2025 Convention & Trade Show

Convention Schedule!

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

• 8:00 am – FWQA Annual Golf Tournament at Celebration Golf Club

Thursday, June 19, 2025

• 7:30 am – Registration                   
• 8:15- 8:45 Frankly Speaking about Water Conditioning
  • Frank DeSilva, ResinTech
• 8:45-9:45 am Selling Without Scaring- Navigating Primary Contaminants
  • Candice Wentling, MWS, Director Certified Action
  • This session will be repeated.
• 8:45-9:45 am Treating for Arsenic
  • Kevin Osborn, ResinTech
  • This session will be repeated.
• 9:45-10:45 am Selling Without Scaring- Navigating Primary Contaminants
  • Candice Wentling, MWS, Director Certified Action  (Repeat)
• 9:45-10:45 am Treating for Arsenic
  • Kevin Osborn, ResinTech (Repeat)
• 10:45-11:15 am UVC LED Disinfection Systems
  • Sebastian Ekholm, Watersprint
• 10:45-11:15 am Anode Rods for Water Heaters
  • Jean-Francois Berthiaume, Corro-Protec
• 11:30– 12:30 pm FWQA Business Meeting, Election of Officers
  • WQA and Industry Update
• 12:30 pm-4:30 pm      FWQA 2025 TRADE SHOW OPEN
  • Lunch served in the Show
• 4:30 pm Live Auction — Your Bid makes it
  • A Winner for the FWQA Scholarship!
• 6:30 — 8:30 pm FWQA 50th Anniversary Dinner and Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025

• 8:30– 9:30 am Acquiring and Retaining Talent
  • Candice Wentling, MWS, Director Certified Action
• 9:30-10:30 am Anti-Scale Methods and Applications
  • Jeff Sadonis, Aqua Wholesale
• 10:30-11:30 am  The Cost of Doing Business
  • Mike Manley, AO Smith
• 11:30 am-12:30 pm Water Conditioning 101
  • Dave Emmens, Pentair

Join us Wednesday morning June 18th for our annual FWQA Golf Tournament at Celebration Golf Club. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 am. Following the tournament this year, we will have a luncheon and awards ceremony onsite. 

Join us Thursday evening from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for a Once in a Lifetime 50th Anniversary Celebration Evening! This special event is included for all attendees and exhibitors (who register by June 4, 2025)! This special evening will honor FWQA’s achievements and industry milestones with award presentations, a delicious dinner, and great company. Connect with fellow exhibitors and attendees while celebrating this unforgettable milestone event, complete with exciting surprises. You won’t want to miss it!

Due to last year’s success, our education sessions will not run during the trade show hours again this year. Classes will be held on Thursday morning as well as Friday morning. We will have education sessions running in the classrooms adjoining the convention hall between the hours of 8:00 am and 11:00 am on Thursday, June 19, as well as between 8:30 am and 1:00 pm Friday, June 20th. Stay tuned for additional information regarding class schedules as they evolve.

The Trade Show floor will be open between the hours of 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm on Thursday, June 19th. Lunch will be served in the Main Convention Hall on Thursday following our business meeting. Breakfast will be served on Friday morning.

Join us for our LIVE Auction at the close of the trade show on Thursday! Don’t miss this chance to bid on fantastic items and contribute to a great cause—all proceeds support the FWQA Scholarship Fund.