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AWRA State Section Activities
2010 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference Info
2011 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
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2011 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference
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The Media of Water
Stories of general interest about water and water issues in the media.

Always something new on the AWRA Water Blog.

Sen Paul Simon Water for the World Act
The Chronicle Group's educational video on the Water for the World Act.
 
National Geographic's calculator for establishing your water footprint.  Other great water-related news links and resources on this page, too!
 
I like to include this link every once in awhile ... it's a great source of water news and resources.

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AWRA State Section Activities
 Upcoming Meetings
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Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Section "Wisconsin's Role in Great Lakes Restoration"

Radisson Paper Valley Appleton, WI

March 3-4, 2011

Submit Abstracts by:  December 6, 2011


The Oregon Water Conference 2011

 "Evaluating and Managing Water Resources

in a Climate of Uncertainty"

(convened by Oregon State Section of AWRA & Oregon Chapter of AIH)

CH2M Hill Alumni Cntr

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

May 24-25, 2011

Submit Abstracts by:  January 15, 2011




Connections

The E-Newsletter of the

American Water Resources Association

Keeping You Connected

November 2010

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"I don't know why we have to go on field trips. Why can't we stay in school? Why should we bother the outside world? Do you know what going on a field trip means? It means we ride about 10,000 miles on a bus and we all get sick!" Sally (Charlie Brown's little sister)

 
Dear   ,

Sally and I could not be more different.  I love a field trip -- in fact, I seek them out!  And I saw the perfect opportunity for one when I took a new route to my yoga class through Kearneysville, WV and discovered a USGS complex there in the middle of nowhere.  How did I not know it was there?  It's practically in my backyard!

What a fun morning I had, traveling to Kearneysville before work one chilly morning the week after the AWRA Annual Conference when Bruce Taggart, the Assistant Center Director of the USGS Leetown Science Center, graciously agreed to give me a tour of the facility.

He started with a brief history of the Center ... It was established in 1931 on the grounds of a large farm in existence since the 1700s as the oldest Federal fishery research center.  While the name of the facility and the federal agency operating it changed several times over the years, it has always been dedicated to fishery research.  The property has several cold-water springs -- a feature that attracted them to this site -- and is situated on more than 400 hundred acres.  Also on the property are a grist mill dating back to the 1700s (which has been incorporated into the architecture of the main building), a few Sears & Roebuck houses, and the old homestead, "Mount Misery."  I'm still looking for the story behind that sad name.  As near as I can tell, it's been Mount Misery since before the Civil War.

As we wandered the complex, I was reminded once again about the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to solving the water resources issues and challenges that face us.  It's an approach that AWRA encourages, and the USGS embodies.  The Leetown Science Center's work falls in to six components, three of which are located at the Kearneysville site:  Aquatic Ecology, Restoration Technologies, and Fish Health.  You can read all about the research they have done and are doing in each of these branches at the links, but I particularly enjoyed hearing about the acid mine water reclamation research and ballast water studies in the Reclamation Technologies Branch, the landscape ecology and GIS-based studies in the Aquatic Ecology Branch, and the work being done on emerging contaminants in the Fish Health branch.

The building housing the Fish Health Branch, with its vats of fish in various stages of development and "clean" rooms, the expanse of half-acre and quarter-acre fish ponds, and the stocked fish pond that hosts fishing outings for disabled veterans were highlights for me.

Many, many thanks to Bruce and the folks at the USGS Leetown Science Center for accommodating me! Such a nice change of pace, and so informative.  Just as it happens at each and every AWRA conference, I was once again struck by the array of important work being done by people working on water resources issues. 

All y'all (as my college roommate used to say) deserve much more credit than you get.  Please consider my little field trip report a blanket "thank you" to you all for the work you do.

Terry Meyer
AWRA

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Proceedings, Presentations, Podcasts Now Available Online
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November 1-4, 2010
 
For a limited time, the conference proceedings, presentations, and podcasts from the AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference earlier this month are available online to anyone.  (Yes, we are nice like that.)
 
We'll be moving this content to the members-only section soon, so if you weren't able to attend, take a moment to see (and hear) what you missed! 
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2011 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference

Managing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources:

Adaptation Issues, Options, and Strategies

Sheraton Inner Harbor  I  Baltimore, MD I  April 18-20, 2011

  

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AWRA will bring together decision-makers, water managers and technical professionals from federal, state, and local agencies, academia, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to focus on the following key questions: 

  • What climate adaptation strategies, decision-making approaches, planning and evaluation methods do water managers and water professionals need to prepare for climate change impacts on water resources? 
  • What kinds of assessment and planning approaches do we need, what kind of solutions may be available, how much will they cost, what kinds of institutional adaptation may be necessary, and what might be the environmental and socioeconomic impacts and considerations that need to be taken into account? 

While this conference is intended to bring together a wide range of decision-makers, managers, scientists, engineers and others, our desire is to weave three specific concepts throughout the conference:

  • Enabling informed decision making under heightened uncertainty
  • Assessment of climate change impacts in light of technical issues and other water management drivers
  • Developing robust and flexible adaptive management approaches
Call for Abstracts Now Open!
Summer2011
 Integrated Water Resources Management:
The Emperor's New Clothes or Indispensible Process
Keystone Resort  I Keystone, CO
June 20-22, 2011
Submit Abstracts by: February 14, 2011
 
Just what is IWRM, and what does it entail?
How well does IWRM work in practice?
 
