The Mother-Lode of Conferences

What a great conference! IECA is proud to announce yet another triumphant experience for attendees at Environmental Connection 2015. IECA and the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) hosted a co-located conference in Portland, Oregon, February 15-18, 2015. The combined conferences were a huge success totaling more than 2,700 attendees and more than 240 exhibitors, shattering previous conference records.

The 2015 Environmental Connection Conference was complete with a host of educational components including 130 technical sessions and six full-day courses offering participants professional development hours.

“Portland was a strong conference for us from an educational perspective. Classrooms were full and there was a presence of emerging industry experts teaching in our classrooms. With our recent acceptance as an Authorized Provider of CEUs, the future is bright for IECA Education,” says Jimmy Eanes, education director for IECA.

Conference Sponsors

IECA would like to thank our Environmental Connection 2015 Conference Sponsors! We appreciate their continued support to the association and the industry.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONNECTION 2016

IECA heads south in 2016-grab your cowboy hat and boots! Environmental Connection 2016 will take place  February 16-19, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. IECA is calling for presentations. The deadline to submit an abstract is May 29.

Suggested Content or Hot Topics:

• Accounting for Pollutant Sources in Watersheds/Where Are They Coming From?
• Green Infrastructure Practices
• Rainwater Harvesting for Flood Control and Water Table Replenishment
• EPA Waters of The US Rulemaking
• Stormwater Compliance and Meeting Project Budgets
• Innovative Training Approaches/State and Local Certification Programs/Are They Effective?
• Challenges and Strategies for Transportation Agency MS4s
• MS4 Compliance Strategies for Municipal Good Housekeeping
• Meeting MS4 Permit Requirements with Limited Resources
• Use of Drones for Inspections/Surveys, and Associated Legal Issues
• Successful Implementations of Systems for Electronically Tracking Environmental Commitment

For more information or questions about how to submit your application to be a presenter, visit www.ieca.org/submissions or contact IECA’s Education Department at 303-640-7554.