May 5, 2008 

Time is a constant in that it is constantly changing.  Several Association events have already occurred and are worth mentioning even though they are now past.  Although I am pointing out some events, this in no way detracts from the committee meetings, seminars, and volunteer efforts that I simply do not have room to mention.  Every month of the year we are sponsoring training events built on the hard work of volunteers and staff (see our Training Events calendar on the website and in a mailbox near you).

In January the Board of Trustees voted on the new work plan and budget for the Association.  Both were adopted, clearing the way for implementation of Association work for 2008.  This was the first year that the Finance Committee was presented a balanced budget by the Executive Director, and that sped up the budget deliberations.  The committee work plans for 2008 were adopted with only some minor revisions.(Financial report is available on the About & History page and Committee Reports are available from the Committees page.)

In February NC AWWA-WEA hosted the regional meetings for both AWWA (AWWA RMSO) and WEF (WEFMAX).  The meetings were held jointly in Asheville with about 80 attendees representing about 19 organizations.  As host, our volunteers and staff spent long hours making sure that the details were taken care of and the schedule of events flowed with little down time.  The work sessions covered issues of leadership, funding, training, communications (publications), staffing, and many more topics.  The opportunity to network with officers and staff from other sections and member associations (many are not joint associations like ours) was valuable for all attendees.