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The Media of Water:
Stories of general interest about water and water issues in the media.
In addition to posts from several AWRA cognoscenti, you'll find links to other water blogs and water websites.
A new online magazine dedicated to covering the global environment.
Price water according to supply & demand. Article by David Zetland in Forbes. (Many more links to a variety of water articles along the left margin in "Water: Complete Coverage.")
Special issue of Brown & Caldwell's Water News.
Scientific American article by Peter Rogers. (Additional links within the article to slide shows & podcasts.) |
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| AWRA Opens
Virtual Exhibit Hall |
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AWRA Associate Members are featured in AWRA's new Virtual Exhibit Hall. One of the many membership benefits of the new Associate membership category is visible presence on the AWRA website and an extensive listing in the AWRA Virtual Exhibit Hall. If your company would like to be included in the AWRA Virtual Exhibit Hall, information is here.
Visitors can ramble the virtual halls of the exhibit hall without leaving the comfort of your home or office! Use the alphabetical listing, or do a keyword search to find what you need. |
| AWRA Job Awareness Program
Where the Water Resources Jobs Are |
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If you have a water resources position to fill or if you're in the market for a new position and want a new challenge or opportunity, visit the AWRA Job Awareness Program and get connected!
Post a Job
AWRA Associate Members receive a significant discount on this invaluable service!
With more than 20,000 hits this month, you can be sure your position is being seen by the right people.
If you have position you'd like to have featured in this column with a link to your posting on the AWRA Job Awareness Program, send me an email.
View Open Positions
A wide variety of disciplines representing open positions in the private sector, governmental agencies, and educational institutions. If you're a water resources professional looking for a new job, start here.
Available to AWRA Members at no charge!
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| Calls for Abstracts |
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Newport Beach, CA
March 30-April 2, 2009
Submit Abstracts by:
August 4, 2008
May 17-21, 2009
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August 10-14, 2009
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December 1, 2008
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AWRA Member News Here are a few items of particular interest to AWRA members:
Current Corporate and Institutional members recently received notification of this change to the membership categories resulting from the bylaws change this summer. Contact Terry Meyer if you have questions about the new category, or aren't sure what your options are for the 2008 membership year. You can read about the benefits at the link.
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
Keeping You Connected
July 2008 |
| Greetings!
"Yes, you know it's oil ...oil
It's creepin' in the sea
Oil ... oil
Don't buy it at the station, you can have it now for free
Just come on down to the shoreline where the water used to be."
Steve Forbert, The Oil Song
The above is actually the refrain from Forbert's 1993 "The Oil Song," in which each verse tells the story of a catastrophic oil spill. I guess a new verse is needed for the latest fuel oil spill that closed the Mississippi River this week. You can listen to the whole song here.
I thought you might want to add this to the playlist of "water songs" I've compiled on the AWRA Water Blog. Thanks to everyone for playing along and sending me some great suggestions! If we missed something, please feel free to add to the list ... I know there are more out there!
By the way, if your plans include attending the AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference this November in New Orleans (details below), and you are not currently an AWRA member, here's a tip:
Take advantage of the AWRA Half-Year Regular membership option available now. You'll not only save on your conference registration, you'll receive six months (July-December) of Water Resources IMPACT and JAWRA. Don't forget that AWRA members have online access to every single JAWRA issue, and almost 10 years of IMPACT. You can join here.
You're welcome.
Terry Meyer |
| Preliminary Program
Coming Soon! |
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Sheraton Hotel * New Orleans, LA
AWRA's Annual Water Resources Conference provides a multidisciplinary outlet for any subject related to water resources research, education, and management and, thus, is a forum for all participants in the water resources community. The Prorgam Committee is meeting this week to finalize the program. Presentations on all topics related to water resources will be on the program. In addition, the program will include panel discussions and special sessions that consist of linked presentations on a particular topic.
