Feb. 12–15
NACWA Winter Conference
LOS ANGELES — Join your clean water colleagues in February in Los Angeles for a conference focusing on the latest developments in wet weather and collection system management.
Feb. 13–16
CRWA 31st annual Conference & Exhibition
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Save the date. Presentation and exhibitor information will be coming soon.
Feb. 28–March 1
ACWA 2012 Washington, D.C., Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Registration is open.
March 11–15
NASTT's 2012 No-Dig Show
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Trenchless technology takes center stage at this conference.
March 18–21
AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference
PORTLAND, OR — The conference will address a wide range of topics concerning sustainable water management, including managing water resources and the environment, water conservation, sustainable utilities and infrastructure, urban planning and design, and community sustainability. March 25–28
WEF's Residuals and Biosolids Conference
RALEIGH, N.C. — This conference will highlight beneficial reuse options, science, and technologies currently available to leverage biosolids as a valuable resource. April 30–May 4
NWQMC National Monitoring Conference
PORTLAND, OR — This national forum provides an opportunity for federal, state, local, tribal, volunteer, academic, private and other water stakeholders to exchange information and technology related to water monitoring, assessment, research, protection, restoration and management, as well as to develop new skills and professional networks.
May 8–11
National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference
SACRAMENTO —The first and only national hands-on conference for mitigation and conservation banking focuses on banking to protect endangered species and other natural resources in addition to wetlands.
May 20–24
2012 Land Grant and Sea Grant National Water Conference
PORTLAND, OR — The conference provides opportunities for water scientists, engineers, educators, and managers to share knowledge and ideas, to identify and update emerging issues, and to network with leading researchers, educators, and innovators from academia, government, and the private sector.
June 3–8
9th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
ORLANDO — The Society of Wetland Scientists and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference will meet in conjunction with INTECOL 9, and their presentations on planning, policy and science will be integrated into the program.
Oct. 20–24
6th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
TAMPA — The five-day conference will explore the state-of-the-art in all aspects and scales of restoration, and will be comprised of field sessions, plenary sessions, expert presentations, special evening events, workshops, a poster hall, and the nation’s only Restoration Exposition. |
May 15–16
23rd annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The conference brings together all those in New England and New York State involved in NPS pollution management, including participants from state, federal, and municipal governments, private sector, academia, and watershed organizations.
May 21–23
Global Conference on Oceans, Climate and Security
BOSTON — This conference will examine the conditions that are likely to be produced by climate change, how these conditions will affect coastal and ocean ecosystems and communities, and how they may affect human and national security interests.
July 18–20
Stormwater Symposium 2012
BALTIMORE — The two-day event will be in cooperation with the Chesapeake Water Environment Association and will focus on national issues, including the proposed national stormwater rulemaking, regional issues, developing technologies, and management approaches that are key to this growing and evolving topic. |
June 3–8
9th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference
ORLANDO — The Society of Wetland Scientists and the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference will meet in conjunction with INTECOL 9, and their presentations on planning, policy and science will be integrated into the program. |
Feb. 13–16
CRWA 31st annual Conference & Exhibition
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Save the date. Presentation and exhibitor information will be coming soon.
Oct. 1–4
MTNCLIM 2012 Mountain Climate Research Conference
ESTES PARK, COLO. — The MTNCLIM research conferences are sponsored by the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research on Western Mountains and are dedicated to mountain climate sciences and effects of climate variability on ecosystems, natural resources, and conservation in western North American mountains. |
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Jan. 24
Water Resources Research Center annual conference
TUCSON — The conference complements ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy's report "Watering the Sun Corridor," addressing overarching questions about the kind of future we want and how we might get there — with a special focus on water.
March 27–29
2012 Arid LID Conference
TUCSON — Sessions will be targeted to stormwater, planning, and design professionals; researchers in water resources and urban sustainability; as well as activists and educators interested in implementing green infrastructure and low impact development features through grassroots, community-driven models.
May 22–24
2012 Tahoe Science Conference
INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. — The 2012 Tahoe Science Conference will encourage creative dialogue among scientists, artists, environmental managers, public officials, and the public about how to protect high alpine ecosystems under changing environmental and social climates.
May 29–31
2012 International Conference on Climate Adaptation
TUCSON — The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that climate adaptation presents.
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May 13–17
IAGLR's 55th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research
CORNWALL, ONTARIO — IAGLR 2012 will feature plenary speakers and focused sessions that highlight studies of the basic ecology, chemistry, and physics of the Great Lakes. Other sessions will report environmental issues related to water levels, water quality, invasive species, and climate change, and the unique characteristics, importance, and problems of connecting channels and rivers, components of the Great Lakes system that are understudied and not well understood.
