The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to 9,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries. The Association's goals are to strengthen the environmental profession, expand scientific and technological responses to environmental concerns, and assist professionals in critical environmental decision making to benefit society.
A&WMA is divided into 33 regional sections, 67 local chapters, and 40 student chapters worldwide. The South Atlantic States Section (SASS) is comprised of A&WMA members that reside in Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and the District of Columbia. Within SASS there are four local chapters: the Baltimore/Washington Chapter, Old Dominion (Richmond) Chapter, Research Triangle Park (Raleigh/Durham) Chapter, and the Western Carolinas (Greenville-Spartanburg) Chapter. Additionally, there are student chapters at North Carolina State University, Duke University, North Carolina A&T University, and James Madison University.
The SASS hosts Specialty Conferences and Workshops for the national memebership in addition to it's own annual meeting. The Chapters provide more frequent meetings for local members.
For more information about the Air and Waste Management Association, go to: http://www.awma.org.