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20 FEBRUARY 2018 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Make plans to attend this year’s Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition in Portland, Oregon, March 16-17. Held at the Red Lion Hotel on the River, the expo will feature sessions covering everything from bit selection, drilling fluids, and meters, to using drones for pinpointing groundwater, tips for training employees, and several other topics. Setup begins on Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and exhibits will be open from 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, exhibits will continue from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. More information at www.pnwgwa.org The International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) is hosting its annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, March 27-28. Take your geothermal business to the next level at this two-day event with breakout sessions, informative keynote presentations, exhibits filled with the latest technology, and endless networking opportunities. The opening session on Tuesday, will be from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., more sessions from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Exhibits will be open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Don’t miss the welcome reception in the exhibit hall from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. On Wednesday, educational sessions and exhibits will run throughout the day ending with an awards banquet at 6 p.m. More details at www.igshpaconference.com The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Excavation Safety Conference & Expo is set for March 6-8, in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to ample chances to meet and mingle with fellow attendees and exhibitors, there will be workshops and sessions offering over 80 hours of educational content. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday and again on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7 a.m. The welcome reception and official ribbon cutting will be held promptly at 4 p.m. The CGA Annual meeting will be held Wednesday at 8 a.m., with the exhibit hall open from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Educational sessions will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The evening’s networking event will run from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Thursday educational sessions begin at 8 a.m. and run until 2 p.m., the exhibit hall will be open from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. For those of you looking to hit the golf course, the 5 th Annual Call Before You Divot Golf Classic will begin at 1 p.m. at the Legacy Golf Club at the base of Phoenix’s scenic South Mountain. Learn more at www.CGAconference.com Where are you planning to go? How about including these shows: See more events at www.worldwidedrillingresource.com online issue. Join WWDR The New England Water Well Expo will be held March 16-17, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center. The fun begins at 10 a.m. with educational seminars running until 3 p.m. The show preview will be from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Expo Center, then it’s back to the hotel for family fun night and games from 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. The event continues on Saturday with educational seminars from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the hotel. At the Expo Center, exhibits will be open 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Visit www.newwassociation.org Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is the place to be for the Tennessee Water Well Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show, March 16-17, at the Park Vista Hotel. Attendees will be able to enjoy breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday in addition to the technical sessions held throughout the event. Then it’s time to hit the trade show floor and learn about the newest products and services available to the water well industry. Friday night’s dinner will be followed up with an auction where you can do your part to support the scholarship fund by bidding on some wonderful items. Door prizes will also be given out. E-mail: info@tnwaterwellassociation.org ADSC -The International Association of Foundation Drilling; DFI - Deep Foundations Institute; G-I - Geo-Institute of American Society of Civil Engineers; and PDCA - Pile Driving Contractors Association have joined forces again for the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo - IFCEE. The event is scheduled for March 5-10, at the Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Florida. Technical sessions and lectures along with numerous networking events will be available Tuesday through Friday. Exhibits will be open on Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Find out additional information at www.ifcee2018.com