2023 Evergreen Chapter Symposium

• About
• Speakers
• Registration
• Sponsors/Exhibitors
• Accommodations
• Socials and Entertainment
• Symposium Committee Contacts

38th Annual Northwest Regional Symposium

April 18-20, 2023
Tulalip Resort Hotel

Each spring the Evergreen (WA and MT), Beaver (OR and ID), and Pacific (BC and Yukon) chapters hold a joint Northwest Symposium. Join solid waste industry professionals from a wide variety of specialized fields, where members come to exchange information and learn from technical experts.

The SWANA Evergreen Chapter is among the more active and diversely represented chapters in the nation. We have a positive reputation among members, neighboring chapters and the national organization for promoting innovation, supporting education, and taking on challenging technical and policy initiatives.

Our Board of Directors reflects who you are through its representation of public officials, engineering professionals, and commercial operators and haulers. Our members, sponsors and surrounding communities benefit from the energy we commit toward taking on tomorrow’s resource challenges.

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Speakers

Call for Abstracts

We want to put together a dynamic program on The Next Normal: The Future of Solid Waste Management with topics that provide value to symposium attendees.

Topics

While we hope to focus on our symposium theme, please feel free to propose any topic you feel would be of interest to the attendees.

Here are some suggested topics with our theme:

• The future of labor in the solid waste industry (i.e. hiring/retention amid staffing shortages, automation)
• Safety, operations, and planning post-COVID-19
• Innovations in landfill and facility operation
• Organic materials management, collection, processing, and policy
• Extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy and programs
• Climate change and solid waste operations/emergency management
• New and emerging materials markets
• Alternative fuel technologies (i.e., operations, economics, emissions)
• Integrated solid waste management planning
• Solid waste system finance and ratemaking
• Collection systems management

Session Length and Format

• The length of most presentation sessions, including a brief question and answer period, is 30 to 60 minutes.
• Presentations involving panel discussions are also encouraged. Multi-member panels and other special sessions can be up to 90 minutes in length. The Program Committee will decide session type (i.e. panel or platform style.)

Additional Considerations

• Include the following in the Abstract Submission Form linked in the button below:
  • Speaker(s) name(s,) and affiliation(s), and short bio
  • Phone number, address, and email address
  • Presentation title of 15 words or less
  • Abstract of 500 words or less
  • Estimated duration of the presentation
  • Please include the category that best describes your presentation: collection and transfer; communications, education, and marketing; landfill gas and biogas; landfill management; sustainable materials management; diversity, equity, and inclusion; climate change; safety; or other.
  • Prior SWANA presentations
• Potential presenters may submit more than one abstract.
• Presenters receive free registration on the day they are speaking. (Note this does not include banquet attendance.)
• Accepted presenters will be notified in January 2023.

Due Date

Submit abstracts using the form below no later than December 9, 2022. 

Questions about presenting or participating in a panel discussion? Contact Matt Hobson, Chair of the Symposium Speakers Committee, using the Committee Contact Form or by phone at 210-439-8702.

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Registration

Attendee registration will be open later this fall. Stay tuned!

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Sponsors/Exhibitors

Your company or organization has the opportunity to showcase itself to hundreds of solid waste management professionals by sponsoring or exhibiting at the upcoming SWANA Evergreen Chapter 2023 NW Regional Symposium in Tulalip, Washington. The symposium attracts delegates representing public and private sector organizations in the Pacific Northwest solid waste industry. Only sponsors will have the opportunity to exhibit.

Check out the Sponsor Guide for all the details on sponsor opportunities and benefits!
View the Exhibitor Booth Floor Plan.

Thank you early sponsors!

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Accommodations

Tulalip Resort Hotel

The 38th Annual Northwest Regional Symposium will be held at the beautiful Tulalip Resort Hotel.

$139 plus tax for Deluxe Queen or King (Mon-Thurs)
$179 plus tax for Resort King (Mon-Thurs)
$199 plus tax for Queen or King (Fri-Sat)
(For guests who want to extend their stay for the weekend)

Group code and reservation information available soon

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Socials and Entertainment

In addition to learning and networking, we love to have a great time. Don’t miss these opportunities for an evening of amazing food, drinks and fun.

Tuesday, April 18 | Sponsor Social
Wednesday, April 19 | Banquet and Entertainment

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Symposium Committee Contacts

Your Symposium Committee is dedicated to planning an exceptional event. If you have any questions or comments, please contact them.

• Symposium Chair
  Karam Singh | 321-370-3173
• Speakers
  Matthew Hobson | 210-439-8702
• Sponsorships
  Lewis Griffith | 253-573-2420
• Symposium Coordinator
  Jeannie Balducci Wolf | 425-348-1440

Contact the Committee

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Past Northwest Regional Symposia