Value for Members Remains Top WEF Priority
Posted April 27, 2009
By Bill Bertera
WEF Executive Director
WEF is in the best financial shape of its long history...still, we expect our operations--and our members--to be significantly affected by the recession. Like utilities and companies across the country, and indeed, around the world, we will be doing business differently to meet tough economic challenges. For the record, one thing won’t change, and that’s our focus on delivering top quality training and education for water quality professionals.
WEF will continue to provide the best possible value for stretched member dollars even as we adjust current spending. It’s the Federation’s job to help you protect public health and the environment, and we are adapting our programs to meet your needs and resources.
We understand that travel is more difficult for many of our members, so we are putting new emphasis on distance learning technologies like free webcasts. Budgets for education and training are strained...we are adding more free content to our websites in response. Resources for innovation are strapped...we are emphasizing cutting-edge material and technologies in our educational offerings, including WEFTEC, our specialty conferences and our seminars. And of course, we continue to focus on providing our members with the latest information on new funding for wastewater projects, a big topic at next week’s 2009 National Clean Water Policy Forum sponsored by WEF and NACWA.
This is a hard time for both the public and private sector, and WEF is here to make it a little less so. Already there are signs that the recession may be softening, but we have a long way to go yet. Together we will get there.
Please take a moment to let us know what you think and what else WEF could do to be of more help still.
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Posted April 27, 2009
By Bill Bertera
WEF Executive Director
WEF is in the best financial shape of its long history...still, we expect our operations--and our members--to be significantly affected by the recession. Like utilities and companies across the country, and indeed, around the world, we will be doing business differently to meet tough economic challenges. For the record, one thing won’t change, and that’s our focus on delivering top quality training and education for water quality professionals.
WEF will continue to provide the best possible value for stretched member dollars even as we adjust current spending. It’s the Federation’s job to help you protect public health and the environment, and we are adapting our programs to meet your needs and resources.
We understand that travel is more difficult for many of our members, so we are putting new emphasis on distance learning technologies like free webcasts. Budgets for education and training are strained...we are adding more free content to our websites in response. Resources for innovation are strapped...we are emphasizing cutting-edge material and technologies in our educational offerings, including WEFTEC, our specialty conferences and our seminars. And of course, we continue to focus on providing our members with the latest information on new funding for wastewater projects, a big topic at next week’s 2009 National Clean Water Policy Forum sponsored by WEF and NACWA.
This is a hard time for both the public and private sector, and WEF is here to make it a little less so. Already there are signs that the recession may be softening, but we have a long way to go yet. Together we will get there.
Please take a moment to let us know what you think and what else WEF could do to be of more help still. Posted by Julie Fuller at 12/22/2009 09:38:47 AM | Comments
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Bill Bertera, Executive Director of WEF
He is a career association executive with extensive experience in not-for-profit management of both public and private sector organizations, especially those with environmental infrastructure interests.
Bill has served as Executive Director of both the American Public Works Association and the Rebuild America Coalition, the latter a national organization of engineering, construction and government organizations dedicated to rebuilding America’s public infrastructure. He has also served as the Executive Director of the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
He has been Managing Director of the National Solid Wastes Management Association; and he has filled executive and management positions with both the International City Management Association and the National Association of Counties.
Bill has a B.S. degree in business administration and a M.S. of Public Administration degree in urban affairs.
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