The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected a new slate of officers for 2006 at its Fall Meeting. Elected were: PMI President Claude Theisen, T and S Brass and Bronze Co.; 1st Vice President Ken Martin, Delta Faucet; 1st Vice President Rod Ward, Speakman Co.; Treasurer Bill Axline, Fluidmaster; Immediate Past President John Lauer, Sloan Valve Co.; Directors at Large: Walt Strader, Price Pfister; Ray Fisher, Fisher Manufacturing; William Ball, WCM, and returning directors Pete DeMarco, American Standard; Tom White, Haws Co.; and Herb Barnhart, Tempress.

The group met Oct. 16-19 in Washington, D.C. The theme of the meeting was “Securing the Future.” Governor Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, was a keynote speaker. One of the highlights was the PMI-hosted Water Conservation Summit panel discussion moderated by Pete DeMarco of American Standard, Shabbir Rawalpindiwala of Kohler Co. and John Watson of Sloan Valve Co. Panelists included: Mary Ann Dickinson of the California Urban Water Conservation Council; Richard Harris of East Bay Municipal Utility District; David Broustis of Seattle Public Utilities; Jim Hanlon, of the Environmental Protection Agency; Stephanie Tanner of EPA for LEED; and Vicki Wardon of The Green Building Initiative. Invited guests included Ed Osann, Potomac Resources; John Koeller, Koeller and Co.; John Flowers, EPA; Christine Reimer, National Ground Water Association; and Pete Censky, Water Quality Association.