According to the Global Water Partnership, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a "process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems."  
  
This AWRA Conference will explore IWRM in detail from both US and international perspectives, and looks to answer questions such as:
  • How does IWRM work in practice?
  • What can we learn from IWRM failures?
  • Can IWRM be applied to the development of nonrenewable water resources?
  • How can IWRM best be implemented?
  • How does IWRM relate to governance?
  • Can IWRM mitigate conflict and promote cooperation?
  • Has IWRM evolved and is there something better?
  • How are IWRM and adaptive management related?
  • Does IWRM relate well to WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene)?
  • How do we train the next generation of water professionals to apply IWRM?
  • Do scientific and technological gaps exist that hinder IWRM?
  •  Plus many more ...
 
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2011 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference

Hyatt Regency  I  Albuquerque, NM

November 7-10, 2011

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Water Resources Information

USGS Public Lecture Series

Restoring the Everglades: How Old Dead Things help us Solve Today's Problems / By Dr. Lynn Wingard

Dallas L. Peck Memorial Auditorium I Reston, VA

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 7:00 PM

The Greater Everglades Ecosystem of southern Florida is a unique environment designated a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International Importance. Development and water management practices have profoundly altered this ecosystem, endangering much of the animal life found there. Efforts are underway to restore the ecosystem to a more natural state. But how do we determine what the natural state of the Everglades should be and how do we measure it? Dr. Lynn Wingard will share the research USGS scientists are conducting that is providing the answers to these questions, allowing restoration management agencies to develop realistic and attainable restoration goals. Join us to learn how the past helps us solve present day problems in this "river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea."

 

Kinship Conservation Fellows

Deadline for Applications: January 24, 2011

The Kinship Conservation Fellows program is a competitive training program that seeks to improve the leadership skills of practitioners who confront the ever-shifting challenges in the field of conservation.  Kinship awards selected Fellows with a $6,000 stipend and provides lodging during the month-long program.  Fellows engage in unique peer and community learning to explore the business, finance, and economic principles underpinning trends in the field of conservation.  Kinship's faculty is composed of practitioners with global experience who bring Fellows' individual projects to life through case study comparisons, working groups, and mentoring sessions.  To learn more, or to access the online application form, please visit the link.

 

Call for Nominations: National Wetlands Awards
Deadline for submittal:  December 15, 2010

The 2011 National Wetlands Awards nomination process is now open. Since 1989, the National Wetlands Awards have honored more than 150 outstanding individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary effort, innovation, and excellence in wetland conservation, research, and education. Award recipients demonstrate the tremendous impact that individual dedication makes - inspiring greater stewardship of our national wetlands heritage. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee of wetland experts from across the country and honored at a ceremony on Capitol Hill each May - American Wetlands Month.  Awards will be given for individuals in the following six categories:

Conservation and Restoration
Education and
Outreach
Landowner Stewardship
Science Research
State, Tribal, and Local Program Development
Wetlands Community Leader

 

 

Experts Needed for Independent Panels to Review Data Used for FEMA Flood Maps

The National Institute of Building Sciences is seeking qualified scientific and technical professionals from the public, private, and academic sectors to serve on Scientific Resolution Panels (SRPs) to resolve conflicting scientific and technical data to be incorporated into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) revised flood maps. The SRPs will perform independent reviews of the scientific and technical data presented by both FEMA and the community and provide recommendations to the FEMA Administrator for a final determination.  Interested professionals must have expertise in riverine, lacustrine, coastal flood hazard, surveying, topographic information, hydrologic analysis, hydraulic analysis, coastal analysis, or other pertinent experience applicable to the development of flood elevations and Flood Insurance Rate Maps.To learn more about the Scientific Review Panel initiative and to fill out an application to serve, visit the link.

 

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Non-AWRA
Calls for Abstracts 

Anaheim, CA

August 21 - 25, 2011
Submit Abstracts by:  December 14, 2010

 

 5th National Conference and Expo on

Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration

"Preparing for Climate Change: Science, Practice, and Policy"

November 13-17, 2010

Galveston, Texas

Submit Abstracts by March 2, 2011

 

 Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future

Minneapolis, MN

October 9-12, 2011 
Submit Abstracts by:  July 26, 2011

OtherConfs 
Other Water Resources Conferences
 UNESCO * Paris, France
December 6-8, 2010

 30th Annual Water Management Conference

(click on the link to email for further information) 
Vail, Colorado

January 16-19, 2011

 

15th Annual Toward Harmony with Nature Conference

Oshkosh, WI

January 29, 2011

 

Human Right to Water in the West

 Willamette University I Salem, OR

February 3 -5, 2011

 

 21st Annual International Conference on

Soils, Sediments, Water, and Energy and

AEHS Foundation Annual Meeting

Marriott Mission Valley * San Diego, CA

March 14-17, 2011
  
Vienna, Austria

April 11-14, 2011

 

2011 National Hydrologic Warning Council

Training Conference and Exposition

San Diego, CA

May 9-12, 2011

 

Porto de Galinhas, Brazil
September 25-29, 2011

 Groningen, The Netherlands

May 16-20, 2011

 

Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

 October 9-12, 2011 

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