SAN ANTONIO, TX —The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) last week conducted its 94th annual Education and Business Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel. The event was co-located with ASSE International’s Annual Meeting and the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association’s (ARCSA) Annual Conference.
Fabian Gonzalez, training coordinator of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 142, served as conference host and Jesse Ortiz, Local 142 president, served as conference chair.
Momentous, Successful
“This was a truly momentous and successful conference, bringing three distinctly venerable industry organizations together for shared purpose and the exchanging of 
The conference was sponsored by Plumbers Local Union 68 Texas Gulf Coast; California State Pipe Trades Council; Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16; IAPMO Southern Nevada Chapter; PHCC Kansas; UA Plumbers Local Union 78; Pipefitters Local Union 211; PHCC Nebraska; MINK Pipe Trades; National Inspection Testing and Certification Corporation; Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9 New Jersey; South Jersey Mechanical Contractors Association (SJMCA); TLD (Timelockdocs); Plumbers Local 322; WATTS; American Society of Plumbing Engineers; and the American Water Works Association.
Essay Competition
Winners of the 13th IWSH Scholarship Essay Competition were announced. First prize was awarded to Calvin Cao, Western University, Ontario, Canada, and three runners-up were Marc-Anthony Dorestan, Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Aleksander Penkov, a Bulgarian studying at Hannibal-LaGrange University, Missouri; and Seanna Kryger, George Brown College, Ontario, Canada.
IAPMO’s 95th annual Education and Business Conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 22-26, 2024.