|
Trenchless Times NASTT’s
newsletter, is published bi-monthly in the pages of Trenchless
Technology magazine. Read
the current newsletter below for the latest NASTT news.
Back to School with NASTT
University of Alberta Forms New NASTT Student Chapter
Upcoming NASTT Events, Training & Conferences
NASTT’s 20th Annual No-Dig Show - Washington D.C.
 |
Back to School with NASTT
by Chris Brahler, NASTT Chairman
Every workday, you get up, get dressed and get onto the business at hand: tackling the tasks that will help you and your company succeed. To those
ends, NASTT is here to help. We want to equip you with the insight and know-how you need to enhance your professional career and advance your organization.
NASTT offers six “good practices” courses on a number of trenchless subjects. You’ll find that our course content is of the highest quality as the material is thoroughly peer-reviewed for consensus-based information and non-commercialism.
We often hear from attendees how pleased they are with the high-level of
information and instruction offered by our experienced course instructors.
And we continually strive to improve the quality of the entire educational experience for our attendees through course evaluations and feedback.
We’re particularly excited about coordinating these good practices courses with our regional chapters and with the help and support of our volunteer members. On Oct. 21, NASTT will be headed to Denver to host a trenchless technology course with its newly established Rocky Mountain Chapter. In early November, the Western Chapter will sponsor a pipe bursting course in South Lake Tahoe. We’ll round out the year with a HDD course, Nov. 18th in Edmonton, sponsored by the Northwest Chapter.
Please join us for these learning opportunities, or one of the many others
we have scheduled for the remainder of 2010 and for 2011. Visit our web site at www.nastt.org for more information. |
| |
University of Alberta Forms New NASTT Student Chapter
In June, the NASTT Board of Directors approved the application of the University of Alberta to establish an NASTT student chapter on its campus. Membership in the chapter will be open to all registered students who have an interest or concern in trenchless technology.
Dr. Alireza Bayat, professor and NASTT member, will serve as the chapter’s
faculty advisor and oversee its activities. “Since starting our student chapter, we have more than 10 student members. We have scheduled an aggressive plan of activities, including fundraising, organizing field trips to local trenchless projects, and attending workshops,” said Bayat.
The following University of Alberta chapter officers have been elected to serve for the academic school year: David Elwood (president); Hossein Akbarzadeh (vice president); Khurram Shehzad (secretary); and Mikaela Lewis (treasurer).
If you’re interested in establishing a student chapter on your campus, please call Angela Ghosh at 703-217-1382 for more information, or visit the NASTT web site at www.nastt.org. |
|
Upcoming NASTT Events, Training & Conferences
Oct. 19, 2010
NASTT’s Laterals Good Practices
Course – Martinez, CA
Sponsored by Northern California Pipe
User’s Group
Oct. 21, 2010
Trenchless Technology Good Practices
Course – Denver, CO
Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Chapter
Oct. 22, 2010
NASTT Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall
Conference – Denver, CO
Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Chapter
Oct. 25-26, 2010
6th Annual Western Regional No-Dig
Conference & Exhibition –
Phoenix, AZ
Sponsored by Western Chapter
Nov. 2010 (date TBD)
NASTT’s Pipe Bursting Good
Practices Course –
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Sponsored by Western Chapter
Nov. 17, 2010
NASTT Northwest Trenchless
Conference – Edmonton, AB
Sponsored by Northwest Chapter
Nov. 18, 2010
HDD Good Practices Guidelines
Course – Edmonton, AB
Sponsored by Northwest Chapter
Jan. 26, 2011
HDD Good Practices Guidelines
Course – Houston, TX
Sponsored by NASTT
Jan. 26, 2011
NASTT’s Pipe Bursting Good
Practices Course – Houston, TX
Sponsored by NASTT
Jan. 26, 2011
NASTT’s CIPP Good Practices
Course – Houston, TX
Sponsored by NASTT |
|
NASTT’s 20th Annual No-Dig Show - Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. will host the 20th Annual NASTT No-Dig Show at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center on the historic Potomac River, March 26-31, 2011. The last time the No-Dig Show was in D.C. was in 1992 with our parent organization the International Society for Trenchless Technology. At that time, NASTT was a fledgling organization with the mission of developing trenchless training applications and educating Owners, Operators and Designers of the benefits associated with this new construction science. Twenty years have passed, and we are still growing and our membership continues to push the envelope on the uses and benefits of a trenchless approach to resolving infrastructure problems in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
NASTT believes that it is appropriate that we return to D.C. as it is a central hub of the east coast. This is where decisions are made that have significant impacts on our industry. What better place to showcase how trenchless technology has grown, the advantages that it offers, and especially how it provides a green and sustainable solution to the deterioration of our aging infrastructure.
The theme for the 2011 conference – Trenchless: The Sustainable Solution emphasizes our point. Trenchless is no longer the “experimental” technology of 20 years ago; it has been proven in our municipalities time and time again. No longer are we the last tool in the toolbox to be considered. Many agencies now insist on trenchless over other methods. NASTT will be 21 years old in 2011, and we continue to grow our ability to service our membership and our communities plus provide the type of information and forum required to engage the industry.
The technical topics of the 2011 No-Dig Show will cover the complete span of “The Trenchless” affect on the infrastructure industry. Not only are we interested in the latest technological advances, but also how proven technologies have been applied in innovative ways. We are constantly improving; we want to know why project problems occurred, how they were resolved, what lessons were learned and how they can be applied to future projects.
 Please plan to attend our 20th Annual No-Dig Show in D.C. You will have the opportunity to meet with your peers or to introduce yourself to our industry and the exciting directions that it provides. I can assure you that you will see and hear the current status of our industry and the directions anticipated for future growth. For more information, visit our web site at www.nodigshow.com.
Jack Burnam, 2011 Program Chair
|
|
