Welcome to the Public Information Committee
Mission Statement
The PNWS-AWWA Public Information Committee provides
communications training to members and highlights their communication
accomplishments through an awards program. We advocate for effective and
meaningful organizational outreach.
Who we are:
Members include Water Communication Professionals working in the
public and private sectors.
What we do (Committee Activities):
We work on behalf of the PNWS AWWA Section to make the following things
happen:
Biennial Communication Awards – Our members organize and run the ‘Excellence
in Communication Awards,’ every two years. This includes determining categories,
encouraging members to enter, judging entries based on merit, and awarding
winners at a ceremony during the annual spring conference. We highlight winners
throughout the year as well.
PNWS-AWWA Conference Track – Members organize and moderate a track of
sessions on timely communication topics. Potential speakers submit abstracts for
consideration by the committee, or sometimes we put together a themed track on
a trending communication topic (e.g. Lead/Copper or Rate Communication).
Webinar or Training – Members organize one webinar/training/workshop per year
on a timely or helpful communications topic.
Communication Articles – Committee members submit articles to AWWA
publications (including Water Matters) from time-to-time.
How to Get Involved:
Monthly Virtual Meetings: Members are scattered through Oregon and
Washington (and we are hoping to someday have Idaho representation as well), so
we meet virtually. Our current schedule is the third Thursday of the month for an
hour or so to discuss progress on committee activities, but we are flexible based on
availability so if you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to one of us for
more information.
Officer Members
Call for Entries: 2025 Excellence in Communications Awards
Calling all Pacific Northwest water communicators! We invite you to enter your print, electronic, and video creations. We want to see your calendars and consumer confidence reports. Subsections? We want to see your communication ingenuity too! This contest will include work done in 2023 or 2024, and there will be a new category for Subsection Communication. Have you developed something so different it can’t be easily classified in the last two years? We have an entry category for you too!
Final deadline for entries is March 7.