SWANApalooza Wrap-Up

SWANA’s first-ever virtual conference debuted this week with virtual SWANApalooza, the industry’s premier technical conference. The conference featured a mix of live-streamed and pre-recorded keynote and technical presentations, accompanied by real-time discussions and briefings, and an interactive exhibit site.

The new conference structure allowed attendees to catch all the sessions they wanted to attend as well as go back if they missed a point as a speaker was presenting. There were also short “Networking Pop-ups” that gave participants a chance to see friendly faces twice a day for a break.

Monday started as a “preview day” to give participants a chance to explore the site and start watching pre-recorded technical sessions. Live sessions kicked off Tuesday with the COVID-19: The Impact on Solid Waste Operations and Lessons Learned keynote presentation. Here, SWANA CEO and Executive Director David Biderman talked with Kathryn Garcia, Commissioner, Department of Sanitation, New York City, to give you a first-hand account from the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

SWANApalooza wraps up this afternoon with the keynote presentation “COVID-19: Steps to Recovery,” which features five solid waste leaders discussing the steps the industry will need to take to navigate to a “new normal” post-COVID world.

Missed out on Virtual SWANApalooza?

Register by July 10, 2020 to gain access to all the Virtual SWANApalooza conference sessions from July 15 – September 15, 2020. Use your time this summer to increase your knowledge. View the recorded sessions and earn SWANA CEUs. The full schedule of sessions can be viewed here.

Even though you missed the real-time virtual SWANApalooza, you can still register to attend virtual SWANApalooza at your convenience. Click here to register and access the complete session and Q&A recordings.