What a beautiful and busy time of year! Everything is new and fresh, including National AWRA benefits! AWRA HQ has recently created and launched a webinar series based on the seminal IWRM report written by our Policy Committee and released earlier this year. This series is FREE to all National AWRA members. We are also promoting a national AWRA membership discount exclusively for state section members. Student membership in national AWRA is still only $30. For more information on these fresh new benefits, follow the links or email me with any questions.

I would also like to restate our ongoing desire  to be a better resource for state sections and student chapters. What can AWRAHQ do to make your tasks as a state section or student chapter officer easier? Social media help/training? Website help? Membership solicitation and retention help? Meeting ideas? Other? Email me with your group's specific needs. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Christine McCrehin
Membership Services Manager, AWRA

The Delaware State Section of AWRA recently requested that their members be added to the Connections distribution list. If you would like to offer this benefit to your state section or student chapter members, contact Christine McCrehin. We are happy to add you to the list! 

AWRA Colorado State Section Redesigns Website   
New site is filled with great information and postings.  Check it out.

Please pass this information along to your student chapter and state section members. Must be National AWRA member to get free registration. For more information, email Christine McCrehin.

AWRA's seminal report and the basis for this webinar series -- "Case Studies in Integrated Water Resources Management: From Local Stewardship to National Vision "-- explores state, multi-state, and regional efforts to implement IWRM and highlighting its effectiveness at all levels of water management. Citing programs from Oregon, California, Washington, Delaware, Minnesota, Florida and New Mexico, the case studies dispel the mystery behind IWRM by discussing the process of shifting to an IWRM approach and the resulting costs and benefits. Together, the selected set of cases show that IWRM is a powerful and common-sense approach for managing water in the United States.

 

Date/Time: April 9, 2013, 1:00pm EDT
Cost: AWRA members free; Non-members $50.00
Did you miss this webinar? No worries. Check the website for presentation availability.

The Classic IWRM webinar will feature a detailed discussion of the Delaware River Basin Commission Case Study, led by DE River Basin Commission Executive Director and current AWRA National President Carol Collier. The webinar will be moderated by OSU Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Michael Campana and will also feature a brief history of IWRM by Ari Michelsen, and the Case Studies report by John Wells. 

 

Date/Time: April 26, 2013, 1:00pm EDT
Cost: AWRA members free; Non-members $50.00
Register Here

This webinar will feature detailed discussions of the Yakima River Basin (inaugural winner of AWRA's IWRM Award) and Texas Agricultural Water Conservation, led by Andrew Graham, HDR Engineering and David Doerfert, Texas Tech University, with Michael Campana moderating.

 

Date/Time: May 9, 2013, 1:00pm EDT
Cost: AWRA members free; Non-members $50.00
Register Here

This webinar will feature Alyson Beall of Washington State University speaking on IWRM in the Palouse Basin, WA-ID, and David Watt of St. Johns Water Management District, Palatka, FL, speaking on "An Overview of the St. Johns River Water Management District Water Supply Impact Study." Michael Campana will again be moderator.

 

Additional webinars will cover Strategy, Collaborative Management and more based on the remaining case studies. Dates coming soon! Visit the webpage for updates.

Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship  

Call for Applications  

AWRA is now accepting applications for the 2013/2014 Herbert Scholarship. All qualifying applicants must be student members of AWRA national, and all applications must be submitted electronically as one document no later than April 22, 2013. Application packets should be submitted electronically to info@awra.org and limited to 5mb in size to ensure delivery. We encourage all national AWRA student members to apply!

 

Call for AWRA Award Nominations  

Do you know an individual or organization that deserves recognition for outstanding work in water resources management or research? AWRA is currently seeking nominations of outstanding individuals and organizations in the water resources profession for the following awards: 

• Fellow Member Award 
• Honorary Member Award
• Icko Iben Award
• Henry P. Caulfield, Jr., Medal
• Mary H. Marsh Medal 
• Sandor C. Csallany Award 
• William C. Ackermann Medal 
• A. Ivan Johnson Award 
• IWRM Award 
• Outstanding State Section Award 
• Outstanding Student Chapter Award 

For award descriptions, nomination criteria and the nomination form, visit AWRA's Awards page. The Award Nomination Form must be submitted no later than May 3, 2013. All nominations must be submitted electronically.

