Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2012 - (Page 36) Nashville is a Smash Over 2,300 registered attendees visited the conference for the informative educational programs, and over 100 exhibits offered an incredible selection of equipment, products and services to the Rural Water family. New to the exhibit hall this year were the “Networking Pavilions,” which proved to be popular with the crowds. In addition to the record-setting attendance, the WaterPro Conference hosted a speaker slate that included NRWA President Joe Liles, USDA’s Rural Development Rural Utilities Service Administrator Dallas Tonsager, NRWA CEO Rob Johnson and a warm welcome from NRWA Board Member from Tennessee, Larry McElroy. The 36th annual WaterPro Conference was held September 24-26 in Nashville. THE RURAL WATER family of professionals gathered at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center for three days of educational sessions and exhibits during the WaterPro Conference, held September 24-26 in Nashville. The WaterPro Conference was the 36th annual National Rural Water Association conference. President Liles called the association’s sponsors to the stage to present them with unique trophies as CST Storage Systems, USABluebook and CoBank were recognized for their generous contributions to Rural Water. The NRWA Awards of Excellence followed the opening remarks with Awards Committee Chairman Kent Watson introducing the awards committee, which included Bob Culver, Idaho; Gary Ensign, Colorado; Larry McElroy, Tennessee; Bill Robinson, Missouri; and Glen Womack, Louisiana. He then began describing award after award with glowing praise for the outstanding accomplishments of the state associations, with President Liles presenting the awards. (See page 38 for a complete awards listing). Special Guest, Dallas Tonsager, USDA. Darin Cesan of CST Storage, long-time sponsor of NRWA. 36 • Fourth Quarter 2012 http://www.naylornetwork.com/nrw-nxt/ Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2012 From the President Standard Operating Procedures for Flood Preparation and Response Drought Management Planning Fracking: Is it a Threat? Disaster Relief in the Social Media Age The Social Media Mullet Nashville is a Smash Rural Water Honors the Best of the Best Throwing my Loop Index to Advertisers / Advertisers.com From the CEO Rural Water - Quarter 4, 2012 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0412 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0312 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0212 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0112 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0411 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0311 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0211 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0111 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0410 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0310 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0210 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0110 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0409 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0309 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0209 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0109 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0408 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0308 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0208 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/NRWQ0108 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com