Northwest Chapter to Host Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Guidelines Training
May 02, 2007
The Northwest Chapter of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology is pleased to offer a two-day Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Good Practices Guidelines Course, May 15-16 at the Swedish Cultural Center in Seattle.
The HDD course instructors are recognized leaders in their respective fields, including Dr. Samuel T. Ariaratnam, associate professor, with Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University, and Dr. David Bennett, principal engineer, with Bennett/Staheli Engineers. Ariaratnam and Bennett are co-authors of the HDD Good Practices Guidelines manual.
NASTT members save $150 on their registration fee, which includes: attendance to the seminar, classroom materials, continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon break, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) issued by a participating university and a complimentary copy of the HDD Good Practices Guidelines manual. The non-member rate includes a one-year membership to NASTT (a $200 value).
The HDD course is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm, and Wednesday, May 16, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm at the Swedish Cultural Center located at 1920 Dexter Avenue North in Seattle, Washington. For further information, contact Tina Davenport at 206-633-0213 or e-mail: tina.davenport@bennett-staheli.com
Further information:
North American Society for Trenchless Technology
Angela Ghosh
Assistant Executive Director
Email: aghosh@nastt.org
Website: www.nastt.org
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