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22 JANUARY 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Mingle with fellow drilling professionals, earn continuing education credits, and visit with ex- hibitors on the trade show floor during the Montana Water Well Drillers Association’s 71st Annual Convention. Join WWDR February 3-5, for a great time at the Billings Hotel & Convention Center in Billings, Montana. Festivities include a silent auction, McEllhiney lecture, seminars, product displays, cocktail hour, banquet, award presentations, and casino night! What more can you ask for? Well, there’s also the annual meeting Friday morning, then the Board of Directors meeting that afternoon. Go to www.mwwda.org The 42nd Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique by the International Society of Explosives Engineers will be held January 31-February 3, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blasters, manufacturers, suppliers, government officials, and WWDR will gather from all over the world to gain new insights and form new business alliances. The 2016 program includes a dy- namic education program featuring technical sessions, poster sessions, and workshops combined with over 130 exhibits of the latest technology. Visit www.isee.org to register for four days full of fundraisers, special events, and tours for attendees and spouses. The WWDR Team always looks forward to visiting the fine folks of the water well and ground water associations of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, during the Annual Mountain States Ground Water Expo. The upcoming event is set for February 11-12, once again at the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nevada. See all the interesting exhibits inside, but don’t forget there’s more equipment outside! Listen intently to the industry speakers for vital information for a job well-done. The highlight of the gathering is the live auction. Be ready to outbid the others for these unique, one-of-a-kind items only to be found at the Mountain States Expo! For more information, visit www.mountainstatesgroundwater.com Smart business, premier exhibits, and excellent education opportunities can all be enjoyed at the Underground Construction Technology (UCT) International Conference & Exhibition at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, February 3-4. UCT’s exclusive, professional conference offers 80 sessions over two days, focusing on the total underground utility pipe infrastructure - trenchless, open cut, new construction, and rehabilitation. Gain an understanding of the new technologies and products on display in the exhibit hall and stay on top of the latest safety, regulatory, and operational issues impacting the way you do business. Look for red and you’ll find WWDR there! See the program at www.uctonline.com Where are you planning to go? How about including these shows: Mark your calendar for the Virginia Water Well Association Winter Conference, February 17-19, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Richmond, Virginia. This year, the theme is “ENGAGE” ~ encompassing the idea of participating, joining in, and playing a role with all attendees from contractors to regulators, suppliers, and manufactur- ers. The hope is to reflect the theme throughout the trade show, dinner banquet, course schedule, and other happenings. WWDR is excited about the changes this year, and hope they are a success. There will be a minimum of 30-minute breaks between breakout sessions, product spotlight times for exhibitors in an open-air trade show atmosphere, along with company narratives. An auction is also scheduled, so don’t forget to bring your donations and your checkbook! Register at www.vawaterwellassociation.org See more events online at www.worldwidedrillingresource.com/Planning2.pdf ALERT! The Tennessee Water Well Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show is set for February 26-27, at the Park Vista Hotel, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Seminars abound, displays overflow, dinner flourishes, and the auction prospers for education. WWDR looks forward to seeing you there! Visit www.tnwaterwellassociation.org