KGWA 76th Annual Convention and Trade Show — Attendees

Start
January 17, 2024
8:00 AM
End
January 19, 2024
11:00 AM
Location
Kansas Star Event Center, Mulvane, Kansas

Registration

Exhibitor — free or paid with booth order
Exhibitor (additional booth staff) – $55.00
Full conference (Thursday and Friday) — KGWA member — early rate – $190.00
Full conference (Thursday and Friday) — KGWA member — late rate – $220.00
Full conference (Thursday and Friday) — nonmember — early rate – $290.00
Full conference (Thursday and Friday) — nonmember — late rate – $320.00
One-day Friday — KGWA member — early rate – $110.00
One-day Friday — KGWA member — late rate – $145.00
One-day Friday — nonmember — early rate – $150.00
One-day Friday — nonmember — late rate – $195.00
One-day Thursday — KGWA member — early rate – $110.00
One-day Thursday — KGWA member — late rate – $145.00
One-day Thursday — nonmember — early rate – $150.00
One-day Thursday — nonmember — late rate – $195.00
Wednesday, Hazmat Refresher — KGWA member — early rate – $100.00
Wednesday, Hazmat Refresher — KGWA member — late rate – $125.00
Wednesday, Hazmat Refresher — nonmember — early rate – $150.00
Wednesday, Hazmat Refresher — nonmember — late rate – $175.00

Register

Dear Friends of the Kansas Ground Water Association:

As we celebrate our 76th anniversary, it is our hope that you will join us in Mulvane once again to continue supporting KGWA, learn a few new things, and visit with our vendors.

There have been a few changes over the past 12 months, and we appreciate your flexibility and patience as we have addressed these.

Participation remains vital to continue to grow KGWA and speak for our industry.

We look forward to seeing you in January 2024!

Please take a moment to review the schedule of events posted below. Be sure to register NOW and also reserve your hotel room (details below).

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (subject to change)

Wednesday, January 17

8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. — Licensing Exam Prep — there will be one hour for lunch on your own — please call the KGWA office to register for this offering and for additional information
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. — Hazmat Refresher — there will be one hour for lunch on your own — this offering requires an additional fee as stated on the registration form
4:00-6:00 p.m. — Registration open
5:00-7:00 p.m. — Board Meeting

Thursday, January 18

7:00 a.m. — Prayer Breakfast
7:00 a.m. — Registration opens
7:00 a.m. — Vendor and equipment move-in starts
8:00-9:00 a.m. — General session — PFAS — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — DOT Regs — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — First Aid — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — Rig and Pump Hoist Safety — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Electrical Safety — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Geology of Western Kansas — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Open Forum of Membership — 1 CEU
11:00 a.m. — Vendor-only lunch
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Acidizing/Treating Wells — 1 CEU
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Kansas Ground Water Sustainability — 1 CEU
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. — Tax Code on Water Wells — 1 CEU
12:00 p.m. — Attendee lunch
12:00 p.m. — Exhibit hall opens — 1 CEU
3:00 p.m. — Bar opens
4:30 p.m. — Exhibit hall closes
4:30 p.m. — Vendor and equipment move-out starts
5:00 p.m. — Section meetings
5:30 p.m. — General Membership Meeting
6:00 p.m. — Social reception starts, including cash bar
6:30 p.m. — Banquet starts
7:00 p.m. — Program starts — Studio D-E-F
8:00 p.m. — Entertainment (fish race) — awards, NGWA update, scholarship
8:00 p.m. — Entertainment, drawing, etc.

Friday, January 19

7:00 a.m. — Breakfast
8:00-9:00 a.m. — Aquifer Pump Testing — 1 CEU
8:00-9:00 a.m. — Business Modeling — 1 CEU
8:00-9:00 a.m. — Soil Samples Types — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — Residential Well Sampling — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — Solar Pumps — 1 CEU
9:00-10:00 a.m. — Water Well Development — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Drill Bits — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Hydrology of Kansas — 1 CEU
10:00-11:00 a.m. — Well Reconstruction — 1 CEU
11:00 a.m. — Event concludes

VENUE

Kansas Star Event Center
777 Kansas Star Drive
Mulvane, Kansas 67110

HOTEL

Hampton Inn & Suites I-35/Mulvane
785 Kansas Star Drive
Mulvane, Kansas 67110
(316) 524-3777
Accommodations: KGWA has secured a limited block of rooms on a first come, first served basis starting at the group rate of $99 per night, plus any applicable fees and taxes. This rate applies to the KGWA room block and is valid until the January 2 cutoff date, unless our room block has been filled before that date. To make your reservations online, visit https://group.hamptoninn.com/7isls8. If making your reservations by phone, use group code KGW and group name Kansas Ground Water. Remember, you are responsible for securing your own reservations. For guest check-in and checkout times, please contact the hotel directly.

Call or Email Us

info@kgwa.org
(620) 548-2669

Address

2250 N Rock Rd., Ste. 118, MB 183
Wichita, Kansas 67226

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