1. The Municipal Waste Management Association The Environmental Affiliate of the US Conference of Mayors

2. Mission To influence policy, share best practices, promote operational efficiencies, comprehensive waste management practices and provide information on innovations for the delivery of integrated waste management solutions.

3. MWMA Delivering Solutions Leveraging our relationship with the United States Conference of Mayors, MWMA draws on the strength and diversity of it’s membership to design and deliver solutions to the challenges of solid waste and environmental professionals

4. Learn with and from your peers and colleagues! –Exchange Best Practices –Explore timely issues during the Urban Summit –Stay a head of the legislative and regulatory curve –Network with your peers through one of MWMA’s 4 committees: Waste -To-Energy Recycling Environmental Operations Tools That Work

5. Strategies For Success Access the information you need when you need it! –Network 24 hours a day, seven day a week on MWMA’s list serve –Explore new innovations, best practices and trends in The Public Place, MWMA’s members only newsletter –Receive weekly environmental updates and news stories –Connect with private industry

6. MWMA 2003 Executive Committee Officers President Sarah Lile, City of Detroit, MI 1 st Vice President Susan Keil, City of Portland, OR 2 nd Vice President, Kevin Bennett, Lexington-Fayette (KY) Urban County Government Past Presidents Willie Rhodes, City of Austin, TX Gary Price, City of Denver, CO Rudy Davidson, City of Louisville, KY Rich Hays, City of San Diego, CA Tom Henderson, City of Washington DC

7. 2003 Trustees Emma Acosta Enriquez, City of El Paso, TX Lawrence Baker, City of Irving, TX Jonathan Bilmes,, Bristol (CT) Resource Recovery Operating Committee Frank Giordano, Pollution Control Financing Authority of Camden County (NJ) Sean McDonald, City of Seattle, WA Clarena Toleson, City of Philadelphia, PA Peter Spatara,City of West Palm Beach, FL Daphne Washington, County of Kern, CA Shawn Worster, North East Solid Waste Committee, (MA)

8. MWMA 2003 Fall Summit Detroit, MI Connect with Solid Waste Directors and Environmental Professionals Network with private sector vendors Identify Challenges, Create Solutions, Benchmark Explore timely issues- e-cycling, water, waste to energy Take an in depth look cutting edge issues at the Urban Summit See the best Detroit has to offer