AWPA e-Newsletter: March 2025
2025 AWPA Annual Meeting
The upcoming 2025 AWPA Annual Meeting will be held in beautiful Sonoma County, California from March 30-April 3, 2025. The meeting will be hosted at the stunning Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, located next to historic Railroad Square, with food, wine, breweries, coffee and shopping just a quick sroll down the road. You are still welcome to email us about avaialability or register on-site!
The AWPA Annual Meeting arrangements committee is putting together an excellent technical program and social events for the 2025 Annual Meeting, a list of sessions and speakers is available on the meeting webpage.
Annual Meeting Sponsors
We would like to thank our generous 2025 Annual Meeting Sponsors:
Arxada
Koppers
Viance
Allweather Wood
Genics
Kop-Coat
Nisus
Rain Carbon
Lanxess
Osmose
SPIB
Student Travel Fellowship Fund Contributions
Each year, AWPA is able to pay travel costs for several students to attend the meeting and present their current research. Some of these students have been hired by organizations in the industry after graduation. Please help support our students by contributing to the Student Travel Fellowship Fund. You can contact us at +1-205-733-4077 to request an invoice, or you can contribute during the registration process
Membership Renewals
Don't let your membership lapse-renew now!
Have you renewed your AWPA membership for 2025? Membership renewals are underway, and you can log into the AWPA Member Portal to renew online. Once you're logged in, you will see a bell with a red circle in the top right corner. Move your mouse over this and click the Renew Membership option to start the renewal process. If you prefer to renew by fax or mail, please let us know and we will be glad to send you a printable invoice.
2025 Regular Membership Dues are $310.
Be sure to renew by March 31st to ensure that you continue to receive the benefits of AWPA membership.
If you're not currently an AWPA member, please consider applying for membership. For more information visit the "Why should I join AWPA?" page on our website.
Current Standards Activity
All Technical Committee standardization activities were completed in December and the Executive Committee performed a procedural and legal review, taking their final action at the meeting on January 9, 2025. All promulgated revisions and reaffirmations will be published in the 2025 AWPA Book of Standards. For more information and to review the public listing of all submitted proposals, visit the Standards Activity Page on our website.
Note: The deadline for Fall 2025 Standardization Proposals is June 25, 2025, and the Fall Technical Committee Meetings will take place September 7-11, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia.
STANDARDS SCHEDULED FOR AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL
All AWPA Preservative/Protectant standards must be reaffirmed within five years of the latest adoption or reaffirmation year. The following AWPA “P” standards will be automatically withdrawn if not reaffirmed this year: P22, P23, P25, P26, P27, P28, P29, P34, P39, P41, P45, P47, P51, P60. Note that reaffirmation of “P” standards requires submission of performance data – please consult Guidance Document I for additional information.
All other classes of standards must be revised or, if no revisions are needed, reaffirmed within five years of the latest adoption, revision, or reaffirmation year. The following standards will be automatically withdrawn if not revised or reaffirmed this year: A6, A26, A28, A33, A34, A36, A42, A46, A47, A76, M27, E12.
2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
In addition to membership dues and publication sales, AWPA relies heavily upon voluntary contributions from organizations that support AWPA's objectives and purposes. Through our Organizational Sponsorship Program, AWPA recognizes its sponsors at meetings, on the website, in publications, and in other printed materials. If your organization was an AWPA Sponsor in 202, your organization's sponsorship contact person will have already received a renewal notice by email. If your organization did not receive a renewal notice, please let us know and we will send you one. Sponsorships may also be purchased in the AWPA web store. If you are not currently a sponsor and you're able to support AWPA financially, please visit the "become a sponsor" web page.
2024 AWPA Book of Standards
The 2024 AWPA Book of Standards is available for purchase!
As a non-profit standards development organization, the proceeds from Book of Standards sales provide much-needed funding for our standards development process. Every treating plant, laboratory, specifier, and inspector should have a current edition on-hand, so please be sure to purchase updated copies each year to help AWPA cover the cost of standards development. The new 2024 edition is available in two versions:
A 692-page printed book which may be purchased online at the AWPA Store, or by mail or fax.
A searchable online version which requires a paid subscription for access. Single-user and multi-user subscriptions are available for purchase through the AWPA store subscription page. After purchase, standards may be accessed online through the AWPA Standards Library.
Please note--the 2025 BoS is expected to be released by mid-April 2024, contact us if you would like to pre-order a copy.
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the following AWPA members and friends. We extend our sincere condolences to their family, freinds and business associates.
Mr. John Daniel Hite Jr. passed away in late 2024, was an AWPA member for many years and EC member starting in 1981 and AWPA President in 1986-1987.
Dr. Gene Pasek passed away in mid-2024, was an AWPA member for almost 40 years.
Mr. Joseph B. Card passed away in the summer of 2024, was an AWPA member for almost 60 years.
Mr. Ron Eddy passed away in 2024, he was an AWPA member for 20 years.
New AWPA Members
Congratulation and warm welcome to AWPA's newest members:
Daan Olthuis, Adobo Wood Limited
Javier Illescas, Oregon State University
Patrick Conway, American Chemet Corporation
Jonathan Stanley, Koppers Performance Chemicals
Jim McAdams, Elementis Chromium
Upcoming AWPA Meetings
Spring 2025 Executive Committee Meeting--Sonoma County, California / March 30, 2025
AWPA Annual Meeting--Sonoma County, California / March 30-April 3, 2025
Summer 2025 Executive Committee Meeting
Date and Location TBD
AWPA Fall Technical Meeting--Savannah, Georgia / September 7-11, 2025