AWPA e-Newsletter: April 2024
AWPA's 120th Annual Meeting
AWPA's 120th Annual Meeting takes place in Portland, Maine, April 29-May 1, 2024. For more information and details about the Annual Meeting, hotel reservation instructions, and a draft schedule of events, visit the 120th Annual Meeting Webpage. Pre-registration is closed, but there is an opportunity to register on-site.
The Annual Meeting will take place at the Westin Portland Harborview, located with a beautiful view of the Portland harbor. With its heady mixture of artistic and outdoor adventure, Portland is stylish and sophisticated, genuine and welcoming—a place where modern marvels mingle with maritime history
Pre-Order: 2024 AWPA Book of Standards
The 2024 AWPA Book of Standards is available for pre-order! Shipping will begin on the official release date of May 6, 2024.
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 will be 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 (the 2024 version will become available on the release date of May 6). 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.
Current Standards Activity
The deadline for proposals for the Fall 2024 cycle is July 3, 2023. If submitting a proposal, you must contact AWPA Staff (email to standards@awpa.com) well in advance of the deadline to request opening of a work item on the Standards Development Platform for the standard or section thereof you plan to reaffirm or revise. All proposals received by the deadline and accepted after staff review will be considered during AWPA's Fall Technical Committee Meetings which will take place September 15-19, 2024 in Austin,Texas.
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 The following AWPA “P” standards will be automatically withdrawn if not reaffirmed this year: P24, P32, P38, P40, P42. 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: A4, A12, A15, A19, A35, A51, A85, A86, A92, M2.
Help Our Students Attend the Annual Meeting
Each year, AWPA covers travel costs for university students to attend the Annual Meeting and present their research to the Association through the AWPA Student Travel Fellowship Award. The award is funded through the generosity of many individuals and organizations. Please consider helping AWPA develop and maintain these students’ interest in wood protection by contributing to the Student Travel Fellowship Fund. You may contribute during the Annual Meeting Registration process, make a donation online, send a check to AWPA (designated for the Student Travel Fellowship) or request an invoice from AWPA.
2024 AWPA Sponsorship Enrollment
In addition to membership dues and publication sales, AWPA relies heavily upon voluntary contributions from organizations that support AWPA's objects 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 is an AWPA Sponsor in 2023, 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.
New AWPA Members
Congratulations and welcome to our newest members!
Rob Dennison - Arxada
Jim Warner - Solid Structures
Julian Meloni - MidSouth Tag and Label
Chris Rider - Atlanta Hardwood Group
Alaina Trowbridge - Klaaswood
Bror Moldrup - IWT-Moldrup Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Lone Moldrup - IWT International ApS
Nina Moldrup - IWT International ApS
Fall Technical Meeting
SAVE THE DATE → SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2023
Make plans now to attend the 2024 Fall Technical Committee Meetings at the Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott Austin Downtown this September 15-19, 2024. As soon as they're available, registration information for the event and hotel reservation instructions will be sent in a separate email announcement. Please go ahead and mark these dates in your calendar and look for another email message from us in the future.
Standard Reference Materials
Completed by Technical Committee P-5 in October 2023, sets of copper treated wood Standard Reference Materials are now available for purchase in the AWPA web store. Each set contains 12 levels of copper treatment ranging from 0.000% to 1.423% copper by weight and are intended for use in the calibration of XRF instruments. The cost is $300 for non-members, or $150 for AWPA members (who must log in to purchase at the member price).
Upcoming AWPA Meetings
- Spring 2024 Executive Committee Meeting
Portland, Maine / April 28, 2024 - 120th AWPA Annual Meeting
Portland, Maine / April 29-May 2, 2024 - Summer 2024 Executive Committee Meeting
Grand Rapids, MI / August 22. 2024 - AWPA Fall Technical Meeting
Austin, TX / September 15-19, 2024