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A packed room for the Open Water Data Initiative (OWDI) announcement.
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AWRA Introduces National Open Water Data Initiative
In coordination with The White House Climate Data Initiative, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, and the Advisory Committee on Water Information; AWRA recently hosted the introduction of a national Open Water Data Initiative (OWDI) during its Annual Water Resources Conference and 50th Anniversary Celebration.
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NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan Opens AWRA Conference
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, Washington, DC, opened the 2014 AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference and 50th Anniversary Celebration on November 3, 2014.
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Join us in LA -- March 30 - April 1, 2015 -- Water for Urban Areas
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AWRA President Interviews Incoming Journal Editor
The most recent Windows on Water Management interview features Parker J. (Jim) Wigington, Editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). JAWRA is AWRA's premier peer-reviewed journal of water resources practice. Jim is taking over from Ken Lanfear who is retiring, and we wanted to talk with Jim about his aims and ideas regarding JAWRA.
Conducted by Mark Dunning, President of AWRA, the Windows on Water Management interview series is a part of AWRA's 50th Anniversary celebration. Past interviews may be viewed on AWRA's YouTube Page.
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Media of Water
VIDEOS, WEBCASTSAWRA Pinterest Water Videos Board
 How Wolves Change RiversWhen wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the United States after being absent nearly 70 years, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred. What is a trophic cascade and how exactly do wolves change rivers? Narration from TED: "For more wonder, rewild the world" by George Monbiot. Watch the full talk here. "CHASING ICE": Largest glacier calving ever filmedOn May 28, 2008, Adam LeWinter and Director Jeff Orlowski filmed a historic breakup at the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. The calving event lasted for 75 minutes and the glacier retreated a full mile across a calving face three miles wide. The height of the ice is about 3,000 feet, 300-400 feet above water and the rest below water.
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AWRA 2015 Conference Dates
2015 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference on Water for Urban Areas
Early Bird Registration Deadline: March 9, 2015
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Los Angeles Airport Hilton, Los Angeles, California
March 30-April 1, 2015
AWRA 2015 Summer Specialty Conference on Climate Change Adaptation
Call for Abstracts Deadline: February 13, 2015
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Hyatt Regency French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana
June 15-17, 2015
AWRA 2015 Annual Water Resources Conference Call for Special Session Proposals Deadline: January 31, 2015 Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver, Colorado November 16 - 19, 2015
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 In honor of our 50th Anniversary, AWRA is offering free downloads of the January 2014 issue of Water Resources IMPACT. With 18 articles on topics ranging from water law and pricing to floods, drought management and agriculture, and authors like Gerald Galloway, Debra Knopman, Ben Grumbles and Brenda Bateman, this is being called one of IMPACT's best issues ever. |
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Congress on Adapting Food Production to a Changing Climate: Identifying Strategies and Establishing Priorities
December 9-10, 2014
Washington, DC
WEBINAR: Using TRI to Better Understand Risks of Industrial Pollution
December 16, 2014
12:00-1:30pm EST
Urban Riparian Symposium February 11-13, 2015 Austin, TX
Water Resources Research Institute's 17th Annual Conference
March 18-19, 2015 Raleigh, NC Instream Flow Council Third International Workshop: Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of UncertaintyPortland, OR April 28-30, 2015
18th International Soil Conservation Organization (ISCO) meeting
El Paso, TX
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