The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announces that it’s time to register for the 2008 Annual Meeting being held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida from February 21-26, 2008.

The 2008 HI Annual Meeting will feature thirty different technical sessions, a CEO and management track, pump educational sessions, a workshop on pump knowledge and two special presentations:

• The Push for Energy Efficiency in Pumping Systems led by Doug Kaempf, U.S. Department of Energy, Director of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources. This session will provide a first-hand account of DOE policy plans and straight-talk from major pump users about their future needs. Other presenters and panelist include:
  
  
  • Ken Manley, Corporate Reliability Manager, International Paper
  
  
  • Raul Santiago, Director of Energy, Eastman Kodak
  
  
  • Steve Dowe, Director, Pulp & Paper Process, Jacobs Engineering
  
  
  • William Behr, Energy Conservation Leader, Dow, Freeport
  
  
  • Steve Schultz, Corporate Energy Manager, 3M



• The 2008 U.S. and Global Economy with economist, Alan Beaulieu. Alan will focus on planning for and prospering through the current business cycle and turbulent times that lay ahead. He will add insights to market data and trends that are gathered and supplied by the Hydraulic Institute and provide updates to the economic and econometric reports that HI offers to its members through the Institute for Trend Research.