Section Conference Information

Registration for our Section’s 2026 Section Conference in Tacoma, WA May 6-8 will open January 5.

You can expect:

Cutting Edge Training
- Full day of in-depth pre-conference sessions on Wednesday (an additional charge – not included in full conference registration)
- Hourly technical sessions on multiple disciplines and fields of interest on Thursday and Friday
Vendor Trade Show
- All day Thursday
Fantastic Networking Opportunities
- Wednesday Golf Tournament
- Wednesday Evening Opening Reception with Competitions!
- Thursday Young Professional Scavenger Hunt and vendor/sponsor hospitality events
Friday Morning Section Board of Trustee Meeting
- Our AWWA conference visiting officer presents an AWWA national update
Friday Awards Luncheon – Don’t miss this great luncheon as we present awards to our Section’s most worthy volunteers.
- Subsection Advisory Council Award to subsection volunteers
- Kenneth J. Miller – Water For People volunteer
- Heart and Soul – selected by the Section Chair
- Lechner Award – service provider member who has demonstrated excellent service to AWWA
- Pioneer Award – outstanding Young Professional (with less than 10 years in the industry)
- Powell Lindsay – our Section’s highest award
- Fuller – AWWA’s highest award
- Passing of the gavel from Section Chair Joel Cary to Incoming Chair Jolene Gibson.
Friday Closing Conference and Incoming Chair Reception
- Join fellow conference attendees from 5-6pm Friday night as we close the conference, pick up our purchased silent action items and toast New Section Chair Jolene Gibson at this hosted event.

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