{"id":18017,"date":"2026-07-26T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/?p=18017"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:08:55","slug":"third-annual-us-national-tag-member-meetup-sustaining-organization-wide-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isleutilities.com\/pt\/third-annual-us-national-tag-member-meetup-sustaining-organization-wide-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Annual US National TAG Member Meetup Focused on Building and Sustaining Organization-Wide Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June, ahead of ACE26, TAG Members from across the country convened in Washington, D.C., for the third annual US National TAG Member Meetup. The event was co-hosted by DC Water at their Headquarters.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Meetup included the announcement of the 2026 Trailblazer Award Winners, peer-to-peer utility conversations, and utility-led presentations on the journey to creating and establishing innovation programs. <\/span><\/p>\n

2026 Trailblazer Awards<\/b><\/h4>\n

The Trailblazer Awards recognize utilities and individuals pushing the boundaries in the water sector, demonstrating that collaboration and forward-thinking leadership are essential to addressing today\u2019s water challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the 2026 Trailblazer Award Winners! Read more about the 2026 Trailblazers aqui.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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2026 Trailblazer Award Winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Utility Discussions\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

The Meetup also gave TAG Members the chance to share organizational updates on innovation projects with conversations touching on new technologies under evaluation, biggest internal bottlenecks to adopting new technology (and how members are working around them), and capabilities or solutions attendees wish existed but haven’t been able to find.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the key takeaways from those discussions included:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n