Kim's Tour Diary from China

Global Water Environment Professional Delegation
to The People’s Republic of China

Delegation Leader: Mohamed F. Dahab, PhD, PE, BCEE 2006-2007 President, Water Environment Federation Program Dates: November 2 - 14, 2008

A delegation of professionals specializing in water environments has been selected to participate in bilateral exchanges with their professional counterparts in China, under the auspices of People to People Ambassador Programs.

Our very own Kim Holland will be traveling to China as part of the People to People program. Kim would use this blog to document her tour journal.

For more information check out this link:
People to People Program


We would also like introduce the 'Ask Kim' feature. You can email and submit any questions related to water policies and practices in China to Kim (h2opportunity@gmail.com) and Kim would try her best to get the answers for you.

Keep Blogging for H2Opportunities

For so many years, we – the water industry professionals – have been quietly doing our job in the background and keeping clean water flowing through our taps and rivers. Now, it is our time to bring our profession to the limelight and much needed focus to this industry to attract new talent.

The Georgia Association of Water Professionals’ outreach program - H2Opportunity – is meant to do just that. The purpose of the H2Opportunity Program is to provide students in the state of Georgia with a renewed understanding of water issues within our state and highlight the benefits of a job in the water industry. There are many positive aspects to a career in the water industry such as job availability, job stability, health care and retirement benefits which need to be highlighted.

As part of H2Opportunity program, we have created an online blog to document YOUR H2Opportunities. We welcome your thoughts, ideas, articles and industry related experiences for the H2Opportunities blog.

¨ What attracted you to this industry? or

¨ How did you get the first job in the water / environment business? or

¨ You thoughts on the current water issues or the drivers that keeps your job / work in this industry interesting.

We would love to hear from you. Please send an email to h2opportunity@gmail.com with your posts and we will publish them to the Blog.

http://h2opportunities.blogspot.com/

To kick things off, we have Kim Holland doing the ‘journalistic reporting’ on her H2Opportunities from China. A delegation of professionals specializing in water environments has been selected to participate in bilateral exchanges with their professional counterparts in China, under the auspices of People to People Ambassador Programs. Our very own Kim Holland has travelled to China as part of this program. Kim has been documenting this ‘H2Opportunity’ using this blog. If you’re curious about Kim’s travel and China’s water policies then you can check out the H2Opportunity Blog at http://h2opportunities.blogspot.com/

Please take an active role in this initiative to share ideas and stories on why you and so many other individuals are passionate about this industry and what is so unique about it.

Help us spread the word and Keep blogging away for the future of our industry

H2Opportunity

The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) is a not-for-profit professional Association founded in 1932 and has grown into a membership of well over 5,000 operators, owners, contractors, manufacturers' representatives, engineers, elected officials, industry representatives and others concerned with Georgia's water resources. GAWP is dedicated to exceptional professional education, dissemination of sound technical principles and scientific information, increased public understanding, and promotion of valid public laws and programs. Our chief purpose is to assist those who have an interest in water, wastewater, and related topics in the State of Georgia. For more information, go to our website: www.gawp.org The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has created an outreach program called H2Opportunity. The purpose of the H2Opportunity Program is to provide students in the state of Georgia with a renewed understanding of water issues within our state and highlight the benefits of a job in the water industry. There are many positive aspects to a career in the water industry such as job availability, job stability, health care and retirement benefits. You should also know that with a career in the water industry you achieve a level of personal satisfaction because:
	As a professional in the water industry, you will be directly involved in protecting and preserving the health of your local community and environment
	The industry provides direct involvement in environmental issues, i.e. "going green"
	Careers in the industry can provide a sense of purpose for the lives of the professionals engaged in it FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT WWW.H2OPPORTUNITY.NET