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02 Nov 2026 Eastern YPs Annual Thankful November Food Drive Nov 02, 2026 - Nov 23, 2026 The Eastern YPs’ annual Thankful November Food Drive is back! We’d love to have your office participate by collecting food donations to support a local food bank. Donations will go to either the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank or the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, depending on your office location.
12 Nov 2026 YP Friendsgiving - Southwest Virginia Nov 12, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Friendsgiving is coming to Southwest Virginia! Join Southwest Virginia Young Professionals for a casual Friendsgiving gathering to celebrate the end of the year! Enjoy dinner, catch up with fellow young professionals, and celebrate the season together. Food will be provided!
13 Nov 2026 YP Friendsgiving - Central Virginia Nov 13, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM Friendsgiving is back! Central VA Young Professionals invite you to our annual Friendsgiving gathering for an evening of good food, great conversation, and plenty of fun with fellow young professionals.
16 Nov 2026 Cross Connection Devices: Inspection, Maintenance, and Testing- 40 Hours- Fall 2026 Nov 16, 2026 8:00 AM - Nov 20, 2026 4:30 PM This five (5) day training course is offered in support of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Virginia Waterworks Regulations. It is designed to prepare participants to test, inspect, and provide in-line maintenance of reduced pressure zone and other backflow prevention devices. Training includes both classroom and hands-on instruction with actual devices.
17 Nov 2026 YP Planning Meeting & Happy Hour - Northern Virginia Nov 17, 2026 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM Northern Virginia YPs, join the VWEA \| VA AWWA Northern Virginia YP Committee for a planning meeting and happy hour! Come share ideas for events and activities you’d like to see in 2027. We’ll work together to put together a calendar for the year and find members interested in helping plan. After the meeting, we’ll head over to Caboose Commons for happy hour, with appetizers provided. Come for the planning, the happy hour, or both! 📍 Planning Meeting \| Fairfax Water Headquarters 8570 Executive Park Ave., Fairfax, VA 22031 🍻 Happy Hour \| Caboose Commons 2918 Eskridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22031
03 Dec 2026 Excellence in Customer Service: A Water Sector Certification Training Dec 03, 2026 8:30 AM - Dec 04, 2026 4:30 PM Join the VA AWWA Customer Service Committee for two days of learning and skill building with the newly revamped Customer Service Certification from AWWA.
04 Dec 2026 Scholarship Deadline: AWWA/WEF Young Professionals (YP) Summit Dec 04, 2026 VWEA and VA AWWA offer two scholarships for attendance at the WEF \| AWWA Young Professionals Summit. The scholarship covers travel to and from the conference, registration and lodging. Deadline to apply: Friday, December 4, 2026 Summit Details: The AWWA/WEF Young Professionals (YP) Summit is the premier water and wastewater industry workshop for young professionals. Join other young leaders by exploring your role in water and discussing how you can best serve the water sector at large. This skills development workshop provides supplemental training and networking opportunities to emerging leaders and students in the water sector. Hosted by the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, this event will allow attendees to: 💧Foster meaningful peer connections that support career growth and advance the future of the water sector. 💧Develop interpersonal and leadership skills within the context of the water and wastewater industry. 💧Broaden understanding of the water sector through increased awareness of industry roles, challenges, and opportunities. 💧Discuss emerging challenges and identify how these may impact their goals. 💧Recognize the skills they have and the ones they might need to develop further as future leaders. 💧Explore trending workforce issues and how those offer opportunities for growth. 💧Learn from peers and current water leaders the value of their perspectives as young professionals. 💧Engage with hands-on water and wastewater tools and approaches in a team-setting to expand practical knowledge and build lasting peer-to-peer support networks. The 2027 YP Summit is now open for registration here Schedule Plan to be in Vancouver from February 14 - 16 to participate in all the YP Summit-related activities. Events that week will include: 📅 Sunday, February 14 Pre-Summit Activity 📅 Monday, February 15 WEF Member Association (MA) YP Leaders Workshop AWWA Young Professionals (YP) Leader Training Day WEF Emerging Young Professionals Leadership (EYPL) Workshop Welcome Reception 📅 Tuesday, February 16 Young Professionals (YP) Summit Networking Reception 📅 February 16 - 19 Utility Management Conference
04 Dec 2026 YP Tacky Light Tour Dec 04, 2026 5:15 PM - 9:00 PM 🎄 Central VA YP Holiday Tacky Light Tour 🎄 It's not the holidays in Richmond without a Tacky Light Tour! Join the Central VA Young Professionals as we hit the road to see some of Richmond's most talked-about holiday displays! Think thousands of lights, oversized inflatables, and homes that take holiday decorating to a whole new level. 📅 Friday, December 4 📍 Pickup & Drop-Off: Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond 🕕 Tour Time: 5:30 to 8:00 PM Please arrive at least 15 minutes early, by 5:15 PM. The bus will be leaving at 5:30 PM. Stick around after the tour for a drink at Hardywood! 💲 Cost: Members: $10 Non-Members: $20 ✨ Limited Spots Available Space is limited to 23 attendees due to shuttle capacity, so register early to save your spot! 🍕 Pizza Provided Pizza will be provided by the YP Committee! 🚗 Parking Information Free street parking: Overbrook Road, Ownby Lane, and Botetourt Street Paid parking: Credit Union of Virginia lot at 1601 Ownby Ln, Richmond, VA 23220
10 Dec 2026 Central VA Holiday Party Dec 10, 2026 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Join us for a Festive Holiday Celebration! Come together with fellow VA AWWA and VWEA water professionals for a jolly Holiday Party at Three Notch'd Brewery off West Broad Street in Richmond.
10 Dec 2026 Northern VA Holiday Party Dec 10, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Join us for a Festive Holiday Celebration! Come together with fellow VA AWWA and VWEA water professionals for a jolly Holiday Party at Chubby Squirrel Brewing Company!
10 Dec 2026 Eastern VA Holiday Party Dec 10, 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Kick off the holiday season with an evening of fun, laughter, and celebration at our Holiday Social! Join friends and colleagues at Three Notch'd Brewery for great conversations, festive drinks, and plenty of holiday spirit.
10 Dec 2026 Southwestern VA Holiday Party Dec 10, 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Kick off the holiday season with an evening of fun, laughter, and celebration at our Holiday Social! Join friends and colleagues at the brewery for great conversations, festive drinks, and plenty of holiday spirit.
04 Feb 2027 Virginia Utility Management Seminar Feb 04, 2027 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Join us for a one day seminar focused on topics important to utilities.