WasteExpo 2009 Special Event Information
Monday, June 8
EIA’s Golf Invitational
8:00 am
Siena Golf Club
Cost: $195
Transportation available from the Paris Las Vegas Hotel
For more information, please contact Cathy Maimon at 800-424-2869.
Organize a foursome or make new friends at the Siena Golf Club! Spectacular views and a challenging course will make this tournament one to remember. Fee includes transportation, breakfast, cart, greens fees, driving range priviledges, beverage cart, and awards luncheon.
Boxed Lunch Discussion: Growth and Posterity, Waste Industry Transitions
Las Vegas Convention Center, Rooms S231-S233
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost: $40
(One ticket is included with the Full Event Option and Monday's One Day Registration)
Join the EIA Women's Council for an exciting program where two industry executives will talk about positioning their companies for growth. Waste Industries President and CEO Jim Perry will speak on the recent conversion of his company from a publicly-traded to a privetly-held company. Republic Services Chairman and CEO Jim O'Connor will present his views on leadership style.
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WasteExpo Welcome Reception
Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Vendome Ballroom
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $60
(One ticket is included with the Full Event Option)
Join us as we celebrate an Evening in Paris. there will be food, fun and countless networking opportunities for everyone!
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Tuesday, June 9
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EIA’s Inspirational & Awards Breakfast
7:45 am – 10:00 am
Las Vegas Convention Center
Cost: $35
David Roche is an inspirational humorist and motivational speaker who has turned the challenges of facial disfigurement into a compelling message that is uplifting. Based on his book, The Church of 80% Sincerity, he has performed in the U.S., Canada, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia. He has been featured in four films, including The Perfect Flaw in 2005 that won first place in the Canadian International Film and Video Festival and the Da Vinci Film and Video Festival. He obtained his BA in philosophy Magna Cum Laude at St. Joseph’s College and is a member of the Marin Arts Council in California and president of the Board of Directors of the Society for Disability Arts and Culture in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition, David is the co-founder of the Childcare Switchboard/Single Parent Resource Center and of the massage therapy internship program at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Mack Driving Skills Safety Challenge
Silver Lot #4 – Outside of the Convention Center
Tuesday, June 9 9:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday, June 10 9:00am – 3:00pm
Mack Trucks, Inc. is sponsoring the Mack Driving Skills Safety Challenge during this year's WasteExpo in Las Vegas. It is a series of 7 events, including pre-trip inspection, turning radius, and reversing accuracy. Show attendees with a valid CDL will demonstrate their skills by driving through a closed course in a Mack® Granite® to emulate an actual job site. Scoring will be based on safety, accuracy, and following safety procedures. Specific scoring rules will be provided at the event. First-, second- and third-place winners will be announced at the EREF Auction on Wednesday, located in the EREF booth.
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Boxed Lunch Discussion: "Environmentalists. Everyday." -Improve Your Community Profile
Las Vegas Convention Center, Rooms S231-S233
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost: $40
(One ticket is included with the Full Event Option and Tuesday's One Day Registration)
NSWMA and WASTEC have launched a campaign to build the waste industry's image among community leaders, government decision-makers, and industry employees. Participants will talk about the campaign and how you can get involved.
International Reception
(Free to all non-US attendees)
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Las Vegas Convention Center
All non-US attendees are invited to join us a a special cocktail reception to network wtih colleagues from outside of the United States and exhibitor personnel from sponsoring companies.
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Wednesday, June 10
Breakfast Forum: Landfill Success Stories: A Roundtable
Las Vegas Convention Center, Rooms S221-S222
9:00 am - 11:45 am
Cost: $30 (includes a light breakfast)
In this session, landfill managers will share their success stories from collecting and utilizing landfill gas and engaging in carbon emissions trading, to installing and operating bioreactors, and other interesting projects.
Boxed Lunch Discussion: Change Reaction: Managing Employees in Turbulent Times
Las Vegas Convention Center, Rooms S231-S233
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost: $30
(One ticket is included with the Full Event Option and Wednesday's One Day Registration)
A crazy economy and a new administration have all come together to form the perfect storm for chaos in the workplace. This session will set the course for steady leadership of your organization toward pratical strategies that will pull you through and strengthen your employee relations equation.
Environmental Research and Education Foundation's (EREF) 15th Annual Equipment Auction, Silent Auction & Raffle
Donated equipment and specialty items auctioned by a professional auctioneer to the highest bidder at EREF's biggest fundraising event of the year. Bidder registration is free to all WasteExpo participants
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
EREF Booth
Silent Auction: closes 4:00 pm Wednesday, June 10
Live Equipment Auction:
Pre-Auction Reception
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4:00 pm Pre-Auction Reception
4:30 pm Refuse Equipment Auction
Followed by Charitable Motorcycle Raffle.
WIN this 2005 Harley-Davidson Thunder Mountain motorcycle, and drive home looking red hot! The flame-themed beauty boasts a 103cc streaming eagle motor, and has just 500 original miles. The motorcycle will be raffled off in EREF's booth on June 10th following the EREF 15th Annual Equipment Auction. Only 600 tickets will be sold. Price per ticket is $100, with a limit of 6 tickets per person. Tickets are available for purchase with registration, or onsite at the EREF booth.
EREF Auction Booklet
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Show Features
International Business Center
In 2009, WasteExpo has again been selected for the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Buyer Program (IBP). The IBP promotes WasteExpo to overseas attendees through the U.S. Department of Commerce's worldwide network of embassies, consulates and commercial centers.
The International Business Center includes a special lounge for welcoming and registering non-U.S. attendees to WasteExpo. Services in the International Business Center include: a lounge setting for networking and a place to meet your colleagues, conference rooms to meet with U.S. exhibitors, export counseling by the Department of Commerce staff, interpreters available for conducting business meetings, and an export directory listing exhibitors' business objectives and regions of interest. In addition, there will be international registration counters staffed wtih multilingual personnel to assist non-U.S. attendees with the registration process.
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