Welcome all UULLA members to 2008, I hope this New Year will be even more successful and fulfilling than 2007. It is my pleasure to announce the 2008 UULLA Spring Seminar and Expo.

This years Seminar and Expo will be held in San Diego California. The weather in San Diego that time of year is unbelievable. Great beaches, warm water and from the ocean you can see the mountain tops only a few short miles away. It will be on April 25th through the 26 and will be located at the Marriott Courtyard in San Diego Old Town.

This area of San Diego is spectacular with Old Town only a block away with shops and Restaurants to enjoy while we are there. The Marriott also provides a Free Shuttle to and from the airport and Balboa Park and Sea World. There are three types of rooms; a room with a king bed, a room with two Queens or a Suite. The King and Queen rooms will be $179.00 and Suites are also available at a higher rate.

Hotel Info: www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sanot-courtyard-san-diego-old-town/

Reservations: http://marriott.com/sanot?groupCode=uuluula&app=resvlink

Or call 619-260-8500 or 1-800321-2211 remember the group Code (uuluula)

Their Famous Trolley system can take you anywhere you wish to go like the Gas Light district or even Tijuana. The Old Trolley Cars have been restored and are a real pleasure to ride. Not only are we going to have great speakers, exhibitions and training, we will be dining Friday night at the San Diego Yacht Club. This magnificent Yacht Club is being made available to us by John Voigt of Accutech as he is a member. This is the Yacht Club that sponsored Dennis Conner's when he won the Americas Cup in sailing the Stars and Stripes.

Since this is your Seminar please let me know if there is something special you would like to either learn about or discuss so we can implement it as part of the program.

We are hoping to have our webmaster speak one of the days to go over some of the changes we will be implementing on the upgraded website in 2008. He will also discuss with you ways to make your own website more productive and profitable. I noticed Southwest Airlines is having a $99.00 special right now, even if you are not sure you can make it, if you book your flight now and can't go, your ticket can be used up to a year later. $99.00 each way is a really good price to go cross country. The Price for this years Expo is the same as last years one person free with your membership and $ 175.00 for each additional person you bring to the Seminar.

I will be mailing and e-mailing you the registration form for you to fill out. Please send the registration form and the check to me at Pipe Pros Inc. 1009 Shary Circle # D Concord CA 94518. This will insure we have a correct count for rooms and people for the hotel and vans to transport the attendees around to all the training sites. The cut off date is March 31st so get your money in early.

There will be more information coming as we finalize the schedule so expect some more letters and e-mails in the future.

Randy Agnetti - 925-969-9182 or Cell 510-772-2411 UULLA Board Member

UULLA 2007 Spring Expo and Seminar

Congratulations to Mike and Rosan Grecu, our hosts for the 2007 UULLA Spring Expo and Seminar!

On April 27 and 28, over 35 business owners, technicians and vendors descended on the small community of Columbia, South Carolina for a two day gathering of education, food, fun and networking. Mike Grecu, Rosan Grecu, and Tom Tefft did a great job of coordinating a superb meeting place, projects to work on and culinary experiences for us all to enjoy. Throughout the seminar, we were blessed with great weather and a variety of unique projects in the field to test our skills.

We had a diverse group of excellent speakers including:

• Frank Cannon from Federated Insurance who discussed Succession Planning.
• Mike Parilac from Underground Focus, one of the most respected magazines in our field, who talked about the future of the utility industry.
• Keith Beaudry from the American Red Cross who provided a good refresher on safety.

Our vendors also provided valuable information. Special thanks go to James Sneed from Pulsar, Jurgen Franz from WAS Eco, and Howard Heldreth from Spartan Tool. It was great to see members from all over the United States as well as Jurgen Franz who flew in from Germany. We all enjoyed great interaction in both our discussions and in our field work. What is always present, no matter where we hold these seminars, is the absolute passion all the participants have for their profession.

For those of you who missed this year's seminar, on Friday night we all went to a wonderful restaurant called Hennessey's and were treated to some of the finest southern cooking you could imagine. The food and service were spectacular and the restaurant was beautiful inside with the old antique wood walls and columns almost a hundred years old. One of the highlights of the program was Saturday's round table discussion among all of the attendees. Bob Baamonde put together a game of pennies that rewarded the best participant of the round table discussion to a great prize. The winner was Chris Walker from The Leak Doctor located in Orlando, Florida.

Although the Expo is only two days long, you get a sense of the camaraderie among all of the participants. There were numerous opportunities to get to know each other better so that by the time the seminar ended on Saturday, you felt like you had made great friends who you could call anytime when you need help in any area of expertise in our field.

We want to thank all the participants of this year's Seminar and Expo and would like to get feedback from everyone throughout the year to improve the organization.

Randy Agnetti
Board Member UULLA

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, SURPRISE COMING!!!

Click Here for a gallery of images from this year's event!

UULLA 2006 Annual Conference

The UULLA conducted it's 2006 Annual Conference meeting in Concord, CA. Click here to see a slide show of the 2006 Spring Training & Expo in a new Browser window!

UULLA 2005 Annual Conference

The UULLA conducted it's 2005 Annual Conference meeting in Tampa, Florida. Click here to see a slide show of the 2005 Conference in a new Browser window.

UULLA 2004 Annual Conference

The UULLA conducted it's annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on April 23st and 24th. Click here to see a slide show of the 2004 Spring Conference in a new Browser window.

UULLA 2003 Annual Conference

The UULLA conducted it's annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia on March 21st and 22nd.

Testimonials for the 2003 Annual Conference;

G. Cross of Cross Plumbing Co & Leak Detection Service writes;

"Just wanted to let you guys know what a great time I had at the convention in Atlanta. This was my first convention and I immediately felt right at home. The members were all willing to share their knowledge and experience and I was able to absorb some of the abundant information shared about equipment, techniques, tricks of the trade and even marketing and sales tips.

I was able to learn 'hands on' about equipment and other areas of leak detecting that I didn't know existed until the field trip that we made on Saturday. The sales presentations from the equipment vendors were informative and I've added a couple of items to my wish list.

I'm still bragging about the meals we had, especially the southern cooking at Merry Macs Tea Room. It was great."

Marc West of West Enterprises of S.C., Inc. writes;

"The annual UULLA conference held March 20-22nd in Marietta, GA was a wealth of talent representing every facet of underground utility locating and leak detection. Collectively there was an immeasurable amount of experience and talent, all brought together in a hands-on, practical application. We spent three dynamic days sharing ideas and practicing cross-training techniques in problem solving with emphasis on field application.

We heard from users of a variety of equipment and the pros and cons of each. We all left the conference looking forward to the next. I have never attended a more uplifting and motivational seminar. It was absolutely invaluable for both existing and prospective members. A MUST ATTEND for future conferences.

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