The preliminary program for AWRA's 2011 Annual Water Resources Conference has just been posted!
Here is the program-at-a-glance: Download ABQ2011-At-A-Glance
Here is information on the poster session and the oral sessions.
Here is the blurb from Conference Chair Stephanie J. Moore:
The Conference Planning Committee has been hard at work on the Preliminary Program. We 
had an overwhelming response to our call for abstracts, with over 350 submissions! More than half of all abstracts were submitted to Special Sessions, which were proposed and organized by water-resources professionals spanning a broad spectrum of organizations and interests. We’re excited about the Special Session concept because it allowed our members and conference participants to directly inform the conference planning process by proposing the topics that are most important for discussion right now. Topics addressed by Special Sessions at this year’s conference will include: climate change, remote sensing, instream flows, surface-water quality modeling, groundwater vulnerability, resource interdependencies, green infrastructure, water resources management, water marketing, and many more.
The Conference Planning Committee includes Laura Bexfield (U.S. Geological Survey), Claudia Borchert (City of Santa Fe), Michelle Henrie (Land and Water Law), Kelly Isaacson (Daniel B. Stephens & Associates), Jesse Roach (Sandia National Laboratories), and Mark Stone (University of New Mexico). Thanks to their efforts, we’ve assembled a strong Conference Program, which includes:
- High-quality Technical Program, with close to 300 individual oral presentations, nine panel discussions, and a poster session
- Presenters representing 41 states, 11 nations, and 5 continents
- Keynote address by Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis
- Awards Luncheon keynote address by Charles Fishman, author of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
- Pre-Conference (November 6) Field Trip exploring the surface water and groundwater resources of the City of Santa Fe
- Two pre-conference workshops: one on the USGS-developed SPARROW Decision Support System and another on Integrated Water Resources Modeling
- A Student Career Night that will provide students the opportunity to hear from professionals with a variety of backgrounds
- Three book sales and signing events by Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis; Charles Fishman, author of the Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water; and David Zetland, author of The End of Abundance: Economic Solutions to Water Scarcity.
The Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Albuquerque, conveniently located within walking distance of local restaurants and with easy access to major transportation corridors including the Rail Runner train to Santa Fe and the Rapid Ride bus to the University area.
Have a look at the Preliminary Program and make your travel plans to join us for the Annual Conference in Albuquerque!
How about that - three authors!
Don't forget that New Mexico has great fall weather!
And remember...
“Until I came to New Mexico, I never realized how much beauty water adds to a river.” – Mark Twain
"Every calculation, based on experience, elsewhere, fails in New Mexico." -- Gen. Lew Wallace, New Mexico Territorial Governor, in a letter to his wife (1878)
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