Date

Call for Abstracts and Registration
American Water Resources Association
Alaska Section Annual Conference

Wednesday-Saturday, 13-16 May 2015
Fairbanks, Alaska

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 4 May 2015

For more information, go to:
http://state.awra.org/alaska/ameetings/2015am/index.shtml


The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Alaska Section announces
a call for abstracts and registration to the 2015 Alaska Section
Annual Conference to convene 13-16 May 2015 in Fairbanks, Alaska.

The AWRA Annual Conference brings together policymakers, managers, and
researchers from across the state of Alaska in order to advance the
understanding, use, and management of Alaska's water resources.

Session and workshop topics for the 2015 conference include:

  • Remote sensing: towers, planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground
    to satellite observations; and
  • K-12 water resources education: University of Alaska - EPSCOR Sandbox
    Terrain Model and the Geo-Watershed Scientific Groundwater Model.

Workshop and keynote speakers include: Reginald Muskett, University of
Alaska Fairbanks; Jessica Cherry, University of Alaska Fairbanks; David
Swanson, National Park Service; Pam Sousannes National Park Service;
Jordi Cristobal Rosello, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Keith
Cunningham; and others.

Organizers invite abstract submissions for poster presentations related
to remote sensing and/or water resources. Membership in the Alaska
section is not a requirement for submittal of an abstract, although
organizers encourage everyone to consider joining the Alaska Section of
the AWRA and supporting the water resources profession in Alaska.

Poster Sessions will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 13
and 14, May. Two student posters and two member posters will be selected
for $250 awards. Poster awards will be given Thursday, 14 May 2015.

All presenters must submit their abstract for review and acceptance by
the Alaska Section. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words.To submit
an abstract, please use the online form found at:
http://www.awra.org/cgi-bin/alaska_abstract2015.cgi

Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 4 May 2015.

Early Registration Deadline: Friday, 1 May 2015.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 13 May 2015.

Limited travel scholarships are available for students located outside
of Fairbanks, Alaska. For further information and to submit an
application, please go to:
http://state.awra.org/alaska/ameetings/2015am/travel_grants.shtml.

For more information about the conference, please go to:
http://state.awra.org/alaska/ameetings/2015am/index.shtml.

For questions, contact:
Ryan Toohey
Email: mailto:rtoohey [at] usgs.gov
Phone: 907-786-6774


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