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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.
ProPublica's archive of investigative reporting on the process of extracting natural gas from shale. Lots of info here, but be sure to watch "Fracking: The Music Video"!
NatGeo's feature article on -- & photos of -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef. | |
Sea-Level Rise
NPR story about the rising sea in coastal NC. |
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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 | |
"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
May 2011 |
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"Why can't we get all the people together in the world that we really like and then just stay together? I guess that wouldn't work. Someone would leave. Someone always leaves. Then we would have to say good-bye. I hate good-byes."
~Charles M. Schulz
Dear ,
Today is my last day at AWRA. And, like Charles Schultz, I also hate goodbyes. But, I couldn't leave this wonderful place without saying goodbye to you all, so I am sending you this month's Connections a few days early.
I have enjoyed the past six years here at AWRA immeasurably, in large part because of my daily interactions with you all. I will miss that. Thank you for the work you are doing, the research you are conducting, and the students you are teaching. Thank you for showing this marketing geek with an interest in water just how important water is to every aspect of life, and how complex it is. And, thank you for the difference you are making in the multifaceted and difficult issues facing water resources professionals every day: emerging contaminants, water quality, water supply, water policy, hydraulic fracturing, climate change impacts, wetlands restoration, stormwater management, floodplain management to name but a few.
In fact, right now, there are bunches of you dealing with the flooding along the Mississippi, and bunches more watching the developments with great interest. We've included some very informative links in this issue to help you follow the story.
I have to watch you all from the sidelines now, but I will be watching.
Garrison Keillor's sign off seems appropriate, so I will steal it:
Be good. Do good work. Keep in touch.
Terry Meyer
AWRA
P.S. The randomly selected winner from the last month's challenge participants is D. Powers. Your AWRA stainless steel water bottle is on its way to you! Thanks to everyone who sent in their personal definition of Integrated Water Resources Management! You can see them here. 
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Preliminary Program Online Now! 
Integrated Water Resources Management:
The Emperor's New Clothes or Indispensable Process
Snowbird Resort I Snowbird, UT
June 27-29, 2011
Early Bird Registration Deadline June 7th
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Preliminary Program Coming Soon!
2011 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference
Hyatt Regency I Albuquerque, NM
November 7-10, 2011
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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.
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Mark Your Calendars!
2012 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
GIS & Water Resources VII
(keep checking the AWRA homepage for updated info)
Sheraton New Orleans I New Orleans, LA I March 26-28, 2012
Back in the AWRA conference line-up for 2012 is the seventh in a long-running series on GIS & Water Resources. The location and dates have just been finalized, and the conference committee is working on the Call for Abstracts -- it should be online in early June. In the meantime, mark your calendars, and remind yourself why this is a must attend event for anyone working on GIS in water resources by checking out:
GIS & Water Resources VI Proceeding, Presentations & Podcasts (2010, Orlando)
GIS & Water Resources V Podcasts (2008, San Mateo)
Join AWRA in New Orleans for
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Proceedings, Presentations, Podcasts Now Available Online
April 18-20, 2011
For a limited time, the conference proceedings and presentations from the AWRA Spring Specialty 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 download what you missed! |
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Water Resources Information
Mississippi River Flooding Information
The Endocrine Disrupter Exchange (TEDX)
TEDX is pleased to announce that the TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors is now available on our website (www.endocrinedisruption.org). Every chemical on the TEDX List has one or more verified citations to published, accessible, primary scientific research demonstrating effects on the endocrine system. There are approximately 800 chemicals currently on the TEDX List, which will be updated regularly as new studies are published and prior research is uncovered for endocrine disruptors not yet on the list.
FracFocus
FracFocus is the hydraulic fracturing chemical registry website. This website is a joint project of the Ground Water Protection Council (an organization whose members are state regulatory agencies) and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (a multi-state government agency). On this site you can search for information about the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells, educational materials designed to help you put this information in perspective, and a tool that helps you locate wells near you.
The International WaterCentre's Water Leader Scholarships are now open to study the IWC Master of Integrated Water Management in Australia in 2012. The program equips students with the integration, leadership and managerial skills to become part of an elite group of water leaders with sustainable and holistic solutions to global water and climate change challenges. The program takes a multi-disciplinary, whole-of-water-cycle approach. It is a co-badged and co-taught degree by The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and The University of Western Australia.
· Full tuition (valued at AU$41,520) and partial tuition scholarships
· Scholarship applications open 1 May - 1 August 2011
· Open to Australian and international students
· Program starts in February 2012 (The University of Queensland, Brisbane) |
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Non-AWRA Calls for Abstracts
2011 Annual Conference of the Floodplain Management Association
San Diego, CA
September 6 - 9, 2011
Deadline for Submission: May 27, 2011
2012 AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference
Portland, OR
March 18-21, 2012
Submit Abstracts by May 27, 2011
2011 UCOWR/NIWR Conference
Planning for Tomorrow's Water: Snowpack, Aquifers, and Reservoirs
Boulder, CO,
July 11-14, 2011
Submit Poster Abstracts by May 31, 2011
2011 WaTER Conference
Synergy at the Interface: Integrating Technology,
Social Entrepreneurship and Behavior Change
Norman, OK
October 24-25, 2011
Submit Abstracts by June 15, 2011
Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future
Minneapolis, MN
October 9-12, 2011
Submit Abstracts by: July 26, 2011
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Other Water Resources Conferences
The 3rd IEEE GRSS Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing:
Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS)
Lisbon, Portugal
June 6-9, 2011
Rice, Water and Climate Change: Drama in Vietnam?
University of Dundee I Dundee, Scotland
June 8, 2011
USACE 2011 Infrastructure Systems Conference: Quality Design and Construction for a Stronger Future
Hyatt Regency Hotel I Atlanta, GA
June 13-17, 2011
2nd Annual Canadian Water Summit:
Opportunities for Designing Our Water Future
International Centre I Toronto, Ontario
June 14, 2011
Water Solutions: Innovations in Water Management
Hilton Hotel I Vancouver, WA
June 16, 2011
Sustainable Management of Sewage Sludge and Biowaste
June 16-17, 2011
Valencia, Spain
National Water Law:
Managing Global Water Resources Symposium and Workshop
University of Dundee, Scotland
June 20 -24, 2011
Fish Passage Conference of 2011.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
June 27-29, 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
2nd Annual International Law and Transboundary Freshwaters Workshop
University of Dundee, Scotland
August 1-5, 2011
South Central Membrane Association's 2011 Annual Conference
Holiday Inn Riverwalk I San Antonio
August 17-19, 2011
10th Annual StormCon
Anaheim, CA
August 21 - 25, 2011
Floodplain Management Association Annual Conference
Flood Risk Management in the 21st Century
San Diego, CA
September 6-9, 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:Â Where Science Meets PolicyÂ
Chapel Hill, NC
October 3-7, 2011
Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
October 9-12, 2011
International Symposium on Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Arid and Semi-arid Regions
Xi'an, China
October 21-23, 2011
Sustaining Our Nation's Water Resources: Answering the Call for Stewardship
Stamp Student Union I College Park, MD
October 25, 2011
14th World Lake Conference
Austin, TX
October 31 - November 4, 2011
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
2012 AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference
Portland, OR
March 18-21, 2012
NWQMC 8th National Water Monitoring Conference
Water: One Resource -- Shared Effort -- Common Future
Portland, OR
April 30 - May 4, 2012
IWA Congress on Water, Climate and Energy
Dublin, Ireland
May 13-18, 2012 |
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