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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.
From The Design Observer Group.
Looking forward to this documentary series on water challenges and issues around the world. | |
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The Ripple Effect
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For each person you recommend who joins as a Regular AWRA Member, you will receive a $50.00 coupon for a 2011 AWRA conference --
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"The Wabash River Watershed: Assessment, Management, and the Future"
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
June 1-3, 2011
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Connections
The E-Newsletter of the
American Water Resources Association
Keeping You Connected
March 2011 |
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"What's another word for Thesaurus?"
Steven Wright
Dear ,
Last month I asked members and friends of AWRA to send me the 10 words or short phrases they thought of when they think of AWRA. I promised that I would do something fun with them ... here's the result!
I realize this might be a little hard to read, so here's a link to a larger PDF of your 10 Words.
Of course, I'm delighted that "water" shows up prominently! (Whew!) Also JAWRA, IMPACT, and "multidisciplinary" are big. And, no one had anything they needed to get off their chest either, so I am smiling.
I also promised to send an AWRA stainless steel water bottle to one lucky, randomly selected participant in the 10 Words Challenge. I am pleased to inform you the E. Hanson of the Vermont Rural Water Association should be receiving his water bottle shortly. Congrats!
Terry Meyer
AWRA
This month's challenge:
Who said: "Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it."
Send me your guess, and you'll be entered into a drawing for an AWRA stainless steel water bottle! Drawing on April 22. Fan Us I Follow Us I Join Us
* Former Members, Nonmembers, Unrenewed Members, and Members in the grace period can easily rectify their membership situation here. |
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There's Still Time!
 2011 AWRA Spring Specialty ConferenceManaging Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources:
Adaptation Issues, Options, and Strategies
Sheraton Inner Harbor I Baltimore, MD I April 18-20, 2011
Conference Home I Program-at-a-Glance I Complete Program
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The program is set & includes:
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Steven L. Stockton, P.E., Director of Civil Works, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC will present the keynot address on
"Challenges and Opportunities of Managing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources" -
Plenary panels of senior-level professionals from the federal sector, state government, local government, and the consulting/academic sectors, inlcuding: - Cathleen Kelly (Deputy Assoc Director for Climate Change Adaptation, White House Council on Environmental Quality)
- Kathy Jacobs (Asst Director for Climate Assessment & Adaption, Office of Science & Technical Policy)
- Matt Larson (Assoc Director for Climate & Land Use Change)
- Thomas Karl (Intermim Director of NOAA Climate Service & Director of National Climatic Data Center)
- Thomas Armstrong (DOI Senior Advisor for Climate Change)
- Casey Brown (University of Massachusetts Civil and Environmental Engineering Department)
- Zoe Johnson (Maryland Office for a Sustainable Future)
- Karen Metchis (EPA Senior Climate Advisor)
- 34 technical sessions
- Facilitated sessions designed to allow for discussion and exchanging views and lessons learned on key climate-change related water management issues identified by participants.
- A two-part pre-conference workshop (only $59 for BOTH parts!):
- Part 1: Introduction to Climate Adaptation Concepts and Elements &
- Part 2: Managing Climate Change
Workshop participants will learn about transitioning from "adaptation planning" to "adaptive management," applying adaptive management principles across various scales and planning horizons and addressing uncertainty.
There is Still Time to Register!
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Integrated Water Resources Management:
The Emperor's New Clothes or Indispensable Process
Snowbird Resort I Snowbird, UT
June 27-29, 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 ...
Make your plans today!
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Call for Abstracts Online Now!
2011 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference
Hyatt Regency I Albuquerque, NM
November 7-10, 2011
Submit abstracts by: May 13, 2011
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View General Topics I Hotel Info I Request Exhibit/Sponsor Info
The AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference has always provided a forum for participants to explore the many multidisciplinary aspects of water resources research, policy, and management. In addition to the broad array of topics offered in the past, the 2011 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference includes over 35 Special Sessions to choose from. The Special Sessions have been organized by water resources professionals from across the country; topics are timely and relevant, and reflect the diverse interests of AWRA members.
This year, you may submit an abstract either to the list of General Topics or to the variety of Special Sessions organized by water resources professionals from around the country. Click on the link for any of the Special Sessions to access the complete session description and the session organizer's contact information. Please contact the Special Session organizer directly with questions about a particular Special Session.
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Proceedings, Presentations, Podcasts Now Available Online
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, hear (and download) what you missed! |
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Do you have a manuscript you're looking to publish?
Do you want to reach a large, multi-disciplinary
audience around the world?