June 26–27
NGWA Focus Conference on Midwestern Groundwater Issues
COLUMBUS, OHIO — This conference focus on potential technological solutions for prediction, prevention, mitigation and treatment of groundwater issues on a regional and national scale.
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Jan. 24-26
IWUA 75th annual convention
BOISE, IDAHO — Idaho's largest water user group will celebrate its 75th Diamond Jubilee at its annual convention in Boise. The three-day gathering will feature a variety of speakers and panels, including John Tubbs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, examining a wide range of water and environmental topics.
Feb. 10–11
2012 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition
PORTLAND, OR — Groundwater industry professionals from Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and surrounding areas gather for the premier biennial industry event in the region.
May 20–24
2012 Land Grant and Sea Grant National Water Conference
PORTLAND, OR — The conference provides opportunities for water scientists, engineers, educators, and managers to share knowledge and ideas, to identify and update emerging issues, and to network with leading researchers, educators, and innovators from academia, government, and the private sector.
June 28
Canadian Water Summit
CALGARY, AB — This national conference will explore the competing water needs of cities, agriculture and energy and will attract people from across the country. This day-long event will share best practices and emerging lessons in Alberta with North Americans who are looking to safeguard resource security for the decades ahead and will showcase water challenges and expertise with a focus on innovation in the energy and agricultural sector.
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March 26–28
2012 AWRA Spring Specialty Conference
NEW ORLEANS — AWRA’s Spring Specialty Conference on GIS and Water Resources, held once every two years, is a unique international forum addressing geospatial solutions to the ever-growing list of challenges and applications in Water Resources.
April 24–26
11th Biennial River Management Society Symposium
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The River Management Society is seeking proposals for posters, oral presentations, symposium sessions and pre-conference workshops. Areas of emphasis range from hydropower to Wild and Scenic Rivers to urban water trails to fisheries to the President’s American Great Outdoors Initiative and beyond.
Oct. 16-17
NGWA Focus Conference on Gulf Coast Groundwater Issues
BATON ROUGE, LA — This conference will examine what technologies, tools and technological advancements can be applied to meet the ecological challenges facing the Gulf Coast.
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Feb. 27–28
Emerging Issues in Groundwater Conference
SAN ANTONIO — Registration is open.
April 4–5
Student Water Research Conference
STILLWATER, OK — The conference will consist entirely of student presentations to be judged by a panel of faculty members for providing constructive feedback to students in regard to their research presentation skills.
July 22–25
2012 SWCS International Conference
FORT WORTH — The 67th annual conference will focus on "Choosing Conservation: Considering Ecology, Economics, and Ethics."
Oct. 14–17
20th annual Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop
TULSA, OK — The focus of the 20th annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Monitoring Workshop is cost-efficiency across a range of topics including planning and implementation of land treatment to solve NPS problems, water quality monitoring for NPS problem assessment and project effectiveness, data sharing for multiple purposes, and communication of NPS water quality issues and findings to the public. |
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Jan. 31
Water Talks: Building and Securing Water Reliability
CHULA VISTA — A free community forum hosted by the San Diego County Water Authority will explain plans to provide water to the region in the event of an emergency or natural disaster and how the region's major pipelines are maintained.
Feb. 23–24
Water 101: The Basics and Beyond
UC DAVIS — It's time to go back to school as the Water Education Foundation holds a day-and-a-half course on California water basics and water district board member governance on the UC Davis campus. The course is open to anyone, but will be especially beneficial to water resource industry staff, engineering and environmental firm personnel, legislators, legislative staff, advocates, stakeholders, environmentalists, public interest organizations and water district directors. Top speakers are committed to teach the course, led by WEF board member Byron Buck, executive director of the State and Federal Contractors Water Agency. Registration fee is $150 and includes all educational materials, coffee breaks, lunch Feb. 23, and a graduation certificate upon completion of the course.
Feb. 28–29
Introduction to Groundwater and Watershed Hydrology: Monitoring, Assessment and Protection
UC DAVIS — This short course will review the fundamental principles of groundwater and watershed hydrology, water quality, and water contamination. It will provide an overview of the most common tools for measuring, monitoring, and assessing groundwater and surface water resources. And it will review current local, state, and federal programs dealing with groundwater and watersheds.