• 2013 Annual Conference- November 4-7, 2013
  
  Super Saver Registration Deadline: August 30, 2013 
• Summer Specialty Conference on Environmental Flows Super Saver Registration Deadline: May 1, 2013
• Summer Specialty Conference Healthy Forests = Healthy Waters Super Saver Registration Deadline: May 1, 2013
• International Specialty Conference Water for Mega Cities 

Media of Water, AWRA HQ News, State Section and Student Chapter News, Online Resources, AWRA Events, Non-AWRA Events and Education Opportunities. So much information you need to see it for yourself! Click here for access to  current and back issues of AWRA's Connections.

Thank you to the New Jersey and Washington State Sections, as well as the Humboldt University Student Chapter for sending updates on your recent events to Connections and The Catalyst!!

We would love to have more! Does your section or chapter have an upcoming conference, meeting, webinar, or event? Perhaps you just elected officers, or hosted an award ceremony? Do you have information that you want to reach not only your local membership, but water resource professionals throughout the nation and world? No event or announcement is too small. Contact Christine McCrehin for more information and our publication and deadline schedule.
Do you know someone in your section or chapter who does  exemplary work either in their job or section/chapter participation? Would you like to recognize them? AWRA HQ's monthly enewsletter Connections would like to feature one exemplary member in our publication each month. Members may be exemplary on an international, national, state, local or section/chapter level. Contact Christine McCrehin for more information and a short list of interview questions.

Do you have new officers? Web address? Social media pages? Want help spreading the word about upcoming events? Let us help you. Email your most current officer contact list, web addresses, social media pages and any events that you'd like us to help you publicize to Christine McCrehin.

In order to take advantage of National AWRA's Integrated Water Resources Management Webinar Series (free for National AWRA members) and the many other offerings of National AWRA (JAWRA, Water Resources IMPACT, conference and publication discounts, technical committee membership and our extensive Career Center) you must be a member. State section and/or student chapter membership fees do not include membership in National AWRA. Membership in National AWRA is a separate fee.

AWRA National is currently offering all state section members a 2013 National AWRA membership for the reduced price of $145.00 --­­a $20 reduction off the regular national AWRA membership fee. This offer is for New National AWRA members only and is not valid for renewals. The offer expires June 30, 2013. If you would like AWRA HQ to help publicize this offer to your members, please contact Christine McCrehin at christine@awra.org. State section members who are not already AWRA National members can become AWRA National members here. Please use the code: STATE2013 (code is case sensitive)

 

Please Note: Membership in National AWRA is a requirement for state section and student chapter officers per AWRA Bylaws (Article V, Section 8). This information is also included in your state section and student chapter manuals. AWRA HQ encourages you to review your membership status and that of your fellow officers to ensure compliance. If you have any questions, contact Christine McCrehin.

AWRA's Career Center offers many tools to members of our national organization. Not only do you receive access to job ads in our career center, but AWRA is a member of the Engineering and Science Careers Network (ESCN), so you get access to their more than 40 member organizations' job postings.

National AWRA members can

• Post Your Resume
• Sign-up for Job Alerts
• Manage Saved Jobs
• Conduct Job Search  

Check out AWRA's Career Center today!  

 

Can't gain access? You may not be a member of National AWRA. Contact Christine McCrehin to review your membership status. 

 

Her advice is hard-hitting and easy to implement. Whether you need more members or want to lead more strategically, check-out this website.

Email your event to Christine McCrehin for inclusion.

AWRA HQ
Summer Specialty Conference on Environmental Flows
Hartford, CT
June 24-25, 2013
Abstract Deadline:
February 15, 2013

Summer Specialty Conference Healthy Forests=Healthy Waters
Hartford, CT
June 27-28, 2013
Abstract Deadline:
February 15, 2013

International Specialty  Conference Water for Mega Cities
Beijing, China
September 16-18, 2013
Abstract Deadline:
March 11, 2013

AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference
Portland, OR
November 4-7, 2013

Colorado State Section
Annual Symposium
April 26, 2013

Indiana State Section
Symposium with the Indiana Water Monitoring Council:
Drought: Is Indiana ready for the next one
December 3, 2012

Annual Conference
June 2013

Mid-Atlantic Region
2013 Mid-Atlantic Conference
Hosted by NJ, PA, DE, Philly Metro and National Capitol Sections
September 26-27, 2013

DEAWRA Student Chapter
Christiana River Cleanup
April 21, 2013

Utah State Section
Annual Conference, "Water: The Common Thread"
May 14, 2013

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