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VOL. 50 • NO. 5

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CHAIRMAN’S CoMMeNtARy .........2 PReSIDeNt’S MeSSAge..................4 WAteR NoteS .................................6 Ceu quIz ........................................34 NeW MeMBeRS ............................35 CAleNDAR .....................................35 ADveRtISeRS.CoM .......................35 vAlue of IBWA MeMBeRSHIP .....36

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Surviving InterBev: How to Get the Most Out of Your Convention Experience

This article is your survival guide to the IBWA Convention & Trade Show/2010 InterBev—America’s premier beverage event. Taking you step-by-step through the decision-making process, the guide describes all the event possibilities available to you and provides a creative way to design an InterBev 2010 convention experience that will not only be fulfilling professionally but also personally.
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Step 1: Determine Why You Need to Attend Step 2: Ask Peers About Their Experience Step 3: Study Networking Opportunities Step 4: Review Schedule-at-a-Glance Step 5: Pick Your Classes Step 6: Set Trade Show Strategy Step 7: Register Step 8: Make Your Hotel Reservation Step 9: Pack Your Bags

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Waterlogue: Making a Difference on the Hill and at Home Elected officials need to learn from you—the bottled water professional—about our industry. You can teach them—either at your workplace or theirs. Communications: Bottled Water: Fighting Obesity and Working to Save the Planet The bottled water industry is doing our part to lessen the health risks that accompany an obese society and lessen the effect of plastic on the environment. Technical Update: SOQs, MCLs, MCLGs, PHGs, and Guidelines for Drinking Water: How Misunderstandings and Misuse Result in Consumer Confusion Use this article to learn drinking water terminology—and educate the media and 1 your legislators.

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