ASSET MANAGEMENT: UIM Conference, BAMI-I Meeting Held in Indianapolis

The annual Water Utility Infrastructure Management (UIM) Asset Management Conference was held Dec. 14-15 in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).

The BAMI-I meeting was the first day and was chaired by Dr. Tom Iseley, BAMI-I?s chairman and professor at IUPUI. The afternoon was a workshop that included a presentation on the nationwide launch of the Certification of Training in Asset Management online training program. Workshop topics included a presentation on ?What?s Happening in Buried Pipe Deterioration Research? by Duncan Rose, GHD Consultants; ?Establishing an Asset Management Program for Small Communities? by Jim Raulston and Brian Norwood, Buried Asset Management Group; and ?Asset Management Approach for Drinking Water Systems? by Tim Ball, Jordan Jones & Goulding. The first day concluded with a joint networking reception of BAMI-I and UIM Asset Management Conference attendees.