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2008 WRRI Annual Conference and NCWRA Symposium

October 8-9, 2008
McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC

WRRI Annual Conference: Drought Management and Water Conservation

NCWRA Symposium: The Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Manage Nutrients from the Built Environment?

WRRI CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS - Accepting posters through October 1st

NCWRA STUDENT POSTER CONTEST

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

General Conference Information

Since 1998, the Water Resources Research Institute of The University of North Carolina has sponsored the state’s premier water research conference. Many questions about North Carolina’s water resources will be addressed through research presented by university and corporate researchers, students, local, state, and federal government agency representatives, and environmental professionals. The Institute’s goal is to provide a forum for attendees to become informed and educated on the most current research addressing water resource issues in North Carolina, as well as network and discuss water-related issues with other attendees.

Drought management and water conservation is the focus of the 2008 Annual Conference plenary session and luncheon. On October 8th, the conference will open with our Keynote Speaker Dr. Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water at the United States Geological Survey (USGS). His presentation is titled Water for America: Information for Water Management in the 21st Century. Dr. Larsen has programmatic responsibility for all water-related research and activities at the USGS including flooding, water quality, drought, climate change and water availability. Our luncheon speaker, Mr. John N. Morris, served as director of the NCDENR Division of Water Resources for 28 years, and will speak on: Given North Carolina's Continuing Growth and the Potential for Recurring Droughts, How Can We Assure Our Future Water Supply? Over the 1.5 day conference over 60 oral presentations will be delivered in the concurrent sessions. The first day will close with a poster and exhibit reception that will include a bluegrass band. The Annual Conference will continue the morning of October 9th with more water-related technical presentations.

The NCWRA Symposium titled The Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Manage Nutrients from the Built Environment? will begin on October 9th with luncheon speaker Tom Schueler, Executive Director, Chesapeake Stormwater Network. Speakers to follow include Rich Gannon, NCDENR Division of Water Resources; Dr. Hans Paerl, UNC Marine Science Institute; Dr. Bill Hunt, NC State University; and Ruth Swanek, CH2M Hill. The day will close out with a Q&A panel discussion.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students: The North Carolina Water Resources Association is sponsoring a Student Poster Contest at the WRRI Annual Conference. Prizes will be $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place. More information

Who should attend?

• Undergraduate and graduate students that are studying water-related issues
• University and corporate researchers
• Environmental professionals
• Representatives from local, state and federal government agencies
• Other interested organizations

PDH and Contact Hours: 12 PDHs and continuing education hours will be offered for the conference.

Sponsors

• United States Geological Survey
• North Carolina Water Resources Association
• Questions? Contact Kelly Porter at 919-515-2815 or kelly_porter@ncsu.edu.

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