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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.
The Economist featured an online Oxford-style debate on "The Value of H2O" in October.
The proposition:
"This house believes that water, as a scarce resource, should be priced according to its market value."
The results are in: 44% in favor of the proposition; 56% against. Click on the link for more information on this, or their other debates.
is a film project that looks at how the ongoing drought affects the American Southwest states. It has been airing this fall on PBS stations. Click on the link for a schedule.
A Virginia Tech professor, Sunil Sinha, tackles the long-buried problem of America's aging water and sewer infrastructure in this documentary airing on PBS. Click on the link for a schedule. |
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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 their homes or offices! Use the alphabetical listing, or do a keyword search to find what you need. |
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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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August 10-14, 2009
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AWRA Member News Here are a few items of particular interest to AWRA members:
First Renewal Notices Sent to AWRA Members
The renewal process for 2009 membership is underway. If you haven't already renewed, don't put it off -- Renew today by:
Thank you for your continued membership in AWRA!
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
Keeping You Connected
October 2008 |
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Greetings!
It's been very busy month at the AWRA office!
Final preparations are being made for the 2008 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference. There is still time to register and plan to attend ~ We're in New Orleans, November 17-20 this year, and all the links you need are included in this newsletter.
Both of our 2009 AWRA Specialty Conferences now have open calls for abstracts. Links and information are below. As always, feel free to share AWRA conference information with your colleagues who might be interested in participating or attending. Post them on your website, forward to your email list, spread the word. AWRA conferences are the better for the diversity of disciplines and perspectives in attendance!
AWRA members should have received their membership renewal notices. Renew early ~~ it really does reduce AWRA's carbon imprint. If you are not yet a member, now is a great time to join. You'll be queued up to receive all your great AWRA member benefits beginning January 1.
Have a ghoulishly happy halloween, and don't forget to vote on Tuesday!
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AWRA Annual Conference
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Sheraton Hotel * New Orleans, LA
November 17-20, 2008
66 technical sessions and panels.
Read the abstracts and preview each session.
Keynote Speakers
The people leading the infrastructure rebuilding
effort in New Orleans will address conference attendees in the Opening Plenary.
Program-at-a-Glance
Overview of the daily conference program.
Plan your conference schedule before you get there!
Overview of the session tracks at the conference.
Whatever your interests -- We've got you covered!
Pre-Conference Events
(sponsored by ARCADIS & HNTB)
(sponsored by Brown & Caldwell)
Special Conference Events
(sponsored by Black & Veatch)
Student Career Program
(sponsored by Higgins Engineering)
Attend the Conference!
(Read about the Group Discounts now available!)
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.
Attendees will enjoy opportunities for conversations about the many multidisciplinary aspects of water resources, and 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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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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Submit by January 26, 2009
2009 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort * Snowbird UT
June 29-July 1, 2009
Water and natural resources systems are dynamic and, as stewards of these resources, we must continually adapt in order to address evolving issues and conditions such as population growth and migration, urbanization, land and water use changes, and climate variability / change. Our 2006 AWRA Specialty Conference in Missoula was the first of our investigations into this emerging approach to water resources management.
Our 2009 conference will engage the key managers, researchers and "on the ground" practitioners who currently are setting the trends relative to designing and implementing adaptive management programs. The overall goal remains the establishment of a forum where we can learn more about the basis, theories and practical aspects of adaptive management; where we can gain a better perspective about national, regional and local directions, requirements and needs; and where we can share experiences in order to improve our existing programs and to develop more rigorous, credible future adaptive management programs.
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continue developing a consensus on basic adaptive management terms and concepts, what constitutes a successful adaptive management program and what key "parts" are necessary to implement a successful program.
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explore the theoretical basis, the legal, policy and socioeconomic drivers and the practical aspects of designing and implementing scientifically-based, but practical "real world" adaptive management programs.
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examine lessons learned, new/emerging issues and programs, and look for opportunities for interdisciplinary and interagency cooperation and coordination in the adaptive management field.
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Water Resources Information
ASFPM Releases White Paper
ASFPM has published a white paper on "Natural & Beneficial Floodplain Functions: Floodplain Management - More than Flood Loss Reduction." It's available for download at the link.
Play a Game & Help Water for People
CIGNA and Water for People have teamed up for clean water. Play this fun online game (at the link), learn about your own health choices, and help Water for People all at the same time. For every three questions each player correctly answers, CIGNA will donate clean water for a day to a student in one of five schools in India. (Editor's note: I played it myself for a few minutes this morning, and gave three kids in India water for the day! You might want to bookmark this one.)
AWRA's incoming President-Elect Ari Michelsen will serve as the AWRA representative on the Review Team of the National Committee on Levee Safety. Periodically, the committee will call for comments. If you ware interested in providing comments, please let us know at the above link.
Unsaturated Zone Hydrology for Scientists & Engineers
The first edition of this important resource book was published in 1999, and due to its overwhelming popularity was out of print five years later. The second edition (with significant changes) will be released in 2009. In the meantime, with support from the US Geological Survey and the publisher Prentice Hall, it has been made available for download ~ provided you agree to certain very reasonable restrictions ~ at no charge. Visit the link for more information, or to download. |
AWRA State Section Activities
Delaware State Section of AWRA
Discussion on Water Resource Initiatives in the State
DelDOT * Dover DE
November 5, 2008
"Planning for the Unpredictability"
Florida Gulf Coast University * Fort Myers, FL
November 7, 2008
Presentation by: EPA Administrator Benjamin Grumbles
Ireland's Four Courts *Arlington, VA
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Other Water Resources Conferences
UNC- Chapel Hill, NC
November 5-6, 2008
TechH2O Center * El Paso, TX
November 5-6, 2008
Radisson Hill Country Resort & Spa * San Antonio, TX
November 5-7, 2008
Lake Louise, Canada
November 11 - 14, 2008
Astor Crowne Plaza * New Orleans, LA
November 16-20, 2008
Desert Hot Springs, CA
November 18-20, 2008
Hilton Melbourne Beach Oceanfront Hotel * Melbourne, FL
December 8-9, 2008
AIT Conference Center * Bangkok, Thailand
January 5-7, 2009
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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
Newport Beach, CA
March 30-April 2, 2009
Parmelia Hilton * Perth, Western Australia
May 5-9, 2009
Capital Hilton Hotel * Washington, DC
May 11-13, 2009
Kansas City Marriott Downtown * Kansas City, MO
May 17-21, 2009
8th Conference and Exposition of the National Hydrologic Warning CouncilVail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa * Vail, CO
May 18-21, 2009
Rosen Centre * Orlando, FL
June 7-12, 2009
Reykjavik, Iceland June 23-26, 2009
Manila, Philippines
November 23-27, 2009 |
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