The Conference will include:
- oral and poster sessions
- plenary speakers
- panels
- pre-conference field trips and short courses
- networking events
- student activities
Attendees will enjoy opportunities for conversations about the many multidisciplinary aspects of water resources, and to make connections that will improve their understanding of the complex water issues of importance not only to the southeastern United States but also to the nation and the world.
Join us in New Orleans for
Community, Conversation,Connections
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| Call for Abstracts Now Open!
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2009 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
Anchorage Marriott Downtown * Anchorage, AK
May 4-6, 2009
AWRA has been a leader in the national dialogue on many aspects of climate change and water resources. The U.S. National Assessment on the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change took place in the late 1990's with significant contributions by AWRA and its membership. In 1999, AWRA's Spring Specialty Conference on Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change to Water Resources of the United States was followed by the publication of more than 30 articles in JAWRA.
What has transpired in the 10 years since the
1999 AWRA conference?
How have the predictions and concerns presented in the assessment of these issues developed?
We will have a full agenda covering water resources issues from around the country set in the backdrop of America's frontier, Alaska, during its fiftieth year since statehood. Meeting topics include meeting future water-supply needs, drought and flood co-management, ecosystem impacts, and water-management challenges. Additionally, since the Arctic is a place where change is expected to occur sooner and with greater effect, Alaska will be an ideal place to examine the many changes that are happening locally and effects on meeting the young state's development interests and the nation's energy needs.
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Water Resources Information
The Journal of the American Water Resources Association includes a book review section to keep readers abreast of the latest publications. The quality of the book review section depends on having qualified professionals willing to review books. We are always in need of reviewers. If you would be willing to review a book, please contact the Book Review Editor, Dr. R.H. McCuen at the link above. Provide your email address, a complete mailing address including ZIP; and a list of keywords that describes your areas of interests. Book reviews are generally about 1000 words in length.
This new report from the US Geological Survey examines what is known about the Nation's ground-water availability and places the regional studies by the USGS Ground-Water Resources Program as a long-term effort to understand ground-water availability in major aquifers across the US. Available online at the link.
Recently, AWRA's "books-on-demand" provider for out-of-print publications has stopped providing this service. If you are interested in a single article ($15) or a complete proceedings or monograph, send an email to info@awra.org. A complete listing of available publications is provided at the link. |
| AWRA State Section Activities
25th Annual Meeting of the Montana Section of AWRA
Big Sky Resort * Big Sky, MT
Duke Farms * Hillsborough, NJ
October 20-24, 2008
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Seattle, WA
October 23, 2008 |
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Other Water Resources Conferences
Charleston, South Carolina
August 12-14, 2008
Fifth International Engineering and Construction Conference
Univ of California, Irvine
August 27-29, 2008
San Diego, CA
September 2-5, 2008
Portland-Lloyd Center, Portland, OR
September 15-19, 2008
Madrid, Spain
September 15-19, 2008
Cincinnati, OH
September 20-24, 2008
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
September 21-24, 2008
San Antonio, TX
October 7-9, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
October 8-10, 2008
Fourth National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Rhode Island Convention Center * Providence, RI
October 11-15, 2008
International Conference on Nonrenewable Ground Water Resources
Portland, OR
October 13-14, 2008
Coastal Georgia Center * Savannah, GA
2008 AIH Annual Meeting & International Conference
Houston, TX
October 19-21, 2008
UNC- Chapel Hill, NC
Westin Seattle * Seattle, WA
November 16-19, 2008
Astor Crowne Plaza * New Orleans, LA
November 16-20, 2008
Desert Hot Springs, CA
November 18-20, 2008
AIT Conference Center * Bangkok, Thailand
January 5-7, 2009
Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting
February 23-28, 2009
San Diego, CA
Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Centre * Istanbul, Turkey
March 16-22, 2009
Wasser Berlin Exhibition * Berlin, Germany
March 30 - April 1, 2009
Vancouver, BC, Canada
August 10-14, 2009
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