Today’s irrigation and water districts face ever-increasing challenges in their daily operations. These include demands for flexible and efficient system operation, new regulatory and reporting requirements, the need to maintain and archive historical operations data, rising costs of energy, limited water supplies and more limited and costly labor resources. A further concern is the competition for water among the many water users, i.e., municipal and industrial, environmental, endangered species and recreational. To address these management concerns, many districts are pursuing modernization projects that will improve delivery and distribution system infrastructure and enhance operational monitoring and control capabilities utilizing Internet applications and state-of-the-art Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA). It has become apparent that agricultural water users must use technology to remain viable in managing their water resources.
USCID’s Second SCADA Conference will provide a forum to discuss the many issues relating to the application of technology to water management. The program is designed to provide ample opportunities for discussion among speakers and participants.
The Conference is Sponsored by USCID, the U.S. society for irrigation and drainage professionals. The multi-disciplinary Conference will bring together U.S. and international professionals from the public and private sectors, including federal, state and local government agencies, academia, consulting firms and water districts.
Who Should Exhibit?
Companies providing goods and services related to irrigation, drainage and water resources; water management; operation and maintenance; and environmental issues are invited to exhibit. A special emphasis of the exhibition will be technologies and services for irrigation district modernization, including SCADA applications for irrigation.
Exhibition Information
The exhibition will open with a reception on Wednesday evening, June 6, and will continue through the Thursday afternoon coffee break. Opportunities to meet with exhibitors will be offered during the opening reception; and continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks and a buffet lunch on Thursday. A special feature concluding the Wednesday afternoon Plenary Session will be Meet the Exhibitors, during which exhibitor staff will be introduced to the Conference participants and given an opportunity to summarize their products and services.
Exhibitor setup is Wednesday afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Doubletree Ballroom. Exhibit spaces will be assigned on-site.
Space will be available for freestanding displays and tabletop exhibits. The Exhibition Fee includes a ten-foot long space with a table, two chairs and electricity. No signage, booth dividers or backdrops will be provided by USCID.
Exhibition Fee
The Exhibition Fee is $695; the Exhibition Fee for Conference Sponsors is $595. The Exhibition Fee includes participation in all Conference activities, Wednesday through Saturday, for one Exhibitor representative. Each representative will receive the Conference registration packet, which will include a list of Conference Participants and the Proceedings. Additional staff members from exhibiting firms are welcome to participate in Conference activities, but will be expected to pay the Exhibitor Staff Registration Fee of $250 per participant.
Corporate Members of USCID receive a 20 percent discount on the Exhibition Fee. Membership information.
Hotel Information
The Conference will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Denver. For Hotel reservation information, refer to the Conference web page.
Sponsorship Opportunities
In addition to Exhibition opportunities, Sponsorships are available for Conference events and products. Sponsorships provide an excellent opportunity to market your organization to the water resources professionals who will attend the Conference.
Sponsorship Options:
Continental Breakfast Thursday morning — Sponsored by Axiom-Blair Engineering
Continental Breakfast Friday morning— $300
Coffee Break Wednesday afternoon — $300
Coffee Breaks Thursday — Sponsored by Ameron International Corporation
Coffee Breaks Friday — $300 (two breaks)
Lunch Wednesday — $500
Welcome Reception and Exhibition Wednesday evening — $750
Reception and Dinner Thursday evening — $750
Exhibition Buffet Lunch Thursday — $600
Lunch Friday — $500
Dinner Friday evening — $500
Field Tour Wednesday morning — $300
Field Tour Saturday — $500
Conference On-Site Program — Sponsored by Davids Engineering, Inc.
Conference Proceedings — $2500
Participant Briefcases — $400
Sponsorships Include:
The Sponsor of the Conference Proceedings will also receive recognition on the Title Page and in the Foreword of the Proceedings. A one-page ad in the Proceedings is also included. Because of printing deadlines, the Sponsorship Reservation Form must be received by May 1.
Note — Sponsors of the Field Tours, Breaks, Lunches, Receptions and Dinners may have a representative attend the sponsored event at no additional cost. One sponsor representative wishing to participate in the full Conference may use the Discounted Participant Registration of $495; additional representatives will be expected to pay the Member registration fee of $550.
To Exhibit, or to Sponsor a Conference event or activity, please complete and return the following Exhibition/Sponsorship Reservation Form. Pre-payment of Exhibits and Sponsorships is required to guarantee the exhibit space or your Sponsorship Selection.
Please note: as Sponsorships are assigned, the list of Sponsorship Options above will include the sponsoring company or organization. Sponsor names will also be added to the on-line Conference web page, providing additional "exposure" for our Sponsors.
Exhibition/Sponsorship Reservation Form
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Please send any comments to Larry Stephens (stephens@uscid.org).
Last revised May 4, 2007
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