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This sponsorship opportunity is available ONLY to AWRA Associate members! Connections is distributed monthly to more than 13,000 water resources professionals. Your logo, a link, and a brief company description will appear in this spot on the Connections you sponsor. Contact Terry Meyer for more information. |
The Media of Water:
Stories of general interest about water and water issues in the media.
Check out the podcasts from the plenary sessions and selected scientific sessions from our 2008 Riparian & GIS conferences as well as the 2007 Annual Conference.
PBS 's new series will premiere on March 18, 2009 with the "The State of the World's Oceans." Set your DVR and tune in!
Earth as Art
Stunning gallery of photos of the earth from space. Way cool. |
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| AWRA
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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. |
| 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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AWRA Member News Here are a few items of particular interest to AWRA members:
There's Still Time to Renew for 2009
The renewal process for 2009 membership is underway. If you haven't already renewed, don't put it off -- Renew today by:
If you are a current AWRA member, and you want to maintain your AWRA membership but are experiencing an economic hardship, contact me. We might be able to assist.
Thank you for your continued membership in AWRA!
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| Non-AWRA
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The Walt Disney World Resort * Orlando, FL
October 4-8, 2009
Submit Abstracts by: February 27, 2009
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
Keeping You Connected
January 2009 |
Dear :
Did you hear it? I did.
Our new president said the word "water" in his inaugural address! Here's exactly what he said:
"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds." President Barack Obama in his inaugural address 1/30/2009
I know, I know, it could have been more ... broader ... deeper, but it's a start!
Happy New Year!
Terry Meyer
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2009 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
Anchorage Marriott Downtown * Anchorage, AK
May 4-6, 2009
More than 200 abstracts were submitted in response to the call for abstracts!
Stay tuned for the Preliminary Program!
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Registration Open!
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.
Not sure what Adaptive Management is?
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.
If you are interested in organizing a special session at the conference, please contact Mark Colosimo, the Program Chair for the Conference.
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Mark your calendars!
November 9-12, 2009
Call for Abstracts Coming Soon!
The 2009 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference will provide a forum for participants to explore the many multidisciplinary aspects of water resources. In addition to the diverse mix of technical sessions offered at all AWRA conferences, we will focus attention on a broad range of technical, social and legal topics that are of national and international interest, including:
- conflicts over water and efforts to resolve them
- recent advances in water resource monitoring
- modeling and analysis
- effects and responses to drought, floods, and other natural calamities
- collaborative efforts to address transboundary and international water issues
Regional topics will highlight efforts to protect and clean up Puget Sound, and address emerging issues on the Columbia River, salmon recovery and stormwater management. Of special interest to AWRA members, the 2009 conference will comprise many special topic sessions, including a presentation and panel discussion of the findings of AWRA's ongoing "Water Resources Concerns in the Next Decade" project, an in-depth survey of AWRA members by IMPACT editors that will elucidate the most important water-related issues facing our country, and identify actions necessary to address them.
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Water Resources Information
The draft report of the National Levee Safety Review Committee is available for review at the link. The NCLS is a committee of federal, state, local, and private sector members with the direction from Congress to prepare recommendations and a strategic implementation plan on a National Levee Safety Program.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 * 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Washington, DC 20004
Please RSVP with your name and affiliation.
Peter Gleick, one of the world's leading authorities on water issues, will present his newly released biennial report The World's Water 2008-2009. Issues explored in this volume include peak water and how to meet human water needs sustainably; adaptation measures for a changing climate; updates on Millennium Development Goals methods, data, and reporting; and water threats and solutions in China. If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into the live or archived webcast at the link above (www.wilsoncenter.org). The webcast will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. National Agenda for Drinking Water
The American Water Works Association, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the National Association of Water Companies, and the National Rural Water Association prepared an agenda for the new adminstration on the topic of drinking water. It's available at the link.
River Basin Bulletin
The River Basin Bulletin is an occasional e-newsletter which aims to inform the water sector and comment on initiatives in integrated river basin management and water policy. You can subscribe for free at the link.
The CALFED Science Program is currently seeking research proposals for its 2009 Proposal Solicitation Package in support of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. Approximately $8 million will be available for research in four topic areas:
Topic 1: Native Fish Biology and Ecology
Topic 2: Food Webs of Key Delta Species and their Relationship to Water Quality and other Drivers
Topic 3: Coupled Hydrologic and Ecosystem Models
Topic 4: Water and Ecosystem Management Decision Support System Development
For more information and to access detailed information about this grant opportunity, please visit the link. Proposals should be submitted by February 27, 2009.
Undergraduate Research Fellowships @ Virginia Tech
Applications are invited from qualified undergraduate students to participate in a National Science Foundation 10-week summer research program in interdisciplinary watershed sciences and engineering at Virginia Tech. More information and application at the link. Apply by March 2, 2009.
Longworth House Office Building
February 11, 2009 * 1:00pm
A three-person panel will lead a discussion of the recommendations from the AWRA 4th National Water Policy Dialogue at the first RNRF Public Policy Roundtable of 2009. The results of the dialogue are available at the link.
The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAEN) at Texas A&M University invites applications for 3 minority USDA National Needs Fellowships at the Doctorate
level in Agricultural Biosecurity, Water Quality, and Sustainability. These fellowships are available immediately for both engineering and nonengineering students. More information and how to apply at the link above.
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| New Jersey State Section
Duke Farms, Somerset County, NJ
April 27-May 1, 2009
Wisconsin State Section
Ramada Stevens Point Hotel * Stevens Point, WI
March 5 and 6, 2009
Colorado State Section
Mt. Vernon Country Club, Golden, Colorado
April 17, 2009
Indiana State Section
Holiday Inn Conference Center * Columbus, IN
May 6-8, 2009
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Other Water Resources Conferences
Toronto, Ontario
February 19-20, 2009
Marriott Pyramid Hotel * Albuquerque, NM
February 26-27, 2009
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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
Texas A&M University * College Station, TX
April 19-23, 2009
Tampa, FL
April 19-22, 2009
Parmelia Hilton * Perth, Western Australia
May 5-9, 2009
Capital Hilton Hotel * Washington, DC
May 11-13, 2009
Doubletree Hotel * Portland, OR
May 14-16, 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
Green Works to Reduce Flood Losses
Rosen Centre * Orlando, FL
Prague, Czechoslovakia
June 22-26, 2009
International Hydropower Association 2009 Congress
Reykjavik, Iceland June 23-26, 2009
Texas A&M University * College Station, TX
August 2-4, 2009
Manila, Philippines
November 23-27, 2009 |
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