March 1–2
Sea to Sierra Water Tour: Rolling Seminar on California Water Issues
EMERYVILLE — This winter, view California water and discuss the key issues while you travel across the state on Amtrak's famed California Zephyr. Travel from the edge of sparkling San Francisco Bay, through the meandering channels of the Delta, past rich Central Valley farmland, growing cities, historic mining areas and into the snowy Sierra Nevada mountain range. Speakers from stakeholder groups and governmental organizations will join the train and speak to the participants on the way from the Bay through the Sierra.
March 8–9
California Water Policy 21: From Water Woes to Water Wise
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Peter Gleick, Co-Founder and President of the Pacific Institute and Dr. Brian Fagan, Professor of Anthropology and author of Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind are confirmed as plenary speakers for this event. Additional workshop topics include fixing the Delta, groundwater overdraft, agricultural water use efficiency and the interrelationship of science, money and politics.
March 14–16
Lower Colorado River Tour (Field Trip)
LAS VEGAS — This 3-day, 2-night tour follows the course of the lower Colorado River through Nevada, Arizona and California, and includes a private tour of Hoover Dam. Tour stops include the Yuma Desalting Plant, farms in the Imperial and Coachella valleys, MWD's Gene Village, the All-American Canal lining and Drop 2 projects and the Salton Sea. Issues discussed include drought management, the Central Arizona Project, Southern Nevada's water needs, U.S.-Mexico border issues, endangered species and tribal water rights.
March 27–28
Executive Briefing
SACRAMENTO — The 29th Annual Executive Briefing, “Decision Points 2012,” will be at the Doubletree Hotel, 2001 Point West Way, in Sacramento. Hear from a wide range of speakers on all sides of the issues — panel discussions will include speakers from leading agricultural, environmental and urban water stakeholders and governmental agencies. Topics to be discussed include "Delta Plans and Programs"; "The Water Bond and the Ballot"; "The Colorado River Agreement and the Courts and What it Will Mean for California"; "Water Rates on the Rise; Water and Energy"; and the "San Joaquin River Restoration." A silent auction to benefit the foundation's Water Leaders Class will be conducted at the briefing.
April 11–13
Central Valley Tour (Field Trip)
BAKERSFIELD — This 3-day, 2-night tour travels the length of the San Joaquin Valley, giving participants a clear understanding of the State Water Project and Central Valley Project. The valley is one of the world's top-producing agricultural regions, and one of California's fastest growing areas. Stops include the Kern County Water Bank, the San Joaquin River, Terminus Dam, Mendota Pool, Friant Dam, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge and San Luis Reservoir. Issues of growth, water supply, flood management, groundwater banking, wetlands, salmon restoration and agricultural supply and drainage are discussed on this tour.
May 8–11
National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference
SACRAMENTO — The first and only national hands-on conference for mitigation and conservation banking focuses on banking to protect endangered species and other natural resources in addition to wetlands.
May 24–25
Flood Management Tour (Field Trip)
STOCKTON — This 2-day, 1-night tour will explore the flood threats and flood management programs related to the South Delta and the lower San Joaquin River. Stops include Bear Creek, Paradise Cut, Jones Tract, Smith Canal and San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. Issues of project and non-project levees, floodplain restoration, sea level rise and responding to flood emergencies will be discussed.
June 4–5
16th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference
SAN DIEGO — This WateReuse Research Foundation provides an opportunity for the water reuse and desalination communities to hear and see presentations by researchers on the latest results of ongoing research. The conference provides a forum for water reuse and desalination research professionals to interact, network, and discuss current and future research needs and trends.
June 13–15
Bay-Delta Tour (Field Trip)
SACRAMENTO — This 3-day, 2-night tour takes participants to the heart of California water policy — the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay. Stops include the Delta Cross Channel, the City of Stockton, Bay-Delta model in Sausalito, Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Suisun Marsh. Issues discussed include Delta planning initiatives, water project operations, fish passage, ecosystem restoration, levees and flood management, Delta agriculture, drinking water quality and water supply reliability.
Oct. 17–19
Northern California Tour (Field Trip)
SACRAMENTO — This 3-day, 2-night tour travels the length of the Sacramento Valley, a major source of water for California. Stops include Oroville and Shasta dams, Red Bluff Diversion Dam, the Feather River Fish Hatchery, Battle Creek restoration site, GCID's fish screen and Delevan Wildlife Refuge. Other highlights include a houseboat cruise on Shasta Reservoir. Participants learn about innovative programs for flood management, groundwater management and salmon restoration that can be replicated in other areas.
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