SORA

Captains of Industry SORA/COI Information

 

What is a Captain of Industry?

Captains of Industry (COI) are companies that offer products and services for decentralized and onsite wastewater treatment systems. COIs can join the State Onsite Regulators Alliance (SORA) as non-voting affiliate members, offering advantageous possibilities to represent their views at SORA meetings and through committee participation.

SORA Membership for COIs

COI's can now join SORA as dues paying non-voting affiliate members, offering them the opportunity to speak and be heard, represent views at the business meeting and to the board, serve on and chair committees, and, under certain circumstances, vote on issues at the request of the board. There are two categories of membership: General Membership at $500 per year and Charter Membership at $1000 per year.

Benefits of Membership

General Members enjoy:	Charter Members enjoy:
Member recognition	Member recognition
COI listserv participation	COI listserv participation
Representation to the Board of Directors	Representation to the Board of Directors
Company link on the SORA webpage	Company link on the SORA webpage
Committee participation	Committee participation
$100 discount for exhibitor booth at SORA Conference	$100 discount for exhibitor booth at SORA Conference
	In Addition, Charter Members are:
	Recognized as underwriting Charter Members on the SORA web site
	Included in a Charter Member ad placed in the NEHA ACE Program Guide
	Recognized on the SORA list servs as underwriting Charter Members
	Presented a certificate of Charter Membership at the SORA business meeting

Membership Application: Available Here!

What is SORA/COI?

SORA/COI is the annual conference that brings together SORA and the decentralized wastewater treatment industry to network, exchange information, and work toward sustainable decentralized approaches to wastewater treatment. Since 1999, SORA/COI has been providing a forum that focuses attention on current wastewater issues and increases opportunities for Captains (manufacturers) to present the latest technologies to the regulatory community.
Join us this year in San Diego, California, for the 14th Annual State Onsite Regulators Alliance and Captains of Industry (SORA/COI) Conference. Once again, we are partnering with the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) at their 76th Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition. The California Onsite Wastewater Association (COWA) is also joining us with their annual Educational Forum.

For one low registration fee, exhibitors will have the ability to cover two national and one state event simultaneously, allowing you to stretch dollars and present products to three audiences at one time. This four-day event has it all: educational sessions, displays, networking and exhibiting opportunities for wastewater-related businesses. A special section of the exhibit hall has been dubbed "Wastewater Alley," where the wastewater industry will enjoy a focused mini-exhibit area within the larger exhibit hall. By exhibiting in Wastewater Alley (exhibitor floor plan), vendors are entitled to attend the Wednesday and Friday SORA/COI sessions, as well as additional networking events with onsite regulators and other professionals from across the nation courtesy of SORA, NEHA, and COWA.

Why should I attend the 2012 Joint Conference?

Because you will have the opportunity to:

• Meet regulatory officials from across the country.
• Engage in forums and networking sessions with industry representatives and regulatory officials from the state, regional and federal level.
• Keep up-to-date with current research studies and field evaluations of decentralized technologies and approaches to wastewater treatment.

SORA, NEHA, and COWA are aware of the impact the economy has had on the private sector. Through our partnership, additional opportunities are available for industry representatives to reach wastewater regulators. Regulators look forward to interaction with industry representatives to stay current on technologies and be effective in their roles as state regulators. Opportunities to display products, and to discuss regulations and product approval procedures are vital to industry's success within the states. Networking with and exposure to industry representatives remains a central conference objective for regulators.

What's Included?

You get all of the following with the purchase of a 10'x10' booth space:

• 10' x10' space with back drape and side drape
• Booth space within the designated "Wastewater Alley" within the exhibit hall
  (exhibitor floor plan)
• Two badges to access the 125+ educational sessions at the NEHA (over a $1,000 value!)
• Two registrations for the SORA/COI conference
• Access to the Exhibition Grand Opening & Party
• Access to networking events such as the SORA/COI Meet and Greet Reception and Closing Reception, and the NEHA Networking Luncheon
• Links to your Web site on neha2012aec.org and the Virtual AEC site
• A listing in the NEHA Program Guide
• Pre-conference attendee mailing list
• Post-conference attendee mailing list
• NEHA membership mailing list
• A table, two chairs, and a wastebasket
• Exhibition security

Become a SORA affiliate member and save $100.00.

Click here to see details.

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Preliminary Exhibition Schedule

There are no educational sessions taking place during exhibit hall hours. Additionally, there are activities such as the Exhibition Grand Opening & Party, Silent Auction, Poster Sessions, and Dessert in the Exhibit Hall to drive traffic into the exhibition.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28
12:00 - 5:00 pm	Exhibitor Set Up
6:00 - 8:30 pm	Exhibition Grand Opening & Party
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
9:00 am- 2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 am - 2:00 pm	Poster Session
9:00 - 11:00 am	Silent Auction
1:00 - 2:00 pm	Dessert in the Exhibit Hall
2:00 - 6:00 pm	Exhibitor Tear Down

More information is provided on the NEHA Web Site

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Register to Exhibit

Online Exhibitor Registration Pricing

Organization Type	Price
Non-Member	$1,500.00
NEHA or SORA/COI Member	$1,400.00

**Prime booth space is additional. Rates are per 10' x 10' booth space.

Register online using the Wastewater Exhibitor Registration (preferred method) or you can print the Contract to Exhibit form and fax it to NEHA at the number on the bottom of the form.

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Become a SORA/COI Sponsor

1-800-624-8301 ext. 36564 or 1-304-293-6564 or e-mail: jdallen@mail.wvu.edu
Find out how you can be a conference sponsor.