Annual Conference

Mark your calendars for the 2023 IOWPA Annual Conference!

Primo Banquet Center, 2615 National Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227  |  February 7-8, 2023

Installer Certificate Exam offered on February 6 (does not include in-person training)

REGISTRATION

PRINTABLE REGISTRATION

ONLINE REGISTRATION

  • Visit the online registration page
  • When you select “Register” you’ll go to the form.
  • IMPORTANT: to get the member pricing, you must LOG IN to your record. The registration will default to nonmember pricing until you log in.
  • To log in, click the button on the registration form that says ‘sign in’; if you don’t know your username and password, select ‘reset my password’ to prompt an email to yourself to get your password set up

HOTELS

VENDORS

  • Accurate Laser Systems
  • Drainage Solutions
  • Eljen
  • Infiltrator
  • National Precast Concrete Association
  • Norweco
  • Prinsco
  • Topcon
  • Watermark

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All times listed are Eastern Time.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

  • Brief Installer Exam Q&A – 1:00-2:00p
  • Installer Exam – 2:00-6:00p
  • Vendor Setup – 2:00-6:00p

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

  • 8:30-4:30 – Vendor Hall
  • 8:30-10:00 – Opening Keynote: High-Strength Waste | Kevin Sherman, SeptiTech, Inc.
  • 10:00-10:30 – Exhibit Hall Break
  • 10:30-11:30 – Legislative Update: Discharging and Installer & Inspector State Licensing | Adam Kallick, The Sycamore Group
  • 11:30-12:30 – Soil Compaction Basics for Installers and Regulators | Gary Steinhardt, Purdue University
  • 12:30-1:30 – Lunch & Annual Meeting
  • 1:30-2:30 – Pumper Panel | Cody Houseknecht, Sunset Septic; Jon Monday, AA Septic Service; Monty Strauss, A+ Water Solutions
  • 2:30-3:30 – Flow Equalization, Pressure Distribution, and Time Dosing | Kevin Sherman, SeptiTech, Inc.
  • 3:30-4:30 – IDOH 410 Rule Update | Mike Mettler, IDOH; Kyle Nix, S&M Nix Enterprises

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

  • 8:00-11:30 – Vendor Hall Open
  • 8:00-8:45 – Perfection Through the Septic Process: Soils, Design, Permitting and Installation  | Stuart Meade, Meade Septic Design
  • 9:30-10:15 – System Inspections at Point of Sale  |  Jon Houseknecht, Sunset Septic & Amanda Lahners, LaPorte County Health Department
  • 10:30-11:15 – Load Securement and the DOT  |  DOT Representative
  • 11:15-12:00 – What an Old Installer would like to share with New Installers | LA Brown, LA Brown Company