Consider these important JAWRA advantages:
Current Impact Factor ~~ 1.618
Time-to-First-Decision ~~ 84 days on average
Distribution ~~ 3,700 institutions worldwide
Easy Online Submittal System ~~ ScholarOne Manuscripts
Automated Proofing Process ~~ Wiley-Blackwell
PLUS, online manuscript tracking from submittal through publication!
When it's time to publish your next work,
think JAWRA first! |
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Water Resources Information
USGS Dallas L. Peck Memorial Auditorium, Reston, VA
Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 7:00 PM
Since its creation in 1882, the USGS Library has grown to become the world's largest library dedicated to earth and natural sciences, holding more than 1.5 million volumes and 800,000 maps. Richard Huffine, Director of the USGS Libraries Program, will highlight some of the rarest, most valuable, and significant materials held by the USGS. These include early maps of America, documents that establish the provenance of the Hope Diamond, and documentation of our exploration of the American West by Hayden, King, Powell and Wheeler. The Library's initiative to digitize their collection for online access will make these cultural and historic records available worldwide to anyone at anytime. Join us and learn how the USGS is using history to inform the future directions of USGS research and scholarship.
Call for papers for the new Journal for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
The Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, being launched cooperatively by the IWA and the Water institute at UNC, fills a critical gap and compliments other publications in the areas of WaSH and development. It is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the dissemination of high-quality information on the science, policy and practice of drinking-water supply, sanitation and hygiene at local, national and international levels. The journal publishes original contributions including research, analysis, review and commentary. It emphasizes issues of concern in developing and middle-income countries and in disadvantaged communities world-wide.
US EPA Releases Final "Coming Together for Clean Water, EPA's Strategy to Protect America's Waters"
The Coming Together for Clean Water strategy presents a framework for how EPA's national water program will address clean water challenges and highlights EPA's priorities for achieving our strategic goals. This strategy focuses on the following key areas: ensuring transparency and effectively reporting on the status of the health of all waters; increasing protection of source waters and healthy watersheds; restoring degraded waters and ecosystems; reducing the amount of pollution entering our waters that impact our health and our economy; and tackling new and emerging threats to our waters in a way that will ensure healthier, more livable communities.
NAWQA RELEASE - Tillage Practices by Watershed, Aggregated Across the Nation
Access this newly released USGS data-series report and maps that document county-level tillage practices by 8-digit hydrologic unit watersheds. County-level data were aggregated in cooperation with the Conservation Technology Information Center, including three types of conservation tillage (no-till, ridge-till, and mulch-till), reduced tillage, and intensive tillage. The dataset includes total planted acreage by tillage type for selected crops (corn, cotton, grain sorghum, soybeans, fallow, forage, newly established permanent pasture, spring and fall seeded small grains, and "other" crops) for 1989-2004. This national dataset can be useful in spatial and statistical analyses of land-management practices and their possible effects on the quality of water in nearby surface-water bodies and groundwater. |
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Other Water Resources Conferences
The Status and Future of the World's Large Rivers
Vienna, Austria
April 11-14, 2011
Workshop for Water and Wastewater Professionals
Contaminants of Emerging Concern: What you need to know.
Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center I Northglenn, CO
April 13, 2011
FLOW 2011 - Instream Flow Valuation in Public Decision-Making
Nashville, TN
May 2-4, 2011
Investing in our Water Future: A Focus on California
Bacara Resort I Santa Barbara, CA
April 28-29, 2011
Blue Tech Valley Water Conference
Clovis, CA
May 3-4, 2011
2011 National Hydrologic Warning Council
Training Conference and Exposition
San Diego, CA
May 9-12, 2011
International Association of Hydrological Sciences: Putting PUB into Practice
Canmore, Alberta, Canada
May 11-14, 2011
25th ICID European Regional Conference
Groningen, The Netherlands
May 16-20, 2011
USACE 2011 Infrastructure Systems Conference: Quality Design and Construction for a Stronger Future
Hyatt Regency Hotel I Atlanta, GA
June 13-17, 2011
National Water Law:
Managing Global Water Resources Symposium and Workshop
University of Dundee, Scotland
June 20 -24, 2011
SusCon 2011: Soil and Water: Handle with Care!
Nuremberg, Germany
June 28-29, 2011
Blueprint for Sustainable, Ecologically-based Watershed Management in China: A Workshop on Lessons Learned Globally
Beijing Normal University
July 31 - August 4, 2011
10th Annual StormCon
Anaheim, CA
August 21 - 25, 2011
2011 Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium:
Sustainable Stormwater and LID
Loews Philadelphia Hotel I Philadelphia, PA
September 25-28, 2011
IWRA World Water Congress
Porto de Galinhas, Brazil
September 25-29, 2011
Water and Health: Where Science Meets Policy
Chapel Hill, NC
October 3-7, 2011
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