean is Your Sludge? Working Together to Create Quality Sludge
1990 - In Whose Backyard: Involving Citizens in Critial Decisions About Sludge Recycling & Mgt.
1989 - A Cooperative Approach to Sludge Management
1988 - A Cooperative Approach to Sludge Management

Co-Chairs
Sally Brown
University of Washington
156B Bloedel; Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195-2100
Phone: (206) 616-1299
Fax: (206) 685-3091
Email: slb@u.washington.edu

Mark Cullington
Kennedy Jenks Consultants
200 SW Market St., Suite 500
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (503) 423-4043
Fax: (503) 295-4901
Email: MarkCullington@KennedyJenks.com

Nora Goldstein (Visiting Co-chair)
BioCycle Magazine